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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
Afghanistan 10-08-2004 (A) 10-08-2004
Albania 31-08-1992 (A) 31-08-1992
Algeria 19-12-1966 (A) 19-12-1966
Andorra 03-09-1998 (A) 03-09-1998
Angola 26-09-1990 (A) 26-09-1990
Antigua and Barbuda 10-04-2017 (A) 10-04-2017
Argentina 01-07-1968 (A) 01-07-1968
Armenia 30-06-1992 (A) 30-06-1992
Australia 05-01-1961 (A) 05-01-1961
Austria 21-01-1953 (A) 21-01-1953
Azerbaijan 17-06-1992 (A) 17-06-1992
Bahamas 16-08-1974 (A) 16-08-1974
Bahrain 18-04-2001 (A) 18-04-2001
Bangladesh 01-07-1978 (A) 01-07-1978
Barbados 07-01-1999 (A) 07-01-1999
Belarus 16-12-1993 (A) 16-12-1993
Belgium 15-12-1950 11-12-1952 (R) 11-12-1952
Belize 22-04-2008 (A) 22-04-2008
Benin 09-11-1998 (A) 09-11-1998
Bhutan 12-02-2002 (A) 12-02-2002
Bolivia 14-08-1997 (A) 14-08-1997
Bosnia and Herzegovina 04-07-2008 (A) 04-07-2008
Botswana 25-08-1978 (A) 25-08-1978
Brazil 19-01-1981 (A) 19-01-1981
Brunei 01-07-1996 (A) 01-07-1996
Bulgaria 01-08-1973 (A) 01-08-1973
Burkina Faso 16-09-1966 (A) 16-09-1966
Burundi 20-10-1964 (A) 20-10-1964
Cabo Verde 01-07-1992 (A) 01-07-1992
Cambodia 03-04-2001 (A) 03-04-2001
Cameroon 09-04-1965 (A) 09-04-1965
Canada 12-10-1971 (A) 12-10-1971
Central African Republic 28-07-1986 (A) 28-07-1986
Chad 16-02-2005 (A) 16-02-2005
Chile 01-07-1966 (A) 01-07-1966
China 18-07-1983 (A) 18-07-1983
Colombia 01-07-1993 (A) 01-07-1993
Comoros 01-07-1993 (A) 01-07-1993
Costa Rica 29-08-2001 (A) 29-08-2001
Côte d'Ivoire 02-09-1963 (A) 02-09-1963
Croatia 01-07-1993 (A) 01-07-1993
Cuba 11-07-1988 (A) 11-07-1988
Cyprus 31-08-1967 (A) 31-08-1967
Czech Republic 01-01-1993 (A) 01-01-1993
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993) 23-09-1965 (A) 23-09-1965
Democratic Republic of the Congo 26-07-1972 (A) 26-07-1972
Denmark 30-03-1951 19-10-1951 (R) 04-11-1952
Djibouti 19-03-2008 (A) 19-03-2008
Dominican Republic 28-07-2004 (A) 28-07-2004
Ecuador 16-12-1997 (A) 16-12-1997
Egypt 26-10-1956 (A) 26-10-1956
El Salvador 07-07-2005 (A) 07-07-2005
Equatorial Guinea 22-12-2021 (A) 22-12-2021
Eritrea 08-08-1995 (A) 08-08-1995
Estonia 18-06-1992 (A) 18-06-1992
Eswatini 15-05-1981 (A) 15-05-1981
Ethiopia 06-08-1973 (A) 06-08-1973
Fiji 01-07-1997 (A) 01-07-1997
Finland 27-01-1961 (A) 27-01-1961
France 22-12-1950 06-10-1952 (R) 04-11-1952
Gabon 18-02-1965 (A) 18-02-1965
Gambia, The 14-10-1987 (A) 14-10-1987
Georgia 26-10-1993 (A) 26-10-1993
Germany 30-03-1951 04-11-1952 (R) 04-11-1952
Ghana 01-08-1968 (A) 01-08-1968
Greece 09-01-1951 10-12-1951 (R) 04-11-1952
Guatemala 22-02-1985 (A) 22-02-1985
Guinea 30-10-1991 (A) 30-10-1991
Guinea-Bissau 19-08-2010 (A) 19-08-2010
Guyana 29-07-1976 (A) 29-07-1976
Haïti 31-01-1958 (A) 31-01-1958
Honduras 08-12-2005 (A) 08-12-2005
Hungary 16-09-1968 (A) 16-09-1968
Iceland 20-12-1950 15-02-1971 (R) 15-02-1971
India 15-02-1971 (A) 15-02-1971
Indonesia 30-04-1957 (A) 30-04-1957
Iran 16-10-1959 (A) 16-10-1959
Iraq 06-06-1990 (A) 06-06-1990
Ireland 23-09-1952 (A) 04-11-1952
Israel 23-05-1958 (A) 23-05-1958
Italy 20-01-1951 20-11-1952 (R) 20-11-1952
Jamaica 29-03-1963 (A) 29-03-1963
Japan 15-06-1964 (A) 15-06-1964
Jordan 01-01-1964 (A) 01-01-1964
Kazakhstan 30-06-1992 (A) 30-06-1992
Kenya 24-05-1965 (A) 24-05-1965
Kosovo 25-01-2017 (A) 25-01-2017
Kuwait 04-10-1993 (A) 04-10-1993
Kyrgyzstan 10-02-2000 (A) 10-02-2000
Laos 16-01-2007 (A) 16-01-2007
Latvia 22-06-1992 (A) 22-06-1992
Lebanon 20-05-1960 (A) 20-05-1960
Lesotho 02-08-1978 (A) 02-08-1978
Liberia 07-01-1975 (A) 07-01-1975
Libya 11-01-1983 (A) 11-01-1983
Lithuania 18-06-1992 (A) 18-06-1992
Luxembourg 08-01-1951 23-01-1953 (R) 23-01-1953
Madagascar 18-02-1964 (A) 18-02-1964
Malawi 06-06-1966 (A) 06-06-1966
Malaysia 30-06-1964 (A) 30-06-1964
Maldives 08-09-1995 (A) 08-09-1995
Mali 07-08-1987 (A) 07-08-1987
Malta 06-07-1968 (A) 06-07-1968
Mauritania 02-10-1979 (A) 02-10-1979
Mauritius 29-03-1973 (A) 29-03-1973
Mexico 08-02-1988 (A) 08-02-1988
Moldova 28-10-1994 (A) 28-10-1994
Mongolia 17-09-1991 (A) 17-09-1991
Montenegro 24-10-2006 (A) 24-10-2006
Morocco 01-07-1968 (A) 01-07-1968
Mozambique 01-07-1987 (A) 01-07-1987
Myanmar 25-03-1991 (A) 25-03-1991
Namibia 30-06-1992 (A) 30-06-1992
Nepal 22-07-1985 (A) 22-07-1985
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 29-12-1950 23-01-1953 (R) 23-01-1953
New Zealand 16-05-1963 (A) 16-05-1963
Nicaragua 24-09-1998 (A) 24-09-1998
Niger 01-07-1981 (A) 01-07-1981
Nigeria 21-08-1963 (A) 21-08-1963
North Macedonia 01-07-1994 (A) 01-07-1994
Norway 28-03-1951 06-08-1951 (R) 04-11-1952
Oman 11-09-2000 (A) 11-09-2000
Pakistan 16-11-1955 (A) 16-11-1955
Palau 02-02-2024 (A) 02-02-2024
Palestine 24-03-2015 (A) 24-03-2015
Panama 08-03-1996 (A) 08-03-1996
Papua New Guinea 18-03-2002 (A) 18-03-2002
Paraguay 03-10-1969 (A) 03-10-1969
Peru 27-01-1970 (A) 27-01-1970
Philippines 01-10-1980 (A) 01-10-1980
Poland 17-07-1974 (A) 17-07-1974
Portugal 29-03-1951 26-01-1953 (R) 26-01-1953
Qatar 04-05-1992 (A) 04-05-1992
Republic of Korea, the 02-07-1968 (A) 02-07-1968
Republic of the Congo 02-09-1975 (A) 02-09-1975
Romania 15-01-1969 (A) 15-01-1969
Russian Federation 08-07-1991 (A) 08-07-1991
Rwanda 03-03-1964 (A) 03-03-1964
Saint Lucia 12-05-2005 (A) 12-05-2005
Samoa 01-10-2001 (A) 01-10-2001
São Tomé e Principe 23-09-2009 (A) 23-09-2009
Saudi Arabia 08-05-1973 (A) 08-05-1973
Senegal 10-03-1976 (A) 10-03-1976
Serbia 27-03-2001 (A) 27-03-2001
Seychelles 25-07-2000 (A) 25-07-2000
Sierra Leone 06-11-1975 (A) 06-11-1975
Singapore 09-07-1975 (A) 09-07-1975
Slovakia 01-01-1993 (A) 01-01-1993
Slovenia 07-09-1992 (A) 07-09-1992
Solomon Islands 26-01-2023 (A) 26-01-2023
Somalia 04-10-2012 (A) 04-10-2012
South Africa 24-03-1964 (A) 24-03-1964
South Sudan 18-07-2012 (A) 18-07-2012
Spain 13-07-1952 (A) 04-11-1952
Sri Lanka 29-05-1967 (A) 29-05-1967
Sudan 08-06-1960 (A) 08-06-1960
Suriname 26-11-2018 (A) 26-11-2018
Sweden 30-03-1951 17-10-1952 (R) 04-11-1952
Switzerland 19-12-1952 (A) 19-12-1952
Syria 03-11-1959 (A) 03-11-1959
Tajikistan 01-07-1997 (A) 01-07-1997
Tanzania 17-11-1964 (A) 17-11-1964
Thailand 04-02-1972 (A) 04-02-1972
Timor-Leste 19-09-2003 (A) 19-09-2003
Togo 12-02-1990 (A) 12-02-1990
Tonga 01-07-2005 (A) 01-07-2005
Trinidad and Tobago 15-10-1973 (A) 15-10-1973
Tunisia 20-07-1966 (A) 20-07-1966
Türkiye 06-06-1951 (A) 04-11-1952
Turkmenistan 17-05-1993 (A) 17-05-1993
Uganda 03-11-1964 (A) 03-11-1964
Ukraine 26-06-1992 (A) 26-06-1992
United Arab Emirates 07-02-1979 (A) 07-02-1979
United Kingdom 21-02-1951 12-09-1952 (R) 04-11-1952
United States of America 05-11-1970 (A) 05-11-1970
Uruguay 16-09-1977 (A) 16-09-1977
Uzbekistan 28-07-1992 (A) 28-07-1992
Vanuatu 17-11-2009 (A) 17-11-2009
Venezuela 01-07-1996 (A) 01-07-1996
Vietnam 01-07-1993 (A) 01-07-1993
Yemen 01-07-1993 (A) 01-07-1993
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991) 26-04-1960 (A) 26-04-1960
Zambia 27-09-1978 (A) 27-09-1978
Zimbabwe 19-03-1981 (A) 19-03-1981