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
1995 Amendment to Article 43 (2) of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Jun 09
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,
Jun 09
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 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
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 of the Earth’s surface and
atmosphere and may adversely affect natural ecosystems and humankind, Continue reading
Jun 09
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 relations with each other concerning their common heritage, Continue reading
Jun 09
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, Continue reading
Jun 08
Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
The General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization hereinafter referred to as UNESCO, meeting in Paris, from 29 September to 17 October 2003, at its 32nd session,
Referring to existing international human rights instruments, in particular to the Universal Declaration on Human Rights of 1948, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of 1966, and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights of 1966, Continue reading
Jun 08
Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
The General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, meeting in Paris from 3 to 21 October 2005 at its 33rd session,
Jun 08
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
Done at: Berne
Date enacted: 1886-09-09
In force: 1886-09-09
The countries of the Union, being equally animated by the desire to protect, in as effective and uniform a manner as possible, the rights of authors in their literary and artistic works,
Jun 08
Rotterdam Convention
The Parties to this Convention,
Aware of the harmful impact on human health and the environment from certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides in international trade,
Recalling the pertinent provisions of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development and chapter 19 of Agenda 21 on “Environmentally sound management of toxic chemicals, including prevention of illegal international traffic in toxic and dangerous products”, Continue reading
