International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Treaty data
Treaty number
003723
Date of conclusion
16-12-1966
Place of conclusion
New York
Provisional application
Entry into force
03-01-1976
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series
Parliamentary paper
Approval act
Consolidated text
0001016
Comment
The Covenant was in force for the Netherlands Antilles from 11-03-1979 until 10-10-2010.
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Koninkrijksdeel
Provisional
Entry into force
Retroactive effect
Termination
Netherlands (in Europe)
11-03-1979
Netherlands (Bonaire)
10-10-2010
Netherlands (Sint Eustatius)
10-10-2010
Netherlands (Saba)
10-10-2010
Aruba
01-01-1986
Curaçao
10-10-2010
Sint Maarten
10-10-2010
PartiesTooltip Parties with a link have a reservation.
Party
Signature
RatificationTooltip S=Signature without reservation or requirement of ratification R=Ratification, Acceptance,
Approval or Notification A=Accession Su=Succession NK=Not Known
Entry into force
Renunciation
Termination
Afghanistan 24-01-1983 (A)
24-04-1983
Albania
04-10-1991 (A)
04-01-1992
Algeria 10-12-1968
12-09-1989 (R)
12-12-1989
Angola
10-01-1992 (A)
10-04-1992
Antigua and Barbuda
03-07-2019 (A)
03-10-2019
Argentina
19-02-1968
08-08-1986 (R)
08-11-1986
Armenia
13-09-1993 (A)
13-12-1993
Australia
18-12-1972
10-12-1975 (R)
10-03-1976
Austria
10-12-1973
10-09-1978 (R)
10-12-1978
Azerbaijan
13-08-1992 (A)
13-11-1992
Bahamas 04-12-2008
23-12-2008 (R)
23-09-2009
Bahrain 27-09-2007 (A)
27-12-2007
Bangladesh 05-10-1998 (A)
05-01-1999
Barbados 05-01-1973 (A)
03-01-1976
Belarus
19-03-1968
12-11-1973 (R)
03-01-1976
Belgium 10-12-1968
21-04-1983 (R)
21-07-1983
Belize
06-09-2000
09-03-2015 (R)
09-06-2015
Benin
12-03-1992 (A)
12-06-1992
Bolivia
12-08-1982 (A)
12-11-1982
Bosnia and Herzegovina
01-09-1993 (Su)
06-03-1992
Brazil
24-01-1992 (A)
24-04-1992
Bulgaria 08-10-1968
21-09-1970 (R)
03-01-1976
Burkina Faso
04-01-1999 (A)
04-04-1999
Burundi
09-05-1990 (A)
09-08-1990
Cabo Verde
06-08-1993 (A)
06-11-1993
Cambodia 17-10-1980
26-05-1992 (A)
26-08-1992
Cameroon
27-06-1984 (A)
27-09-1984
Canada 19-05-1976 (A)
19-08-1976
Central African Republic
08-05-1981 (A)
08-08-1981
Chad
09-06-1995 (A)
09-09-1995
Chile
16-09-1969
10-02-1972 (R)
03-01-1976
China 27-10-1997
27-03-2001 (R)
27-06-2001
Colombia
21-12-1966
29-10-1969 (R)
03-01-1976
Comoros
25-09-2008
Costa Rica
19-12-1966
29-11-1968 (R)
03-01-1976
Côte d'Ivoire
26-03-1992 (A)
26-06-1992
Croatia
12-10-1992 (Su)
08-10-1991
Cuba 28-02-2008
Cyprus
09-01-1967
02-04-1969 (R)
03-01-1976
Czech Republic
22-02-1993 (Su)
01-01-1993
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993)
07-10-1968
23-12-1975 (R)
23-03-1976
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
14-09-1981 (A)
14-12-1981
Democratic Republic of the Congo
01-11-1976 (A)
01-02-1977
Denmark 20-03-1968
06-01-1972 (R)
03-01-1976
Djibouti
05-11-2002 (A)
05-02-2003
Dominica
17-06-1993 (A)
17-09-1993
Dominican Republic
04-01-1978 (A)
04-04-1978
Ecuador
29-09-1967
06-03-1969 (R)
03-01-1976
Egypt 04-08-1967
14-01-1982 (R)
14-04-1982
El Salvador
21-09-1967
30-11-1979 (R)
01-03-1980
Equatorial Guinea
25-09-1987 (A)
25-12-1987
Eritrea
17-04-2001 (A)
17-07-2001
Estonia
21-10-1991 (A)
21-01-1991
Eswatini
26-03-2004 (A)
26-06-2004
Ethiopia
11-06-1993 (A)
11-09-1993
Fiji
16-08-2018 (A)
16-11-2018
Finland
11-10-1967
19-08-1975 (R)
03-01-1976
France 04-11-1980 (A)
04-02-1981
Gabon
21-01-1983 (A)
21-04-1983
Gambia, The
29-12-1978 (A)
29-03-1979
Georgia
03-05-1994 (A)
03-08-1994
Germany
09-10-1968
17-12-1973 (R)
03-01-1976
Ghana
07-09-2000
07-09-2000 (R)
07-12-2000
Greece
16-05-1985 (A)
16-08-1985
Grenada
06-09-1991 (A)
06-12-1991
Guatemala
19-05-1988 (A)
19-08-1988
Guinea 28-02-1967
24-01-1978 (R)
24-04-1978
Guinea-Bissau
02-07-1992 (A)
02-10-1992
Guyana
22-08-1968
15-02-1977 (R)
15-05-1977
Haïti
08-10-2013 (A)
08-01-2014
Honduras
19-12-1966
17-02-1981 (R)
17-05-1981
Hungary 25-03-1969
17-01-1974 (R)
03-01-1976
Iceland
30-12-1968
22-08-1979 (R)
22-11-1979
India 10-04-1979 (A)
10-07-1979
Indonesia 23-02-2006 (A)
23-05-2006
Iran
04-04-1968
24-06-1975 (R)
03-01-1976
Iraq 18-02-1969
25-01-1971 (R)
03-01-1976
Ireland 01-10-1973
08-12-1989 (R)
08-03-1990
Israel 19-12-1966
03-10-1991 (R)
03-01-1992
Italy
18-01-1967
15-09-1978 (R)
15-12-1978
Jamaica
19-12-1966
03-10-1975 (R)
03-01-1976
Japan 30-05-1978
21-06-1979 (R)
21-09-1979
Jordan
30-06-1972
28-05-1975 (R)
03-01-1976
Kazakhstan
02-12-2003
24-01-2006 (R)
24-04-2006
Kenya 01-05-1972 (A)
03-01-1976
Kuwait 21-05-1996 (A)
21-08-1996
Kyrgyzstan
07-10-1994 (A)
07-01-1995
Laos
07-12-2000
13-02-2007 (R)
13-05-2007
Latvia
14-04-1992 (A)
14-07-1992
Lebanon
03-11-1972 (A)
03-01-1976
Lesotho
09-09-1992 (A)
09-12-1992
Liberia
18-04-1967
22-09-2004 (R)
22-12-2004
Libya 15-05-1970 (A)
03-01-1976
Liechtenstein
10-12-1998 (A)
10-03-1999
Lithuania
20-11-1991 (A)
20-02-1992
Luxembourg
26-11-1974
18-08-1983 (R)
18-11-1983
Madagascar 14-04-1970
22-09-1971 (R)
03-01-1976
Malawi
22-12-1993 (A)
22-03-1994
Maldives
19-09-2006 (A)
19-12-2006
Mali
16-07-1974 (A)
03-01-1976
Malta 22-10-1968
13-09-1990 (R)
13-12-1990
Marshall Islands
12-03-2018 (A)
12-06-2018
Mauritania
17-11-2004 (A)
17-02-2005
Mauritius
12-12-1973 (A)
03-01-1976
Mexico 23-03-1981 (A)
23-06-1981
Moldova
26-01-1993 (A)
26-04-1993
Monaco 26-06-1997
28-08-1997 (R)
28-11-1997
Mongolia 05-06-1968
18-11-1974 (R)
03-01-1976
Montenegro
23-10-2006 (Su)
03-06-2006
Morocco
19-01-1977
03-05-1979 (R)
03-08-1979
Myanmar 16-07-2015
06-10-2017 (R)
06-01-2018
Namibia
28-11-1994 (A)
28-02-1995
Nepal
14-05-1991 (A)
14-08-1991
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 25-06-1969
11-12-1978 (R)
11-03-1979
New Zealand 12-11-1968
28-12-1978 (R)
28-03-1979
Nicaragua
12-03-1980 (A)
12-06-1980
Niger
07-03-1986 (A)
07-06-1986
Nigeria
29-07-1993 (A)
29-10-1993
North Macedonia
18-01-1994 (Su)
17-11-1991
Norway 20-03-1968
13-09-1972 (R)
03-01-1976
Oman 09-06-2020 (A)
09-09-2020
Pakistan 03-11-2004
17-04-2008 (R)
17-07-2008
Palau
20-09-2011
Palestine 02-04-2014 (A)
02-07-2014
Panama
27-07-1976
08-03-1977 (R)
08-06-1977
Papua New Guinea
21-07-2008 (A)
21-10-2008
Paraguay
10-06-1992 (A)
10-09-1992
Peru
11-08-1977
28-04-1978 (R)
28-07-1978
Philippines
19-12-1966
07-06-1974 (R)
03-01-1976
Poland
02-03-1967
18-03-1977 (R)
18-06-1977
Portugal
07-10-1976
31-07-1978 (R)
31-10-1978
Qatar 21-05-2018 (A)
21-08-2018
Republic of Korea, the
10-04-1990 (A)
10-07-1990
Republic of the Congo 05-10-1983 (A)
05-01-1984
Romania 27-06-1968
09-12-1974 (R)
03-01-1976
Russian Federation 18-03-1968
16-10-1973 (R)
03-01-1976
Rwanda 16-04-1975 (A)
03-01-1976
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
09-11-1981 (A)
09-02-1982
San Marino
18-10-1985 (A)
18-01-1986
São Tomé e Principe
31-10-1995
10-01-2017 (R)
10-04-2017
Senegal
06-07-1970
13-02-1978 (R)
13-05-1978
Serbia
12-03-2001 (Su)
27-04-1992
Seychelles
05-05-1992 (A)
05-08-1992
Sierra Leone
23-08-1996 (A)
23-11-1996
Slovakia
28-05-1993 (Su)
01-01-1993
Slovenia
06-07-1992 (Su)
25-06-1991
Solomon Islands 17-03-1982 (Su)
07-07-1978
Somalia
24-01-1990 (A)
24-04-1990
South Africa 03-10-1994
12-01-2015 (R)
12-04-2015
South Sudan
05-02-2024 (A)
05-05-2024
Spain
28-09-1976
27-04-1977 (R)
27-07-1977
Sri Lanka
11-06-1980 (A)
11-09-1980
Sudan
18-03-1986 (A)
18-06-1986
Suriname
28-12-1976 (A)
28-03-1977
Sweden 29-09-1967
06-12-1971 (R)
03-01-1976
Switzerland
18-06-1992 (A)
18-09-1992
Syria 21-04-1969 (A)
03-01-1976
Tajikistan
04-01-1999 (A)
04-04-1999
Tanzania
11-06-1976 (A)
11-09-1976
Thailand 05-09-1999 (A)
05-12-1999
Timor-Leste
16-04-2003 (A)
16-07-2003
Togo
24-05-1984 (A)
24-08-1984
Trinidad and Tobago 08-12-1978 (A)
08-03-1979
Tunisia
30-04-1968
18-03-1969 (R)
03-01-1976
Türkiye 15-08-2000
23-09-2003 (R)
23-12-2003
Turkmenistan
01-05-1997 (A)
01-08-1997
Uganda
21-01-1987 (A)
21-04-1987
Ukraine 20-03-1968
12-11-1973 (R)
03-01-1976
United Kingdom 16-09-1968
20-05-1976 (R)
20-08-1976
United States of America
05-10-1977
Uruguay
21-02-1967
01-04-1970 (R)
03-01-1976
Uzbekistan
28-09-1995 (A)
28-12-1995
Venezuela
24-06-1969
10-05-1978 (R)
10-08-1978
Vietnam 24-09-1982 (A)
24-12-1982
Yemen 09-02-1987 (A)
09-05-1987
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991)
08-08-1967
02-06-1971 (R)
03-01-1976
Zambia 10-04-1984 (A)
10-07-1984
Zimbabwe
13-05-1991 (A)
13-08-1991
Extensions
China
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
Hong Kong SAR
Macao SAR
Portugal
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
Macao (<20-12-1999)
27-04-1993
20-12-1999
United Kingdom
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
Belize (< 21-09-1981)
20-08-1976
21-09-1981
Bermuda
20-08-1976
British Virgin Islands
20-08-1976
Cayman Islands
20-08-1976
Falkland Islands
20-08-1976
Gibraltar
20-08-1976
Guernsey
20-08-1976
Hong Kong (< 01-07-1997)
20-08-1976
01-07-1997
Jersey
20-08-1976
Kiribati (< 12-07-1979)
20-08-1976
12-07-1979
Man, Isle of
20-08-1976
Montserrat
20-08-1976
Pitcairn Islands
20-08-1976
Saint-Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
20-08-1976
Solomon Islands (< 07-07-1978)
20-08-1976
07-07-1978
Turks and Caicos Islands
20-08-1976
Tuvalu (< 01-10-1978)
20-08-1976
01-10-1978
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