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Adopted by General Assembly resolution S-26/2 of 27 June 2001
"GLOBAL CRISIS - GLOBAL ACTION"
1. We, heads of State and Government and representatives of States and Governments, assembled at the United Nations, from 25 to 27 June 2001, for the twenty-sixth special session of the General Assembly...
Published: Nov 16 2006 - 5:59pm
Adopted on 28 July 1951 by the United Nations Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Status of Refugees and Stateless Persons convened under General Assembly resolution 429 (V) of 14 December 1950
entry into force 22 April 1954, in accordance with article 43
Preamble
The High Contracting...
Published: Nov 16 2006 - 5:47pm
entry into force 9 March 1927, in accordance with article 12
Whereas the signatories of the General Act of the Brussels Conference of 1889-90 declared that they were equally animated by the firm intention of putting an end to the traffic in African slaves,
Whereas the signatories of the...
Published: Nov 16 2006 - 5:38pm
Proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 2542 (XXIV) of 11 December 1969
The General Assembly,
Mindful of the pledge of Members of the United Nations under the Charter to take joint and separate action in co-operation with the Organization to promote higher standards of living, full employment...
Published: Nov 16 2006 - 5:27pm
Adopted by General Assembly resolution 41/128 of 4 December 1986
The General Assembly,Bearing in mind the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations relating to the achievement of international co-operation in solving international problems of an economic, social, cultural or...
Published: Nov 16 2006 - 5:00pm
Proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 2856 (XXVI) of 20 December 1971
The General Assembly,
Mindful of the pledge of the States Members of the United Nations under the Charter to take joint and separate action in co-operation with the Organization to promote higher standards of living, full...
Published: Nov 16 2006 - 4:58pm
Proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 3447 (XXX) of 9 December 1975
The General Assembly,Mindful of the pledge made by Member States, under the Charter of the United Nations to take joint and separate action in co-operation with the Organization to promote higher standards of living, full...
Published: Nov 16 2006 - 4:55pm
Adopted by General Assembly resolution 45/158 of 18 December 1990
Preamble
The States Parties to the present Convention,
Taking into account the principles embodied in the basic instruments of the United Nations concerning human rights, in particular the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the...
Published: Nov 16 2006 - 4:43pm
Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by
General Assembly resolution 39/46 of 10 December 1984
entry into force 26 June 1987, in accordance with article 27 (1)
The States Parties to this Convention,
Considering that, in accordance with the principles proclaimed in the...
Published: Nov 16 2006 - 4:27pm
Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by
General Assembly resolution 39/46 of 10 December 1984
entry into force 26 June 1987, in accordance with article 27 (1)
The States Parties to this Convention,
Considering that, in accordance with the principles proclaimed in the...
Published: Nov 16 2006 - 4:24pm