Framework Convention

Framework convention may mean:

  • Framework Convention Alliance for Tobacco Control, in the United States
  • Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, by the Council of Europe
  • Framework Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea
  • Framework Convention on the Protection and Sustainable Development of the Carpathians
  • Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
  • United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
  • World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

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