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Geneva, 30 October 2025 \u2013 The World Vapers\u2019 Alliance (WVA) projected a clear message onto the COP11 venue: consumers matter, and harm reduction through vaping and nicotine pouches must be recognised, not banned behind bureaucratic walls. COP11, the Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, will take place in Geneva from November 17 to 22.<\/p>\n

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Michael Landl, Director of the WVA, said: \u201cCOP has become an echo chamber for outdated, anti-science policies stuck in the past. They are locked in old thinking, unfit for the future of tobacco control. Harm reduction is not a marketing gimmick; it is a public health necessity backed by science and real-world data. And consumers\u2019 lives matter more than ideology and the opinions of wealthy WHO donors like Michael Bloomberg. That is why they must get a seat at the table.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

In just a few weeks, COP11 delegates will decide the fate of millions of smokers, but those most affected are shut out. While citizens have no say, the WHO and its close partners plan to implement sweeping bans and harsh restrictions that disregard decades of evidence<\/a> on smoke-free alternatives.<\/p>\n

Liza Katsiashvili, Director of Operations of the WVA, added: “COP11 could go down as the moment the tobacco control community chose prohibition over progress. Banning flavours won\u2019t protect anyone; it\u2019ll send smokers straight back to cigarettes. Heavy taxes and outright bans drive people to the black market. We\u2019ve seen these policies fail wherever they\u2019ve been tried. Delegates now face a choice: learn from fact, or keep repeating the same costly mistakes.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

WVA\u2019s \u201cVoices Unheard \u2013 Consumers Matter<\/a>\u201d campaign pushes for consumer voices in global tobacco policy. For years, experts and consumers have shown that the WHO excludes consumer perspectives and scientific evidence, while welcoming groups with predetermined agendas. This is not public health policy-making; it\u2019s a closed process with predetermined outcomes. Governments must act now to change that.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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