United Nations General Assembly treaties

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international agreement multilateral treaty source of international law

United Nations General Assembly treaties are international legal agreements adopted by the UN’s main deliberative body, covering a wide range of global issues such as human rights, refugees, disarmament, and environmental protection.

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Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international agreement ⓘ multilateral treaty ⓘ source of international law ⓘ
adoptedAt	United Nations Headquarters ⓘ
adoptedBy	United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
adoptedIn	plenary session of the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
aimsTo	maintain international peace and security ⓘ promote international cooperation ⓘ promote sustainable development ⓘ protect human rights ⓘ
basedOn	Charter of the United Nations ⓘ
bindingOn	states parties ⓘ
canBe	amended by subsequent protocols ⓘ
covers	arms control ⓘ climate change ⓘ diplomatic relations ⓘ disarmament ⓘ elimination of discrimination against women ⓘ environmental protection ⓘ genocide prevention ⓘ human rights ⓘ international criminal law ⓘ law of the sea ⓘ protection of cultural heritage ⓘ racial discrimination ⓘ refugee protection ⓘ rights of persons with disabilities ⓘ rights of the child ⓘ state succession ⓘ
depositedWith	Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ
enteredIntoForceWhen	required number of ratifications is reached ⓘ
governedBy	international law ⓘ
hasExample	Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women ⓘ GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ surface form: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ⓘ Convention on the Rights of the Child ⓘ 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees ⓘ surface form: Convention relating to the Status of Refugees International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination ⓘ International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees ⓘ surface form: Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees United Nations Convention against Corruption ⓘ United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime ⓘ Vienna Convention on Consular Relations ⓘ Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations ⓘ Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
monitoredBy	human rights treaty committees ⓘ treaty bodies ⓘ
registeredIn	United Nations Treaty Series ⓘ
requires	adoption by resolution of the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ ratification by states ⓘ signature by states ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees → category → United Nations General Assembly treaties ⓘ

Moon Agreement (limited signatories) → category → United Nations General Assembly treaties ⓘ

subject surface form: Moon Agreement