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LIST OF CONVENTIONS / TREATIES THAT HAVE BEEN TRANSLATED INTO BAHASA MELAYU

Ratified by Malaysia

1. Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, CEDAW
   
2. Convention on the Rights of the Child, CRC
 
2.1 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostiitution and child pornography
2.2 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict ; and
   
3. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, CRPD 
   
4. Geneva Convention
 
4.1 Geneva Convention For The Amelioration Of The Condition Of The Wounded And Sick In Armed Forces In The Field Of 12 August 1949
4.2 Geneva Convention For The Amelioration Of The Condition Of Wounded, Sick And Shipwrecked Members Of Armed Forces At Sea Of 12 August 1949
4.3 Geneva Convention Relative To The Treatment Of Prisoners Of War Of 12 August 1949
4.4 Geneva Convention Relative To The Protection Of Civilian Persons In Time Of War Of 12 August 1949
   

Yet to ratify

5. Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 
   
6. Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, CEDAW 
   
7. Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure
   
8. Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment – CAT
 
8.1 Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
   
9. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - ICCPR
 
9.1 Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: and
9.2 Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of death penalty
   
10. International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination - ICERD
   
11. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - ICESR
 
11.1 Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
   
12. International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance - ICPED
   
13. International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families - ICRMW
   
14. Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, 1951;
 
14.1 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees, 1967
   
15. Rome Statute
   

Other documents

 
 
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Joint Statement for the 1 st Malaysia-New Zealand Annual Foreign Ministers’ Meeting Kuala Lumpur, 7 June 2024

 

Joint Statement for

the 1 st Malaysia-New Zealand Annual Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

Kuala Lumpur, 7 June 2024 

 

1. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia, the Hon. Dato’ Seri Utama Haji Mohamad bin Haji Hasan, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand, the Rt. Hon. Winston Peters held the 1st Malaysia-New Zealand Annual Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AFMM) on 7 June 2024 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Bilateral Cooperation under the Strategic Partnership

2. The Ministers expressed their appreciation for the strong bilateral relationship and recognised the progress of the current cooperation under the Strategic Partnership established in 2023, encompassing its four (4) pillars: Prosperity; People; Planet; and Peace & Security.

3. Both Ministers reviewed the progress of the ongoing bilateral cooperation and reiterated their commitment to the Strategic Partnership and their determination to enhance and broaden the ongoing collaboration in key areas of strategic importance and mutually beneficial.

Regional and International Issues

4. Both Ministers reaffirmed their commitment to enhancing the ASEAN-New Zealand Strategic Partnership, including through ASEAN-led mechanisms and looked forward to commemorating the 50th anniversary of ASEAN-New Zealand dialogue relations during Malaysia’s ASEAN Chairmanship in 2025.

5. Both sides also exchanged views concerning geostrategic, security and geoeconomics in addressing the regional challenges, including the South China Sea, the situation in the Middle East, and the situations in Myanmar, and Ukraine.

6. The Ministers reiterated their strong commitment to multilateralism and committed to continuing to work together to strengthen multilateral institutions, including their role in protecting and promoting human rights.

 

7 June 2024


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