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25 Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision adopted in 1999 and revised in 2003

AU Abuja Treaty establishing the African Economic Community (1994)

AU African Charter on Statistics (2000)

AU Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption (2003)

Abolition of Forced Labour Convention (1957) ILO

Advisory Opinion of the African Commission on Human and Peoples‟ Rights on the United Nations

Africa's conservation of nature and natural resources (Convention)

African Charter for Popular Participation in Development and Transformation (1990)

African Charter on Statistics (2009)

African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1986

African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1996

African Charter on the Rights and welfare of the Child (1990)

African Charter on values and Principles of Public Service and Administration

African Civil Aviation Commission Community

African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (1968)

African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (2003, Maputo, Mozambique)

African Maritime Transport Charter

African Platform on the Right to education (1999)

African Union (AU), Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People's Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (2003, Maputo, Mozambique)

African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (Kampala Convention)

African Union Non - Aggression and Common Defence Pact (2005)

African Youth Charter (2006)

Agreement for the Establishment of the African Risk Capacity (ARC) Agency

Anti-Bribery Convention (1999)

Any other Accounting Standards Codes on Industrial Safety

Bamako Convention on the Ban of the Import into Africa and Control of Trans-boundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within Africa (1991)

Ban of the Import into Africa and the control of transboundary movement of hazardous waste within Africa (Convention)

Best Practices for Budget Transparency (2002)

Cairo Declaration of the Assembly of Heads of State on the Establishment, within the OAU, of a Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution (1993)

Charter for the Cultural Renaissance of Africa (2006 Khartoum, Sudan)

Charter for the Public service in Africa

Charter of the United Nations (1945)

Climate Change Convention

Code of Good Practices in Fiscal and Budgetary Transparency

Code of Good Practices on Transparency in Monetary and Financial Policies: Declaration of Principles (1999)

Codes on industrial Safety and Hygiene, WHO

Combating drought and desertification Convention

Constitutive Act of the African Union

Control of Transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal (Convention)

Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1984)

Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (1951)

Convention concerning Protection and Facilities to be Afforded to the Workers Representative 1971

Convention concerning the Fight against Discrimination in Education - 14 Dec 1960

Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others

Convention of the African Energy Commission

Convention on certain Conventional Weapons 10 October 1980

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (1979)

Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITIES) - Convention

Convention on the Political Rights of Women

Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) (2006, New York, USA)

Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989)

Convention on the Rights of the Child 1990

Convention on the consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages

Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision (2006)

Core Principles for Securities Regulations adopted in 2003

Core Principles for Security and Insurance Supervision and Regulations adopted in 2003

Core Principles for Systemically Important Payment Systems (2001)

Countering Racism, Apartheid and Incitement to War (1978)

Cultural Charter for Africa

Declaration and Plan of action on Control of Illicit Drug Trafficking and Abuse in Africa (2002)

Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power (1985)

Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression in Africa (2002)

Declaration on Elimination of All forms of intolerance and of Discrimination based on Religion or Belief (1981)

Declaration on Framework for an OAU response to Unconstitutional Changes of Governments (2002)

Declaration on Fundamental Principles Concerning the Contribution to the Mass Media to strengthening Peace and International Understanding, to the Promotion of Human Rights and to Countering Racism, Apartheid and Incitement to War (1978)

Declaration on Principles Governing Democratic Elections in Africa – (2002)

Declaration on Rights of Persons belonging to national or Ethnic, religious and Linguistic Minorities - 1992

Declaration on Social and Legal Principles relating to the Protection Union and Welfare of Children, with Special Reference to Foster Placement and Adoption Nationally and Internationally (1986)

Declaration on Social and Legal Principles relating to the Protection and Welfare of Children, with Special Reference to Foster Placement and Adoption Nationally and Internationally (1986)

Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women (1993)

Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from being subjected to Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1975)

Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (1998)

Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons (1975)

Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2007)

Desertification Convention

Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention (1958) ILO

Equal Remuneration Convention (1951) ILO

Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Stolen Assets Recovery Initiative

First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Forced Labour Convention (1930) ILO

Framework on Climate change Convention

Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize Convention (1948) ILO

General Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Organization of the African Union

Geneva Convention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War (12 August 1949)

Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea (12 August 1949)

Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War

Grand Bay (Mauritius) Declaration and Plan of Action for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (1999)

Guidelines for Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises (2005)

Guidelines for Public Debt Management (2003)

Guidelines on Corporate Governance (National and International)

Indian Ocean Marine Affairs Cooperation (OMAC) Convention

Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD)

International Accounting Standards (IAS)

International Audit Standards

International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism

International Convention on Civil and Political rights

International Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (1965)

International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (1990)

International Convention on the Suppression and punishment of the Crime of Apartheid 10 Dec 1973

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 1966

International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) (2001) IASB (and updates to 2010)

International Hydrographic Organization (HO) Convention

International Maritime (Organisation)

International Standards in Auditing – The Handbook of International Quality Control, Auditing, Review, Other Assurance and Related Services Pronouncements (2010) International Federation of Accountants (IFAC)

International Standards on Auditing (ISA) adopted in 1998

International Standards on Auditing Insurance Core Principles and Methodology (2003)

International trade of endangered Flora and Fauna Species (Convention)

Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (1997, Kyoto – Japan)

Maputo Declaration on Agriculture

Memorandum of Understanding, Conference on Security, Stability, Development and Cooperation in Africa (CSSDCA) (2002)

Minimum Age Convention (1973) ILO

Minimum Wage Fixing Machinery Convention 1928

Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within Africa (1991)

Mozambique as a member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature

NEPAD Declaration on Democracy, Political, Economic and Corporate Governance – (2003)

New Partnership for Africa‟s development - Framework Document (2001)

OAU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa

OAU Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism

OAU Refugee Convention of 1969

Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981

Optional Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women

Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (2002)

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of Children in Armed Conflict (2000)

Organisation of the African Unity (OAU), New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), 2001, Abuja Nigeria

Organization of African Unity (OAU) Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption

Organization of the African Unity (OAU), Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community (1991, Abuja, Nigeria)

Ottawa Treaty on the Banning of Anti-personal Mines - 16 September 1997

Ouagadougou Declaration and Plan of Action on Accelerating Prison and Penal Reform in Africa (2003)

Pact on Security, Stability and Development in the Great Lakes Region

Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Fair Trial and Legal Assistance in Africa (2001)

Principles of Corporate Governance (2004)

Principles of Corporate Governance of the OECD and the Commonwealth adopted by the IGCU in 2001 and the CMA in 2003

Promotion of Human Rights and to Countering Racism, Apartheid and Incitement to War (1978)

Protection of the Ozone layer (Convention)

Protection of the World cultures and natural heritage (Convention)

Protection, management and development of the sea environment and coastal zones in the Eastern Africa region, and related protocols (Convention)

Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol I), 8 June 1977

Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non- International Armed Conflicts (Protocol II), 8 June 1977

Protocol I to the 1980 Convention on Fragmentation Weapons 10 October 1980

Protocol II to the 1980 Convention on Incediary Weapons 10 October 1980

Protocol of the Court of Justice of the African Union

Protocol on Amendments to the Constitutive Act of the African Union

Protocol on the Amendments to the Protocol on the Statue of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights

Protocol on the establishment of the East African Community Customs Union (2005)

Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees

Protocol relating to the establishment of the Peace and Security Council of the AU (2002)

Protocol to the AU Constitutive Act on the Statute of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights (2008)

Protocol to the AU Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism

Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People's Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and People's Rights

Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights of Women in Africa (2005)

Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights of women in Africa (2003)

Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples'' Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples Rights

Protocol to the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community relating to the Pan-African Parliament

Resolution on Women in conflict (2000)

Revised African Maritime Transport Charter

Revised Code of Good Practices on Fiscal Transparency (2007)

Right to Organize and Collective Bargaining Conention (1949) ILO

Right to Organize and Collective Bargaining Convention (1949) ILO

Right to development in the African Charter on Human and People's Rights (1981) including the Protocol on the Right of the Women in Africa

Right to development in the African Charter on Human and Peoples'' Rights (1981)

Robben Island Guidelines and Measures for the Prohibition and Prevention of Torture, Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment in Africa (2002)

Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

SADC Protocol against Corruption

SADC Protocol on Education and Training

SADC Protocol on the Facilitation of Movement of Persons

SADC Trade Protocol

Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR aiming at the abolition of the Death Penalty

Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Shared watercourse systems in the SADC (Protocol)

Solemn Declaration on Gender Equality in Africa (2004)

Southern African Development Community (SADC) Protocol Against Corruption

Southern African Development Community (SADC) Protocol on Gender Equality and the Convention on Disability

Southern African Development Community (SADC) Treaty

Special Recommendations on Terrorist Financing, and the Forty Recommendations (2004)

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Statute of the International Criminal Court 1998

Substances that deplete the Ozone Layer (Protocol)

The 26 ILO conventions on Labour and Security

The African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (2007)

The African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights (1981)

The African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty: 11 April 1996, Cairo

The African Nuclear-Weapon-free Zone Treaty (Pelindaba Treaty)

The Constitutive Act of the African Union (2000)

The Convention against Corruption

The Fourth World Conference on Women

The Geneva Conventions of 1949

UN Convention against Corruption (2003)

UN Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions (1997)

Universal Declaration of the Human Rights

Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention (1999) ILO

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