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	World Day for Safety and Health at Work In June 2003, at the ninety-first session of th...
	Signing of the Revised General Act for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes The Revised General Act for the Pacific Settlem...
	Adoption of the Agreement establishing the Southeast Asia Tin Research and Development Centre The Agreement establishing the Southeast Asia T...

	Adoption of the Convention on the Continental Shelf The Convention on the Continental Shelf was ado...
	Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare On November 11th, 2005, at the Tenth Session of...
	Adoption of the Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone The Convention on the Territorial Sea and the C...
	Adoption of the Convention on the High Seas The Convention on the High Seas was adopted on ...
	Adoption of the Convention on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources of the High Seas The Convention on Fishing and Conservation of t...
	Adoption of the Optional Protocol of Signature concerning the Compulsory Settlement of Disputes The Optional Protocol of Signature concerning t...
	Adoption of the Optional Protocol of Signature concerning the Compulsory Settlement of Disputes The Optional Protocol of Signature concerning t...
	Entry into force: Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction The Convention on the Prohibition of the Develo...

	Eleventh session of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea The United Nations Convention on the Law of the...
	International Jazz Day On August 26th, 2011, several countries includi...
	Adoption of the Central African Convention for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons, their Ammunition and all Parts and Components that can be used for their Manufacture, Repair and Assembly The Central African Convention for the Control ...
	Entry into force: Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery The Supplementary Convention on the Abolition o...

	Adoption of the European Agreement supplementing the Convention on road traffic opened for signature at Vienna on 8 November 1968 The European Agreement supplementing the Conven...
	Adoption of the European Agreement supplementing the Convention on Road Signs and Signals The European Agreement supplementing the Conven...

Adoption of the Terms of Reference of the International Nickel Study Group

The Terms of Reference of the International Nic...

	World Press Freedom Day On December 17th, 1993, at the 48th session of ...
	Entry into force: Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Di...
	Adoption of the Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby-Traps & Other Devices as amended on May 3, 1996 (Protocol II as amended on May 3, 1996) The Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on...

	International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling entered into force 1959
	NASA Earth Science satellite Aqua launched to monitor Earth´s water cycle 2002
	Adoption & Entry into force: Protocol amending the Int´l Agrmt for the Suppression of the White Slave Traffic, signed at Paris on May 18, 1904, and the Int´l Convn for the Suppression of the White Slave Traffic, signed at Paris on May 4, 1910 The Protocol amending the International Agreeme...
	Adoption & Entry into force: Articles of Association for the establishment of an Economic Community of West Africa The Articles of Association for the establishme...

	Day of Vesak On December 15th, 1999, at the 79th plenary mee...
	Entry into force: Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal The Basel Convention on the Control of Transbou...

	Int Convention Relating to Intervention on High Seas in Oil Pollution Casualties 1975
	Close of First Island States Conference 1994
	Adoption of the International Convention on Maritime Liens and Mortgages, 1993 The International Convention on Maritime Liens ...

	Entry into force: Amendments to the Agreement establishing the African Development Bank The Amendments to the Agreement establishing th...
	Adoption of & Entry into force: Agreement establishing the African Development Bank done at Khartoum on Aug. 4, 1963, as amended by res. 05-79 adopted by the Board of Governors on May 17, 1979 The Agreement establishing the African Developm...

	National Day of Czech Republic
	Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War On November 22nd, 2004, at the 59th plenary mee...

	Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War On November 22nd, 2004, at the 59th plenary mee...
	National Day of European Union
	UN Framework Convention on Climate Change 1992
	Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War On November 22nd, 2004, at the 59th plenary mee...
	Adoption of the Memorandum of Understanding on Maritime Transport Cooperation in the Arab Mashreq The Memorandum of Understanding on Maritime Tra...
	Adoption of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change The United Nations Framework Convention on Clim...

	Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War On November 22nd, 2004, at the 59th plenary mee...
	Close of Third Law of Sea Conference 1975
	Adoption of the Agreement on International Roads in the Arab Mashreq The Agreement on International Roads in the Ara...

World Migratory Bird Day

The World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) first began...

	World Migratory Bird Day The World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) first began...
	UN Conf on Education for Development and Peace 1996

	Israel declared independence 1948
	National Day of Paraguay
	The State of Kuwait is admitted to membership in the United Nations becoming the 109th Member State On May 14th, 1963, the State of Kuwait was admi...

International Day of Families

On September 20th, 1993, at the 112th of the UN...

Adoption of the Revised text of Annex XII - International Maritime Organization (IMO) - to the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies

The Revised text of Annex XII - International M...

	1st African meeting on Sustainable Consumption & Production 2004
	World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2012 On March 27th, 2006, at the 74th plenary meetin...
	Adoption of the Amendments to the Agreement establishing the African Development Bank The Amendments to the Agreement establishing th...
	Entry into force: Amendments to the Agreement establishing the African Development Bank The Amendments to the Agreement establishing th...
	Entry into force: Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution to Abate Acidification, Eutrophication and Ground-level Ozone The Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-ran...
	Entry into force: Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic ...
	Entry into force definitively: International Coffee Agreement, 2001 The International Coffee Agreement, 2001 entere...

	Seabed Arms Control Treaty effective 1972
	Entry into force: International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations The International Convention for the Protection...
	Entry into force: Amendment to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which may be deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to have Indiscriminate Effects The Amendment to the Convention on Prohibitions...
	Adoption of the Customs Convention on Containers The Customs Convention on Containers was adopte...
	Adoption of the Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Commercial Road Vehicles The Customs Convention on the Temporary Importa...
	Adoption of the Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation for Private Use of Aircraft and Pleasure Boats The Customs Convention on the Temporary Importa...
	Adoption of the Convention on the Taxation of Road Vehicles for Private Use in International Traffic The Convention on the Taxation of Road Vehicles...

	Adoption of the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) The Convention on the Contract for Internationa...
	Entry into force definitively: International Coffee Agreement, 1994 The International Coffee Agreement, 1994 entere...

	World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development On December 20th, 2002, at the 78th plenary mee...
	Adoption of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control...
	Adoption of the Convention to the distribution of programme-carrying signals transmitted by satellite The Convention relating to the distribution of ...
	Entry into force: Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials The Agreement on the Importation of Educational...
	Entry into force: Convention on Road Traffic The Convention on Road Traffic entered into for...
	Adoption of the Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment to the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context The Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessm...
	Adoption of the Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses The Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigation...
	Adoption of the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers to the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters The Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer ...
	Adoption of the Protocol on Civil Liability and Compensation for Damage Caused by the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents on Transboundary Waters to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International La The Protocol on Civil Liability and Compensatio...
	Adoption of the Extension of the International Sugar Agreement, 1977 (in accordance with Decision No. 14) The Extension of the International Sugar Agreem...

	International Day for Biological Diversity On December 20th, 2000, at the 87th plenary mee...
	Entry into force: Amendments to the title and substantive provisions of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization The Amendments to the title and substantive pro...
	Adoption of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic ...
	The Republic of Slovenia is admitted to membership in the United Nations becoming the 176th Member State On May 22nd, 1992, the Republic of Slovenia was...
	The Republic of Croatia is admitted to membership in the United Nations becoming the 175th Member State On May 22nd, 1992, the Republic of Croatia was ...
	The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina is admitted to membership in the United Nations becoming 174th Member State On May 22nd, 1992, the Republic of Bosnia and H...

	UNEP recommended what became Brundtland Commission 1983
	Adoption of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties wa...
	Adoption of the Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea The Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities ...
	Entry into force: International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings The International Convention for the Suppressio...
	Entry into force: Agreement on International Railways in the Arab Mashreq The Agreement on International Railways in the ...
	Entry into force: Terms of Reference of the International Nickel Study Group The Terms of Reference of the International Nic...

	Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic & North Seas entered into force 1992
	Adoption of the United Nations Convention on International Multimodal Transport of Goods The United Nations Convention on International ...

	Adoption of Annex VIII - Universal Postal Union (UPU) - to the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies The Annex VIII - Universal Postal Union (UPU) -...
	Adoption of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in armed conflict The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the ...
	Adoption of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the ...
	Entry into force: Convention on the Recovery Abroad of Maintenance The Convention on the Recovery Abroad of Mainte...

	Independence Day in Guyana
	Adoption of the Revised text of Annex VII - World Health Organization (WHO) - to the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies The Revised text of Annex VII - World Health Or...
	Adoption of the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN) The European Agreement concerning the Internati...

	Adoption of the Second revised text of Annex VII - World Health Organization (WHO) - to the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies The Second revised text of Annex VII - World He...
	Adoption of the Amendment to the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters The Amendment to the Convention on Access to In...

	Region´s first recycling plant for grey water Jordan 2010
	Close of UN Conference on Law of the Sea 1958
	Oceans Act to guide all development in US state ocean waters signed 2008
	3rd Prep Committee Mtg UN Conf on Sustainable Developmt 2012
	The Principality of Monaco is admitted to membership in the United Nations becoming the 182nd Member State On May 28th, 1993, the Principality of Monaco w...
	The State of Eritrea is admitted to membership in the United Nations becoming the 181st Member State On May 28th, 1993, the State of Eritrea was adm...

	International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers On December 11th, 2002, at the 73rd plenary mee...
	Entry into force: Protocol to the Statutes of the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology on the Seat of the Centre The Protocol to the Statutes of the Internation...

Adoption of the Convention on Cluster Munitions

The Convention on Cluster Munitions was adopted...

	World No Tobacco Day World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) was first celebrate...
	Entry into force: Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Seabed Authority The Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities o...
	Adoption of the Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime The Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing ...
	Adoption of the European Agreement on Main International Railway Lines (AGC) The European Agreement on Main International Ra...

	UNIDO started long-range development strategy, Vienna 1971
	Global Day of Parents On September 17th, 2012, at the 130th plenary m...
	Adoption & Entry into force: Regulation No. 13. Uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles of categories M, N and O with regard to braking The Regulation No. 13. Uniform provisions conce...

Legend

National Holidays

United Nations

Events for Peace

Sustainable Development

International Agreements

Women and Childrens Rights

International Days

Youth Event

Disarmament and Arms Control

Health

Human Rights

Water for Life

Admission of UN Member States

Decolonization of Africa Epoch III

Dissolution of the SFR of Yugoslavia Epoch III

International Days (observance by UN System)

UN Member States Admission Epoch II

UN Member States Admission Epoch III

Security Council (UNSC)

General Assembly (UNGA)

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