2016 Tobacco control

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, Recommendation for Argentina, par. 34 (e) and 35 (6) (2016)

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34.The Committee is further concerned about:
(e) The Committee is concerned about the high level of tobacco consumption among girls compared with the level among boys.
35. The Committee recommends that the State party:
(g) ratify and implement the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and reduce the high tobacco consumption among adolescents, in particular girls, and address the health consequences.

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Year 2016
Topic Tobacco control
Document Type Country Recommendations
Country Argentina
Policy Area FCTC ratification Tobacco use
Human Rights Comiteee CEDAW
Human Rights Right to health Recommendation of ratification of human rights international instruments
Groups Affected Women and/or girls Children and adolescents

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Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, Concluding observations on the seventh periodic report of Argentina, CEDAW/C/ARG/CO/7, (2016). Par. 34 (e) & 35 (g). Available at: https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/treatybodyexternal/Download.aspx?symbolno=CEDAW%2fC%2fARG%2fCO%2f7&Lang=en

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