Forty States either signed or ratified international treaties on a range of issues, from protecting children from violence to promoting the rights of persons with disabilities, during the annual high-level event that accompanies the opening of the United Nations General Assembly.
"States have again manifested their firm belief in the importance of international treaty law," the Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and UN Legal Counsel, Patricia O'Brien, said about the week-long 2012 Treaty Event, which wrapped up today at UN Headquarters.
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