The Universal Negro Improvement Association's first international convention, which Garvey called the First International Convention of the Negro Peoples of the World, opened in Liberty Hall ...

During this convention, the UNIA adopts and signs a Declaration of Rights of the Negro Peoples of the World, adopts a "nation" flag with the colors of the Red, Black, and Green, and elects ...

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.

The Convention permits ratification subject to reservations, provided that the reservations are not incompatible with the object and purpose of the Convention. Some States parties that enter ...

The 1951 Refugee Convention, supplemented by its 1967 Protocol, help protect them. They are the cornerstone of refugee protection and the key legal documents that form the basis of UNHCR’s work. The ...

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This includes the Convention on Nuclear Safety and the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management, as well as the two conventions that ...

These include the Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage and the Protocol to amend it, the Joint Protocol Relating to the Application of the Vienna Convention and the Paris Convention ...

The Montreal Convention is an international treaty with over 140 participating countries, including the U.S. It creates strict rules for how airlines handle claims for flight delays and cancellations.

Kamala Harris pledges 'new way forward' in historic convention speech America's future, Gaza and other takeaways from Harris's address Where does Kamala Harris stand on key issues? Influencers ...

Falling sales of luxury watches, particularly in China, are forcing Swiss watchmakers to reduce working hours in their ...