| Countries/Territories |
Entry into force |
Ratification * |
Simple signature |
| Afghanistan |
May 4, 1947
|
Apr 4, 1947
[1]
|
Dec 7, 1944
|
| Albania |
Apr 27, 1991
|
Mar 28, 1991
[2]
|
- |
| Algeria |
Jun 6, 1963
|
May 7, 1963
[2]
|
- |
| Andorra |
Feb 26, 2001
|
Jan 26, 2001
[2]
|
- |
| Angola |
Apr 10, 1977
|
Mar 11, 1977
[2]
|
- |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
Dec 10, 1981
|
Nov 10, 1981
[2]
|
- |
| Argentina |
Apr 4, 1947
|
Jun 4, 1946
[2]
|
- |
| Armenia |
Jul 18, 1992
|
Jun 18, 1992
[2]
|
- |
| Australia |
Apr 4, 1947
|
Mar 1, 1947
[1]
|
Dec 7, 1944
|
| Austria |
Sep 26, 1948
|
Aug 27, 1948
[2]
|
- |
| Azerbaijan |
Nov 8, 1992
|
Oct 9, 1992
[2]
|
- |
| Bahrain |
Sep 19, 1971
|
Aug 20, 1971
[2]
|
- |
| Barbados |
Apr 20, 1967
|
Mar 21, 1967
[2]
|
- |
| Belgium |
Jun 4, 1947
|
May 5, 1947
[1]
|
Apr 9, 1945
|
| Benin |
Jun 28, 1961
|
May 29, 1961
[2]
|
- |
| Bangladesh |
Jan 21, 1973
|
Dec 22, 1972
[2]
|
- |
| Bahamas |
Jun 26, 1975
|
May 27, 1975
[2]
|
- |
| Bhutan |
Jun 16, 1989
|
May 17, 1989
[2]
|
- |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Feb 12, 1993
|
Jan 13, 1993
[2]
|
- |
| Burkina Faso |
Apr 20, 1962
|
Mar 21, 1962
[2]
|
- |
| Belarus |
Jul 4, 1993
|
Jun 4, 1993
[2]
|
- |
| Belize |
Jun 1, 1991
|
Dec 7, 1990
[2]
|
- |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) |
May 4, 1947
|
Apr 4, 1947
[1]
|
Dec 7, 1944
|
| Botswana |
Jan 27, 1979
|
Dec 28, 1978
[2]
|
- |
| Brazil |
Apr 4, 1947
|
Jul 8, 1946
[1]
|
May 29, 1945
|
| Brunei Darussalam |
Jan 3, 1985
|
Dec 4, 1984
[2]
|
- |
| Bulgaria |
Jul 8, 1967
|
Jun 8, 1967
[2]
|
- |
| Burundi |
Feb 18, 1968
|
Jan 19, 1968
[2]
|
- |
| Central African Republic |
Jul 28, 1961
|
Jun 28, 1961
[2]
|
- |
| Cambodia |
Feb 15, 1956
|
Jan 16, 1956
[2]
|
- |
| Canada |
Apr 4, 1947
|
Feb 13, 1946
[1]
|
Dec 7, 1944
|
| Chad |
Aug 2, 1962
|
Jul 3, 1962
[2]
|
- |
| Chile |
Apr 10, 1947
|
Mar 11, 1947
[1]
|
Dec 7, 1944
|
| China |
Feb 15, 1974
|
- |
Dec 7, 1944
|
| Cameroon |
Feb 14, 1960
|
Jan 15, 1960
[2]
|
- |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. of |
Aug 26, 1961
|
Jul 27, 1961
[2]
|
- |
| Colombia |
Nov 30, 1947
|
Oct 31, 1947
[1]
|
Oct 31, 1947
|
| Comoros |
Feb 14, 1985
|
Jan 15, 1985
[2]
|
- |
| Congo |
May 26, 1962
|
Apr 26, 1962
[2]
|
- |
| Costa Rica |
May 31, 1958
|
May 1, 1958
[1]
|
Mar 10, 1945
|
| Croatia |
May 9, 1992
|
Apr 9, 1992
[2]
|
- |
| Cuba |
Jun 10, 1949
|
May 11, 1949
[1]
|
Apr 20, 1945
|
| Cyprus |
Sep 18, 1976
|
Aug 19, 1976
[2]
|
- |
| Czech Republic |
Feb 16, 1961
|
Jan 17, 1961
[2]
|
- |
| Denmark |
Apr 3, 1993
|
Mar 4, 1993
[2]
|
- |
| Djibouti |
Apr 4, 1947
|
Feb 28, 1947
[1]
|
Dec 7, 1944
|
| Dominican Republic |
Jul 30, 1978
|
Jun 30, 1978
[2]
|
- |
| Ecuador |
Apr 4, 1947
|
Jan 25, 1946
[1]
|
Dec 7, 1944
|
| Egypt |
Sep 19, 1954
|
Aug 20, 1954
[1]
|
Dec 7, 1944
|
| El Salvador |
Apr 12, 1947
|
Mar 13, 1947
[1]
|
Dec 7, 1944
|
| Equatorial Guinea |
Jul 11, 1947
|
Jun 11, 1947
[1]
|
May 9, 1945
|
| Eritrea |
Mar 23, 1972
|
Feb 22, 1972
[2]
|
- |
| Estonia |
Oct 17, 1993
|
Sep 17, 1993
[2]
|
- |
| Ethiopia |
Feb 23, 1992
|
Jan 24, 1992
[2]
|
- |
| Fiji |
Apr 4, 1947
|
Mar 1, 1947
[1]
|
Feb 10, 1947
|
| Finland |
Apr 4, 1973
|
Mar 5, 1973
[2]
|
- |
| France |
Apr 29, 1949
|
Mar 30, 1949
[2]
|
- |
| Gabon |
Apr 24, 1947
|
Mar 25, 1947
[1]
|
Dec 7, 1944
|
| Gambia |
Feb 17, 1962
|
Jan 18, 1962
[2]
|
- |
| United Kingdom |
Jun 12, 1977
|
May 13, 1977
[2]
|
- |
| Guinea-Bissau |
Apr 4, 1947
|
Mar 1, 1947
[1]
|
Dec 7, 1944
|
| Georgia |
Jan 14, 1978
|
Dec 15, 1977
[2]
|
- |
| Germany |
Feb 20, 1994
|
Jan 21, 1994
[2]
|
- |
| Ghana |
Jun 8, 1956
|
May 9, 1956
[2]
|
- |
| Greece |
Jun 8, 1957
|
May 9, 1957
[2]
|
- |
| Grenada |
Apr 12, 1947
|
Mar 13, 1947
[1]
|
Dec 7, 1944
|
| Guatemala |
Sep 30, 1981
|
Aug 31, 1981
[2]
|
- |
| Guinea |
May 28, 1947
|
Apr 28, 1947
[1]
|
Jan 30, 1945
|
| Guyana |
Apr 26, 1959
|
Mar 27, 1959
[2]
|
- |
| Haiti |
Mar 5, 1967
|
Feb 3, 1967
[2]
|
- |
| Honduras |
Apr 24, 1948
|
Mar 25, 1948
[1]
|
Dec 7, 1944
|
| Hungary |
Jun 6, 1953
|
May 7, 1953
[1]
|
Dec 7, 1944
|
| Iceland |
Oct 30, 1969
|
Sep 30, 1969
[2]
|
- |
| India |
Apr 20, 1947
|
Mar 21, 1947
[1]
|
Dec 7, 1944
|
| Indonesia |
Apr 4, 1947
|
Mar 1, 1947
[1]
|
Dec 7, 1944
|
| Iran, Islamic Republic of |
May 27, 1950
|
Apr 27, 1950
[2]
|
- |
| Ireland |
May 19, 1950
|
Apr 19, 1950
[1]
|
Dec 7, 1944
|
| Iraq |
Apr 4, 1947
|
Oct 31, 1946
[1]
|
Dec 7, 1944
|
| Israel |
Jul 2, 1947
|
Jun 2, 1947
[1]
|
Dec 7, 1944
|
| Italy |
Jun 23, 1949
|
May 24, 1949
[2]
|
- |
| Côte d'Ivoire |
Nov 30, 1947
|
Oct 31, 1947
[2]
|
- |
| Jamaica |
Nov 30, 1960
|
Oct 31, 1960
[2]
|
- |
| Japan |
Apr 25, 1963
|
Mar 26, 1963
[2]
|
- |
| Jordan |
Oct 8, 1953
|
Sep 8, 1953
[2]
|
- |
| Kazakhstan |
Apr 17, 1947
|
Mar 18, 1947
[2]
|
- |
| Kenya |
Sep 20, 1992
|
Aug 21, 1992
[2]
|
- |
| Kiribati |
May 31, 1964
|
May 1, 1964
[2]
|
- |
| Korea, Republic of |
May 14, 1981
|
Apr 14, 1981
[2]
|
- |
| Kuwait |
Dec 11, 1952
|
Nov 11, 1952
[2]
|
- |
| Kyrgyzstan |
Jun 17, 1960
|
May 18, 1960
[2]
|
- |
| Lao, People's Dem. Rep. |
Mar 27, 1993
|
Feb 25, 1993
[2]
|
- |
| Latvia |
Jul 13, 1955
|
Jun 13, 1955
[2]
|
- |
| Liberia |
Aug 12, 1992
|
Jul 13, 1992
[2]
|
- |
| Lebanon |
Apr 4, 1947
|
Feb 11, 1947
[1]
|
Dec 7, 1944
|
| Lesotho |
Nov 19, 1949
|
Sep 19, 1949
[1]
|
Dec 7, 1944
|
| Libya |
Jun 18, 1975
|
May 19, 1975
[2]
|
- |
| Lithuania |
Feb 28, 1953
|
Jan 29, 1953
[2]
|
- |
| Luxembourg |
Feb 7, 1992
|
Jan 8, 1992
[2]
|
- |
| Madagascar |
May 28, 1948
|
Apr 28, 1948
[1]
|
Jul 9, 1945
|
| Malaysia |
Jan 9, 1994
|
Dec 10, 1992
[2]
|
- |
| Marshall Islands |
May 14, 1962
|
Apr 14, 1962
[2]
|
- |
| Mauritius |
May 7, 1958
|
Apr 7, 1958
[2]
|
- |
| Mauritania |
Apr 17, 1988
|
Mar 18, 1988
[2]
|
- |
| Maldives |
Mar 1, 1970
|
Jan 30, 1970
[2]
|
- |
| Mexico |
Feb 12, 1962
|
Jan 13, 1962
[2]
|
- |
| Micronesia, Fed. States |
Apr 11, 1974
|
Mar 12, 1974
[2]
|
- |
| Mali |
Apr 4, 1947
|
Jun 25, 1946
[1]
|
Dec 7, 1944
|
| Malta |
Oct 27, 1988
|
Sep 27, 1988
[2]
|
- |
| Malawi |
Dec 8, 1960
|
Nov 8, 1960
[2]
|
- |
| Monaco |
Feb 4, 1965
|
Jan 5, 1965
[2]
|
- |
| Moldova, Republic of |
Oct 11, 1964
|
Sep 11, 1964
[2]
|
- |
| Mongolia |
Feb 4, 1980
|
Jan 4, 1980
[2]
|
- |
| Morocco |
Jul 1, 1992
|
Jun 1, 1992
[2]
|
- |
| Mozambique |
Oct 7, 1989
|
Sep 7, 1989
[2]
|
- |
| Myanmar |
Dec 13, 1956
|
Nov 13, 1956
[2]
|
- |
| Namibia |
Feb 4, 1977
|
Jan 5, 1977
[2]
|
- |
| Nauru |
Aug 7, 1948
|
Jul 8, 1948
[2]
|
- |
| Nepal |
May 30, 1991
|
Apr 30, 1991
[2]
|
- |
| Niger |
Sep 24, 1975
|
Aug 25, 1975
[2]
|
- |
| Netherlands |
Jul 29, 1960
|
Jun 29, 1960
[2]
|
- |
| Nicaragua |
Jun 28, 1961
|
May 29, 1961
[2]
|
- |
| Nigeria |
Apr 25, 1947
|
Mar 26, 1947
[1]
|
Dec 7, 1944
|
| Norway |
Apr 4, 1947
|
Dec 28, 1945
[1]
|
Dec 7, 1944
|
| New Zealand |
Dec 14, 1960
|
Nov 14, 1960
[2]
|
- |
| Oman |
Jun 4, 1947
|
May 5, 1947
[1]
|
Jan 30, 1945
|
| Pakistan |
Apr 6, 1947
|
Mar 7, 1947
[1]
|
Dec 7, 1944
|
| Panama |
Feb 23, 1973
|
Jan 24, 1973
[2]
|
- |
| Paraguay |
Dec 6, 1947
|
Nov 6, 1947
[2]
|
- |
| Palau |
Feb 17, 1960
|
Jan 18, 1960
[2]
|
- |
| Peru |
Apr 4, 1947
|
Jan 21, 1946
[1]
|
Jul 27, 1945
|
| Philippines |
Nov 3, 1995
|
Oct 4, 1995
[2]
|
- |
| Papua New Guinea |
Apr 4, 1947
|
Apr 8, 1946
[1]
|
Dec 7, 1944
|
| Poland |
Apr 4, 1947
|
Mar 1, 1947
[1]
|
Dec 7, 1944
|
| Portugal |
Jan 14, 1976
|
Dec 15, 1975
[2]
|
- |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep. |
Apr 4, 1947
|
Apr 6, 1945
[1]
|
Dec 7, 1944
|
| Qatar |
Apr 4, 1947
|
Feb 27, 1947
[1]
|
Dec 7, 1944
|
| Romania |
Sep 15, 1977
|
Aug 16, 1977
[2]
|
- |
| Russian Federation |
Oct 5, 1971
|
Sep 5, 1971
[2]
|
- |
| Rwanda |
May 30, 1965
|
Apr 30, 1965
[2]
|
- |
| South Africa |
Nov 14, 1970
|
Oct 15, 1970
[2]
|
- |
| Samoa |
Mar 4, 1964
|
Feb 3, 1964
[2]
|
- |
| Saudi Arabia |
Apr 4, 1947
|
Mar 1, 1947
[1]
|
Jun 4, 1945
|
| Serbia |
Dec 21, 1996
|
Nov 21, 1996
[2]
|
- |
| Senegal |
Mar 21, 1962
|
Feb 19, 1962
[2]
|
- |
| Seychelles |
Jan 13, 2001
|
Dec 14, 2000
[2]
|
- |
| Sierra Leone |
Dec 11, 1960
|
Nov 11, 1960
[2]
|
- |
| Singapore |
May 25, 1977
|
Apr 25, 1977
[2]
|
- |
| Slovakia |
Dec 22, 1961
|
Nov 22, 1961
[2]
|
- |
| Slovenia |
Jun 19, 1966
|
May 20, 1966
[2]
|
- |
| San Marino |
Apr 14, 1993
|
Mar 15, 1993
[2]
|
- |
| Solomon Islands |
Jun 12, 1992
|
May 13, 1992
[2]
|
- |
| Somalia |
Jun 12, 1989
|
May 13, 1988
[2]
|
- |
| Spain |
May 11, 1985
|
Apr 11, 1985
[2]
|
- |
| Sri Lanka |
Apr 1, 1964
|
Mar 2, 1964
[2]
|
- |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Apr 4, 1947
|
Mar 5, 1947
[1]
|
Dec 7, 1944
|
| Saint Lucia |
Jul 1, 1948
|
Jun 1, 1948
[2]
|
- |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
Jun 20, 2002
|
May 21, 2002
[2]
|
- |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Dec 20, 1979
|
Nov 20, 1979
[2]
|
- |
| Sudan |
Mar 30, 1977
|
Feb 28, 1977
[2]
|
- |
| Suriname |
Dec 15, 1983
|
Nov 15, 1983
[2]
|
- |
| Sweden |
Jul 29, 1956
|
Jun 29, 1956
[2]
|
- |
| Switzerland |
Apr 4, 1976
|
Mar 5, 1976
[2]
|
- |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
Mar 16, 1973
|
Feb 14, 1973
[2]
|
- |
| Tajikistan |
Apr 4, 1947
|
Nov 7, 1946
[1]
|
Dec 7, 1944
|
| Tanzania, Un. Rep. of |
Apr 4, 1947
|
Feb 6, 1947
[1]
|
Jul 6, 1945
|
| Thailand |
Jan 20, 1950
|
Dec 21, 1949
[1]
|
Dec 7, 1944
|
| Timor-Leste |
Oct 3, 1993
|
Sep 3, 1993
[2]
|
- |
| Togo |
May 26, 1964
|
Apr 26, 1964
[2]
|
- |
| Tonga |
May 4, 1947
|
Apr 4, 1947
[1]
|
Dec 7, 1944
|
| Trinidad and Tobago |
Sep 3, 2005
|
Aug 4, 2005
[2]
|
- |
| Turkmenistan |
Jun 17, 1965
|
May 18, 1965
[2]
|
- |
| Tunisia |
Dec 2, 1984
|
Nov 2, 1984
[2]
|
- |
| Turkey |
Apr 13, 1963
|
Mar 14, 1963
[2]
|
- |
| United Arab Emirates |
Apr 14, 1993
|
Mar 15, 1993
[2]
|
- |
| Uganda |
Dec 18, 1957
|
Nov 18, 1957
[2]
|
- |
| Ukraine |
Apr 4, 1947
|
Dec 20, 1945
[1]
|
Dec 7, 1944
|
| Uruguay |
May 25, 1972
|
Apr 25, 1972
[2]
|
- |
| United States of America |
May 10, 1967
|
Apr 10, 1967
[2]
|
- |
| Uzbekistan |
Sep 9, 1992
|
Aug 10, 1992
[2]
|
- |
| Vanuatu |
Feb 13, 1954
|
Jan 14, 1954
[1]
|
Dec 7, 1944
|
| Venezuela, Boliv. Rep. of |
Apr 4, 1947
|
Aug 9, 1946
[1]
|
Dec 7, 1944
|
| Viet Nam |
Nov 12, 1992
|
Oct 13, 1992
[2]
|
- |
| Yemen |
Sep 16, 1983
|
Aug 17, 1983
[2]
|
- |
| Zambia |
May 1, 1947
|
Apr 1, 1947
[2]
|
- |
| Zimbabwe |
Apr 12, 1980
|
Mar 13, 1980
[2]
|
- |
| Montenegro |
May 17, 1964
|
Apr 17, 1964
[2]
|
- |
| Cook Islands (New Zealand) |
Nov 29, 1964
|
Oct 30, 1964
[2]
|
- |
| South Sudan |
Mar 13, 1981
|
Mar 1, 1947
[1]
|
Apr 18, 1945
|
| Cabo Verde |
Mar 14, 2007
|
Feb 12, 2007
[2]
|
- |
| Eswatini, Kingdom of |
Sep 20, 1986
|
Aug 20, 1986
[2]
|
- |
| North Macedonia |
Apr 8, 2012
|
- |
- |
* [1] Ratification
[2] Accession/approbation
[3] Acceptance/approval
[4] Succession
[5] Consent to be bound
[6] Definite signature