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Today, June 29, 2004 is the Deadline for Countries to Sign the FCTC [06/29-6]
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The deadline to sign the FCTC is Tuesday, June 29, 2004. The FCTC can only be signed at the United Nations in New York.
The following note lists the countries that have and have NOT signed the FCTC according to WHO regions: Americas (AMRO), European (EURO), African (AFRO), Eastern Mediterranean (EMRO), South-East Asian (SEARO), Western Pacific (WPRO).
The notes includes additional breakdowns for the following regions (though not WHO regions) and groups of countries: Caribbean, Latin America, European Community, Commonwealth of Independent States (C.I.S.), ASEAN, South Pacific Islands, G8, and Lusophone (Portuguese speaking) countries.
Americas (AMRO)
Signed (26): Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Uruguay, United States of America, Venezuela.
Not signed (9): Bahamas, Colombia, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia
Europe (EURO)
Signed (41): Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, European Community, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom
Not signed (13): Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation, Serbia and Montenegro, Tajikistan, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
African (AFRO)
Signed (37): Algeria, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, UgandaNot signed (9): Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Eastern Mediterranean (EMRO)
Signed (16): Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya , Morocco, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Not signed (5): Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iraq, Oman, Somalia
South-East Asian (SEARO)
Signed (10): Bangladesh, Bhutan, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ( North Korea), India, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste
Not signed (1): Indonesia
Western Pacific (WPRO)
Signed (25): Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, Fiji, Japan, Kiribati, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Mongolia, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of Korea (South Korea), Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam
Not signed (2): Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Nauru
Other Regional Breakdowns
Latin America
Signed (16): Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
Not signed (3): Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic
Caribbean
Signed (8): Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Not signed (8): Bahamas, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia
European Community
Signed (25): Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
Europe (Non-C.I.S.)
Signed (35): Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, European Community, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom
Not signed (6): Albania, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Liechtenstein, Monaco, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Commonwealth of Independent States (C.I.S.)
Signed (5): Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine
Not signed (7): Armenia, Azerbaijan, Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
ASIAN
Signed (8): Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Not signed (2): Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic
South Asia Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
Not signed (0):
Signed (7): Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Not signed (0)
South Pacific Island Nations
Signed (13): Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
Not signed (1): Nauru
G8
Signed (8): Canada, European Community, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America
Not signed (1): Russia
Lusophone (Portuguese speaking) countries
Signed (6): Brazil, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Portugal, Sao Tome and Principe, Timor-Leste
Not signed (2): Angola, Guinea-Bissau
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