Adopted 30 January 1991 Bamako, Mali PREAMBLE The Parties to this Convention, 1. Mindful of the growing threat to human health and the environment posed by the increased generation and the complexity of hazardous wastes, 2. Further mindful that the most effective way of protecting human health and the environment …
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PREAMBLEWE, the Heads of State or Government of:The Republic of AngolaThe Republic of BotswanaThe Democratic Republic of CongoThe Kingdom of LesothoThe Republic of MalawiThe Republic of MauritiusThe Republic of MozambiqueThe Republic of NamibiaThe Republic of SeychellesThe Republic of South AfricaThe Kingdom of SwazilandThe United Republic of TanzaniaThe Republic of ZambiaThe …
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PREAMBLE The President of the Republic of Angola; The President of the Republic of Burundi; The President of the Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros; The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo; The President of the Republic of Djibouti; The President of the State of Eritrea; The President of …
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PREAMBLE The States Parties to this Convention, Prompted by the desire to settle, in a spirit of mutual understanding and cooperation, all issues relating to the law of the sea and aware of the historic significance of this Convention as an important contribution to the maintenance of peace, justice and …
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The World Conference on Human Rights,Considering that the promotion and protection of human rights is a matter of priority for the international community, and that the Conference affords a unique opportunity to carry out a comprehensive analysis of the international human rights system and of the machinery for the protection …
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PREAMBLE We, the Heads of State or Government of: The Republic of Angola The Republic of Botswana The Democratic Republic of Congo The Kingdom of Lesotho The Republic of Malawi The Republic of Mauritius The Republic of Mozambique The Republic of Namibia The Republic of Seychelles The Republic of South …
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We, Heads of State and Government of the Member States of the Organization of African Unity (OAU): The President of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria The President of the Republic of Angola The President of the Republic of Benin The President of the Republic of Botswana The President of …
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