UN / TREATIES

On the sidelines of the busy opening of the General Assembly session at United Nations Headquarters, close to 40 States took more than 80 treaty actions in an annual event that ended today (2 October), signing or becoming party to one or several of the 550 multilateral treaties deposited with the UN Secretary-General.

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:15
• Production Date: 2 October 2012
• Asset Language: Original
• Subject Topical: POLITICAL AFFAIRS; LAW; INTERNATIONAL LAW; POLITICAL CONDITIONS; INTERNATIONAL LAW
• Geographic Subject: NIGERIA; INDONESIA; POLAND
• MAMS Id: U121002e

Description

STORY: UN/ TREATIES
TRT: 1.15
SOURCE: UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 24, 25 SEPTEMBER 2012, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

Shotlist

RECENT, NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations Headquarters

25 SEPTEMBER 2012, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, President of Nigeria Goodluck Ebele Jonathan’s arrival
3. Wide shot, Jonathan with United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs Patricia O'Brien at the signing table
4. Med shot, Jonathan leaves

24 SEPTEMBER 2012, NEW YORK CITY

5. Wide shot, Foreign Minister of Indonesia Marty Natalegawa’s arrival
6. Med shot, Natalegawa hands copies of signed treaties to O'Brien
7. Med shot, SRSG for Violence against Children Marta Santos Pais with Natalegawa and O'Brien
8. Wide shot, Natalegawa leaves

25 SEPTEMBER 2012, NEW YORK CITY

9. Wide shot, Under Secretary of State of Poland Maciej Szpunar’s arrival
10. Med shot, Szpunar hands copies of signed treaties to O'Brien
11. Various shots, Poland delegation
12. Wide shot, Szpunar leaves

Storyline

On the sidelines of the busy opening of the General Assembly session at United Nations Headquarters, close to 40 States took more than 80 treaty actions in an annual event that ended today (2 October), signing or becoming party to one or several of the 550 multilateral treaties deposited with the UN Secretary-General.

The annual Treaty Event is an opportunity for Member States to sign or ratify global treaties focusing on issues ranging from human rights to disarmament, international crime, the environment, communications and world trade.

This year's event featured four Heads of State, two Heads of Government, thirty Ministers, and four Ambassadors to the United Nations.

Among them was Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, who submitted Nigeria's accession to the Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism, also ratified by Malta and Turkey, and the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict, which was also ratified by Indonesia and Swaziland.

Indonesia's Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa ratified two Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, one on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict, and one on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography, also ratified by Swaziland, and signed by Russia.

And Poland's Under Secretary of State Maciej Szpunar ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which was also ratified by Israel, Russia, Swaziland and the tiny island nation Dominica.