The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control supports sustainable development

The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control supports sustainable development.

The convention is the first international treaty aimed at improving public health.

The treaty is legally binding and widely endorsed.

The convention aims to protect present and future generations from the devastating health, social, environmental and economic consequences of tobacco consumption and exposure to tobacco smoke.

Everyone has the right to good health.

The Framework Convention:
http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/42811/9241591013.pdf;jsessionid=BB6F42CA52BCAD7BEA30D52ADFD?sequence=1

Source: www.who.int/fctc/en