Status of the Convention

as of 1 July 2008

Source: Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General (ST/LEG/SER. E/ . . .).

Participant	Signature	Ratification Accession	Succession
Afghanistan	23 May 1969	27 Jun 2001
Albania
Algeria		8 Nov 1988
Andorra		5 Apr 2004
Argentina	23 May 1969	5 Dec 1972
Armenia		17 May 2005
Australia		13 Jun 1974
Austria		30 Apr 1979
Barbados	23 May 1969	24 Jun 1971
Belarus		1 May 1986
Belgium	23 May 1969	1 Sep 1992
Bolivia			1 Sep 1993
Bosnia and
Herzegovina	23 May 1969
Brazil		21 Apr 1987
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso	23 May 1969	25 May 2006
Cambodia		23 Oct 1991
Cameroon
Canada		14 Oct 1970
Central African		10 Dec 1971
Republic	23 May 1969	9 Apr 1981
Chile
China		3 Sep 1997
Colombia	23 May 1969	10 Apr 1985
Congo	23 May 1969	12 Apr 1982
Costa Rica	23 May 1969	22 Nov 1996
Côte d’Ivoire	23 Jul 1969		12 Oct 1992
Croatia		9 Sep 1998
Cuba

1004	status of the convention
Table (cont.)
Participant	Signature	Ratification Accession	Succession
Cyprus		28 Dec 1976	22 Feb 1993
Czech Republic		25 Jul 1977
Democratic
Republic of the
Congo	18 Apr 1970	1 Jun 1976
Denmark
Ecuador	23 May 1969	11 Feb 2005
Egypt	16 Feb 1970	11 Feb 1982
El Salvador		21 Oct 1991
Estonia	30 Apr 1970
Ethiopia
Finland	23 May 1969	19 Aug 1977
Gabon		5 Nov 2004
Georgia		8 Jun 1995
Germany	30 Apr 1970	21 Jul 1987
Ghana	23 May 1969	30 Oct 1974
Greece
Guatemala	23 May 1969	21 Jul 1997
Guinea		16 Sep 2005
Guyana	23 May 1969	15 Sep 2005
Haiti		25 Aug 1980
Holy See	30 Sep 1969	25 Feb 1977
Honduras	23 May 1969	20 Sep 1979
Hungary	23 May 1969	19 Jun 1987
Iran (Islamic
Republic of)		7 Aug 2006
Ireland
Italy	22 Apr 1970	25 Jul 1974
Jamaica	23 May 1969	28 Jul 1970
Japan		2 Jul 1981
Kazakhstan	23 May 1969	5 Jan 1994
Kenya		15 Sep 2005
Kiribati
Kuwait		11 Nov 1975
Kyrgyzstan		11 May 1999
Lao People’s		31 Mar 1998
Democratic
Republic		4 May 1993
Latvia
Lesotho		3 Mar 1972
Liberia	23 May 1969	29 Aug 1985

ZACHARIAS

	status of the convention		1005
Table (cont.)
Participant	Signature	Ratification Accession	Succession
Liechtenstein		8 Feb 1990
Lithuania		15 Jan 1992
Luxembourg	4 Sep 1969	23 May 2003
Madagascar	23 May 1969	23 Aug 1983
Malawi
Malaysia		27 Jul 1994
Maldives		14 Sep 2005
Mali		31 Aug 1998
Mauritius		18 Jan 1973
Mexico	23 May 1969	25 Sep 1974
Moldova		26 Jan 1993
Mongolia		16 May 1988	23 Oct 2006
Montenegro	23 May 1969	26 Sep 1972
Morocco
Mozambique		8 May 2001
Myanmar		16 Sep 1998
Nauru	23 May 1969	5 May 1978
Nepal		9 Apr 1985
Netherlands
New Zealand	29 Apr 1970	4 Aug 1971
Niger		27 Oct 1971
Nigeria	23 May 1969	31 Jul 1969
Oman	29 Apr 1970	18 Oct 1990
Pakistan		28 Jul 1980
Panama
Paraguay		3 Feb 1972
Peru	23 May 1969	14 Sep 2000
Philippines	23 May 1969	15 Nov 1972
Poland		2 Jul 1990
Portugal		6 Feb 2004
Republic of	27 Nov 1969	27 Apr 1977
Korea		29 Apr 1986
Russian
Federation		3 Jan 1980
Rwanda
Saint Vincent		27 Apr 1999
and the
Grenadines		14 Apr 2003
Saudi Arabia
Senegal		11 Apr 1986	12 Mar 2001
Serbia

ZACHARIAS

1006	status of the convention
Table (cont.)
Participant	Signature	Ratification Accession	Succession
Slovakia			28 May 1993
Slovenia		9 Aug 1989	6 Jul 1992
Solomon Islands
Spain		16 May 1972
Sudan	23 May 1969	18 Apr 1990
Suriname		31 Jan 1991
Sweden	23 Apr 1970	4 Feb 1975
Switzerland		7 May 1990
Syrian Arab		2 Oct 1970
Republic		6 May 1996
Tajikistan			8 Jul 1999
The Former
Yugoslav
Republic of
Macedonia		28 Dec 1979
Togo	23 May 1969
Trinidad and
Tobago		23 Jun 1971
Tunisia
Turkmenistan		4 Jan 1996
Ukraine		14 May 1986
United Kingdom 20 Apr 1970		25 Jun 1971
of Great Britain
and Northern
Ireland		12 Apr 1976
United Republic
of Tanzania	24 Apr 1970
United States of
America	23 May 1969	5 Mar 1982
Uruguay
Uzbekistan		12 Jul 1995
Viet Nam	23 May 1969	10 Oct 2001
Zambia

ZACHARIAS