World No Tobacco Day 2026

Voices for Change: Global Youth Advocacy Challenge

Members of the Global Youth Voices participated in a three-day boot camp in Bangkok, convened by GGTC, building their capacity to use AI-assisted tools for stronger tobacco control advocacy and strategic communications. Featuring the impact of the boot camp, participants were challenged to translate their technical learning on four key tobacco control topics into real-world advocacy by producing creative content that drives engagement, raises awareness, and demonstrates the power of youth-led action.

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Cyresse Ann Lagunday, Achilleos

Philippines

Preventing Youth Vaping Starts with Not Seeing Any: The Philippines Needs a Total TAPS Ban
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Preventing Youth Vaping Starts with Not Seeing Any: The Philippines Needs a Total TAPS Ban

Effie Herdi

Indonesia

Four Butts per Square Meter: Holding the Tobacco Industry Accountable for Waste in Indonesia
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Four Butts per Square Meter: Holding the Tobacco Industry Accountable for Waste in Indonesia

Juan Camilo Herrera Palacio

Colombia

Tobacco is killing millions. Why are governments still paying the bill?
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Tobacco is killing millions. Why are governments still paying the bill?

Lisa Lu

The United States of America

You’re Not the User, You’re the Target
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You’re Not the User, You’re the Target

Sama Ghozlan

The United Kingdom

Tobacco’s Hidden Footprint: Protecting Health, Youth, and the Environment
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Tobacco’s Hidden Footprint: Protecting Health, Youth, and the Environment

Thanuri Charithma Somasiri

Srilanka

Unmasking Tobacco Industry Interference in Sri Lanka
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Unmasking Tobacco Industry Interference in Sri Lanka

Urapee Julimasart

Thailand

E-Cigarette Bans: Protecting Our Youth's Future
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E-Cigarette Bans: Protecting Our Youth's Future

Yvette Mbewe

Zambia

A Generation Within Reach
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A Generation Within Reach

About the Global Youth Voices

The Global Youth Voices (GYV) is a movement that represents youth coalitions and organizations from across the globe that seek to make the tobacco industry pay for the harms caused to the planet and its people, not only for those in this generation but also future generations. GYV's previous statements and initiatives have been recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) and at the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Conference of the Parties.


The Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control (GGTC) convenes and provides technical assistance to GYV.

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