June 9, 2019 archive

Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages

Opened for signature and ratification by General Assembly resolution 1763 A (XVII) of 7 November 1962 Entry into force: 9 December 1964, in accordance with article 6 The Contracting States ,

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1995 Amendment to Article 43 (2) of the Convention on the Rights of the Child

Adopted in New York, USA on 12 December 1995 The Secretary-General of the United Nations, acting in his capacity as depositary, and with reference to depositary notification C.N. 138.1995.TREATIES-3 of 22 May 1995, communicates the following:

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Declaration on the Protection of Women and Children in Emergency and Armed Conflict

The General Assembly , Having considered the recommendation of the Economic and Social Council contained in its resolution 1861 (LVI) of 16 May 1974,

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Vienna Convention For The Protection Of Ozone Layer, 1985

Preamble The Parties to this Convention, Aware of the potentially harmful impact on human health and the environment through modification of the ozone layer, Recalling the pertinent provisions of the Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, and in particular principle 21, which provides that “States have, in accordance with the Charter …

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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

The Parties to this Convention, Acknowledging that change in the Earth’s climate and its adverse effects are a common concern of humankind, Concerned that human activities have been substantially increasing the atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases, that these increases enhance the natural greenhouse effect, and that this will result on average in an additional warming …

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UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage

The General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, meeting in Paris from 15 October to 3 November 2001, at its 31st session, Acknowledging the importance of underwater cultural heritage as an integral part of the cultural heritage of humanity and a particularly important element in the history of peoples, nations, and their …

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Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutions

The Parties to this Convention, Recognizing that persistent organic pollutants possess toxic properties, resist degradation, bioaccumulate and are transported, through air, water and migratory species, across international boundaries and deposited far from their place of release, where they accumulate in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems,

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