sign a convention

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• The country's leader signed the convention on climate change last year.
• All member states are expected to sign the convention by the end of the year.
• Has your government signed the new international trade convention yet?
• It is imperative that the convention on human rights be signed by all nations.
• In 1949, several countries gathered to sign a convention that established new rules for warfare.
• The small nation refused to sign the convention, citing concerns over its sovereignty.
• After years of negotiation, the delegates were finally ready to sign the convention against torture.
• The prime minister will travel to Geneva next week to sign the global health convention.
• To sign a convention is the first step towards its formal ratification and implementation into national law.
• If more countries sign the biodiversity convention, we will have a better chance of protecting endangered species.