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Releases and Statements

International

Statement: Tobacco-Free Kids Congratulates Dr. Margaret Chan On Election As WHO Director-General (9 November 2006)

Statement: Michael Bloomberg’s Unprecedented Leadership in Global Tobacco Fight Will Save Millions of Lives (15 August 2006)

Release: Canadian Court Ruling Upholding Tobacco Marketing Restrictions, Warning Labels Shows Again U.S. Is Falling Behind Rest of the World in Tobacco Policy (13 December 2002)

Release: U.S. Government Chooses Tobacco Industry Over Public Health In Chilean Trade Agreement (11 December 2002)

Release: U.S. Should Follow European Union in Banning Deceptive Cigarette Descriptors Such As "Light" and "Mild" (10 December 2002)

Release: U.S. Should Support Efforts to Crack Down On Cigarette Smuggling, Including in Iraq (30 October 2002)

Release: Governing Body of World Cup Soccer Puts Tobacco Money Ahead of Health of Malaysian Kids and Families (29 May 2002)

Release:Philip Morris Hasn’t Changed – Company’s Report to Czech Government Argues Dead Smokers Are Good for Government Budgets (16 July 2001)

Release:Bush Administration Presses South Korea to Drop Cigarette Tariff, Putting Tobacco Industry's Interests Ahead of Public Health (14 June 2001)

Statement: Campaign concerned about Japanese position on EU health proposals (18 September 2000)

Campaign Statement: Regarding a Report on Tobacco Industry Efforts to Undermine The World Health Organization (2 August 2000)

Statement: Campaign Disappointed by Tobacco Provisions in China Trade Bill (28 April 2000)

 

Framework Convention

Statement: Contrary to Administration's Claim, U.S. Lags Behind the World In Supporting and Implementing Tobacco Treaty (29 January 2007)

Statement: U.S. to Miss Critical Global Meeting on Tobacco Treaty; Health Groups Call on Administration, Senate to Support Ratification (2 February 2006)

Statement: Failure to Ratify Tobacco Treaty Leaves the U.S. Isolated (3 November 2005)

Statement: China, World’s Largest Cigarette Market, Ratifies Tobacco Treaty; U.S. Still On the Sidelines Because of Failure to Ratify (29 August 2005)

Statement: Philip Morris' International Actions Contradict Claims of Change (16 March 2005)

Statement: Historic Tobacco Treaty Becomes International Law; U.S. Left on the Sidelines Because of Failure to Ratify (24 February 2005)

Statement: Tobacco Treaty To Take Effect as 40th Country Ratifies; U.S. Should Ratify As Well (30 November 2004)

Statement: U.S. Must Sign And Ratify Tobacco Treaty (11 May 2004)

Statement: Nations Rise to Global Tobacco Challenge by Adopting Historic Treaty (21 May 2003)

Statement: U.S. Decision to Support Tobacco Treaty Is Step Forward If Without Conditions and Limitations (18 May 2003)

Statement: U.S. Should Follow European Union’s Lead and Adopt the Tobacco Treaty (16 May 2003)

Statement: U.S. Move to Gut Tobacco Treaty Would Benefit Only the Tobacco Industry (30 April 2003)

Statement: Tobacco Treaty Has Great Potential To Reverse Global Tobacco Epidemic (1 March 2003)

Statement: Leading U.S. Public Health Groups Tell U.S. Delegation to Tobacco Treaty Negotiations: Go Home (25 February 2003)

Statement: U.S. Should Lead Efforts to Protect Global Health or Get Out of the Way As Final Negotiations Begin on Tobacco Treaty (12 February 2003)

Campaign Statement: New Draft Text for International Tobacco Treaty Bows to U.S. By Protecting Tobacco Industry Instead of Public Health (15 January 2003)

Statement: U.S. Continues Obstructionist Behavior As Negotiations Resume on Proposed Tobacco Treaty (17 October 2002)

Statement: As Negotiations Resume on Proposed Tobacco Control Treaty (Oct. 14-25), U.S. Should Lead Effort to Protect Public Health or Get Out of the Way (11 October 2002)

Statement: Public Comment by Matthew Myers, President of the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Regarding the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (20 September 2002)

Statement: Public Comment by Judith Wilkenfeld, Director of International Framework of the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Regarding the FrameworkConvention on Tobacco Control (20 September 2002)

Statement: Public Comment by A. Jenny Foreit, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, and presentation of petitions to the U.S. Delegation to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (20 September 2002)

Statement: New Draft Text for International Tobacco Treaty Is Disappointingly Weak (16 July 2002)

Statement: Tobacco Treaty Negotiations Stall As U.S. Continues Efforts to Weaken Key Provisions (25 March 2002)

Statement: New Report Exposes Philip Morris’s Efforts To Undermine International Tobacco Control Treaty (18 March 2002)

Release: Campaign Urges Bush Administration to Play More Constructive Role As Negotiations Resume on International Tobacco Treaty (14 March 2002)

Statement: Tobacco Treaty Negotiations Make Progress Despite Continued U.S. Efforts to Weaken Key Provisions (28 November 2001)

Release: Campaign Calls on Bush Administration to Work Toward Strong Tobacco Treaty (21 November 2001)

Statement: US Proposals Would Severely Undermine Proposed Tobacco Treaty (2 May 2001)

Analysis: Comments onthe Chair’s Text of a Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (March 2001)

Campaign Release: Campaign Joins International Partners In Calling For Strong And Specific Tobacco Treaty (17 October 2000)

Campaign Statement: U.S. Public Health Groups Call on U.S. Delegation to The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control to Take a Leadership Role in Negotiating a Strong International Tobacco Treaty (12 October 2000)

Public Comment: Public Comment by the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids to the Office of Public Health and Science, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Regarding the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (15 March 2000)

 

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