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Treaties (44 records)

Title Host Institution Date of Adoption (Treaty) Entry into Force (Treaty) Signature (Party) Instrument (Party) Entry into Force (Party) Additional Information
Host Institution: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC)
December 12, 2015
November 4, 2016
April 22, 2016
November 1, 2016
December 1, 2016
Host Institution: United Nations (UN)
December 13, 2006
May 3, 2008
March 30, 2007
November 30, 2007
May 3, 2008
Host Institution: United Nations (UN)
December 13, 2006
May 3, 2008
March 30, 2007
November 30, 2007
May 3, 2008
Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
October 20, 2005
March 18, 2007
December 21, 2006
March 21, 2007
Host Institution: World Health Organization (WHO)
May 21, 2003
February 27, 2005
June 16, 2003
April 19, 2005
July 18, 2005
Host Institution: Southern African Customs Union (SACU)
October 21, 2002
July 15, 2004
October 21, 2002
July 15, 2004
Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
November 2, 2001
January 2, 2009
May 12, 2015
August 12, 2015
Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
May 22, 2001
May 17, 2004
May 23, 2001
September 4, 2002
May 17, 2004
Host Institution: African Union
July 11, 2000
May 26, 2001
September 8, 2000
March 3, 2001
May 26, 2001
Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
March 26, 1999
March 9, 2004
February 11, 2015
May 11, 2015
Secretariat: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC)
December 11, 1997
February 16, 2005
July 31, 2002
February 16, 2005
Host Institution: Southern African Development Community (SADC)
August 24, 1996
January 25, 2000
August 24, 1996
January 25, 2000
Host Institution: United Nations (UN)
June 17, 1994
December 26, 1996
January 9, 1995
September 30, 1997
December 29, 1997
Host Institution: World Trade Organization (WTO)
April 15, 1994
January 1, 1995
January 1, 1995
Host Institution: World Trade Organization (WTO)
April 15, 1994
January 1, 1995
January 1, 1995
Host Institution: Southern African Development Community (SADC)
August 17, 1992
September 30, 1993
August 29, 1994
August 29, 1994
Secretariat: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC)
May 9, 1992
March 21, 1994
June 15, 1993
August 29, 1997
November 27, 1997
Host Institution: African Economic Community (AEC)
June 3, 1991
May 12, 1994
October 10, 1997
May 31, 2001
June 30, 2001
Host Institution: United Nations (UN)
March 22, 1985
September 22, 1988
January 15, 1990
April 15, 1990
Host Institution: United Nations (UN)
December 10, 1982
November 16, 1994
December 5, 1984
December 23, 1997
January 22, 1998
Details
Host Institution: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
October 21, 1982
October 15, 1985
February 24, 1987
May 24, 1987
Details
Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
June 8, 1977
December 7, 1978
November 21, 1995
May 21, 1996
Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
June 8, 1977
December 7, 1978
November 21, 1995
May 21, 1996
Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
April 28, 1977
August 19, 1980
April 14, 1997
July 14, 1997
Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
November 16, 1972
December 17, 1975
July 10, 1997
October 10, 1997
Details
Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
November 14, 1970
April 24, 1972
December 18, 2003
March 18, 2004
Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
June 19, 1970
January 24, 1978
December 16, 1998
March 16, 1999
Details
Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
July 14, 1967
April 26, 1970
July 14, 1967
December 23, 1974
March 23, 1975
Details
Host Institution: United Nations (UN)
December 16, 1966
January 3, 1976
October 3, 1994
January 12, 2015
April 12, 2015
Details
Host Institution: International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)
December 2, 1961
August 10, 1968
October 7, 1977
November 6, 1977
Details
Host Institution: United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)
June 10, 1958
June 7, 1959
May 3, 1976
August 1, 1976
Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
May 14, 1954
August 7, 1956
December 18, 2003
March 18, 2004
Host Institution: Council of Europe (CE)
December 11, 1953
June 1, 1955
November 28, 1957
December 1, 1957
Host Institution: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
December 6, 1951
October 2, 2005
December 6, 1951
September 21, 1956
October 2, 2005
Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
August 12, 1949
October 21, 1950
March 31, 1952
September 30, 1952
Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
August 12, 1949
October 21, 1950
March 31, 1952
September 30, 1952
Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
August 12, 1949
October 21, 1950
March 31, 1952
September 30, 1952
Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
August 12, 1949
October 21, 1950
March 31, 1952
September 30, 1952
Host Institution: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
December 7, 1944
April 4, 1947
June 4, 1945
March 1, 1947
April 4, 1947
Details
Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
September 9, 1886
December 4, 1887
October 3, 1928
October 3, 1928
Details
Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
March 20, 1883
July 7, 1884
October 20, 1947
December 1, 1947
Details
Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Secretariat: Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat
October 29, 2010
October 12, 2014
May 11, 2011
January 10, 2013
October 12, 2014
Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Secretariat: Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat
January 29, 2000
September 11, 2003
August 14, 2003
November 12, 2003
Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Secretariat: Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat
June 5, 1992
December 29, 1993
June 4, 1993
November 2, 1995
January 31, 1996

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