Countries that do not ratify will not receive new bail-outs from 2013.

ECONOMIST: Charlemagne

Such gatherings do not decide policy, they ratify it.

ECONOMIST: Cuba and the United States

This is something that unfortunately, the United States is not in a position to do because we have yet to ratify that convention and it's one of the reasons why we are interested and supportive of having that treaty be ratified by the U.S. Senate.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Russian LOST and found