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10 entriesAcclamation
A method of decision-making in which a candidate or proposal is approved by…
Ad Hoc Committee
A temporary committee created to address a specific issue or task, dissolved…
Ad Hoc Committee Cybercrime
UN General Assembly body created in 2019 to negotiate a global treaty on…
advisory jurisdiction
The authority of an international court to issue non-binding legal opinions on…
all-states formula
A UN treaty-participation clause that opens a convention to signature or…
Annan Plan Cyprus
A 2002–2004 UN-brokered proposal to reunify Cyprus as a bizonal, bicommunal…
António Guterres
Portuguese politician and diplomat serving as the ninth Secretary-General of…
Arms Trade Treaty
A multilateral treaty regulating the international trade in conventional…
Atrocity Prevention
A field of policy and practice aimed at preventing genocide, crimes against…
ATT (Arms Trade Treaty)
The Arms Trade Treaty is a multilateral treaty regulating the international…