As a signatory to the UN climate change convention, the Kyoto Protocol's parent body, it is entitled to do so.

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Chief among these are the agreements on Multilateralization and Demarcation of the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty, and the Kyoto Protocol to the UN Convention on Climate Change.

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Under the Kyoto protocol of the UN climate convention, all developed countries save America must make binding commitments to reduce their greenhouse-gas emissions.

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The outcome will be a renewed written commitment, embodied in "The Kyoto Vision", to strengthen the Convention as a tool for international cooperation, sustainable development and peace over the long-term.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

For all the fuss that has surrounded its Kyoto protocol and subsequent negotiations, the Framework Convention on Climate Change shows, at best, that international climate negotiations are possible but it may never show that they can achieve significant results in mitigating global warming.

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The Director-General commended deeply the Japanese national and municipal authorities, and in particular the Kyoto Committee for the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, for their exceptional commitment to heritage preservation and to the values enshrined in the Convention.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

This has been the focus of the ongoing celebration of the 40th anniversary of the 1972 World Heritage Convention and will be the subject of the anniversary celebration scheduled to take place in Kyoto (Japan) in November.

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