Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement
of children in armed conflict
Treaty data
Treaty number
009291
Date of conclusion
25-05-2000
Place of conclusion
New York
Provisional application
Entry into force
12-02-2002
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series
Parliamentary paper
29976-1780 (external link)
Approval act
2009, 42
Consolidated text
0004034
Comment
The Protocol was in force for the Netherlands Antilles from 24-10-2009 until 10-10-2010.
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Koninkrijksdeel
Provisional application
Entry into force
Retroactive effect
Termination
Netherlands (in Europe)
24-10-2009
Netherlands (Bonaire)
10-10-2010
Netherlands (Sint Eustatius)
10-10-2010
Netherlands (Saba)
10-10-2010
Aruba
24-10-2009
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
24-09-2003 (A)
24-10-2003
Albania
09-12-2008 (A)
09-01-2009
Algeria
06-05-2009 (A)
06-06-2009
Andorra
07-09-2000
30-04-2001 (R)
12-02-2002
Angola
11-10-2007 (A)
11-11-2007
Argentina
15-06-2000
10-09-2002 (R)
10-10-2002
Armenia
24-09-2003
30-09-2005 (R)
30-10-2005
Australia
21-10-2002
26-09-2006 (R)
26-10-2006
Austria
06-09-2000
01-02-2002 (R)
12-02-2002
Azerbaijan
08-09-2000
03-07-2002 (R)
03-08-2002
Bahamas
28-09-2015 (A)
28-10-2015
Bahrain
21-09-2004 (A)
21-10-2004
Bangladesh
06-09-2000
06-09-2000 (R)
12-02-2002
Belarus
25-01-2006 (A)
25-02-2006
Belgium
06-09-2000
06-05-2002 (R)
06-06-2002
Belize
06-09-2000
01-12-2003 (R)
01-01-2004
Benin
22-02-2001
31-01-2005 (R)
28-02-2005
Bhutan
15-09-2005
Bolivia
22-12-2004 (A)
22-01-2005
Bosnia and Herzegovina
07-09-2000
10-10-2003 (R)
10-11-2003
Botswana
24-09-2003
04-10-2004 (R)
04-11-2004
Brazil
06-09-2000
27-01-2004 (R)
27-02-2004
Brunei
17-05-2016 (A)
17-06-2016
Bulgaria
08-06-2001
12-02-2002 (R)
12-03-2002
Burkina Faso
16-11-2001
06-07-2007 (R)
06-08-2007
Burundi
13-11-2001
24-06-2008 (R)
24-07-2008
Cabo Verde
10-05-2002 (A)
10-06-2002
Cambodia
27-06-2000
16-07-2004 (R)
16-08-2004
Cameroon
05-10-2001
04-02-2013 (R)
04-03-2013
Canada
05-06-2000
07-07-2000 (R)
12-02-2002
Central African Republic
27-09-2010
21-09-2017 (R)
21-10-2017
Chad
03-05-2002
28-08-2002 (R)
28-09-2002
Chile
15-11-2001
31-07-2003 (R)
31-08-2003
China
15-03-2001
20-02-2008 (R)
20-03-2008
Colombia
06-09-2000
25-05-2005 (R)
25-06-2005
Comoros
23-02-2007 (A)
23-03-2007
Costa Rica
07-09-2000
24-01-2003 (R)
24-02-2003
Côte d'Ivoire
12-03-2012 (A)
12-04-2012
Croatia
08-05-2002
01-11-2002 (R)
01-12-2002
Cuba
13-10-2000
09-02-2007 (R)
09-03-2007
Cyprus
01-07-2008
02-07-2010 (R)
02-08-2010
Czech Republic
06-09-2000
30-11-2001 (R)
12-02-2002
Democratic Republic of the Congo
08-09-2000
11-11-2001 (R)
12-02-2002
Denmark
07-09-2000
27-08-2002 (R)
27-09-2002
Djibouti
14-06-2006
27-04-2011 (R)
27-05-2011
Dominica
20-09-2002 (A)
20-10-2002
Dominican Republic
09-05-2002
14-10-2014 (R)
14-11-2014
Ecuador
06-09-2000
07-06-2004 (R)
07-07-2004
Egypt
06-02-2007 (A)
06-03-2007
El Salvador
18-09-2000
18-04-2002 (R)
18-05-2002
Eritrea
16-02-2005 (A)
16-03-2005
Estonia
24-09-2003
12-02-2014 (R)
12-03-2014
Eswatini
24-09-2012 (A)
24-10-2012
Ethiopia
28-09-2010
14-05-2014 (R)
14-06-2014
Federated States of Micronesia
08-05-2002
26-10-2015 (R)
26-11-2015
Fiji
16-09-2005
29-03-2021 (R)
29-04-2021
Finland
07-09-2000
10-04-2002 (R)
10-05-2002
France
06-09-2000
05-02-2003 (R)
05-03-2003
Gabon
08-09-2000
21-09-2010 (R)
21-10-2010
Gambia, The
21-12-2000
27-09-2019 (R)
27-10-2019
Georgia
03-08-2010 (A)
03-09-2010
Germany
06-09-2000
13-12-2004 (R)
13-01-2005
Ghana
24-09-2003
Greece
07-09-2000
22-10-2003 (R)
22-11-2003
Grenada
06-02-2012 (A)
06-03-2012
Guatemala
07-09-2000
09-05-2002 (R)
09-06-2002
Guinea
08-04-2016 (A)
08-05-2016
Guinea-Bissau
08-09-2000
24-09-2014 (R)
24-10-2014
Guyana
11-08-2010 (A)
11-09-2010
Haïti
15-08-2002
Holy See
10-10-2000
24-10-2001 (R)
12-02-2002
Honduras
14-08-2002 (A)
14-09-2002
Hungary
11-03-2002
24-02-2010 (R)
24-03-2010
Iceland
07-09-2000
01-10-2001 (R)
12-02-2002
India
15-11-2004
30-11-2005 (R)
30-12-2005
Indonesia
24-09-2001
24-09-2012 (R)
24-10-2012
Iran
21-09-2010
Iraq
24-06-2008 (A)
24-07-2008
Ireland
07-09-2000
18-11-2002 (R)
18-12-2002
Israel
14-11-2001
18-07-2005 (R)
18-08-2005
Italy
06-09-2000
09-05-2002 (R)
09-06-2002
Jamaica
08-09-2000
09-05-2002 (R)
09-06-2002
Japan
10-05-2002
02-08-2004 (R)
02-09-2004
Jordan
06-09-2000
23-05-2007 (R)
23-06-2007
Kazakhstan
06-09-2000
10-04-2003 (R)
10-05-2003
Kenya
08-09-2000
28-01-2002 (R)
12-02-2002
Kuwait
26-08-2004 (A)
26-09-2004
Kyrgyzstan
13-08-2003 (A)
13-09-2003
Laos
20-09-2006 (A)
20-10-2006
Latvia
01-02-2002
19-12-2005 (R)
19-01-2006
Lebanon
11-02-2002
Lesotho
06-09-2000
24-09-2003 (R)
24-10-2003
Liberia
22-09-2004
Libya
29-10-2004 (A)
29-11-2004
Liechtenstein
08-09-2000
04-02-2005 (R)
04-03-2005
Lithuania
13-02-2002
20-02-2003 (R)
20-03-2003
Luxembourg
08-09-2000
04-08-2004 (R)
04-09-2004
Madagascar
07-09-2000
22-09-2004 (R)
22-10-2004
Malawi
07-09-2000
21-09-2010 (R)
21-10-2010
Malaysia
12-04-2012 (A)
12-05-2012
Maldives
10-05-2002
29-12-2004 (R)
29-01-2005
Mali
08-09-2000
16-05-2002 (R)
16-06-2002
Malta
07-09-2000
09-05-2002 (R)
09-06-2002
Mauritius
11-11-2001
12-02-2009 (R)
12-03-2009
Mexico
07-09-2000
15-03-2002 (R)
15-04-2002
Moldova
08-02-2002
07-04-2004 (R)
07-05-2004
Monaco
26-06-2000
13-11-2001 (R)
12-02-2002
Mongolia
12-11-2001
06-10-2004 (R)
06-11-2004
Montenegro
02-05-2007 (Su)
03-06-2006
Morocco
08-09-2000
22-05-2002 (R)
22-06-2002
Mozambique
19-10-2004 (A)
19-11-2004
Myanmar
28-09-2015
27-09-2019 (R)
27-10-2019
Namibia
08-09-2000
16-04-2002 (R)
16-05-2002
Nauru
08-09-2000
Nepal
08-09-2000
03-01-2007 (R)
03-02-2007
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the
07-09-2000
24-09-2009 (R)
24-10-2009
New Zealand
07-09-2000
12-11-2001 (R)
12-02-2002
Nicaragua
17-03-2005 (A)
17-04-2005
Niger
13-03-2012 (A)
13-04-2012
Nigeria
08-09-2000
25-09-2012 (R)
25-10-2012
North Macedonia
17-07-2001
12-01-2004 (R)
12-02-2004
Norway
13-06-2000
23-09-2003 (R)
23-10-2003
Oman
17-09-2004 (A)
17-10-2004
Pakistan
26-09-2001
17-11-2016 (R)
17-12-2016
Palestine
07-04-2014 (A)
07-05-2014
Panama
31-10-2000
08-08-2001 (R)
12-02-2002
Paraguay
13-09-2000
27-09-2002 (R)
27-10-2002
Peru
01-11-2000
08-05-2002 (R)
08-06-2002
Philippines
08-09-2000
26-08-2003 (R)
26-09-2003
Poland
13-02-2002
07-04-2005 (R)
07-05-2005
Portugal
06-09-2000
19-08-2003 (R)
19-09-2003
Qatar
25-07-2002 (A)
25-08-2002
Republic of Korea, the
06-09-2000
24-09-2004 (R)
24-10-2004
Republic of the Congo
24-09-2010 (A)
24-10-2010
Romania
06-09-2000
10-11-2001 (R)
12-02-2002
Russian Federation
15-02-2001
24-09-2008 (R)
24-10-2008
Rwanda
23-04-2002 (A)
23-05-2002
Saint Lucia
22-09-2011
15-01-2014 (R)
15-02-2014
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
29-03-2011 (A)
29-04-2011
Samoa
17-05-2016 (A)
17-06-2016
San Marino
05-06-2000
26-09-2011 (R)
26-10-2011
Saudi Arabia
10-06-2011 (A)
10-07-2011
Senegal
08-09-2000
03-03-2004 (R)
03-04-2004
Serbia
08-10-2001
31-01-2003 (R)
28-02-2003
Seychelles
23-01-2001
10-08-2010 (R)
10-09-2010
Sierra Leone
08-09-2000
15-05-2002 (R)
15-06-2002
Singapore
07-09-2000
11-12-2008 (R)
11-01-2009
Slovakia
30-11-2001
07-07-2006 (R)
07-08-2006
Slovenia
08-09-2000
23-09-2004 (R)
23-10-2004
Solomon Islands
24-09-2009
20-01-2023 (R)
20-02-2023
Somalia
16-09-2005
South Africa
08-02-2002
24-09-2009 (R)
24-10-2009
South Sudan
27-09-2018 (A)
27-10-2018
Spain
06-09-2000
08-03-2002 (R)
08-04-2002
Sri Lanka
21-08-2000
08-09-2000 (R)
12-02-2002
Sudan
09-05-2002
26-07-2005 (R)
26-08-2005
Suriname
10-05-2002
16-11-2021 (R)
16-12-2021
Sweden
08-06-2000
20-02-2003 (R)
20-03-2003
Switzerland
07-09-2000
26-06-2002 (R)
26-07-2002
Syria
17-10-2003 (A)
17-11-2003
Tajikistan
05-08-2002 (A)
05-09-2002
Tanzania
11-11-2004 (A)
11-12-2004
Thailand
27-02-2006 (A)
27-03-2006
Timor-Leste
02-08-2004 (A)
02-09-2004
Togo
15-11-2001
28-11-2005 (R)
28-12-2005
Tunisia
22-04-2002
02-01-2003 (R)
02-02-2003
Türkiye
08-09-2000
04-05-2004 (R)
04-06-2004
Turkmenistan
29-04-2005 (A)
29-05-2005
Uganda
06-05-2002 (A)
06-06-2002
Ukraine
07-09-2000
11-07-2005 (R)
11-08-2005
United Kingdom
07-09-2000
24-06-2003 (R)
24-07-2003
United States of America
05-07-2000
23-12-2002 (R)
23-01-2003
Uruguay
07-09-2000
09-09-2003 (R)
09-10-2003
Uzbekistan
23-12-2008 (A)
23-01-2009
Vanuatu
16-09-2005
26-09-2007 (R)
26-10-2007
Venezuela
07-09-2000
23-09-2003 (R)
23-10-2003
Vietnam
08-09-2000
20-12-2001 (R)
12-02-2002
Yemen
02-03-2007 (A)
02-04-2007
Zambia
29-09-2008
Zimbabwe
22-05-2013 (A)
22-06-2013
Extensions
China
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
Hong Kong SAR
20-03-2008
Macao SAR
20-03-2008
Denmark
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
Faroes
23-01-2004
Greenland
23-01-2004
United Kingdom
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
Alderney
04-11-2020
Guernsey
04-11-2020
Jersey
29-04-2014
Man, Isle of
14-04-2023