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e. The term Obama Doctrine is frequently used to describe the principles of US foreign policy under the Obama administration (2009–2017). He relied chiefly on his two highly experienced Secretaries of State — Hillary Clinton (2009–2013) and John Kerry (2013–2017)—and Vice President Joe Biden. Main themes include a reliance on ...
With more than 160 nations participating, the conference lasted until 1982. The resulting convention came into force on 16 November 1994, one year after the 60th state, Guyana, ratified the treaty. The convention introduced a number of provisions.
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons ( TPNW ), or the Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty, is the first legally binding international agreement to comprehensively prohibit nuclear weapons with the ultimate goal being their total elimination. It was adopted on 7 July 2017, opened for signature on 20 September 2017, and entered into force on 22 ...
The OHCHR released a statement on 8 August 2017 saying that there is "widespread and systematic use of excessive force and arbitrary detentions against demonstrators in Venezuela", that there are "patterns of other human rights violations, including violent house raids, torture and ill-treatment of those detained in connection with the protests ...
Organisation. The speaking order of the General Debate is different from the speaking order of other General Assembly debates. For the General Debate, the Secretary-General speaks first delivering their "Report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization, " they are then followed by: the President of the General Assembly who opens the General Debate, the delegate from Brazil and ...
APPROVED Sport as a means to promote education, health, development and peace. without vote The motion called for the promotion and integration of sport for development and peace in the global development agenda while working with the principles of the United Nations Action Plan on Sport for Development and Peace. Monaco introduced the motion ...
The 2017 Venezuelan protests were a series of protests occurring throughout Venezuela. Protests began in January 2017 after the arrest of multiple opposition leaders and the cancellation of dialogue between the opposition and Nicolás Maduro 's government. As the tension continued, the 2017 Venezuelan constitutional crisis began in late March ...
The Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance was the first of many so-called "mutual security agreements", [14] and the formalization of the Act of Chapultepec. The treaty was adopted by the original signatories on 2 September 1947 in Rio de Janeiro (hence the colloquial name "Rio Treaty"). It came into force on 3 December 1948 and was ...