List of International Declarations - 1900-1999

1900-1999

Year Name Summary References
1905 Declaration of Boulogne Defines "Esperantism" as a movement to promote the widespread use of Esperanto.
1909 Declaration of London An international code of maritime law.
1916 Proclamation of the Irish Republic Proclaims Irish independence from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
1919 Declaration of Independence (Ireland) Adopted by Dáil Éireann; "ratifies" the 1916 Proclamation.
1923 Declaration of the Rights of the Child Protects the rights of children; drafted by Eglantyne Jebb, endorsed in 1924, and adopted by the UN in 1946 and in 1959.
1944 Declaration of Philadelphia Current charter of the International Labour Organization.
1945 Declaration of Avellaneda The political platform of Argentina's Radical Civic Union.
Indonesian Declaration of Independence Proclaims Indonesia independent from Dutch imperial rule.
1948 Israel's Declaration of Independence Proclaims the establishment of the State of Israel within the British Mandate of Palestine.
1949 London Declaration Allows republics to be member of the British Commonwealth, creates the position of Head of the Commonwealth, and renames the organisation as the 'Commonwealth of Nations'.
1950 Declaration of Conscience Senator Margaret Chase Smith criticizes the tactics of HUAC and (without naming him) Senator Joe McCarthy.
1955 Declaration of Neutrality Austria proclaims itself a permanently neutral nation.
1964 Declaration of Helsinki Sets ethical principles for the medical community regarding human experimentation.
1965 Unilateral Declaration of Independence Rhodesia proclaims itself independent from the United Kingdom on 11 November 1965, by the administration of Ian Smith, whose Rhodesian Front party opposed black majority rule in the then British colony.
1968 Declaration of Geneva Proclaims physicians' dedication to the humanitarian goals of medicine.
1988 Palestinian Declaration of Independence Proclaims the establishment of the independent State of Palestine.
1990 Declaration of Independence (Transnistria) Proclaims the withdrawal of Transnistria from the Moldavian SSR.
1991 Declaration of Windhoek Statement of press freedom principles put together by African newspaper journalists.

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