This year’s UN Treaty Event (titled “Focus 2007: Towards Universal Participation and Implementation – A Comprehensive Legal Framework for Peace, Development and Human Rights”) has attracted little attention in the media so far. Nevertheless, a number of UN Member States have seized the opportunity to sign and/or ratify multilateral treaties. The UN Treaty Event, which has been initiated by the UN Secretary General in 2000, is an opportunity for States to sign and/or ratify international treaties on the sidelines of the General Assembly’s General Debate at UN Headquarters in New York, ie, during the opening of the General Assembly session. The goal is…