International law, Vision2050 and SDGs

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International law
Action
Vision 2050 strategic plan
Sustainable Development Goals
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
To form and consolidate bilateral relations a state and its agents needs to sign various treaties. 

Directional and enabling statement under international relations about increasing its bilateral relations with states and international organizations.
Strengthening the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for development.

Capacity-building - 17.9 Enhance international support for implementing effective and targeted capacity-building in developing countries to support national plans to implement all the sustainable development goals, including through North-South, South-South and triangular cooperation
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations
To foster a good bilateral relations a state and its agents need to adhere to the practices outlined in the convention.
Law of the Sea – Section 1: Legal status of territorial sea (12 nautical miles from baseline) and air space over territorial sea. Sovereignty extends to territorial sea and air space over territorial sea.
Part V Exclusive Economic Zones (200 nautical miles from baseline which the breath of the territorial is measured). States have sovereign rights for the purpose of exploring and exploiting, conserving and managing the natural resources.
To ensure its sea and air borders are safe a state needs to protect its borders via the use of state agencies in relation to the Law of the Sea.
Directional and enabling statement under national security about PNG allocating funds to national security forces to guard our sea, land and air borders from external threats.
Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable, and inclusive institutions at all levels.
Targets: 16.a Strengthen relevant national institutions, including through international cooperation, for building capacity at all levels, in particular in developing countries, to prevent violence and combat terrorism and crime

Kyoto Protocol – limiting and reducing emissions of greenhouse gases.

To combat the threat of climate change a state needs to limit and reduce its emissions of greenhouse gases.
Directional and enabling statement about reducing greenhouse emission by 90% to 1990 levels.
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.
Targets: 13.2 Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning

UN Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) - undertake a series of measures to end discrimination against women in all forms.
To help eliminate all forms of discrimination against women
Directional and enabling statement about regulating the production and sale of gender discriminatory songs.
Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.
Targets: 5.2 Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation


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