France has become the 22th Party to the UN Watercourses Convention

On 24 February, 2011, France has ratified the Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses (UN Watercourses Convention), thus reducing to 13 the number of additional ratifications needed for entry into force. For updates on the status of ratification of the convention, visit http://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=XXVII-12&chapter=27&lang=en