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United Nations > Contracting Parties/Signatories > United Nations (UN) (Total Members: 193)
Contracting Parties/Signatories Signature Instrument In Force Details
Afghanistan November 19, 1946
Albania December 14, 1955
Algeria October 8, 1962
Andorra July 28, 1993
Angola December 1, 1976
Antigua and Barbuda November 11, 1981
Argentina October 24, 1945
Armenia March 2, 1992
Australia November 1, 1945
Austria December 14, 1955
Azerbaijan March 2, 1992
Bahamas September 18, 1973
Bahrain September 21, 1971
Bangladesh September 17, 1974
Barbados December 9, 1966
Belarus October 24, 1945 Details
Belgium December 27, 1945
Belize September 25, 1981
Benin September 20, 1960
Bhutan September 21, 1971
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) November 14, 1945
Bosnia and Herzegovina May 22, 1992 Details
Botswana October 17, 1966
Brazil October 24, 1945
Brunei Darussalam September 21, 1984
Bulgaria December 14, 1955
Burkina Faso September 20, 1960
Burundi September 18, 1962
Cabo Verde September 16, 1975
Cambodia December 14, 1955
Cameroon September 20, 1960
Canada November 9, 1945
Central African Republic September 20, 1960
Chad September 20, 1960
Chile October 24, 1945
China October 24, 1945
Colombia November 5, 1945
Comoros November 12, 1975
Congo September 20, 1960
Costa Rica November 2, 1945
Croatia May 22, 1992 Details
Cuba October 24, 1945
Cyprus September 20, 1960
Czech Republic January 19, 1993 Details
Côte d'Ivoire September 20, 1960
Democratic People's Republic of Korea September 17, 1991
Democratic Republic of the Congo September 20, 1960 Details
Denmark October 24, 1945
Djibouti September 20, 1977
Dominica December 18, 1978
Dominican Republic October 24, 1945
Ecuador December 21, 1945
Egypt October 24, 1945 Details
El Salvador October 24, 1945
Equatorial Guinea November 12, 1968
Eritrea May 28, 1993
Estonia September 17, 1991
Eswatini September 24, 1968
Ethiopia November 13, 1945
Fiji October 13, 1970
Finland December 14, 1955
France October 24, 1945
Gabon September 20, 1960
Gambia (the) September 21, 1965
Georgia July 31, 1992
Germany September 18, 1973 Details
Ghana March 8, 1957
Greece October 25, 1945
Grenada September 17, 1974
Guatemala November 21, 1945
Guinea December 12, 1958
Guinea-Bissau September 17, 1974
Guyana September 20, 1966
Haiti October 24, 1945
Honduras December 17, 1945
Hungary December 14, 1955
Iceland November 19, 1946
India October 30, 1945
Indonesia September 28, 1950 Details
Iran (Islamic Republic of) October 24, 1945
Iraq December 21, 1945
Ireland December 14, 1955
Israel May 11, 1949
Italy December 14, 1955
Jamaica September 18, 1962
Japan December 18, 1956
Jordan December 14, 1955
Kazakhstan March 2, 1992
Kenya December 16, 1963
Kiribati September 14, 1999
Kuwait May 14, 1963
Kyrgyzstan March 2, 1992
Lao People's Democratic Republic December 14, 1955
Latvia September 17, 1991
Lebanon October 24, 1945
Lesotho October 17, 1966
Liberia November 2, 1945
Libya December 14, 1955
Liechtenstein September 18, 1990
Lithuania September 17, 1991
Luxembourg October 24, 1945
Madagascar September 20, 1960
Malawi December 1, 1964
Malaysia September 17, 1957 Details
Maldives September 21, 1965
Mali September 28, 1960
Malta December 1, 1964
Marshall Islands September 17, 1991
Mauritania October 27, 1961
Mauritius April 24, 1968
Mexico November 7, 1945
Micronesia (Federated States of) September 17, 1991
Monaco May 28, 1993
Mongolia October 27, 1961
Montenegro June 28, 2006 Details
Morocco November 12, 1956
Mozambique September 16, 1975
Myanmar April 19, 1948
Namibia April 23, 1990
Nauru September 14, 1999
Nepal December 14, 1955
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) December 10, 1945
New Zealand October 24, 1945
Nicaragua October 24, 1945
Niger September 20, 1960
Nigeria October 7, 1960
North Macedonia April 8, 1993 Details
Norway November 27, 1945
Oman October 7, 1971
Pakistan September 30, 1947
Palau December 15, 1994
Panama November 13, 1945
Papua New Guinea October 10, 1975
Paraguay October 24, 1945
Peru October 31, 1945
Philippines October 24, 1945
Poland October 24, 1945
Portugal December 14, 1955
Qatar September 21, 1971
Republic of Korea September 17, 1991
Republic of Moldova March 2, 1992
Romania December 14, 1955
Russian Federation October 24, 1945 Details
Rwanda September 18, 1962
Saint Kitts and Nevis September 23, 1983
Saint Lucia September 18, 1979
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines September 16, 1980
Samoa December 15, 1976
San Marino March 2, 1992
Sao Tome and Principe September 16, 1975
Saudi Arabia October 24, 1945
Senegal September 28, 1960
Serbia November 1, 2000 Details
Seychelles September 21, 1976
Sierra Leone September 27, 1961
Singapore September 21, 1965 Details
Slovakia January 19, 1993 Details
Slovenia May 22, 1992 Details
Solomon Islands September 19, 1978
Somalia September 20, 1960
South Africa November 7, 1945
South Sudan July 14, 2011
Spain December 14, 1955
Sri Lanka December 14, 1955
Sudan November 12, 1956
Suriname December 4, 1975
Sweden November 19, 1946
Switzerland September 10, 2002
Syrian Arab Republic October 24, 1945 Details
Tajikistan March 2, 1992
Thailand December 16, 1946
Timor-Leste September 27, 2002
Togo September 20, 1960
Tonga September 14, 1999
Trinidad and Tobago September 18, 1962
Tunisia November 12, 1956
Turkmenistan March 2, 1992
Tuvalu September 5, 2000
Türkiye October 24, 1945
Uganda October 25, 1962
Ukraine October 24, 1945
United Arab Emirates December 9, 1971
United Kingdom October 24, 1945
United Republic of Tanzania December 14, 1961 Details
United States of America October 24, 1945
Uruguay December 18, 1945
Uzbekistan March 2, 1992
Vanuatu September 15, 1981
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) November 15, 1945
Viet Nam September 20, 1977
Yemen September 30, 1947 Details
Zambia December 1, 1964
Zimbabwe August 25, 1980