Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA) will spotlight youth-led accountability in Tobacco Control at the World Conference on Tobacco Control, convening in Dublin, Ireland on 25 June 2025.
The conference brings together global stakeholders to share knowledge and develop strategies to address the growing threat of tobacco and nicotine products, especially among young people.
TJNA participation in this conference highlights its broader commitment to exposing how tax and regulatory loopholes harm public health and amplifying civil society voices working toward stronger corporate accountability.
The conference examines how youths can go beyond the role of advocates by pushing for policies, regulations, and legal actions to hold the tobacco industry accountable for its harm. The sessions aim to reveal how current systems safeguard industry interests and collaboratively develop regulatory, legal, and public accountability strategies.
TJNA will be also participating as follows:
Track 2: Stopping Tobacco Industry Tactics and its Interference in Policy Making
Thematic area: Youth-Targeting: Industry initiatives to target youth with tobacco and nicotine products and ineffective education campaigns, and efforts to counter them.
Domain: Youth Engagement and Tobacco Control
Symposium title: Generational Accountability: Youth Taking a Stand Against the Tobacco Industry
Exposing policy loopholes
Time: 11:30-12:30
Date: Wednesday, 25 June 2025
Moderator: John Thomi, Tax Justice Network Africa
This session aims to inspire bold ideas on strengthening accountability mechanisms, reforming policy enforcement, and mobilising youth to challenge institutional complacency that enables tobacco industry influence.
For more information on the World Conference on Tobacco Control, please contact John Thomi at jthomi[@]taxjusticeafrica.net.
