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Oceans protection treaty could take effect from January, Macron says
The international treaty on the high seas, which focuses on conservation and sustainable use of maritime areas beyond ...
The historic High Seas Treaty is almost reality. Here’s what it would mean for ocean conservation
After 20 years of intense debate, the world looks set to have a treaty protecting marine life out beyond national waters.
Finnish parliament votes to exit landmines treaty due to Russia threat
Finland's parliament voted on Thursday in favour of withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention that bans the use of ...
High Seas Treaty gains momentum as 18 new countries pledge support
A wave of new ratifications during the U.N. Ocean Conference in France has brought the High Seas Treaty closer to the ...
Human Rights Watch5dOpinion
Leaving the Landmine Ban Treaty Puts Civilians at Risk
Deputy Director Mary Wareham and Laura Lodenius, Executive Director at Peace Union of Finland, discuss the grave ...
Finland’s lawmakers vote to leave land mine treaty as Nordic country boosts defenses against Russia
Finland’s parliament has voted overwhelmingly to pull out of a major international treaty on land mines as the Nordic country ...
The Hindu27d
Pakistan violated spirit of Indus Waters Treaty by inflicting three wars, thousands of terror attacks: India tells U.N.
India ripped through Pakistan's “disinformation” at the U.N. on the Indus Waters Treaty, asserting that Islamabad violated its spirit by inflicting three wars and ...
NDTV29d
Pakistan's 4-Point Plan Over Indus Waters Treaty, And Why It Won't Work
Pakistan plans to take India to international court over water treaty. India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty after recent terror attacks. ICJ and World Bank lack ...
The Conversation26d
Fourth time lucky? ACT’s regulatory standards law may finally pass, despite Treaty and legal doubts
Carwyn Jones provided expert evidence for claimants in the Waitangi Tribunal's urgent inquiry into the Regulatory Standards Bill. He was not a claimant in that inquiry. Te Herenga Waka ...
Human Rights Watch29d
WHO: New Pandemic Treaty a Landmark, but Flawed
(Geneva) – World Health Organization (WHO) member countries adopted a new treaty on May 20, 2025, to improve international coordination and cooperation on the prevention of, preparation for ...
Dawn27d
Holding Indus treaty in abeyance has no legal cover, says minister
LAHORE: Federal Minister for Water Resources Muhammad Moeen Wattoo has warned India that holding the Indus Water Treaty (IWC) in abeyance unilaterally is “absolutely unlawful and an act of war”.