Jun 09
The Contracting States,
Desiring, in conformity with the Charter of the United Nations, to promote universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion, Continue reading
Jun 09
The Economic and Social Council,
Recalling General Assembly resolution 50/181 of 22 December 1995 on human rights in the administration of justice, Commission on Human Rights resolutions 1996/85 of 24 April 1996 1/ and 1997/44 of 11 April 1997, 2/ on the rights of the child, and resolution 7 of the Ninth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, Continue reading
Jun 09
The General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, meeting in Paris from 14 November to 15 December 1960, at its eleventh session,
Jun 09
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 , Continue reading
Jun 09
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: Continue reading
Jun 09
The General Assembly ,
Having considered the recommendation of the Economic and Social Council contained in its
resolution 1861 (LVI) of 16 May 1974,
Jun 09
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 of the United Nations and the principles of international law, the sovereign right to exploit their own resources pursuant to their own environmental policies, and the responsibility to ensure that activities within their jurisdiction or control do not cause damage to the environment of other States or of areas beyond the limits of national jurisdiction”,
Jun 09
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 of the Earth’s surface and
atmosphere and may adversely affect natural ecosystems and humankind, Continue reading
Jun 09
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 relations with each other concerning their common heritage, Continue reading
Jun 09
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, Continue reading
