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Treaties of the People's Republic of China
- Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic RelationsPresident Jimmy Carter stood before the press on the 15th of December 1978 to deliver a historic statement. He declared that official diplomatic relations…
- International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural RightsOn the 16th of December 1966, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a treaty that promised something startling. It said that everyone, everywhere, has…
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeThe United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change emerged from a specific moment in time. On the 9th of May 1992, negotiators in New York finalized…
- Montreal ProtocolThe Montreal Protocol carries a distinction no other treaty in United Nations history holds: it is the only international agreement ever ratified by all 198…
- Paris AgreementThe Paris Agreement was adopted on the 12th of December 2015, inside a conference hall outside Paris, by 195 nations and the European Union.
- Convention on Certain Conventional WeaponsThe United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons concluded its negotiations in Geneva on the 10th of October 1980.
- Outer Space TreatyThe Outer Space Treaty was opened for signature on the 27th of January 1967, with the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union all signing on…
- Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear WeaponsThe Non-Proliferation Treaty, known almost universally as the NPT, opened for signature in 1968 with a single overriding fear driving its creation: that…
- Kyoto ProtocolOn the 11th of December 1997, in the ancient Japanese city of Kyoto, delegates from countries spanning nearly every corner of the world signed their names to…
- Convention on Biological DiversityIn November 1988, a United Nations Environment Programme group of experts gathered to discuss the concept of an international convention on biodiversity.
- Antarctic Treaty SystemThe Antarctic Treaty System governs an entire continent where no human being has ever been born. On the 1st of December 1959, twelve nations signed an…