Convention against Corruption ratified by 30th state,

 

Will enter into force 14 december 2005

GENEVA TALKS ON BASEL CONVENTION TO ADDRESS MOBILE PHONES, OBSOLETE SHIPS,

 

NEW GUIDELINES FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT, 4 – 8 JULY

 

(Reissued as received.)

BOOK ‘FOCUS 2005:  RESPONDING TO GLOBAL CHALLENGES’ TO BE LAUNCHED 23 MAY;

PREPARATION FOR SEPTEMBER HEADQUARTERS EVENT

International Terrorism Major Focus

booklet ‘focus 2004:  treaties on the protection of civilians’ issued;

preparation for september headquarters ratification event

STOCKHOLM CONVENTION ON POPS TO BECOME INTERNATIONAL LAW, LAUNCHIN

GLOBAL CAMPAIGN TO ELIMINATE 12 HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS

(Reissued as received.)

TRILLION-DOLLAR SCOURGE OF CORRUPTION UNDER ATTACK

AS UN CONFERENCE CLOSES IN MERIDA

MERIDA (Mexico), 11 December -- Ninety-five countries attending the United Nations Convention Against Corruption here over the last three days have signed “a convention with teeth”, said Antonio Maria Costa, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, at a concluding press conference today.

MOMENTUM BUILDS FOR ANTI-CORRUPTION CONVENTION AT MERIDA SIGNING CONFERENCE

(Reissued as received.)

MERIDA (Mexico), 11 December -- A first-day tally of 45 signatures by national representatives is bolstering confidence at a United Nations conference in Merida, Mexico, that sufficient ratifications for entry into force will follow soon.

LANDMARK UNITED NATIONS TREATY AGAINST ORGANIZED CRIME ENTERS INTO FORCE

Corruption Convention Talks to Resume on Monday

(Reissued as received.)

UN CONVENTION AGAINST TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME

TO ENTER INTO FORCE ON 29 SEPTEMBER

(Reissued as received.)

CONVENTION ON PROTECTION OF RIGHTS OF MIGRANT WORKERS

TO ENTER INTO FORCE NEXT JULY

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 19 March (UN Information Service) -- The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families will enter into force on 1 July 2003, following Guatemala's ratification of the treaty last Friday.