Earlier, the 192 member states of the World Health Organisation voted unanimously to pass the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, the first international treaty to clamp down on tobacco consumption.

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The countries that conferred in South Africa were all parties to the WHO's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, the so-called global tobacco treaty, which commits signatories to stop the promotion of smoking through advertising, and also to protect health policies from interference by the tobacco industry.

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