As of 2
March 2006, 182 countries - over ninety
percent of the members of the United Nations - are party to
the Convention. An additional State has signed, but not
ratified, the treaty therefore it is not bound to put the
provisions of the Convention into practice.
98
Signatures/182 ratifications, accessions and
successions
(Latest Signature: San
Marino, 26 September 2003 Latest Accession: Marshall Islands , 2 March 2006)
a/
Accession; b/ Declarations or reservations;
c/ Reservation subsequently withdrawn;
d/ Succession |
State |
Date of signature |
Date of receipt of the instrument of
ratification, accession or
succession |
Afghanistan |
14
August 1980 |
5
March 2003 a/ |
Albania |
|
11
May 1994 a/ |
Algeria |
|
22
May 1996 a/ b/ |
Andorra |
|
15
January 1997 a |
Angola |
|
17
September 1986 a/ |
Antigua and Barbuda |
|
1
August 1989 a/ |
Argentina |
17
July 1980 |
15
July 1985 b/ |
Armenia |
|
13
September 1993 a/ |
Australia |
17
July 1980 |
28
July 1983 b/ |
Austria |
17
July 1980 |
31
March 1982 b/ |
Azerbaijan |
|
10
July 1995 a/ |
Bahamas |
|
6
October 1993 a/ b/ |
Bahrain |
|
18
June 2002 a/ |
Bangladesh |
|
6
November 1984 a/ b/ |
Barbados |
24
July 1980 |
16
October 1980 |
Belarus |
17
July 1980 |
4
February 1981 c/ |
Belgium |
17
July 1980 |
10
July 1985 b/ |
Belize |
7
March 1990 |
16
May 1990 |
Benin |
11
November 1981 |
12
March 1992 |
Bhutan |
17
July 1980 |
31
August 1981 |
Bolivia |
30
May 1980 |
8
June 1990 |
Bosnia & Herzegovina |
|
1
September 1993 d/ |
Botswana |
|
13
August 1996 a/ |
Brazil |
31
March 1981 b/ |
1
February 1984 b/ |
Bulgaria |
17
July 1980 |
8
February 1982 c/ |
Burkina Faso |
|
14
October 1987 a/ |
Burundi |
17
July 1980 |
8
January 1992 |
Cambodia |
17
October 1980 |
15
October 1992 a/ |
Cameroon |
6
June 1983 |
23
August 1994 a/ |
Canada |
17
July 1980 |
10
December 1981 c/ |
Cape
Verde |
|
5
December 1980 a/ |
Central African Republic |
|
21
June 1991 a/ |
Chad |
|
9
June 1995 a/ |
Chile |
17
July 1980 |
7
December 1989 b/ |
China |
17
July 1980 b/ |
4
November 1980 b/ |
Colombia |
17
July 1980 |
19
January 1982 |
Comoros |
|
31
October 1994 a/ |
Congo |
29
July 1980 |
26
July 1982 |
Costa Rica |
17
July 1980 |
4
April 1986 |
Cote
d'Ivoire |
17
July 1980 |
18
December 1995 a/ |
Croatia |
|
9
September 1992 d/ |
Cuba |
6
March 1980 |
17
July 1980 b/ |
Cyprus |
|
23
July 1985 a/ b/ |
Czech Republic |
|
22
February 1993 c/ d/ |
Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
|
27
February 2001 a/ |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
17
October 1986 |
16
November 1986 |
Denmark |
17
July 1980 |
21
April 1983 |
Djibouti |
|
2
December 1998 a/ |
Dominica |
15
September 1980 |
15
September 1980 |
Dominican Republic |
17
July 1980 |
2
September 1982 |
Ecuador |
17
July 1980 |
9
November 1981 |
Egypt |
16
July 1980 b/ |
18
September 1981 b/ |
El
Salvador |
14
November 1980 b/ |
19
August 1981 b/ |
Equatorial Guinea |
|
23
October 1984 a/ |
Eritrea |
|
5
September 1995 a/ |
Estonia |
|
21
October 1991 a/ |
Ethiopia |
8
July 1980 |
10
December 1981 b/ |
Fiji |
|
28
August 1995 a/ b/ |
Finland |
17
July 1980 |
4
September 1986 |
France |
17
July 1980 b/ |
14
December 1983 b/ c/ |
Gabon |
17
July 1980 |
21
January 1983 |
Gambia |
29
July 1980 |
16
April 1993 |
Georgia |
|
26
October 1994 a/ |
Germany |
17
July 1980 |
10
July 1985 b/ |
Ghana |
17
July 1980 |
2
January 1986 |
Greece |
2
March 1982 |
7
June 1983 |
Grenada |
17
July 1980 |
30
August 1990 |
Guatemala |
8
June 1981 |
12
August 1982 |
Guinea |
17
July 1980 |
9
August 1982 |
Guinea-Bissau |
17
July 1980 |
23
August 1985 |
Guyana |
17
July 1980 |
17
July 1980 |
Haiti |
17
July 1980 |
20
July 1981 |
Honduras |
11
June 1980 |
3
March 1983 |
Hungary |
6
June 1980 |
22
December 1980 c/ |
Iceland |
24
July 1980 |
18
June 1985 |
India |
30
July 1980 b/ |
9
July 1993 b/ |
Indonesia |
29
July 1980 |
13
September 1984 b/ |
Iraq |
|
13
August 1986 a/ b/ |
Ireland |
|
23
December 1985 a/ b/ c/ |
Israel |
17
July 1980 |
3
October 1991 b/ |
Italy |
17
July 1980 b/ |
10
June 1985 |
Jamaica |
17
July 1980 |
19
October 1984 b/ |
Japan |
17
July 1980 |
25
June 1985 |
Jordan |
3
December 1980 b/ |
1
July 1992 b/ |
Kazakhstan |
|
26
August 1998 a/ |
Kenya |
|
9
March 1984 a/ |
Kiribati |
|
17
March 2004 a/ |
Kuwait |
|
2
September 1994 a/ b/ |
Kyrgyzstan |
|
10
February 1997 a/ |
Lao
Peoples Democratic Rep. |
17
July 1980 |
14
August 1981 |
Latvia |
|
14
April 1992 a/ |
Lebanon |
|
21
April 1997 a/ b/ |
Lesotho |
17
July 1980 |
22
August 1995 a/ b/ |
Liberia |
|
17
July 1984 a/ |
Libyan A. Jamahiriya |
|
16
May 1989 a/ b/ |
Liechtenstein |
|
22
December 1995 a/ b/ |
Lithuania |
|
18
January 1994 a/ |
Luxembourg |
17
July 1980 |
2
February 1989 b/ |
Madagascar |
17
July 1980 |
17
March 1989 |
Malawi |
|
12
March 1987 a/ c/ |
Malaysia |
|
5
July 1995 a/ b/ |
Maldives |
|
1
July 1993 a/ b/ |
Mali |
5
February 1985 |
10
September 1985 |
Malta |
|
8
March 1991 a/ b/ |
Marshall Islands |
|
2
March 2006 a/ |
Mauritania |
|
10
May 2001 a/ |
Mauritius |
|
9
July 1984 a/ b/ |
Mexico |
17
July 1980 b/ |
23
March 1981 |
Micronesia |
|
1
September 2004 a/ |
Monaco |
|
18
March 2005 /a |
Mongolia |
17
July 1980 |
20
July 1981 c/ |
Morocco |
|
21
June 1993 a/ b/ |
Mozambique |
|
16
April 1997 a/ |
Myanmar |
|
22
July 1997 a/ b/ |
Namibia |
|
23
November 1992 a/ |
Nepal |
5
February 1991 |
22
April 1991 |
Netherlands |
17
July 1980 |
23
July 1991 b/ |
New
Zealand |
17
July 1980 |
10
January 1985 b/ c/ |
Nicaragua |
17
July 1980 |
27
October 1981 |
Niger |
|
8
October 1999 a/ |
Nigeria |
23
April 1984 |
13
June 1985 |
Norway |
17
July 1980 |
21
May 1981 |
Oman |
|
7 February 2006 a/ |
Pakistan |
|
12
March 1996 a/ b/ |
Panama |
26
June 1980 |
29
October 1981 |
Papua New Guinea |
|
12
January 1995 a/ |
Paraguay |
|
6
April 1987 a/ |
Peru |
23
July 1981 |
13
September 1982 |
Philippines |
15
July 1980 |
5
August 1981 |
Poland |
29
May 1980 |
30
July 1980 b/ |
Portugal |
24
April 1980 |
30
July 1980 |
Republic of Korea |
25
May 1983 b/ |
27
December 1984 b/ c/ |
Republic of Moldova |
|
1
July 1994 a/ |
Romania |
4
September 1980 b/ |
7
January 1982 b/ |
Russian Federation |
17
July 1980 |
23
January 1981 c/ |
Rwanda |
1
May 1980 |
2
March 1981 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
|
25
April 1985 a/ |
Saint Lucia |
|
8
October 1982 a/ |
St.
Vincent & the Grenadines |
|
4
August 1981 a/ |
Samoa |
|
25
September 1992 a/ |
San
Marino |
26
September 2003 |
10
December 2003 |
Sao
Tome and Principe |
31
October 1995 |
3
June 2003 |
Saudi Arabia |
7
September 2000 |
7
September 2000 b/ |
Senegal |
29
July 1980 |
5
February 1985 |
Serbia and Montenegro |
|
12
Mar 2001 d/ |
Seychelles |
|
5
May 1992 a/ |
Sierra Leone |
21
September 1988 |
11
November 1988 |
Singapore |
|
5
October 1995 a/ b/ |
Slovakia |
|
28
May 1993 d/ |
Slovenia |
|
6
July 1992 d/ |
Solomon Islands |
|
6
May 2002 |
South Africa |
29
January 1993 |
15
December 1995 a/ |
Spain |
17
July 1980 |
5
January 1984 b/ |
Sri
Lanka |
17
July 1980 |
5
October 1981 |
Suriname |
|
1
March 1993 a/ |
Swaziland |
|
26
March 2004 a/ |
Sweden |
7
March 1980 |
2
July 1980 |
Switzerland |
23
January 1987 |
27
March 1997 a/ b/ |
Syrian Arab Republic |
|
28
March 2003 a/ |
Tajikistan |
|
26
October 1993 a/ |
Thailand |
|
9
August 1985 a/ b/ c/ |
The
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
|
18
January 1994 d/ |
Timor-Leste |
|
16
April 2003 a/ |
Togo |
|
26
September 1983 a/ |
Trinidad and Tobago |
27
June 1985 b/ |
12
January 1990 b/ |
Tunisia |
24
July 1980 |
20
September 1985 b/ |
Turkey |
|
20
December 1985 a/ b/ |
Turkmenistan |
|
1
May 1997 a/ |
Tuvalu |
|
6
October 1999 a/ |
Uganda |
30
July 1980 |
22
July 1985 |
Ukraine |
17
July 1980 |
12
March 1981 c/ |
United Arab Emirates |
|
6
October 2004 a/ |
United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern
Ireland |
22
July 1981 |
7
April 1986 b/ |
United Republic of Tanzania |
17
July 1980 |
20
August 1985 |
United States of America |
17
July 1980 |
|
Uruguay |
30
March 1981 |
9
October 1981 |
Uzbekistan |
|
19
July 1995 a/ |
Vanuatu |
|
8
September 1995 a/ |
Venezuela |
17
July 1980 |
2
May 1983 b/ |
Viet
Nam |
29
July 1980 |
17
February 1982 b/ |
Yemen / |
|
30
May 1984 a/ b/ |
Zambia |
17
July 1980 |
21
June 1985 |
Zimbabwe |
|
13
May 1991 a/ |
STATES THAT BECAME PARTIES IN 2004
Kiribati
17 March
2004 Swaziland
26 March 2004 Micronesia
1 September 2004
STATES THAT BECAME PARTIES IN 2003
Afghanistan
5 March 2003 Syrian Arab
Republic 28
March
2003 Timor-Leste
16 April
2003 San
Marino
10
December 2003
STATES THAT BECAME PARTIES IN 2002
Solomon Islands
6 May
2002 Bahrain
18 June 2002
STATES THAT BECAME PARTIES IN 2001
Democratic People's Republic of
Korea 27 February
2001 Mauritania
10 May 2001
STATES THAT BECAME PARTIES IN 2000
Saudi
Arabia
7 September
2000 |