International/Regional Conventions, Treaties, Declarations and Protocols - Swaziland


The Government of Swaziland is signatory to various international and regional Conventions, Treaties and Protocols as part of her international responsibility.

The table below portrays those 'environmentally' related Conventions, Treaties and Protocols that are in existence and the status of Swaziland's agreement to those Conventions, Treaties and Protocols.

Declarations   Date    
Maputo Declaration on Agriculture and Food Security in Africa   10-12 July 2003    
Sirte Declaration on the Challenges of Implementing Integrated and Sustainable Development on Agriculture and Water in Africa   2004    
Dar Es Salaam Declaration on Agriculture and Food Security in the SADC Region   14 Feb 2004    
The FAO Committee on World Food Security Right to Food Guidelines   23 Sept 2004    
Declaration of the World Food Summit: five years later   2002    
World Declaration on Nutrition - Plan of Action for Nutrition   1992    
Rome Declaration on World Food Security and Plan of Action   13-17 Nov 1996    
Conventions, Treaties & Protocols Text Date Date signed Date ratified / accession
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Full text 3 Nov 2001 10 June 2002 not ratified
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Full text 23 May 2001 not signed 13 Jan 2006
The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity Full text 29 Jan 2000 not signed 13 Jan 2006
The Beijing Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that deplete the ozone layer Full text 1 Jan 2000 not signed 16 Dec 2005
African-Eurasian Migratory Water Bird Agreement Full text 1 Nov 1999 not signed not ratified
The Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade Full text 11 Sept 1998 not signed not ratified
The Kyoto Protocol Full text 11 Dec 1997 not signed 13 Jan 2006
The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Full text 10 Sept 1996 24 Sept 1996 not ratified
The African Nuclear-Weapon Free Zone Treaty (Pelindaba Treaty) Full text 11 April 1996 4 Nov 1996 not ratified
The Revised SADC Protocol on Shared Watercourse Systems Full text   7 Aug 2000 ratified
Ban Amendment to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal Full text 22 Sept 1995 not signed not ratified
The SADC Protocol on Shared Watercourse Systems Full text 28 Aug 1995 28 Aug 1995 ratified
The Lusaka Agreement on Co-operative Enforcement Operations Directed at Illegal Trade in Wildlife (Fauna and Fauna) Full text 8 Sept 1994 8 Sept 1994 not ratified
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa Full text 12 Sept 1994 27 July 1995 7 Oct 1996
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Full text 16 Nov 1994    
Agreement on the Implementation of Part XI of the Convention on the Law of the Sea Full text 28 July 1994 12 Oct 1994 not ratified
Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction Full text 13 Jan 1993 23 Sept 1993 20 Nov 1996
The Chemical Weapons Convention Full text 13 Jan 1993 23 Sept 1993 20 Nov 1996
London Amendment to Montreal Protocol on Substances that deplete the ozone layer Full text 10 Aug 1992   16 Dec 2005
The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development Full text 13 June 1992    
The Convention on Biological Diversity Full text 5 June 1992 12 June 1992 9 Nov 1994
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Full text 9 May 1992 12 June 1992 7 Oct 1996
Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes Full Text 17 March 1992 not signed not ratified
The Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context Full text 25 Feb 1991 not signed not ratified
Convention on the Ban of the Import into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes Within Africa (BAMAKO) Full text 30 Jan 1991 29 June 1991 not ratified
Adjustments and Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer Full text 29 June 1990   16 Dec 2005
Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)   20 Nov 1989   6 Oct 1995
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal Full text 22 March 1989 not signed 8 Aug 2005
Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer Full text 16 Sept 1987 10 Nov 1992 16 Dec 2005
Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer Full text 22 March 1985 12 Dec 1994 16 Dec 2005
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT)   10 Dec 1984   25 Apr 2004
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Full text 10 Dec 1982 18 Jan 1984 not ratified
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) Full text 18 Dec 1979 not signed 26 Mar 2004
Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution Full text 13 Nov 1979 not signed not ratified
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals Full text 23 June 1979 not signed not ratified
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Full text 3 March 1973 3 March 1973 24 Jan 1997
Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage Full text 16 Nov 1972 not signed not ratified
The Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention Full text 10 April 1972   18 June 1991
acceded
Treaty on the Prohibition of the emplacement of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction on the seabed and the ocean floor and in the subsoil thereof   12 Feb 1971 11 Feb 1971 9 Aug 1972
The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands Full text 2 Feb 1971 not signed not ratified
African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Full text 15 Sept 1968 15 Sept 1968 25 March 1969
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)   16 Dec 1966   26 April 2004
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (CCPR)   16 Dec 1966   26 April 2004
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD)   7 March 1966   7 May 1969
Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under Water Full text 10 Oct 1963   29 May 1969
Geneva Convention on the High Seas Full text 29 Apr 1958   16 Oct 1970
acceded
Convention on the Continental Shelf Full text 29 Apr 1958   16 Oct 1970
Convention relating to the Status of Refugees of 28 July 1951 Full text 22 Apr 1954   14 Feb 2000
Convention on the Political Rights of Women   31 March 1953   20 Jul 1970
The International Plant Protection Convention Full text 3 April 1952 not signed not ratified
Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or other Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare Full text 19 June 1925   23 July 1991
acceded

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This page was last updated on 25 February 2006