In 1949, in the aftermath of two devastating global wars, new Geneva Conventions were developed to codify the laws of armed conflict and to limit the activities of combatants with respect both to other combatants and to non-combatants.

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It can build on acceptance into the World Trade Organization to share in global environmental, medical and legal conventions.

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It set up three new UN conventions through which agreements to safeguard the global environment could be crafted.

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