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Rio Treaty (Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance), signed Sept. 2, 1947, and originally ratified by all 21 American republics. Under the treaty, an armed attack or threat of aggression against a signatory nation, whether by a member nation or by some other power, will be considered an attack against all (see Pan-Americanism Pan-Americanism, movement toward commercial, social, economic, military, and political cooperation among the nations of North, Central, and South America.
In the Nineteenth Century..... Click the link for more information. ). The treaty provides that no member can use force without the unanimous consent of the other signatories, but that other measures against aggressors may be approved by a two-thirds majority. It differs from previous inter-American treaties in that it is a regional treaty within a larger international organization; it recognizes the higher authority of the Security Council of the United Nations. Rio Treatyofficially Convention on Biological DiversityInternational environmental agreement approved at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. Negotiations began in 1988 under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Program. Its goals are the conservation of the planet's biodiversity and the fair use of its resources. By the early 21st century, more than 185 governments were party to the agreement. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| During a visit to Washington in September 2001, Fox declared that in the opinion of the Mexican government, the Rio Treaty was obsolete and should be scrapped. The United States is also grateful for the OAS for coming to our aid in the wake of September 11, 2001 by invoking the Rio Treaty, and the government of Canada for caring for so many of our people in the weeks following September 11, 2001. You may recall that the Kyoto Protocol set the rules for the 1992 Rio Treaty in which hundreds of countries pledged to reduce carbon dioxide and other emissions which seem to warm the atmosphere. |
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