Appointments and treaties often feature in UPSC CSE prelims. These questions are often of match the column types. Cnadidates need to match the year of the convention, non-parties, and topic of the treaty. Other than these, agreement questions are also based on fact based questions where four 3-4 statements form the options. We’ve listed all important treaties year-wise with the year and topics. You can also download the list of international agreements for UPSC and other government exams.
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- HUMAN RIGHTS
- NARCOTIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES
- TRAFFIC IN PERSONS
- OBSCENE PUBLICATIONS
- HEALTH
- INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT
- TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
- NAVIGATION
- EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL MATTERS
- LAW OF THE SEA
- TELECOMMUNICATIONS
- ENVIRONMENT
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List of International Agreements and Treaties for UPSC
Below is the List of International Agreements and Treaties by number of parties. Only treaties with a minimum of 170 parties are included.
| List of International Agreements and Treaties | Year concluded | Topic | Non-parties |
| Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property | 1883 | Intellectual property | — |
| Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works | 1886 | Intellectual property (copyright) | — |
| Forced Labour Convention | 1930 | Human rights; labour | — |
| Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation | 1944 | Organizational (ICAO); air transport | VAT, LIE,[l] NIU, PSE |
| Articles of Agreement of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development | 1944 | Organizational (IBRD); international development | AND, COK, CUB,[m] VAT, LIE, MCO, NIU, PRK, PSE |
| Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund | 1944 | Organizational (IMF); international development | AND, COK, CUB,[m] VAT, LIE, MCO, NIU, PRK, PSE |
| Constitution of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation | 1945 | Organizational (UNESCO); education; science; culture | VAT, LIE |
| Constitution of the Food and Agriculture Organization | 1945 | Organizational (FAO); agriculture; food | VAT, LIE, PSE |
| Constitution of the International Labour Organization | 1919/1945[p] | Organizational (ILO); labour | AND, BHU, VAT, LIE, FSM, MCO, NIU, PRK, NRU, PSE |
| United Nations Charter | 1945 | Organizational (UN); pacific settlement of disputes | COK, VAT, NIU, PSE |
| Constitution of the World Health Organization | 1946 | Organizational (WHO); health | VAT, LIE, PSE |
| Convention on the International Maritime Organization | 1948 | Organizational (IMO); admiralty law; law of the sea | — |
| Geneva Conventions: First, Second,Third,Fourth | 1949 | International humanitarian law | NIU[k] |
| Convention establishing a Customs Co-operation Council | 1950 | Organizational (WCO); customs | — |
| International Plant Protection Convention | 1951 | Agricultural (pest protection) | — |
| Equal Remuneration Convention | 1951 | Human rights; labour | — |
| Articles of Agreement of the International Finance Corporation | 1955 | Organizational (IFC); international development | AND,[q] BRN, COK,[q] CUB,[m][q] VAT,[q] LIE,[q] MCO,[q] NRU,[q] NIU,[q] PRK,[q] PSE, SMR, VCT, TUV |
| Statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency | 1956 | Peaceful use of nuclear energy | — |
| Abolition of Forced Labour Convention | 1957 | Human rights; labour | — |
| Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention | 1958 | Human rights; labour | — |
| Articles of Agreement of the International Development Association | 1960 | Organizational (IDA); international development | — |
| Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations | 1961 | Privileges and immunities; diplomatic relations | COK, NIU, PLW, SSD |
| Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs | 1961 | Drug control | TCD, COK, TLS, GNQ, KIR, NRU, WSM, SSD, TUV, VUT |
| Vienna Convention on Consular Relations | 1963 | Privileges and immunities; diplomatic relations | — |
| Constitution of the Universal Postal Union | 1964 | Organizational (UPU); postal | AND, DOM, HND, MHL, FSM, PLW, PSE, SDN |
| International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights | 1966 | Human rights | — |
| WIPO Convention | 1967 | Organizational (WIPO); intellectual property | FSM, NRU, PLW, PSE, SSD |
| Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons | 1968 | Arms control | COK, IND, ISR, NIU, PRK,[n] PAK, SSD |
| Tokyo Convention | 1969 | Terrorism, air transport | DMA, TLS, ERI, VAT, KIR, FSM, PSE, KNA, SOM, SSD, TUV |
| International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination | 1969 | Human rights | — |
| Hague Hijacking Convention | 1970 | Terrorism, air transport | BDI, TLS, ERI, VAT, KIR, FSM, PSE, SMR, SLB, SOM, SSD, TUV |
| Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation | 1971 | Aviation; terrorism | TLS, ERI, VAT, KIR, PSE, SMR, SOM, SSD, TUV |
| Convention on Psychotropic Substances | 1971 | Drug control | COK, TLS, GNQ, HTI, KIR, LBR, NRU, WSM, SLB, SSD, TUV, VUT |
| Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat | 1971 | Environment (species preservation; waterfowl; wetlands) | — |
| Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage | 1972 | Cultural and natural heritage | LIE, NRU, SOM, TUV |
| Biological Weapons Convention | 1972 | International humanitarian law; arms control | — |
| CITES | 1973 | Environmental (species preservation) | — |
| Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents | 1973 | Anti-terrorism; privileges and immunities; diplomatic relations | — |
| Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents | 1973 | Terrorism; privileges and immunities; diplomatic relations; international criminal law | — |
| Agreement establishing the International Fund for Agricultural Development | 1976 | Organizational (IFAD); development | — |
| Protocol I | 1977 | International humanitarian law | — |
| Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women | 1979 | Human rights | VAT, IRN, PLW, NIU, SOM, SDN, TON, USA |
| International Convention against the Taking of Hostages | 1979 | Terrorism | — |
| Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer | 1985 | Environment (ozone depletion) | — |
| Convention establishing the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency | 1985 | Organizational (MIGA); international development | — |
| Montreal Protocol | 1987 | Environment (ozone depletion) | — |
| UN Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances | 1988 | Drug control | GNQ, KIR, PLW, PNG, SLB, SOM, SSD, TUV |
| Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airports serving International Civil Aviation | 1988 | aviation; terrorism | — |
| Convention on the Rights of the Child | 1989 | Human rights | USA |
| UN Framework Convention on Climate Change | 1992 | Environment (climate change) | VAT |
| Convention on Biological Diversity | 1992 | Environment (species preservation; sustainable development) | VAT, USA |
| Chemical Weapons Convention | 1992 | Organizational (OPCW); international humanitarian law; arms control | EGY, ISR, PRK, SSD |
| Constitution and Convention of the International Telecommunication Union | 1865/1992[20] | Organizational (ITU); telecommunications | COK, NIU, PLW, PSE |
| Basel Convention | 1992 | Environmental (hazardous waste disposal) | TLS, FJI, GRD, HTI, VAT, NIU, SMR, SLB, SSD, TUV, USA |
| UN Convention to Combat Desertification | 1994 | Environment (desertification) | VAT |
| Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty[86] | 1996 | Arms control | — |
| Kyoto Protocol | 1997 | Environment (climate change) | AND, CAN,[m] VAT, PSE, SSD, USA |
| International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings | 1997 | Terrorism | — |
| International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism | 1999 | Terrorism | BDI, TCD, ERI, IRN, LBN, PSE, SOM, SSD, TUV |
| Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention | 1999 | Human rights; labour | — |
| United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime[33] | 2000 | Organized crime; international criminal law | BTN, COG, IRN, PNG, SLB, SOM, SSD, TUV |
| Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography | 2000 | Human rights | — |
| Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children | 2000 | Human rights; international criminal law (human trafficking) | — |
| Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety | 2000 | Environment (species preservation; biological technology) | — |
| Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants | 2001 | Environmental (persistent organic pollutants) | — |
| United Nations Convention against Corruption | 2003 | International criminal law | — |
| WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control | 2003 | Health | — |
| Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage | 2003 | Cultural heritage | — |
| International Convention Against Doping in Sport | 2005 | Doping in sport | — |
| Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities | 2006 | Human rights | — |
| Paris Agreement | 2015 | Environment (climate change) | ERI, VAT, IRN, IRQ, LBY, TUR, YEM |
That all weh have for the List of International Agreements and Treaties important for UPSC.
