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Contracting Parties/Signatories	Signature	Instrument	In Force	Details
Afghanistan	December 8, 1949	Ratification : September 26, 1956	March 26, 1957
Albania	December 12, 1949	Ratification : May 27, 1957	November 27, 1957	Details
Algeria		Accession : June 20, 1960	December 20, 1960
Andorra		Accession : September 17, 1993	March 17, 1994
Angola		Accession : September 20, 1984	March 20, 1985
Antigua and Barbuda		Declaration/Notification of Succession : October 6, 1986	November 1, 1981
Argentina	December 8, 1949	Ratification : September 18, 1956	March 18, 1957
Armenia		Accession : June 7, 1993	December 7, 1993
Australia	January 4, 1950	Ratification : October 14, 1958	April 14, 1959
Austria	August 12, 1949	Ratification : August 27, 1953	February 27, 1954
Azerbaijan		Accession : June 1, 1993	December 1, 1993
Bahamas		Declaration/Notification of Succession : July 11, 1975	July 10, 1973
Bahrain		Accession : November 30, 1971	May 30, 1972
Bangladesh		Declaration/Notification of Succession : April 4, 1972	March 26, 1971	Details
Barbados		Declaration/Notification of Succession : September 10, 1968	November 30, 1966
Belarus	December 12, 1949	Ratification : August 3, 1954	February 3, 1955	Details
Belgium	December 8, 1949	Ratification : September 3, 1952	March 3, 1953
Belize		Accession : June 29, 1984	December 29, 1984
Benin		Declaration/Notification of Succession : December 14, 1961	August 1, 1960	Details
Bhutan		Accession : January 10, 1991	July 10, 1991
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	December 8, 1949	Ratification : December 10, 1976	June 10, 1977
Bosnia and Herzegovina		Declaration/Notification of Succession : December 31, 1992	March 6, 1992
Botswana		Accession : March 29, 1968	September 29, 1968
Brazil	December 8, 1949	Ratification : June 29, 1957	December 29, 1957
Brunei Darussalam		Accession : October 14, 1991	April 14, 1992
Bulgaria	December 28, 1949	Ratification : July 22, 1954	January 22, 1955
Burkina Faso		Declaration/Notification of Succession : November 7, 1961	August 5, 1960	Details
Burundi		Declaration/Notification of Succession : December 27, 1971	July 1, 1962
Cabo Verde		Accession : May 11, 1984	November 11, 1984
Cambodia		Accession : December 8, 1958	June 8, 1959
Cameroon		Declaration/Notification of Succession : September 16, 1963	January 1, 1960
Canada	December 8, 1949	Ratification : May 14, 1965	November 14, 1965
Central African Republic		Declaration/Notification of Succession : August 1, 1966	August 13, 1960
Chad		Accession : August 5, 1970	February 5, 1971
Chile	August 12, 1949	Ratification : October 12, 1950	April 12, 1951
China	December 10, 1949	Ratification : December 28, 1956	June 28, 1957	Details
Colombia	August 12, 1949	Ratification : November 8, 1961	May 8, 1962
Comoros		Accession : November 21, 1985	May 21, 1986
Congo		Declaration/Notification of Succession : February 4, 1967	August 15, 1960	Details
Cook Islands		Declaration/Notification of Succession : May 7, 2002	June 11, 2001
Costa Rica		Accession : October 15, 1969	April 15, 1970
Croatia		Declaration/Notification of Succession : May 11, 1992	October 8, 1991
Cuba	August 12, 1949	Ratification : April 15, 1954	October 15, 1954
Cyprus		Accession : May 23, 1962	November 23, 1962
Czech Republic		Declaration/Notification of Succession : February 5, 1993	January 1, 1993
Côte d'Ivoire		Declaration/Notification of Succession : December 28, 1961	August 7, 1960
Democratic People's Republic of Korea		Accession : August 27, 1957	February 27, 1958	Details
Democratic Republic of the Congo		Declaration/Notification of Succession : February 24, 1961	June 30, 1960	Details
Denmark	December 12, 1949	Ratification : June 27, 1951	December 27, 1951
Djibouti		Declaration/Notification of Succession : March 6, 1978	June 27, 1977
Dominica		Declaration/Notification of Succession : September 28, 1981	November 3, 1978
Dominican Republic		Accession : January 22, 1958	July 22, 1958
Ecuador	August 12, 1949	Ratification : August 11, 1954	February 11, 1955
Egypt	December 8, 1949	Ratification : November 10, 1952	May 10, 1953
El Salvador	December 8, 1949	Ratification : June 17, 1953	December 17, 1953
Equatorial Guinea		Accession : July 24, 1986	January 24, 1987
Eritrea		Accession : August 14, 2000	August 14, 2000
Estonia		Accession : January 18, 1993	July 18, 1993
Eswatini		Accession : June 28, 1973	December 28, 1973
Ethiopia	December 8, 1949	Ratification : October 2, 1969	April 2, 1970
Fiji		Declaration/Notification of Succession : August 9, 1971	October 10, 1970
Finland	December 8, 1949	Ratification : February 22, 1955	August 22, 1955
France	December 8, 1949	Ratification : June 28, 1951	December 28, 1951
Gabon		Declaration/Notification of Succession : February 26, 1965	August 17, 1960
Gambia		Declaration/Notification of Succession : October 20, 1966	February 18, 1965
Georgia		Accession : September 14, 1993	March 14, 1994
Germany		Accession : September 3, 1954	March 3, 1955	Details
Ghana		Accession : August 2, 1958	February 2, 1959
Greece	December 22, 1949	Ratification : June 5, 1956	December 5, 1956
Grenada		Declaration/Notification of Succession : April 13, 1981	February 7, 1974
Guatemala	August 12, 1949	Ratification : May 14, 1952	November 14, 1952
Guinea		Accession : July 11, 1984	January 11, 1985
Guinea-Bissau		Accession : February 21, 1974	August 21, 1974	Details
Guyana		Declaration/Notification of Succession : July 22, 1968	May 26, 1966
Haiti		Accession : April 11, 1957	October 11, 1957
Holy See	December 8, 1949	Ratification : February 22, 1951	August 22, 1951
Honduras		Accession : December 31, 1965	June 30, 1966
Hungary	December 8, 1949	Ratification : August 3, 1954	February 3, 1955
Iceland		Accession : August 10, 1965	February 10, 1966
India	December 16, 1949	Ratification : November 9, 1950	May 9, 1951
Indonesia		Accession : September 30, 1958	March 30, 1959
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	December 8, 1949	Ratification : February 20, 1957	August 20, 1957	Details
Iraq		Accession : February 14, 1956	August 14, 1956
Ireland	December 9, 1949	Ratification : September 27, 1962	March 27, 1963
Israel	December 8, 1949	Ratification : July 6, 1951	January 6, 1952	Details
Italy	December 8, 1949	Ratification : December 17, 1951	June 17, 1952
Jamaica		Declaration/Notification of Succession : July 20, 1964	August 6, 1962
Japan		Accession : April 21, 1953	October 21, 1953
Jordan		Accession : May 29, 1951	November 29, 1951
Kazakhstan		Declaration/Notification of Succession : May 5, 1992	December 21, 1991
Kenya		Accession : September 20, 1966	March 20, 1967
Kiribati		Declaration/Notification of Succession : January 5, 1989	July 12, 1979
Kuwait		Accession : September 2, 1967	March 2, 1968	Details
Kyrgyzstan		Declaration/Notification of Succession : September 18, 1992	December 21, 1991
Lao People's Democratic Republic		Accession : October 29, 1956	April 29, 1957
Latvia		Accession : December 24, 1991	June 24, 1992
Lebanon	December 8, 1949	Ratification : April 10, 1951	October 10, 1951
Lesotho		Declaration/Notification of Succession : May 20, 1968	October 4, 1966
Liberia		Accession : March 29, 1954	September 29, 1954
Libya		Accession : May 22, 1956	November 22, 1956
Liechtenstein	August 12, 1949	Ratification : September 21, 1950	March 21, 1951
Lithuania		Accession : October 3, 1996	April 3, 1997
Luxembourg	December 8, 1949	Ratification : July 1, 1953	January 1, 1954
Madagascar		Declaration/Notification of Succession : July 18, 1963	June 26, 1960
Malawi		Declaration/Notification of Succession : January 5, 1968	July 5, 1968
Malaysia		Accession : August 24, 1962	February 24, 1963	Details
Maldives		Accession : June 18, 1991	December 18, 1991
Mali		Accession : May 24, 1965	November 24, 1965
Malta		Declaration/Notification of Succession : August 22, 1968	September 21, 1964
Marshall Islands		Accession : June 1, 2004	December 1, 2004
Mauritania		Declaration/Notification of Succession : October 30, 1962	November 28, 1960
Mauritius		Declaration/Notification of Succession : August 18, 1970	March 12, 1968
Mexico	December 8, 1949	Ratification : October 29, 1952	April 29, 1953
Micronesia (Federated States of)		Accession : September 19, 1995	March 19, 1996
Monaco	August 12, 1949	Ratification : July 5, 1950	January 5, 1951
Mongolia		Accession : December 20, 1958	June 20, 1959
Montenegro		Accession : August 2, 2006	February 2, 2007
Morocco		Accession : July 26, 1956	January 26, 1957
Mozambique		Accession : March 14, 1983	September 14, 1983
Myanmar		Accession : August 25, 1992	February 25, 1993
Namibia		Declaration/Notification of Succession : August 22, 1991	March 21, 1990
Nauru		Accession : June 27, 2006	December 27, 2006
Nepal		Accession : February 7, 1964	August 7, 1964
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)	December 8, 1949	Ratification : August 3, 1954	February 3, 1955
New Zealand	February 11, 1950	Ratification : May 2, 1959	November 2, 1959	Details
Nicaragua	August 12, 1949	Ratification : December 17, 1953	June 17, 1954
Niger		Declaration/Notification of Succession : April 21, 1964	August 3, 1960
Nigeria		Declaration/Notification of Succession : June 20, 1961	October 1, 1960
North Macedonia		Declaration/Notification of Succession : September 1, 1993	September 8, 1991	Details
Norway	August 12, 1949	Ratification : August 3, 1951	February 3, 1952
Oman		Accession : January 31, 1974	July 31, 1974
Pakistan	August 12, 1949	Ratification : June 12, 1951	December 12, 1951
Palau		Accession : June 25, 1996	December 25, 1996
Palestine		Accession : April 2, 2014	October 2, 2014	Details
Panama		Accession : February 10, 1956	August 10, 1956
Papua New Guinea		Declaration/Notification of Succession : May 26, 1976	September 16, 1975
Paraguay	December 10, 1949	Ratification : October 23, 1961	April 23, 1962
Peru	August 12, 1949	Ratification : February 15, 1956	August 15, 1956
Philippines	December 8, 1949	Ratification : February 7, 1951	September 7, 1951
Poland	December 8, 1949	Ratification : November 26, 1954	May 26, 1955
Portugal	February 11, 1950	Ratification : March 14, 1961	September 14, 1961	Details
Qatar		Accession : October 15, 1975	April 15, 1976
Republic of Korea		Accession : August 16, 1966	August 16, 1966	Details
Republic of Moldova		Accession : May 24, 1993	November 24, 1993
Romania	February 10, 1950	Ratification : June 1, 1954	December 1, 1954
Russian Federation	December 12, 1949	Ratification : May 10, 1954	November 10, 1954	Details
Rwanda		Declaration/Notification of Succession : May 5, 1964	July 1, 1962
Saint Kitts and Nevis		Declaration/Notification of Succession : February 14, 1986	September 19, 1983
Saint Lucia		Declaration/Notification of Succession : September 18, 1981	February 22, 1979
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines		Accession : April 1, 1981	October 1, 1981
Samoa		Declaration/Notification of Succession : August 23, 1984	January 1, 1962
San Marino		Accession : August 29, 1953	February 28, 1954
Sao Tome and Principe		Accession : May 21, 1976	November 21, 1976
Saudi Arabia		Accession : May 18, 1963	November 18, 1963
Senegal		Declaration/Notification of Succession : May 18, 1963	August 20, 1960
Serbia		Declaration/Notification of Succession : October 16, 2001	April 27, 1992
Seychelles		Accession : November 8, 1984	May 8, 1985
Sierra Leone		Declaration/Notification of Succession : June 10, 1965	April 27, 1961
Singapore		Accession : April 27, 1973	October 27, 1973
Slovakia		Declaration/Notification of Succession : April 2, 1993	January 1, 1993
Slovenia		Declaration/Notification of Succession : March 26, 1992	June 25, 1991
Solomon Islands		Declaration/Notification of Succession : July 6, 1981	July 7, 1978
Somalia		Accession : July 12, 1962	January 12, 1963
South Africa		Accession : March 31, 1952	September 30, 1952
South Sudan		Accession : January 25, 2013	July 25, 2013
Spain	December 8, 1949	Ratification : August 4, 1952	February 4, 1953
Sri Lanka	December 8, 1949	Ratification : February 28, 1959	August 28, 1959	Details
Sudan		Accession : September 23, 1957	March 23, 1958
Suriname		Declaration/Notification of Succession : October 13, 1976	November 25, 1975
Sweden	December 8, 1949	Ratification : December 28, 1953	June 28, 1954
Switzerland	August 12, 1949	Ratification : March 31, 1950	October 21, 1950
Syrian Arab Republic	August 12, 1949	Ratification : November 2, 1953	May 2, 1954
Tajikistan		Declaration/Notification of Succession : January 13, 1993	December 21, 1991
Thailand		Accession : December 29, 1954	June 29, 1955
Timor-Leste		Accession : May 8, 2003	November 8, 2003
Togo		Declaration/Notification of Succession : January 6, 1962	April 27, 1960
Tonga		Declaration/Notification of Succession : April 13, 1978	June 4, 1970
Trinidad and Tobago		Accession : May 17, 1963	November 17, 1963
Tunisia		Accession : May 4, 1957	November 4, 1957
Turkmenistan		Declaration/Notification of Succession : April 10, 1992	December 26, 1991
Tuvalu		Declaration/Notification of Succession : February 19, 1981	October 1, 1978
Türkiye	August 12, 1949	Ratification : February 10, 1954	August 10, 1954
Uganda		Accession : May 18, 1964	November 18, 1964
Ukraine	December 12, 1949	Ratification : August 3, 1954	February 3, 1955	Details
United Arab Emirates		Accession : May 10, 1972	November 10, 1972
United Kingdom	December 8, 1949	Ratification : September 23, 1957	March 23, 1958	Details
United Republic of Tanzania		Declaration/Notification of Succession : December 12, 1962	December 9, 1961	Details
United States of America	August 12, 1949	Ratification : August 2, 1955	February 2, 1956	Details
Uruguay	August 12, 1949	Ratification : March 5, 1969	September 5, 1969
Uzbekistan		Accession : October 8, 1993	April 8, 1994
Vanuatu		Accession : October 27, 1982	April 27, 1983
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)	February 10, 1950	Ratification : February 13, 1956	August 13, 1956
Viet Nam		Accession : June 28, 1957	December 28, 1957	Details
Yemen		Accession : July 16, 1970	January 16, 1971	Details
Zambia		Accession : October 19, 1966	April 19, 1967
Zimbabwe		Accession : March 7, 1983	September 7, 1983

Contracting Parties/Signatories

Signature

Instrument

In Force

Details

Afghanistan

December 8, 1949

Ratification : September 26, 1956

March 26, 1957

Albania

December 12, 1949

Ratification : May 27, 1957

November 27, 1957

Details

Algeria

Accession : June 20, 1960

December 20, 1960

Andorra

Accession : September 17, 1993

March 17, 1994

Angola

Accession : September 20, 1984

March 20, 1985

Antigua and Barbuda

Declaration/Notification of Succession : October 6, 1986

November 1, 1981

Argentina

December 8, 1949

Ratification : September 18, 1956

March 18, 1957

Armenia

Accession : June 7, 1993

December 7, 1993

Australia

January 4, 1950

Ratification : October 14, 1958

April 14, 1959

Austria

August 12, 1949

Ratification : August 27, 1953

February 27, 1954

Azerbaijan

Accession : June 1, 1993

December 1, 1993

Bahamas

Declaration/Notification of Succession : July 11, 1975

July 10, 1973

Bahrain

Accession : November 30, 1971

May 30, 1972

Bangladesh

Declaration/Notification of Succession : April 4, 1972

March 26, 1971

Details

Barbados

Declaration/Notification of Succession : September 10, 1968

November 30, 1966

Belarus

December 12, 1949

Ratification : August 3, 1954

February 3, 1955

Details

Belgium

December 8, 1949

Ratification : September 3, 1952

March 3, 1953

Belize

Accession : June 29, 1984

December 29, 1984

Benin

Declaration/Notification of Succession : December 14, 1961

August 1, 1960

Details

Bhutan

Accession : January 10, 1991

July 10, 1991

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

December 8, 1949

Ratification : December 10, 1976

June 10, 1977

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Declaration/Notification of Succession : December 31, 1992

March 6, 1992

Botswana

Accession : March 29, 1968

September 29, 1968

Brazil

December 8, 1949

Ratification : June 29, 1957

December 29, 1957

Brunei Darussalam

Accession : October 14, 1991

April 14, 1992

Bulgaria

December 28, 1949

Ratification : July 22, 1954

January 22, 1955

Burkina Faso

Declaration/Notification of Succession : November 7, 1961

August 5, 1960

Details

Burundi

Declaration/Notification of Succession : December 27, 1971

July 1, 1962

Cabo Verde

Accession : May 11, 1984

November 11, 1984

Cambodia

Accession : December 8, 1958

June 8, 1959

Cameroon

Declaration/Notification of Succession : September 16, 1963

January 1, 1960

Canada

December 8, 1949

Ratification : May 14, 1965

November 14, 1965

Central African Republic

Declaration/Notification of Succession : August 1, 1966

August 13, 1960

Chad

Accession : August 5, 1970

February 5, 1971

Chile

August 12, 1949

Ratification : October 12, 1950

April 12, 1951

China

December 10, 1949

Ratification : December 28, 1956

June 28, 1957

Details

Colombia

August 12, 1949

Ratification : November 8, 1961

May 8, 1962

Comoros

Accession : November 21, 1985

May 21, 1986

Congo

Declaration/Notification of Succession : February 4, 1967

August 15, 1960

Details

Cook Islands

Declaration/Notification of Succession : May 7, 2002

June 11, 2001

Costa Rica

Accession : October 15, 1969

April 15, 1970

Croatia

Declaration/Notification of Succession : May 11, 1992

October 8, 1991

Cuba

August 12, 1949

Ratification : April 15, 1954

October 15, 1954

Cyprus

Accession : May 23, 1962

November 23, 1962

Czech Republic

Declaration/Notification of Succession : February 5, 1993

January 1, 1993

Côte d'Ivoire

Declaration/Notification of Succession : December 28, 1961

August 7, 1960

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Accession : August 27, 1957

February 27, 1958

Details

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Declaration/Notification of Succession : February 24, 1961

June 30, 1960

Details

Denmark

December 12, 1949

Ratification : June 27, 1951

December 27, 1951

Djibouti

Declaration/Notification of Succession : March 6, 1978

June 27, 1977

Dominica

Declaration/Notification of Succession : September 28, 1981

November 3, 1978

Dominican Republic

Accession : January 22, 1958

July 22, 1958

Ecuador

August 12, 1949

Ratification : August 11, 1954

February 11, 1955

Egypt

December 8, 1949

Ratification : November 10, 1952

May 10, 1953

El Salvador

December 8, 1949

Ratification : June 17, 1953

December 17, 1953

Equatorial Guinea

Accession : July 24, 1986

January 24, 1987

Eritrea

Accession : August 14, 2000

August 14, 2000

Estonia

Accession : January 18, 1993

July 18, 1993

Eswatini

Accession : June 28, 1973

December 28, 1973

Ethiopia

December 8, 1949

Ratification : October 2, 1969

April 2, 1970

Fiji

Declaration/Notification of Succession : August 9, 1971

October 10, 1970

Finland

December 8, 1949

Ratification : February 22, 1955

August 22, 1955

France

December 8, 1949

Ratification : June 28, 1951

December 28, 1951

Gabon

Declaration/Notification of Succession : February 26, 1965

August 17, 1960

Gambia

Declaration/Notification of Succession : October 20, 1966

February 18, 1965

Georgia

Accession : September 14, 1993

March 14, 1994

Germany

Accession : September 3, 1954

March 3, 1955

Details

Ghana

Accession : August 2, 1958

February 2, 1959

Greece

December 22, 1949

Ratification : June 5, 1956

December 5, 1956

Grenada

Declaration/Notification of Succession : April 13, 1981

February 7, 1974

Guatemala

August 12, 1949

Ratification : May 14, 1952

November 14, 1952

Guinea

Accession : July 11, 1984

January 11, 1985

Guinea-Bissau

Accession : February 21, 1974

August 21, 1974

Details

Guyana

Declaration/Notification of Succession : July 22, 1968

May 26, 1966

Haiti

Accession : April 11, 1957

October 11, 1957

Holy See

December 8, 1949

Ratification : February 22, 1951

August 22, 1951

Honduras

Accession : December 31, 1965

June 30, 1966

Hungary

December 8, 1949

Ratification : August 3, 1954

February 3, 1955

Iceland

Accession : August 10, 1965

February 10, 1966

India

December 16, 1949

Ratification : November 9, 1950

May 9, 1951

Indonesia

Accession : September 30, 1958

March 30, 1959

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

December 8, 1949

Ratification : February 20, 1957

August 20, 1957

Details

Iraq

Accession : February 14, 1956

August 14, 1956

Ireland

December 9, 1949

Ratification : September 27, 1962

March 27, 1963

Israel

December 8, 1949

Ratification : July 6, 1951

January 6, 1952

Details

Italy

December 8, 1949

Ratification : December 17, 1951

June 17, 1952

Jamaica

Declaration/Notification of Succession : July 20, 1964

August 6, 1962

Japan

Accession : April 21, 1953

October 21, 1953

Jordan

Accession : May 29, 1951

November 29, 1951

Kazakhstan

Declaration/Notification of Succession : May 5, 1992

December 21, 1991

Kenya

Accession : September 20, 1966

March 20, 1967

Kiribati

Declaration/Notification of Succession : January 5, 1989

July 12, 1979

Kuwait

Accession : September 2, 1967

March 2, 1968

Details

Kyrgyzstan

Declaration/Notification of Succession : September 18, 1992

December 21, 1991

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Accession : October 29, 1956

April 29, 1957

Latvia

Accession : December 24, 1991

June 24, 1992

Lebanon

December 8, 1949

Ratification : April 10, 1951

October 10, 1951

Lesotho

Declaration/Notification of Succession : May 20, 1968

October 4, 1966

Liberia

Accession : March 29, 1954

September 29, 1954

Libya

Accession : May 22, 1956

November 22, 1956

Liechtenstein

August 12, 1949

Ratification : September 21, 1950

March 21, 1951

Lithuania

Accession : October 3, 1996

April 3, 1997

Luxembourg

December 8, 1949

Ratification : July 1, 1953

January 1, 1954

Madagascar

Declaration/Notification of Succession : July 18, 1963

June 26, 1960

Malawi

Declaration/Notification of Succession : January 5, 1968

July 5, 1968

Malaysia

Accession : August 24, 1962

February 24, 1963

Details

Maldives

Accession : June 18, 1991

December 18, 1991

Mali

Accession : May 24, 1965

November 24, 1965

Malta

Declaration/Notification of Succession : August 22, 1968

September 21, 1964

Marshall Islands

Accession : June 1, 2004

December 1, 2004

Mauritania

Declaration/Notification of Succession : October 30, 1962

November 28, 1960

Mauritius

Declaration/Notification of Succession : August 18, 1970

March 12, 1968

Mexico

December 8, 1949

Ratification : October 29, 1952

April 29, 1953

Micronesia (Federated States of)

Accession : September 19, 1995

March 19, 1996

Monaco

August 12, 1949

Ratification : July 5, 1950

January 5, 1951

Mongolia

Accession : December 20, 1958

June 20, 1959

Montenegro

Accession : August 2, 2006

February 2, 2007

Morocco

Accession : July 26, 1956

January 26, 1957

Mozambique

Accession : March 14, 1983

September 14, 1983

Myanmar

Accession : August 25, 1992

February 25, 1993

Namibia

Declaration/Notification of Succession : August 22, 1991

March 21, 1990

Nauru

Accession : June 27, 2006

December 27, 2006

Nepal

Accession : February 7, 1964

August 7, 1964

Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

December 8, 1949

Ratification : August 3, 1954

February 3, 1955

New Zealand

February 11, 1950

Ratification : May 2, 1959

November 2, 1959

Details

Nicaragua

August 12, 1949

Ratification : December 17, 1953

June 17, 1954

Niger

Declaration/Notification of Succession : April 21, 1964

August 3, 1960

Nigeria

Declaration/Notification of Succession : June 20, 1961

October 1, 1960

North Macedonia

Declaration/Notification of Succession : September 1, 1993

September 8, 1991

Details

Norway

August 12, 1949

Ratification : August 3, 1951

February 3, 1952

Oman

Accession : January 31, 1974

July 31, 1974

Pakistan

August 12, 1949

Ratification : June 12, 1951

December 12, 1951

Palau

Accession : June 25, 1996

December 25, 1996

Palestine

Accession : April 2, 2014

October 2, 2014

Details

Panama

Accession : February 10, 1956

August 10, 1956

Papua New Guinea

Declaration/Notification of Succession : May 26, 1976

September 16, 1975

Paraguay

December 10, 1949

Ratification : October 23, 1961

April 23, 1962

Peru

August 12, 1949

Ratification : February 15, 1956

August 15, 1956

Philippines

December 8, 1949

Ratification : February 7, 1951

September 7, 1951

Poland

December 8, 1949

Ratification : November 26, 1954

May 26, 1955

Portugal

February 11, 1950

Ratification : March 14, 1961

September 14, 1961

Details

Qatar

Accession : October 15, 1975

April 15, 1976

Republic of Korea

Accession : August 16, 1966

August 16, 1966

Details

Republic of Moldova

Accession : May 24, 1993

November 24, 1993

Romania

February 10, 1950

Ratification : June 1, 1954

December 1, 1954

Russian Federation

December 12, 1949

Ratification : May 10, 1954

November 10, 1954

Details

Rwanda

Declaration/Notification of Succession : May 5, 1964

July 1, 1962

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Declaration/Notification of Succession : February 14, 1986

September 19, 1983

Saint Lucia

Declaration/Notification of Succession : September 18, 1981

February 22, 1979

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Accession : April 1, 1981

October 1, 1981

Samoa

Declaration/Notification of Succession : August 23, 1984

January 1, 1962

San Marino

Accession : August 29, 1953

February 28, 1954

Sao Tome and Principe

Accession : May 21, 1976

November 21, 1976

Saudi Arabia

Accession : May 18, 1963

November 18, 1963

Senegal

Declaration/Notification of Succession : May 18, 1963

August 20, 1960

Serbia

Declaration/Notification of Succession : October 16, 2001

April 27, 1992

Seychelles

Accession : November 8, 1984

May 8, 1985

Sierra Leone

Declaration/Notification of Succession : June 10, 1965

April 27, 1961

Singapore

Accession : April 27, 1973

October 27, 1973

Slovakia

Declaration/Notification of Succession : April 2, 1993

January 1, 1993

Slovenia

Declaration/Notification of Succession : March 26, 1992

June 25, 1991

Solomon Islands

Declaration/Notification of Succession : July 6, 1981

July 7, 1978

Somalia

Accession : July 12, 1962

January 12, 1963

South Africa

Accession : March 31, 1952

September 30, 1952

South Sudan

Accession : January 25, 2013

July 25, 2013

Spain

December 8, 1949

Ratification : August 4, 1952

February 4, 1953

Sri Lanka

December 8, 1949

Ratification : February 28, 1959

August 28, 1959

Details

Sudan

Accession : September 23, 1957

March 23, 1958

Suriname

Declaration/Notification of Succession : October 13, 1976

November 25, 1975

Sweden

December 8, 1949

Ratification : December 28, 1953

June 28, 1954

Switzerland

August 12, 1949

Ratification : March 31, 1950

October 21, 1950

Syrian Arab Republic

August 12, 1949

Ratification : November 2, 1953

May 2, 1954

Tajikistan

Declaration/Notification of Succession : January 13, 1993

December 21, 1991

Thailand

Accession : December 29, 1954

June 29, 1955

Timor-Leste

Accession : May 8, 2003

November 8, 2003

Togo

Declaration/Notification of Succession : January 6, 1962

April 27, 1960

Tonga

Declaration/Notification of Succession : April 13, 1978

June 4, 1970

Trinidad and Tobago

Accession : May 17, 1963

November 17, 1963

Tunisia

Accession : May 4, 1957

November 4, 1957

Turkmenistan

Declaration/Notification of Succession : April 10, 1992

December 26, 1991

Tuvalu

Declaration/Notification of Succession : February 19, 1981

October 1, 1978

Türkiye

August 12, 1949

Ratification : February 10, 1954

August 10, 1954

Uganda

Accession : May 18, 1964

November 18, 1964

Ukraine

December 12, 1949

Ratification : August 3, 1954

February 3, 1955

Details

United Arab Emirates

Accession : May 10, 1972

November 10, 1972

United Kingdom

December 8, 1949

Ratification : September 23, 1957

March 23, 1958

Details

United Republic of Tanzania

Declaration/Notification of Succession : December 12, 1962

December 9, 1961

Details

United States of America

August 12, 1949

Ratification : August 2, 1955

February 2, 1956

Details

Uruguay

August 12, 1949

Ratification : March 5, 1969

September 5, 1969

Uzbekistan

Accession : October 8, 1993

April 8, 1994

Vanuatu

Accession : October 27, 1982

April 27, 1983

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

February 10, 1950

Ratification : February 13, 1956

August 13, 1956

Viet Nam

Accession : June 28, 1957

December 28, 1957

Details

Yemen

Accession : July 16, 1970

January 16, 1971

Details

Zambia

Accession : October 19, 1966

April 19, 1967

Zimbabwe

Accession : March 7, 1983

September 7, 1983

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