Publications

In this Declaration, signed in Beijing in 1984, the Government of the People's Republic of China declared its aspiration to recover the Hong Kong area, and its decision to resume the exercise of sover...chevron_right

This publication is a transcript of US President Ronald Reagan's 1982 foreign policy speech on the need to spread democracy to protect the world from 'evil' regimes, in this case, the Soviet Union.chevron_right

The Charter, adopted 27 June 1981 in Nairobi, aims to promote and protect human rights and basic freedoms in Africa.chevron_right

The Charter was signed in Abu Dhabi and established the Gulf Cooperation Council, the main objective of which is to foster coordination, integration and inter-connection between Member States in all f...chevron_right

The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), adopted in 1979 by the UN General Assembly, is often described as an international bill of rights for women. Co...chevron_right

This UN convention aims to encourage the development of international co-operation in the devising and adoption of effective measures for the prevention, prosecution and punishment of all acts of host...chevron_right

This Declaration deals with all aspects of the issue of race and racial prejudice, noting that all peoples and human groups, irrespective of their composition or ethnic characteristics, contribute to ...chevron_right

Muhammad Anwar al-Sadat, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, and Menachem Begin, Prime Minister of Israel, met with Jimmy Carter, President of the United States of America, at Camp David from Sep...chevron_right

This Convention aims to secure the prosecution and punishment of terrorists through extradition between contracting states.chevron_right

The Amazon Cooperation Treaty (ACT) was signed on July 1978 by Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela to promote the harmonious development of the Amazon while incorp...chevron_right

This Convention recognizes the grave threat which the activities of mercenaries present to the independence, sovereignty, security territorial integrity and harmonious development of Member States of ...chevron_right

Charter 77 is petition, in which Czechoslovakian intellectuals urged the government to observe human rights as outlined in the Helsinki Accords of 1975. The signatories of the Charter criticized the g...chevron_right

The Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) established by this Convention aims to provide the Latin American and Caribbean region with a system of consultation and coordination for the ad...chevron_right

The Helsinki Accords are the final act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, which served as the groundwork for the later Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).chevron_right

The Georgetown Agreement created the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP), an organization which aims to ensure sustainable development and poverty reduction within its member states.chevron_right