UN convention

The UN Convention is a term used for binding international agreements between the member states of the United Nations . After the adoption of a corresponding draft at a General Assembly of the United Nations (UN General Assembly), they become binding under international law for the contracting states after they have been signed by the country representatives and ratified by the relevant national bodies (in Germany : Bundestag ) .

Their implementation is monitored and monitored by the relevant UN commissions or committees (see subsidiary bodies of the United Nations ). The respective contracting states have to report on the status and progress of the implementation on site at regular intervals. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) create “ shadow reports” , which are also included in the respective assessment.

The UN Convention should not be confused with a UN conference on certain topics, such as the UN Conference on Disarmament ( UNCD ).

Conventions (selection)

Important UN conventions, sorted according to the year of their entry into force:

• 1961: Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs  - Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs , Austria: The only Convention on Narcotic Drugs
• 1969: UN Convention against Racism  - ICERD: International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination , International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
• 1971: Convention on Psychotropic Substances
• 1978: UN Convention on the Prohibition of the Military or Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques  - ENMOD: Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques , Environmental War Convention
• 1981: UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women  - CEDAW: Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
• 1983 Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons  - CCW: Convention on Conventional Weapons , including UN Weapons Convention, 1980
• 1987: UN Convention against Torture  - CAT: Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment , Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
• 1988: United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances
• 1990: UN Convention on the Rights of the Child  - CRC: Convention on the Rights of the Child
• 1993: Biodiversity Convention  - CBD: Convention on Biological Diversity
• 1994: the United Nations to Combat Desertification Convention  - United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and / or Desertification
• 2003: The United Nations Convention against Corruption  - UNCAC: United Nations Convention against Corruption
• 2003: UNESCO Convention for the Preservation of Intangible Cultural Heritage  - Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage
• 2003: UN Migrant Workers Convention  - International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
• 2007: UNESCO Convention for the Protection of Cultural Diversity  - Convention on the Protection and the Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions , with the annual World Day of Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development on May 21
• 2008 Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities  - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities , German also abbreviated as BRK
• 2010: UN Convention against Enforced Disappearance  - International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance , International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance

See also

• Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• Geneva Conventions
• Ottawa Convention (Convention on Anti-Personnel Mines and Their Destruction)
• Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution
• Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations
• Vienna Convention on Consular Relations

Web links

• German Institute for Human Rights : United Nations: Human Rights Agreement.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Information and download: Anti-Racism Convention (ICERD). In: Institut-fuer-Menschenrechte.de . Retrieved February 13, 2020 (December 21, 1965; in effect January 4, 1969).
2. ↑ Information and download: Women's Rights Convention (CEDAW). In: Institut-fuer-Menschenrechte.de . Retrieved February 13, 2020 (December 18, 1979; Effective September 3, 1981).
3. ^ Information and download: Convention against Torture (CAT). In: Institut-fuer-Menschenrechte.de . Retrieved February 13, 2020 (December 10, 1984; effective June 26, 1987).
4. ↑ UNESCO : Cultural Diversity: The UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. In: unesco.de. Retrieved February 13, 2020 (October 20, 2005; effective March 18, 2007).
5. ↑ UNESCO : UNESCO World Day of Cultural Diversity 2019. In: unesco.de. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
6. ↑ Information and download: Convention against Enforced Disappearances (CPED). In: Institut-fuer-Menschenrechte.de . Retrieved February 13, 2020 (December 20, 2006; effective December 23, 2010).