Many more ratifications are expected in the
coming months.
Private sector financial industry firms represented on the Conference
program include Arab Banking Corporation (B.; National Bank of Kuwait;
Citigroup; and Zurich Emerging Markets Solutions. Department of State.

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The conference will provide a unique opportunity for governments,
companies, and financial institutions of the Broader Middle East and North
Africa region to discuss key economic reform issues and to interact with major
G-8 sources of public and private finance and multinational companies.
For the United States, the Conference is sponsored by the Export-Import
Bank of the United States, together with the Overseas Private Investment
Corporation, the U.

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Contacts:
Patti Lynn
Mobile phone in Geneva: +41.
The Conference will be among the largest gatherings of government
officials, trade and development agency representatives, and the private
sector ever conducted in the Near East region. "The interactions among
prominent government officials from the 27 governments and private sector
executives will serve as a catalyst for economic reform and development in the
Broader Middle East and North Africa region.

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Corporate Accountability International,
an NGO in Official Relations with the World Health Organization (WHO), played
a key role in development of the FCTC. The Network for Accountability of
Tobacco Transnationals (NATT) includes more than 100 NGOs from over 50
countries working for a strong, enforceable Framework Convention on Tobacco
Control.

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Throughout negotiations, the US
took positions that would benefit tobacco giants like Philip Morris/Altria.S. Department of Commerce, and the U.

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Also participating in the conference are senior officials of the G-8
export credit and investment finance agencies of the world's major industrial
democracies: Canada, France, Germany , Italy, Japan, Russia, the United
Kingdom, and the United States, as well as international organizations
including the Islamic Development Bank Group; Islamic Corporation for
Insurance of Investments and Export Credit; World Bank Group; the Berne Union;
and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.

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Formally known as the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), the
treaty took effect yesterday, 27 February 2005.
"February 2005 is a landmark month for international cooperation on
critical issues of protecting people and our natural resources, and the US is
missing the boat.

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Global Tobacco Treaty Takes Effect

Senior Government Corporate and Financial Leaders to Gather Next Week in Amman Jordan for Major Regional Trade and Investment Finance Conference

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In a protest outside the White House last Friday, activists shamed the
Bush Administration for its failure to submit the FCTC to the US Senate for
ratification.
The US has a long history of signing but not ratifying international
humanitarian agreements. The
Governments of Jordan and the United States will host the Conference --- and
if the number of senior officials attending is a measure of potential success,
the Conference is already off to an impressive start .
Attending and participating in presentations at the Conference are
ministerial-level officials from a number of nations, including Afghanistan,
Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Pakistan , the Palestinian Authority,
Qatar, and Yemen.
"The benefits of this conference will last well beyond the three days of
events," said Ex-Im Bank Chairman Philip Merrill. The commitment shown by the
convergence of these leaders in Amman demonstrates their commitment to the
region and will result in real transactions and real economic growth," Merrill
said.

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Members of the Network for
Accountability of Tobacco Transnationals (NATT) in more than 15 countries
around the world, including Colombia, El Salvador, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius,
Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and the US, are generating momentum behind the treaty as
it becomes international law.org.3476

Kathryn Mulvey
Mobile phone in Geneva: +1.); Coface, a subsidiary of
Natexis Banques Populaires and the Banque Populaire Group; Commercial
International Bank, Egypt; Export and Finance Bank, Jordan; Euler Hermes,
Germany; IBEX-Bank; Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd.
Anticipated size of the conference is between 300-400 people .

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Corporate participants on panels include senior representatives of
companies such as telecommunications companies Alcatel, Siemens, and New
Generations; Qatar Petroleum; agricultural and construction equipment maker
Case New Holland; engineering companies SNC Lavalin, JGC Corporation and Black
and Veatch; aerospace manufacturers Boeing and Rolls Royce, as well as Royal
Air Maroc and Royal Jordanian Airlines.

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Initiated by WHO to address
the global tobacco epidemic, the treaty bans tobacco advertising, promotion
and sponsorship, and protects public health policy from tobacco industry
interference.260.
The conference builds upon the commitments to economic reform made by the
leaders of the G-8 and the Broader Middle East and North Africa region at the
June 2004 Sea Island Summit and the subsequent December 2004 Forum for the
Future meetings held in Morocco .

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Across the globe, corporate accountability and health advocates are
marking this historic milestone with public events, and calling on their
governments to ratify and implement the treaty .76.

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"This treaty will save millions of lives, change the way giant tobacco
corporations operate , and set an international precedent for prioritizing
health over the interests of Big Business," says Kathryn Mulvey, Executive
Director of Corporate Accountability International (formerly Infact ).547.

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AMMAN, JORDAN, There's an ambitious and unique
agenda planned for next week's Broader Middle East and North Africa Trade and
Investment Finance Conference in Amman, Jordan, May 17-19, 2005.

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As both the global tobacco treaty and the Kyoto Protocol
take effect with the US on the sidelines , we are calling on our government to
join with the global community in prioritizing people's lives over the profits
of giant corporations," says Mulvey. For over 25
years, we've forced corporations -like Nestle, General Electric and Philip
Morris/Altria-to stop abusive actions.
It complements the World Economic Forum meetings being held in Jordan on
May 20, 21 and 22.

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With the cooperation of the G-8 export credit agencies, the Conference
addresses key trade, economic development , investment and finance issues in
the Broader Middle East and North Africa region, which encompasses
Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon,
Morocco, Oman, Pakistan , West Bank and Gaza, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia,
Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

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The program will focus on a broad range of trade-related investment and
finance programs and services, as well as sectors including agriculture,
information technology, Islamic finance, oil and gas, intellectual property
and competition policy, telecommunications, transportation, and water.

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Trade and Development Agency, the Foreign Commercial
Service of the U.

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Government Officials and Health Advocates Overcome Years of Tobacco Industry
Lobbying and Interference

On Historic Occasion, NGOs Call on Bush Administration to Act on Treaty
and Join Global Community

GENEVA, At a ceremony organized by the World
Health Organization (WHO), government officials and health advocates gather in
Geneva today to celebrate the global tobacco treaty's entry into force.

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The US signed the FCTC in May 2004, but remains notably absent
from the list of countries that have ratified.5000

The list of attendees includes ministers, corporate CEOs and presidents of
financial institutions from throughout the Middle East, North Africa, Europe,
North America and Asia.

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The 57 countries that have ratified the FCTC are: Armenia, Australia,
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Cook Islands ,
Denmark, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland,
India, Japan, Jordan , Kenya, Latvia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Madagascar, Maldives,
Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico , Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru,
Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Peru, Qatar , San
Marino, Senegal, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sri
Lanka, Syria , Thailand, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, the United
Kingdom, Uruguay and Viet Nam.
Corporate Accountability International, formerly Infact, is a membership
organization that protects people by waging and winning campaigns challenging
irresponsible and dangerous corporate actions around the world.306.S.