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International Current Affairs May 5th Week 2017
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1. World No Tobacco Day.

World No-Tobacco Day (WNTD) is observed every year across the world on 31 May.

This day highlights the health risks associated with consumption all forms of tobacco and advocates for effective policies to reduce tobacco consumption. 

In 1988, World Health Assembly of WHO had passed a resolution calling for the celebration of World No Tobacco Day, every year on May 31. Since then, the WHO has supported the observance of World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) every year. 

WNTD is one of eight official global public health campaigns marked by the WHO.