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However, key powers including the US, China, Russia and India are not members, having never signed or ratified its founding treaty, the Rome Statute.

Only last week Putin ratified changes to the nuclear doctrine - the official rules dictating how and when Russia can launch nuclear weapons.

But there are some countries including the US — a major e-waste exporter — that have not ratified the Basel Convention - one reason campaigners say e-waste trafficking continues.

Others, including Israel, Egypt, Iran, and Russia, have signed but have not ratified it.

If his nomination is ratified by the Senate, he will lead a huge agency overseeing everything from food safety to medical research and welfare programmes.