Enacted on November 20,1989, the U.N.Convention on the Rights of the Child is the most widely ratified international human rights treaty.

VOA: standard.2009.11.22

It is the only developed country not to have ratified the Kyoto Protocol and is still resisting a legally binding international deal.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

The government has ratified that covenant, so it has the responsibility to ensure that people are not denied their right to food."

VOA: standard.2009.08.23

The treaty will have to be ratified both by Russia's Parliament and the U.S.Senate, something President Obama and his administration are committed to achieving.

VOA: standard.2010.03.26

After the signing, the treaty must be ratified by the Russian Duma and the U.S.Senate, where 67 of the 100 Senators must approve it.

VOA: standard.2010.04.04

"The main condition is that there first has to be a settlement and it has to be ratified then the land will be handed over."

VOA: standard.2009.11.11

Analysts say whenever the two sides agree on a new treaty, that pact must still be ratified by the U.S.Senate and the Russian Parliament - or Duma.

VOA: standard.2009.12.07

The Europeans also began discussing the broad outlines of future leadership posts for the European Union, once a reforming charter known as the Lisbon Treaty is fully ratified.

VOA: standard.2009.10.30

Many around the world believe the success of the global talks will depend heavily on the positions taken by the United States, which notably never ratified the Kyoto agreement.

VOA: standard.2009.10.13

A document setting out rules for democratic succession was approved almost three years ago, but has been ratified by only three of the 15 countries needed to take effect.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23