United Nations Treaty Collection

The United Nations Treaty Collection at https://treaties.un.org/ is the most comprehensive collection of treaties in the world, both bilateral and multilateral. It consists mainly of the full texts of treaties and subsequent actions registered pursuant to Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations and the Regulations and published by the United Nations Secretariat, and the latest participation status of Read More

United Nations special rapporteur

The term “rapporteur” is a French-derived word for an investigator who reports to a deliberative body. Special rapporteur is a title given to individuals working on behalf of the United Nations (UN) within the scope of “special procedure” mechanisms who have a specific country or thematic mandate from the United Nations Human Rights Council. The mandate by the UN has been to “examine, monitor, Read More

United Nations Day

UN Day marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter. With the ratification of this founding document by the majority of its signatories, including the five permanent members of the Security Council, the United Nations officially came into being. 24 October has been celebrated as United Nations Day since 1948. In 1971, the United Nations Read More