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| '''World No ] Day''' is observed around the world every year on ]. The member states of the ] created World No Tobacco Day in ]. It draws global attention to the ] ] and to the preventable ]. It aims to reduce the 3.5 million yearly deaths from tobacco related health problems. | '''World No ] Day''' is observed around the world every year on ]. The member states of the ] created World No Tobacco Day in ]. It draws global attention to the ] ] and to the preventable ]. It aims to reduce the 3.5 million yearly deaths from tobacco related health problems. | ||
| == History == | |||
| *In ], the World Health Assembly passed Resolution ], calling for ] ] to be "a world no-smoking day." | |||
| *In ], Resolution ] was passed, calling for the celebration of World No Tobacco Day, every year on 31 May. | |||
| *In ], a smoking ban took effect in ] and ] on May 31. | |||
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World No Tobacco Day is observed around the world every year on May 31. The member states of the World Health Organization created World No Tobacco Day in 1987. It draws global attention to the tobacco epidemic and to the preventable death and disease it causes. It aims to reduce the 3.5 million yearly deaths from tobacco related health problems.