UN Reiterates its 18-Year-Old Ban on Smoking

UN Reiterates its 18-Year-Old Ban on Smoking

UNITED NATIONS, August 19 (IPS) - When smoking was common in the corridors of the UN, in the delegate’s lounge and in committee rooms during the 1970s and 90s, the office of the Secretary-General sent a memo that read: “Smoking was Discouraged” in the UN building—sounding far short of a ban.

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