The Collaborative Inter-Governmental Scientific Research Institute (CISRI)[1] is an international organization based in Rome and Novara,[2] Italy, and established by the Free Agreement for co-operation in scientific research and humanitarian use of micro-alga spirulina as food.[3]
Constitution and legal status
edit| Signed | 20 November 2000 24 August 2000 |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Effective | 20 November 2000 |
| Condition | Ratification by 2 states |
| Signatories | 2 |
| Parties | 4 |
| Depositary | Collaborative Inter-Governmental Scientific Research Institute Secretary-General |
| Languages | English, French and Spanish |
CISRI, a multilateral treaty, was established by the Free Agreement for co-operation in scientific research and humanitarian use of micro-alga spirulina as food.[4] Parties involved in the agreement are the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Guinea with subsequent accessions by Equatorial Guinea, São Tomé and Príncipe,[4] Benin, Burundi, Gambia and Honduras.[5] Although Italy's ratification was recorded, Italy declared in 2009 to the United Nations, that it "respectfully requests to be erased from the Annexes to Documents which have Registration Numbers 37543 and 37542"[6]
According to the agreement, the organization has 3 organs:[7]
- General Council
- Secretariat
- Intergovernmental Institution for the Use of Micro-alga Spirulina (Spirulina Program) as affiliated body[8]
CISRI focuses on international cooperation with relevant United Nations General Assembly Resolutions on international cooperation, social development, as well as food and water improvement.
Activities
editCISRI focuses on development activities, beginning with the microalga Spirulina, which has been indicated as a nutritious food source.
References
edit- ^ "Collaborative Inter-Governmental Scientific Research Institute, CISRI". UN TERM. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ "CISRI - Collaborative Intergovernmental Scientific Research Institute". www.cisri.org. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ "Collaborative Inter-Governmental Scientific Research Institute". CISRI. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
- ^ a b c d "Registration Number I-37542". United Nations. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ^ "CISRI - Collaborative Intergovernmental Scientific Research Institute". www.cisri.org. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ "No. 37542. Free Agreement for cooperation in scientific research and humanitarian use of micro-alga spirulina as food. Kinshasa, 24 August 2000 AND Conakry, 20 November 2000. United Nations,Treaty Series, vol. 2151, I-37542" (PDF). United Nations. 2570 (June): 2016. 2009.
Italy respectfully requests to be erased from the Annexes to Documents which have Registration Numbers 37543 and 37542
- ^ "'Free Agreement for co-operation in scientific research and humanitarian use of micro-alga spirulina as food" (PDF). United Nations Treaty Series. 2001. pp. 5–14. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ^ "Intergovernmental Institution for the Use of Micro-alga Spirulina against Malnutrition". UN TERM. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2013.