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RatificationS=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
Albania 29-07-1999 (A) 29-07-1999
Algeria 01-10-1985 (A) 01-10-1985
Antigua and Barbuda 24-01-2006 (A) 24-01-2006
Argentina 23-09-1954 (A) 23-09-1954
Armenia 09-06-2006 (A) 09-06-2006
Australia 30-04-1952 27-08-1952 (R) 27-08-1952
Austria 06-12-1951 22-10-1952 (R) 22-10-1952
Azerbaijan 18-08-2000 (A) 18-08-2000
Bahamas 19-09-1997 (A) 19-09-1997
Bahrain 29-03-1971 (A) 29-03-1971
Bangladesh 01-09-1978 (A) 01-09-1978
Barbados 06-12-1976 (A) 06-12-1976
Belarus 21-02-2005 (A) 21-02-2005
Belgium 06-12-1951 22-07-1952 (R) 22-07-1952
Belize 14-05-1987 (A) 14-05-1987
Bhutan 20-06-1994 (A) 20-06-1994
Bolivia 27-10-1960 (A) 27-10-1960
Bosnia and Herzegovina 30-07-2003 (A) 30-07-2003
Botswana 30-06-2009 (A) 30-06-2009
Brazil 06-12-1951 14-09-1961 (R) 14-09-1961
Bulgaria 08-11-1991 (A) 08-11-1991
Burkina Faso 08-06-1995 (A) 08-06-1995
Burundi 03-04-2006 (A) 03-04-2006
Cambodia 10-06-1952 (A) 10-06-1952
Cameroon 05-04-2006 (A) 05-04-2006
Canada 06-12-1951 10-07-1953 (R) 10-07-1953
Cape Verde 19-03-1980 (A) 19-03-1980
Central African Republic 27-10-2004 (A) 27-10-2004
Chad 15-03-2004 (A) 15-03-2004
Chile 03-04-1952 (S) 03-04-1952
China 20-10-2005 (A) 20-10-2005
Colombia 29-04-1952 26-01-1970 (R) 26-01-1970
Comoros 17-01-2007 (A) 17-01-2007
Cook Islands 02-12-2004 (A) 02-12-2004
Costa Rica 28-04-1952 23-07-1973 (R) 23-07-1973
Côte d'Ivoire 17-12-2004 (A) 17-12-2004
Croatia 14-05-1999 (A) 14-05-1999
Cuba 06-12-1951 14-04-1976 (R) 14-04-1976
Cyprus 11-02-1999 (A) 11-02-1999
Czech Republic 06-04-1994 (Su) 01-01-1993
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993) 05-08-1983 (A) 05-08-1983
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 25-08-2003 (A) 25-08-2003
Denmark 06-12-1951 13-02-1953 (R) 13-02-1953
Djibouti 25-03-2008 (A) 25-03-2008
Dominica 30-03-2006 (A) 30-03-2006
Dominican Republic 20-06-1952 (A) 20-06-1952
Ecuador 12-03-1952 09-05-1956 (R) 09-05-1956
Egypt 06-12-1951 22-07-1953 (R) 22-07-1953
El Salvador 06-12-1951 12-02-1953 (R) 12-02-1953
Equatorial Guinea 27-08-1991 (A) 27-08-1991
Eritrea 06-04-2001 (A) 06-04-2001
Estonia 07-12-2000 (A) 07-12-2000
Eswatini 12-07-2005 (A) 12-07-2005
Ethiopia 20-06-1977 (A) 20-06-1977
EU (European Union) 06-10-2005 (A) 06-10-2005
Federated States of Micronesia 06-07-2007 (A) 06-07-2007
Fiji 10-08-2005 (A) 10-08-2005
Finland 22-06-1960 (A) 22-06-1960
France 06-12-1951 20-08-1957 (R) 20-08-1957
Gabon 23-04-2008 (A) 23-04-2008
Georgia 08-03-2007 (A) 08-03-2007
Germany 30-04-1952 03-05-1957 (R) 03-05-1957
Ghana 22-02-1991 (A) 22-02-1991
Greece 09-12-1954 (A) 09-12-1954
Grenada 27-11-1985 (A) 27-11-1985
Guatemala 23-04-1952 25-05-1955 (R) 25-05-1955
Guinea 22-05-1991 (A) 22-05-1991
Guinea-Bissau 24-10-2007 (A) 24-10-2007
Guyana 31-08-1970 (A) 31-08-1970
Haïti 06-11-1970 (A) 06-11-1970
Honduras 30-07-2003 (A) 30-07-2003
Hungary 17-05-1960 (A) 17-05-1960
Iceland 11-04-2005 (A) 11-04-2005
India 30-04-1952 09-06-1952 (R) 09-06-1952
Indonesia 06-12-1951 21-06-1977 (R) 21-06-1977
Iran 18-09-1972 (A) 18-09-1972
Iraq 01-07-1954 (A) 01-07-1954
Ireland 06-12-1951 31-03-1955 (R) 31-03-1955
Israel 06-12-1951 03-09-1956 (R) 03-09-1956
Italy 02-02-1952 03-08-1955 (R) 03-08-1955
Jamaica 24-11-1969 (A) 24-11-1969
Japan 06-12-1951 11-08-1952 (R) 11-08-1952
Jordan 24-04-1970 (A) 24-04-1970
Kenya 07-05-1974 (A) 07-05-1974
Kuwait 12-09-2007 (A) 12-09-2007
Kyrgyzstan 11-12-2003 (A) 11-12-2003
Laos 28-02-1955 (A) 28-02-1955
Latvia 18-08-2003 (A) 18-08-2003
Lebanon 18-09-1970 (A) 18-09-1970
Liberia 02-07-1986 (A) 02-07-1986
Libya 09-07-1970 (A) 09-07-1970
Lithuania 12-01-2000 (A) 12-01-2000
Luxembourg 16-01-1952 13-01-1955 (R) 13-01-1955
Madagascar 24-05-2006 (A) 24-05-2006
Malawi 21-05-1974 (A) 21-05-1974
Malaysia 17-05-1991 (A) 17-05-1991
Maldives 03-10-2006 (A) 03-10-2006
Mali 31-08-1987 (A) 31-08-1987
Malta 13-05-1975 (A) 13-05-1975
Mauritania 29-04-2002 (A) 29-04-2002
Mauritius 11-06-1971 (A) 11-06-1971
Mexico 26-05-1976 (A) 26-05-1976
Moldova 25-01-2001 (A) 25-01-2001
Mongolia 26-05-2009 (A) 26-05-2009
Montenegro 27-07-2009 (A) 27-07-2009
Morocco 12-10-1972 (A) 12-10-1972
Mozambique 15-05-2008 (A) 15-05-2008
Myanmar 26-05-2006 (A) 26-05-2006
Namibia 23-02-2007 (A) 23-02-2007
Nepal 08-05-2006 (A) 08-05-2006
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 06-12-1951 29-10-1954 (R) 29-10-1954
New Zealand 06-12-1951 16-09-1952 (R) 16-09-1952
Nicaragua 02-08-1956 (A) 02-08-1956
Niger 04-06-1985 (A) 04-06-1985
Nigeria 17-08-1993 (A) 17-08-1993
Niue 27-10-2005 (A) 27-10-2005
North Macedonia 09-08-2004 (A) 09-08-2004
Norway 23-04-1956 (A) 23-04-1956
Oman 23-01-1989 (A) 23-01-1989
Pakistan 10-11-1954 (A) 10-11-1954
Palau 23-06-2006 (A) 23-06-2006
Panama 14-02-1968 (A) 14-02-1968
Papua New Guinea 01-06-1976 (A) 01-06-1976
Paraguay 05-04-1968 (A) 05-04-1968
Peru 01-07-1975 (A) 01-07-1975
Philippines 06-12-1951 03-12-1953 (R) 03-12-1953
Poland 29-05-1996 (A) 29-05-1996
Portugal 06-12-1951 20-10-1955 (R) 20-10-1955
Qatar 08-06-2006 (R) 08-06-2006
Republic of Korea, the 08-12-1953 (A) 08-12-1953
Republic of the Congo 14-12-2004 (A) 14-12-2004
Romania 17-11-1971 (A) 17-11-1971
Russian Federation 24-04-1956 (A) 24-04-1956
Rwanda 26-08-2008 (A) 26-08-2008
Saint Kitts and Nevis 17-04-1990 (A) 17-04-1990
Saint Lucia 23-10-2002 (A) 23-10-2002
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15-11-2001 (A) 15-11-2001
Samoa 02-03-2005 (A) 02-03-2005
São Tomé e Principe 07-04-2006 (A) 07-04-2006
Saudi Arabia 07-08-2000 (A) 07-08-2000
Senegal 03-03-1975 (A) 03-03-1975
Serbia 26-09-2002 (Su) 27-04-1992
Seychelles 31-10-1996 (A) 31-10-1996
Sierra Leone 23-06-1981 (A) 23-06-1981
Slovakia 24-03-2006 (A) 24-03-2006
Slovenia 27-05-1998 (A) 27-05-1998
Solomon Islands 18-10-1978 (A) 18-10-1978
South Africa 06-12-1951 21-09-1956 (R) 21-09-1956
Spain 10-12-1951 18-02-1952 (R) 03-04-1952
Sri Lanka 07-12-1951 12-02-1952 (R) 03-04-1952
Sudan 16-07-1971 (A) 16-07-1971
Suriname 22-04-1977 (Su) 25-11-1975
Sweden 11-12-1951 30-05-1952 (R) 30-05-1952
Switzerland 06-12-1951 26-09-1996 (R) 26-09-1996
Syria 05-11-2003 (A) 05-11-2003
Tanzania 21-02-2005 (A) 21-02-2005
Thailand 06-12-1951 16-08-1978 (R) 16-08-1978
Togo 02-04-1986 (A) 02-04-1986
Tonga 23-11-2005 (A) 23-11-2005
Trinidad and Tobago 30-06-1970 (A) 30-06-1970
Tunisia 22-07-1971 (A) 22-07-1971
Türkiye 29-07-1988 (A) 29-07-1988
Tuvalu 15-12-2006 (A) 15-12-2006
Uganda 29-08-2007 (A) 29-08-2007
Ukraine 31-05-2006 (A) 31-05-2006
United Arab Emirates 02-04-2001 (A) 02-04-2001
United Kingdom 06-12-1951 07-09-1953 (R) 07-09-1953
United States of America 06-12-1951 18-08-1972 (R) 18-08-1972
Uruguay 30-04-1952 15-07-1970 (R) 15-07-1970
Venezuela 12-05-1966 (A) 12-05-1966
Vietnam 22-02-2005 (A) 22-02-2005
Yemen 20-12-1990 (A) 20-12-1990
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991) 06-12-1951 11-02-1955 (R) 11-02-1955
Zambia 24-06-1986 (A) 24-06-1986