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Plurilateral Trade Agreements
Four optional trade agreements included in Annex 4 of the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization. They are:
Annex 4(a) - Agreement on Trade in Civil Aviation;
Annex 4(b) - Agreement on Government Procurement;
Annex 4(c) - International Dairy Agreement; and
Annex 4(d) - International Bovine Agreement.
Unlike the other annexes to the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organizations, these agreements are not automatically binding on all member states of the World Trade Organization, but only on those states that individually ratify them.

Fact-Finding and Conciliation Commission on Freedom of Association
Special International Labor Organization committee of inquiry that considers complaints that a state has violated the International Labor Organization's freedom of association conventions. If the state consents, the inquiry can proceed even though the state is not a member of the International Labor Organization.

United Nations Convention on the
Law of the Sea
United Narions sponsored treaty, opened for signature in 1982, in force since 1994, it establishes a comprehensive legal regime governing the world's oceans and seas. It is interpreted and enforcedi by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
A specialized agency of United Nations responsible for coordinating industrial activities within the United Nations system. UNIDO's main objective is to promote and accelerate industrial development in developing countries and to promote industrial cooperation.