非洲警告说,在青年吸烟和工业干预不断上升的情况下,主要烟草会谈被排斥在之外。 Africa warns of exclusion from key tobacco talks amid rising youth smoking and industry interference.

非洲在世卫组织2025年在日内瓦举行的反恐委员会会议(COP11)召开之前,就非洲科学家、记者和决策者被排除在关键讨论之外的问题提出了关切。 Africa is raising concerns ahead of COP11, the 2025 WHO FCTC meeting in Geneva, over the exclusion of African scientists, journalists, and policymakers from key discussions. 尽管吸烟率低,但本区域的吸烟人口预计到2025年将从5 200万增加到8 400万,其驱动因素是青年人口统计、积极针对工业以及监管薄弱。 Despite low smoking rates, the region’s smoker population is projected to rise from 52 million to 84 million by 2025, driven by youth demographics, aggressive industry targeting, and weak regulations. 批评者警告说,闭门谈判和限制性认证有可能使以科学为基础的减少伤害战略像跳跃一样置之不理。 Critics warn that closed-door negotiations and restrictive accreditation risk sidelining science-based harm reduction strategies like vaping. 烟草业继续通过游说、误导和对政府施加影响来破坏全球努力,特别是在80%吸烟者生活的中低收入国家。 The tobacco industry continues to undermine global efforts through lobbying, misinformation, and influence over governments, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, where 80% of smokers live. 超过60个国家因工业压力而推迟增加烟草税, 法律挑战也推翻了墨西哥等地的e-cigarette禁令。 Over 60 nations have delayed tobacco tax increases due to industry pressure, and legal challenges have overturned e-cigarette bans in places like Mexico. 虽然博茨瓦纳和埃塞俄比亚等一些国家成功地抵制了行业影响,但透明度差距,包括缺乏游说者登记册,使持续干预成为可能。 Transparency gaps, including absent lobby registers, enable ongoing interference, though some countries like Botswana and Ethiopia have successfully resisted industry influence.