Geneva Convention Amelioration of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked (Full Text)
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Geneva Convention for the Amelioration, wounded and sick (Full Text)
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Common Article 3 Geneva Convention 1949 (Full Text)
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Common Article 2 Geneva Convention 12 August 1949 (Full Text)
Common Article 2 Geneva Convention Common Article 2 Geneva Convention provides for the application of the convention. Among other things, it provides that the convention shall apply to all cases of declared war or any other armed conflict between High Contracting parties. Application of the Convention In addition to the provisions which shall be implemented […]
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Full Text)
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 1992 The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change established a multilateral environmental agreement aimed at combating “dangerous human interference with the climate system”. It was drafted on 9 May 1992 and entered into force on 21 March, 1994. It contains 26 articles and 2 Annexes. (Titles of […]
UN Convention to Combat Desertification 1994 (Text + PDF)
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification is an internationally legally biding agreement set up to combat desertification. It was adopted on 17th June 1994. The convention contains 40 articles and 5 annexes, aiming at sustainable land management. Preamble The Parties to this Convention, Affirming that human beings in […]
Montreal Protocol (on Ozone Layer) 1987 (text)
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The Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer 1985 (full text)
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Constitution of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation 1945 (full text)
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Convention on Biological Diversity 1992 (Full text)
Convention on Biological Diversity The Convention on Biological Diversity is a multilateral treaty. It is informally known as the Biodiversity Convention. With 42 articles and 2 annexes, the Convention has three main goals. That is, the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components, and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising […]