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Treaties of Syria

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Convention on the Rights of the Child

international treaty about the rights of children

international treaty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Ramsar Convention

international treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

international treaty

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

treaty adopted by United Nations General Assembly in 1966

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

covenant adopted in 1966 by United Nations General Assembly resolution

CITES (shorter acronym for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, also known as the Washington Convention) is a multilateral treaty to protect endangered plants and animals from the threats of international trade. It was drafted as a result of a resolution adopted in 1963 at a meeting of members of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The convention was opened for signature in 1973 and CITES entered into force on 1 July 1975.

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

international bill of rights for women

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

international treaty

Chemical Weapons Convention

international treaty banning chemical weapons

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

multilateral agreement regulating international trade

Convention on Biological Diversity

international treaty

Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations

treaty that lays the framework for most diplomatic relationships

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

international treaty of the United Nations intended to protect the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities

Outer Space Treaty

treaty that forms the basis of international space law

Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties

1969 United Nations treaty

Montreal Protocol

environmental protocol designed to protect the ozone layer

Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

international human rights instruments

International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

United Nations convention and human rights instrument

Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

1963 limited test ban treaty

International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships

1973 international marine environmental convention

United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods

electronic device terms and conditions in fine print

Vienna Convention on Consular Relations

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

International treaty on environmental protection

International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families

UN convention adopted in 1990

1975 multilateral treaty

Nagoya Protocol

global treaty on biological diversity

Bonn Convention

Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

Geneva Protocol

treaty prohibiting the use of chemical and biological weapons in international armed conflicts

Patent Cooperation Treaty

Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer

environmental protocol

Warsaw Convention

1929 treaty governing commercial aviation liability

World Heritage Convention

1972 international treaty

Rotterdam Convention

United Nations treaty

Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds

international treaty for bird conservation

International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea

navigation rules to be followed by ships and other vessels at sea to prevent collisions between two or more vessels

Convention on Psychotropic Substances

UN treaty on recreational drugs

World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

treaty adopted by the 56th World Health Assembly

Convention against Transnational Organized Crime

organized crime

Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter

multilateral environmental agreement

Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs

international treaty on recreational drugs

International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers

sets minimum qualification standards for masters, officers and watch personnel on seagoing merchant ships and large yachts

Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road

International Plant Protection Convention

treaty on pests & diseases of plants

United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances

international treaty

Montreal Convention

Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air

Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention

International Labour Organization Convention

protocol in the United Nations

Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict

2000 United Nations treaty

Hague-Visby Rules

Minimum Age Convention

International Labour Organization Convention

Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

GMO-focused international agreement on biosafety

Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions

UNESCO-related treaty

Maritime Labour Convention

International Labour Organization convention

Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations

1961 multilateral copyright treaty

Space Liability Convention

treaty that expands on the liability rules created in the Outer Space Treaty of 1967

International Convention on Load Lines

1966 multilateral treaty