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United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Paris, 1994; Food and Agriculture Organization International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources, Rome, 1983 the 1983 "voluntary undertaking" was updated and strengthened as the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Madrid, 2001
Shifts drug control functions previously assigned to the League of Nations to the United Nations. Treaty of Manila (1946) [note 145] The United States recognizes the independence of the Republic of the Philippines. Treaty of London (1946) Great Britain recognizes the independence of Transjordan. 1947 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade [note ...
The United Nations Treaty Series (UNTS) [3] is the result of article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations, which states as follows: . 1. Every treaty and every international agreement entered into by any Member of the United Nations after the present Charter comes into force shall as soon as possible be registered with the Secretariat and published by it.
A state can be formally recognised as such by becoming a member of the United Nations; there are currently 193 member states of the United Nations. The only non-UN states that undoubtedly meet the standard of statehood are the Cook Islands and Niue, who have had their "full treaty-making capacity" recognised by the United Nations Secretariat.
United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods; Convention on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources of the High Seas; Convention on Psychotropic Substances; United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea; Convention on the Limitation Period in the International Sale of Goods; Convention on the Rights of ...
September 5 Treaty of Vincennes: Treaty with the Kickapoo of the Vermilion, Convention with the Kickapoo 7 Stat. 210: Kickapoo: 1820 October 18 Treaty of Doak's Stand: Treaty with the Choctaw 7 Stat. 210: 115 Choctaw: 1821 January 8 Treaty of Indian Springs: Treaty with the Creeks 7 Stat. 215: 116 Creek: 1821 January 8 Treaty of Mineral Spring
1959: UNESCO decides to create an international list of Nature Parks and equivalent reserves, and the United Nations Secretary General asks the IUCN to prepare this list. 1961: The World Wildlife Fund set up as a complementary organisation to focus on fund raising, public relations and increasing public support for nature conservation.
The United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus is a demilitarized zone, patrolled by the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), that was established in 1964 and extended in 1974 after the ceasefire of 16 August 1974, following the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, and the de facto partition of the island into the area controlled by the ...