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The Parties to this Treaty, Guided by the Declaration on the Denuclearization of Africa, adopted by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity (hereinafter referred to as OAU) at its first ordinary session, held at Cairo from 17 to 21 July 1964 (AHG/Res. …

PREAMBLE The Contracting Parties (i)   Recognizing that the operation of nuclear reactors generates spent fuel and radioactive waste and that other applications of nuclear technologies also generate radioactive waste; (ii)  Recognizing that the same safety objectives apply both to spent fuel and radioactive waste management; (iii) Reaffirming the importance to …

Preamble The States Parties, Determined to put an end to the suffering and casualties caused by anti-personnel mines, that kill or maim hundreds of people every week, mostly innocent and defenceless civilians and especially children, obstruct economic development and reconstruction, inhibit the repatriation of refugees and internally displaced persons, and …

ROTTERDAM CONVENTION ON THE PRIOR INFORMED CONSENT PROCEDURE FOR CERTAIN HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS AND PESTICIDES IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE 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 …

PREAMBLE WHEREAS the Government of the Sudan (GoS), the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A) and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) (hereinafter referred to as “Parties”), having met in Abuja, Nigeria as part of their longstanding effort to find a lasting solution to the conflict in Darfur; MINDFUL of the previous …

Nanking, August 29, 1842 Peace Treaty between the Queen of Great Britain and the Emperor of China. This treaty between Britain and China ended the first opium war, fought between 1839 and 1842. The occasion for the war was the destruction in May 1839 by the Chinese emperor’s ‘drug tsar’, …

Kosovo Independence Declaration Is Legal, UN Court Rules THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Kosovo won a major victory on the world stage Thursday as the United Nations’ highest court said its 2008 declaration of independence from Serbia was legal.The nonbinding opinion by the International Court of Justice sets the stage for …

Desvían avión del líder de ONU tras ataque a Kabul La aeronave en la que viajaba el secretario general de Naciones Unidas, Ban Ki-moon, fue reencaminada hacia una base militar estadounidense tras producirse una ofensiva con misiles contra el aeropuerto de la capital afgana. El funcionario iba a presentarse en la conferencia sobre …

MALVINAS: BAN KI-MOON LE RATIFICÓ A TAIANA SU MISIÓN DE BUENOS OFICIOS PARA REANUDAR LA NEGOCIACIÓN POR LA SOBERANÍA ENTRE LA ARGENTINA Y EL REINO UNIDO Luego de su presentación por Malvinas en el Comité de Descolonización de la ONU, el canciller Jorge Taiana se entrevistó esta tarde en la …

MALVINAS: TAIANA LLEGÓ A NUEVA YORK Y DESPLIEGA INTENSA OFENSIVA DIPLOMÁTICA EN LA ONU El canciller Jorge Taiana arribó anoche a la ciudad de Nueva York donde mantendrá una intensa agenda diplomática para ratificar la posición argentina en torno a la Cuestión de las Islas Malvinas, primero ante el Comité …

Ban Ki-moon on Human Rights Council This week saw the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Although immense progress has been made in those 60 years toward the aim of universal respect for fundamental rights, it is often asserted that major setbacks have occurred in the area …

MALVINAS: TAIANA VIAJA A NUEVA YORK PARA REUNIRSE CON BAN KI-MOON Y EXPONER ANTE EL COMITí‰ DE DESCOLONIZACIí“N DE LA ONU El próximo martes 10 de junio el Canciller argentino, Jorge Taiana, viajará a la ciudad de Nueva York para mantener el miércoles 11 a partir de las 15:00 una …