Category
page 1Treaties of the Comoros
Charter of the United Nations
1945 foundational treaty of the United Nations
Kyoto Protocol
international treaty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Convention on the Rights of the Child
international treaty about the rights of children
Paris Agreement
international agreement from 12 December 2015 within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) dealing with greenhouse gas emissions mitigation, adaptation and finance starting in the year 2020
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
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
international maritime law
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
international bill of rights for women
CITES
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.
Genocide Convention
1948 United Nations resolution which legally defined genocide
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
1998 international treaty establishing the International Criminal Court
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
international treaty
Chemical Weapons Convention
international treaty banning chemical weapons
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
Montreal Protocol
environmental protocol designed to protect the ozone layer
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
United Nations convention and human rights instrument
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
treaty
Geneva Convention of 1864
First Geneva Convention governing the sick and wounded members of armed forces, adopted in 1864
Fourth Geneva Convention
1949 treaty
Ottawa Treaty
treaty aimed at eliminating anti-personnel landmines around the world
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships
1973 international marine environmental convention
Convention on International Civil Aviation
international treaty that established the ICAO
United Nations Convention Against Corruption
Anti-corruption treaty
Second Geneva Convention
1949 treaty
Convention on Cluster Munitions
international treaty
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
International treaty on environmental protection
African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights
international human rights instrument
Nagoya Protocol
global treaty on biological diversity
Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
UNESCO treaty
Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer
environmental protocol
Patent Cooperation Treaty
treaty
Warsaw Convention
1929 treaty governing commercial aviation liability
Third Geneva Convention
1949 treaty
World Heritage Convention
1972 international treaty
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
Maputo Protocol
women rights treaty of the African Union
Cotonou Agreement
2000 EU economic and legal treaty with African, Caribbean and Pacific states
Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs
international treaty on recreational drugs
World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
treaty adopted by the 56th World Health Assembly
Convention on Psychotropic Substances
UN treaty on recreational drugs
Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
organized crime
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
Protocol I
1977 treaty
International Plant Protection Convention
treaty on pests & diseases of plants
United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances
international treaty
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention
International Labour Organization Convention
Protocol II
1977 amendment protocol to the Geneva Conventions
Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention
International Labour Organization Convention
Treaty of Bern
International treaty
Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards
international treaty within the UN framework
Equal Remuneration Convention
International Labour Organization Convention aimed at equal remuneration for work of equal value for men and women
African Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Treaty
1996 international treaty
Minimum Age Convention
International Labour Organization Convention
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
GMO-focused international agreement on biosafety
Maritime Labour Convention
International Labour Organization convention
Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
UNESCO-related treaty
Discrimination Convention
International Labour Organization Convention