United Nations Security Council Resolution 50; May 29, 1948 Resolution of 29 May 1948 [S/801] The Security Council, Desiring to bring about a cessation of hostilities in Palestine without prejudice to the rights, claims and position of either Arabs… Read More
United Nations Security Council Resolution 49; May 22, 1948 Resolution of 22 May 1948 [S/773] The Security Council, Taking into consideration that previous resolutions of the Security Council in respect to Palestine have not been complied with and that… Read More
United Nations Security Council Resolution 48; April 23, 1948 Resolution of 23 April 1948 [S/727] The Security Council, Referring to its resolution 46 (1948) of 17 April 1948 calling upon all parties concerned to comply With specific attempts for a truce… Read More
United Nations Security Council Resolution 46; April 17, 1948 Resolution of 17 April 1948 [S/723] The Security Council, Considering its resolution 43 (1948) of 1 April 1948 and the conversations held by its President with the representatives of the Jewish Agency… Read More
United Nations Security Council Resolution 44; April 1, 1948 Resolution of 1 April 1948 [S/714, 11] The Security Council, Having received, on 9 December 1947, General Assembly resolution 181 concerning Palestine dated 29 November 1947, Having taken note of the United… Read More
United Nations Security Council Resolution 43; April 1, 1948 Resolution of 1 April 1948 [S/714, 1] The Security Council, In the exercise of its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, (1) Notes the increasing violence… Read More
United Nations Security Council Resolution 42; March 5, 1948 42 (1948). Resolution of 5 March 1948 [S/691] The Security Council, Having received General Assembly resolution 181 (11) of 29 November 1947 on Palestine, and having received from the United Nations Palestine… Read More
Vandenberg Resolution Senate Resolution 239, Eightieth Congress Whereas peace with justice and the defense of human rights and fundamental freedoms require international cooperation through more effective use of the United Nations: Therefore… Read More
Universal Declaration of Human Rights Universal Declaration of Human Rights Written at the U.N. in 1948: Preamble WHEREAS recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human… Read More
United Nations: The Arms Trade Treaty Preamble The States Parties to this Treaty, Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, Recalling Article 26 of the Charter of the United Nations… Read More
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1199; September 23, 1998 Adopted by the Security Council at its 3930th meeting on 23 September 1998 The Security Council, Recalling its resolution 1160 (1998) of 31 March 1998, Having considered the reports of the Secretary-General… Read More
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1160; March 31, 1998 Adopted by the Security Council at its 3868th meeting On 31 March 1998 The Security Council, Noting with appreciation the statements of the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, Italy, the… Read More
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child The General Assembly, Recalling its previous resolutions, especially resolutions 33/166 of 20 December 1978 and 43/112 of 8 December 1988, and those of the Commission on Human Rights and the… Read More
Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery; September 7, 1956. PREAMBLE The States Parties to the present Convention Considering that freedom is the birthright of every human being; Mindful that the peoples of the United Nations reaffirmed in the Charter… Read More
Protocol Amending the Slavery Convention Signed at Geneva on 25 September 1926; December 7, 1953 Done at the Headquarters of the United Nations, New York, on 7 December 1953 The States Parties to the present Protocol, Considering that under the Slavery Convention signed at Geneva on… Read More
Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction (1972) TIAS 8062 ENTRY INTO FORCE: 26 March 1975 The States Parties to this Convention, Determine to act with a view to achieving effective progress toward general and complete disarmament, including… Read More
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide; December 9, 1948 Adopted by Resolution 260 (III) A of the United Nations General Assembly on 9 December 1948. The Contracting Parties, Having considered the declaration made by the General Assembly of the… Read More
Convention of the Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization, March 6, 1948 The States parties to the present Convention hereby establish the Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization (hereinafter referred to as “the Organization”). PART I – PURPOSES OF THE ORGANIZATION ARTICLE I The… Read More
Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Civil Aviation (1971) U.N.T.S. No. 14118, vol. 974, pp. 178-184 ENTRY INTO FORCE: 26 January 1973 The States Parties to the Convention Considering that unlawful acts against the safety of civil aviation jeopardize… Read More
Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others; March 21, 1950 ENTRY INTO FORCE: 25 Jul 51 PREAMBLE Whereas prostitution and the accompanying evil of the traffic in persons for the purpose of prostitution are incompatible with the dignity and worth… Read More
Convention Concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour (28 Jun 30) as Modified by the Final Articles Revision Convention, 1946 The General Conference of the International Labour Organisation, Having been convened at Geneva by the Governing Body of the International Labour Office, and having met in its Fourteenth Session on… Read More
U.N. General Assembly Resolution 186: Appointment and terms of reference of a United Nations Mediator in Palestine; May 14, 1948 186 (S-2). The General Assembly Taking account of the present situation in regard to Palestine, Strongly affirms its support of the efforts of the Security Council to secure a truce… Read More
Amendment of United Nations Participation Act, October 10, 1949 AN ACT To amend the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America In Congress assembled, That… Read More
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181 United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181 November 29, 1947 The General Assembly, Having met in special session at the request of the mandatory Power to constitute and instruct a Special… Read More
Establishment of an Interim Committee of the General Assembly Resolution of the General Assembly, November 13, 1947 The General Assembly, Conscious of the responsibility specifically conferred upon it. by the Charter in relation to matters concerning the maintenance of international peace… Read More
United Nations Day Resolution of the General Assembly, October 24, 1947 The General Assembly, Declares that 24 October, the anniversary of the coming into force of the Charter of the United Nations, shall henceforth… Read More
United Nations Flag Resolution of the General Assembly, October 20, 1947 The General Assembly, Recognizes that it is desirable to adopt a distinctive flag of the United Nations and to authorize its use… Read More
Convention of the World Meteorological Organization, October 11, 1947 With a view to coordinating, standardizing, and improving world meteorological activities and to encouraging an efficient exchange of meteorological information between countries in the aid of human activities the contracting… Read More
Convention on Universal Postal Union, Revision of July 5, 1947 (Excerpts) UNIVERSAL POSTAL CONVENTION CONCLUDED BETWEEN AFGHANISTAN, THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA, THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA, GERMANY, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE WHOLE OF THE POSSESSIONS OF THE UNITED… Read More
Headquarters of the United Nations (a) Agreement Between the United Nations and the United States Regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, Signed June 26, 1947, and Approved by the General Assembly October 31, 1947… Read More
