Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons the Convention, doing so on 27 September 2018. Madagascar denounced its accession made in 1962, effective 2 April 1966. The United Kingdom extended the convention to British Hong Kong, and China has declared that the convention continues to apply to Hong Kong post-1997. Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons The Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons is a 1954 United Nations multilateral treaty that aims to protect stateless individuals. The United Nations Charter and Universal Declaration of Human Rights were approved on 10 December 1948. Of significance, the Declaration at Article 15 affirms that: The Convention
The Sapphire Necklace The Sapphire Necklace The Sapphire Necklace, or the False Heiress (completed by 1867, and at least mostly completed by 1864), was the first opera composed by Arthur Sullivan. It was never performed, and most of the music and libretto are now lost. After his incidental music to "The Tempest" brought Arthur Sullivan early fame in 1862, he began to experiment with a wide variety of musical compositions. By 1864, he had written a ballet ("L'Île Enchantée"), several hymns, a few piano solos, and some parlour ballads. He had also set to work on "The Sapphire Necklace". As with some of