【CATTI二级口译】CATTI二级口译精讲第18讲讲义

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Two months ago, I watched as 10,000 health volunteers gathered in Bangkok to mark thisyear’s World No Tobacco Day.World No Tobacco Day is now both a process and an event. Theprocess of getting ready for the event in May builds capacity in the international public healthcommunity to raise the quality of the global debate on tobacco control. //

“Tobacco kills – Don’t be Duped’’ was this year’s theme with a special focus on tobaccoadvertising and promotion in films, music and sports. It allowed the world to get a betterpicture of tobacco-industry backed duping of science, public health and government policypackaged as freedom and fun. //

On the same day, here in the U.S., the Surgeon General co-hosted a meeting with ReverendJesse Brown in Philadelphia to highlight the way in which tobacco advertisements targetminority groups. //

In Lebanon, the First Lady urged action against tobacco promotion and advertising.TheBrazilian Minister of Health launched a massive multi-media campaign and announcedincreased excise taxes on tobacco products.//

The South African Health Minister announced that cigarette sales would be regulated, freedistribution of cigarettes would be prohibited, and that all advertising would be banned5.The laws came into effect last month. //

In Canada, the Health Minister used World No Tobacco Day to unveil new cigarette packaging.The labels show, as many of you know, in graphic detail, the effects of smoking -- not only inthe lungs, but also oral cancer, gum disease and clogged arteries6. //

Here in the USA, Eric Karros, of the Los Angeles Dodgers, joined a high school rally againsttobacco promotion. He unveiled a public service advertisement featuring himself and otherbaseball players from the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians etc., talking about theimportance of staying tobacco-free. Smoke-Free Soccer is another campaign gatheringmomentum.These are not one-off events. They are examples of a growing global movementthat demands tobacco-free policies to be the norm. And we see results. //

On the World No Tobacco Day, David Byrne, European Union Commissioner for Health, called forstrong support for new European Community regulations aimed at tobacco products. In June,the European Parliament voted for a range of tough new measures: warnings that cover 50% ofthe space on cigarette packs; removal of misleading information such as ‘low tar’ ‘mild’ and‘light’; and reductions in tar and nicotine7.//

In many countries, all over the world, grass roots activities are inspiring governments to takeaction. That action centers on a few well-tested and effective measures: increased prices, atotal ban on tobacco advertising and sponsorship, strong counter-advertising, better access toquitting methods, smoke-free areas and controls on smuggling8. This prescription is also thebasis for the advice to developing countries that is contained in the latest World Bank/WHObook which will be released Wednesday. It shows that increased tobacco taxation both reducessmoking rates and increases revenue.9 That is really good news, and a finding governmentsaround the world need to take on board.//

WHO has taken on a key role in this global effort. The reason for this is clear. As the World’sSpecialized Health Agency, we are charged with working towards the best health achievable forall. Our main priority is to promote health equity, and so contribute to the well-being of allthe world’s people. We fight infectious diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis and AIDS. But tofulfill our mandate we must also go all out to reduce the terrible toll of tobacco. //

All the global work, be it by NGOs, by governments, by the private sector or by internationalorganizations, is pointing in one direction. Its logical conclusion is what now will take shapeas the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. The Framework Convention on TobaccoControl is the first international treaty on public health ever proposed by the World HealthOrganization. It has been endorsed by the 192 member nations of the WHO. Drafting of thetreaty by the member states will start this October. //

Like the Convention to ban land mines, the Tobacco convention also seeks to stop a killer. Thetreaty will provide an international framework to address both national health policies and tocontrol the global reach of big tobacco. It will set standard that countries can adopt tocontrol advertising, prevent smuggling and facilitate the global exchange of knowledge. //

Of course, adopting the Framework Convention will not be easy in some countries. The talentsand dedication of the people in this room today are essential to this fight for better health. Iask you all to join me on this to become partners with me and the World Health Organization onthis vital journey toward better health for all the people, everywhere! //

Let us all work together to change the scene for coming generations. I sense that when wemeet again, in three years time, there will be real progress.We will have an effectiveFramework Convention.We will have seen the effective implementation of anti-tobaccopolicies by at least 100 countries. And, in several of these countries, there will be significantreductions in tobacco use--particularly among the young.Thank you. //

(Excerpts from the keynote speech delivered by Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, Director-General ofWorld Health Organization at the opening of the 11th Global Conference on Tobacco or Health,Chicago,August 7th, 2000)

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