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The Ottawa Process
Goals: To create an international treaty to ban anti-personnel landmines globally; Strategies: A series of fast-track negotiations bypassing traditional disarmament fora; Outcomes: Establishment of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Goals: Promotion of universal respect for human rights and freedoms; Strategies: Establishing an international standard of achievements for all peoples; Outcomes: Provides a foundation for international human rights law.
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Goals: To address global challenges including poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, and peace and justice by 2030; Strategies: A collection of 17 interconnected goals adopted by all United Nations Member States; Outcomes: Global partnership and progress on sustainable development.
The Earth Charter
Goals: To establish a sound ethical foundation for the emerging global society; Strategies: Developing a global consensus on shared values for sustainable living; Outcomes: A universal expression of ethical principles to foster sustainable development.
Helsinki Accords
Goals: To improve relations between the Communist Eastern bloc and the Western countries during the Cold War; Strategies: Addressing a range of prominent global issues through dialogue; Outcomes: Signatory states agree on respecting human rights and boundaries and promoting economic and environmental cooperation.
The Good Friday Agreement
Goals: To bring an end to The Troubles in Northern Ireland; Strategies: Establishing new political structures and mutual recognition; Outcomes: Ceasefire, disarmament, and the creation of devolved, inclusive governance structures.
The Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention
Goals: To eliminate antipersonnel mines, with the purpose of ending their production, usage, and stockpiling; Strategies: International treaty obligations to destroy stockpiles and clear mined areas; Outcomes: Global reduction in landmine casualties, and increase in landmine-free states.
The Madrid Peace Conference
Goals: To revive the peace process and resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict; Strategies: Bringing together Israel, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and the Palestinians for direct negotiations; Outcomes: Led to bilateral talks and the Oslo Accords.
The Oslo Accords
Goals: To create a framework for the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; Strategies: Establishing a phased approach to autonomy for Palestinians; Outcomes: Establishment of Palestinian Authority, mutual recognition.
The Paris Agreement
Goals: To combat climate change and to accelerate and intensify the actions and investments needed for a sustainable low carbon future; Strategies: National commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; Outcomes: Global framework to avoid dangerous climate change by limiting global warming.
The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction
Goals: To substantially reduce disaster risk and losses in lives, livelihoods, and health; Strategies: A comprehensive approach to disaster risk management spanning 2015-2030; Outcomes: Enhanced international cooperation and national/local strategies for risk reduction.
International Day of Peace
Goals: To strengthen the ideals of peace through observing 24 hours of non-violence and cease-fire; Strategies: Global observance on September 21st each year; Outcomes: Broad participation in promoting peace by individuals, organizations, and nations.
The Doomsday Clock
Goals: To represent the likelihood of a man-made global catastrophe; Strategies: Symbolic settings to reflect existential threats; Outcomes: Raises public awareness about the dangers of nuclear war and climate change.
Geneva Conventions
Goals: To set the standards for international law for humanitarian treatment in war; Strategies: Protecting non-combatants, prisoners of war, and the wounded; Outcomes: Establishment of laws for the humane treatment of individuals during war.
The Nobel Peace Prize
Goals: To commend individuals or organizations that have made significant contributions to peace; Strategies: Annual international prize awarded by the Norwegian Nobel Committee; Outcomes: Recognition and encouragement of peace efforts worldwide.
The Kimberley Process
Goals: To prevent the trade in conflict diamonds and ensure diamond purchases are not financing violence by rebel movements; Strategies: Implementing certification schemes to regulate diamond trade; Outcomes: Reduction of illicit diamond trade facilitating conflicts.
United Nations Peacekeeping
Goals: To help countries navigate the difficult path from conflict to peace; Strategies: Providing security, political support, and building a durable peace; Outcomes: Stabilization of conflict zones, support for political processes, protection of civilians.
The Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)
Goals: To prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, promote disarmament, and facilitate the peaceful use of nuclear energy; Strategies: Creating a legally binding framework to limit nuclear arms; Outcomes: Verification regime under the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and a reduction in global nuclear arsenals.
The Camp David Accords
Goals: To create a framework for peace in the Middle East between Egypt and Israel; Strategies: Negotiations facilitated by US President Jimmy Carter; Outcomes: The signing of two framework agreements and the eventual Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty.
The Cartagena Declaration on Refugees
Goals: To enhance the protection of refugees in Latin America; Strategies: Non-binding regional custom extending the definition and rights of refugees; Outcomes: Strengthened regional commitment to refugee protection and increased international cooperation.
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