| Countries/Territories |
Entry into force |
Ratification * |
Simple signature |
| Albania |
Jul 29, 1999
|
Jul 29, 1999
[2]
|
- |
| Algeria |
Oct 1, 1985
|
Oct 1, 1985
[2]
|
- |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
Jan 24, 2006
|
Jan 24, 2006
[2]
|
- |
| Argentina |
Sep 23, 1954
|
Sep 23, 1954
[2]
|
- |
| Armenia |
Jun 9, 2006
|
Jun 9, 2006
[2]
|
- |
| Australia |
Aug 27, 1952
|
Aug 27, 1952
[1]
|
Apr 30, 1952
|
| Austria |
Oct 22, 1952
|
Oct 22, 1952
[1]
|
Dec 6, 1951
|
| Azerbaijan |
Aug 18, 2000
|
Aug 18, 2000
[2]
|
- |
| Bahrain |
Mar 29, 1971
|
Mar 29, 1971
[2]
|
- |
| Barbados |
Dec 6, 1976
|
Dec 6, 1976
[2]
|
- |
| Belgium |
Jul 22, 1952
|
Jul 22, 1952
[1]
|
Dec 6, 1951
|
| Bangladesh |
Sep 1, 1978
|
Sep 1, 1978
[2]
|
- |
| Bahamas |
Sep 19, 1997
|
Sep 19, 1997
[2]
|
- |
| Bhutan |
Jun 20, 1994
|
Jun 20, 1994
[2]
|
- |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Jul 30, 2003
|
Jul 30, 2003
[2]
|
- |
| Burkina Faso |
Jun 8, 1995
|
Jun 8, 1995
[2]
|
- |
| Belarus |
Feb 21, 2005
|
Feb 21, 2005
[2]
|
- |
| Belize |
May 14, 1987
|
May 14, 1987
[2]
|
- |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) |
Oct 27, 1960
|
Oct 27, 1960
[2]
|
- |
| Brazil |
Sep 14, 1961
|
Sep 14, 1961
[1]
|
Dec 6, 1951
|
| Bulgaria |
Nov 8, 1991
|
Nov 8, 1991
[2]
|
- |
| Burundi |
Apr 3, 2006
|
Apr 3, 2006
[2]
|
- |
| Central African Republic |
Oct 27, 2004
|
Oct 27, 2004
[2]
|
- |
| Cambodia |
Jun 10, 1952
|
Jun 10, 1952
[2]
|
- |
| Canada |
Jul 10, 1953
|
Jul 10, 1953
[1]
|
Dec 6, 1951
|
| Chad |
Mar 15, 2004
|
Mar 15, 2004
[2]
|
- |
| Chile |
Apr 3, 1952
|
Apr 3, 1952
[6]
|
Apr 3, 1952
|
| China |
Oct 20, 2005
|
Oct 20, 2005
[2]
|
- |
| Cameroon |
Apr 5, 2006
|
Apr 5, 2006
[2]
|
- |
| Colombia |
Jan 26, 1970
|
Jan 26, 1970
[1]
|
Apr 29, 1952
|
| Congo |
Dec 14, 2004
|
Dec 14, 2004
[2]
|
- |
| Costa Rica |
Jul 23, 1973
|
Jul 23, 1973
[1]
|
Apr 28, 1952
|
| Croatia |
May 14, 1999
|
May 14, 1999
[2]
|
- |
| Cuba |
Apr 14, 1976
|
Apr 14, 1976
[1]
|
Dec 6, 1951
|
| Cabo Verde |
Mar 19, 1980
|
Mar 19, 1980
[2]
|
- |
| Cyprus |
Feb 11, 1999
|
Feb 11, 1999
[1]
|
- |
| Czech Republic |
Jan 1, 1991
|
Jan 1, 1993
[4]
|
- |
| Denmark |
Feb 13, 1953
|
Feb 13, 1953
[1]
|
Dec 6, 1951
|
| Dominica |
Mar 30, 2006
|
Mar 30, 2006
[2]
|
- |
| Dominican Republic |
Jun 20, 1952
|
Jun 20, 1952
[2]
|
- |
| Ecuador |
May 9, 1956
|
May 9, 1956
[1]
|
Mar 12, 1952
|
| Egypt |
Jul 22, 1953
|
Jul 22, 1953
[1]
|
Dec 6, 1951
|
| El Salvador |
Feb 12, 1953
|
Feb 12, 1953
[1]
|
Dec 6, 1951
|
| Equatorial Guinea |
Aug 27, 1991
|
Aug 27, 1991
[2]
|
- |
| Eritrea |
Apr 6, 2001
|
Apr 6, 2001
[2]
|
- |
| Estonia |
Dec 7, 2000
|
Dec 7, 2000
[2]
|
- |
| Ethiopia |
Jun 20, 1977
|
Jun 20, 1977
[2]
|
- |
| European Union |
Oct 6, 2005
|
Oct 6, 2005
[2]
|
- |
| Fiji |
Feb 21, 2005
|
Feb 21, 2005
[2]
|
- |
| Finland |
Jun 22, 1960
|
Jun 22, 1960
[2]
|
- |
| France |
Aug 20, 1957
|
Aug 20, 1957
[1]
|
Dec 6, 1951
|
| United Kingdom |
Sep 7, 1953
|
Sep 7, 1953
[1]
|
Dec 6, 1951
|
| Germany |
May 3, 1957
|
May 3, 1957
[1]
|
Apr 30, 1952
|
| Ghana |
Feb 22, 1991
|
Feb 22, 1991
[2]
|
- |
| Greece |
Dec 9, 1954
|
Dec 9, 1954
[2]
|
- |
| Grenada |
Nov 27, 1985
|
Nov 27, 1985
[2]
|
- |
| Guatemala |
May 25, 1955
|
May 25, 1955
[1]
|
Apr 23, 1952
|
| Guinea |
May 22, 1991
|
May 22, 1991
[2]
|
- |
| Guyana |
Aug 31, 1970
|
Aug 31, 1970
[2]
|
- |
| Haiti |
Nov 6, 1970
|
Nov 6, 1970
[2]
|
- |
| Honduras |
Jul 30, 2003
|
Jul 30, 2003
[2]
|
- |
| Hungary |
May 17, 1960
|
May 17, 1960
[2]
|
- |
| Iceland |
Apr 11, 2005
|
Apr 11, 2005
[2]
|
- |
| India |
Jun 9, 1952
|
Jun 9, 1952
[1]
|
Apr 30, 1952
|
| Indonesia |
Jun 21, 1977
|
Jun 21, 1977
[1]
|
Dec 6, 1951
|
| Iran, Islamic Republic of |
Sep 18, 1972
|
Sep 18, 1972
[2]
|
- |
| Ireland |
Mar 31, 1955
|
Mar 31, 1955
[1]
|
Dec 6, 1951
|
| Iraq |
Jul 1, 1954
|
Jul 1, 1954
[2]
|
- |
| Israel |
Sep 3, 1956
|
Sep 3, 1956
[1]
|
Dec 6, 1951
|
| Italy |
Aug 3, 1955
|
Aug 3, 1955
[1]
|
Feb 2, 1952
|
| Côte d'Ivoire |
Dec 17, 2004
|
Dec 17, 2004
[2]
|
- |
| Jamaica |
Nov 24, 1969
|
Nov 24, 1969
[2]
|
- |
| Japan |
Aug 11, 1952
|
Aug 11, 1952
[1]
|
Dec 6, 1951
|
| Jordan |
Apr 24, 1970
|
Apr 24, 1970
[2]
|
- |
| Kenya |
May 7, 1974
|
May 7, 1974
[2]
|
- |
| Korea, Republic of |
Dec 8, 1953
|
Dec 8, 1953
[2]
|
- |
| Kyrgyzstan |
Dec 11, 2003
|
Dec 11, 2003
[2]
|
- |
| Lao, People's Dem. Rep. |
Feb 28, 1955
|
Feb 28, 1955
[2]
|
- |
| Latvia |
Aug 18, 2003
|
Aug 18, 2003
[2]
|
- |
| Liberia |
Jul 2, 1986
|
Jul 2, 1986
[2]
|
- |
| Lebanon |
Sep 18, 1970
|
Sep 18, 1970
[2]
|
- |
| Libya |
Jul 9, 1970
|
Jul 9, 1970
[2]
|
- |
| Lithuania |
Jan 12, 2000
|
Jan 12, 2000
[2]
|
- |
| Luxembourg |
Jan 13, 1955
|
Jan 13, 1955
[1]
|
Jan 16, 1952
|
| North Macedonia |
Aug 9, 2004
|
Aug 9, 2004
[2]
|
- |
| Madagascar |
May 24, 2006
|
May 24, 2006
[2]
|
- |
| Malaysia |
May 17, 1991
|
May 17, 1991
[2]
|
- |
| Maldives |
Oct 6, 2006
|
Oct 6, 2006
[2]
|
- |
| Mauritius |
Jun 11, 1971
|
Jun 11, 1971
[2]
|
- |
| Mauritania |
Apr 29, 2002
|
Apr 29, 2002
[2]
|
- |
| Mexico |
May 26, 1976
|
May 26, 1976
[2]
|
- |
| Mali |
Aug 31, 1987
|
Aug 31, 1987
[2]
|
- |
| Malta |
May 13, 1975
|
May 13, 1975
[2]
|
- |
| Malawi |
May 21, 1974
|
May 21, 1974
[2]
|
- |
| Moldova, Republic of |
Jan 20, 2001
|
Jan 25, 2001
[2]
|
- |
| Morocco |
Oct 12, 1972
|
Oct 12, 1972
[2]
|
- |
| Myanmar |
May 26, 2006
|
May 26, 2006
[2]
|
- |
| Nepal |
May 8, 2006
|
May 8, 2006
[2]
|
- |
| Niger |
Jun 4, 1985
|
Jun 4, 1985
[2]
|
- |
| Netherlands |
Oct 29, 1954
|
Oct 29, 1954
[1]
|
Dec 6, 1951
|
| Nicaragua |
Aug 2, 1956
|
Aug 2, 1956
[2]
|
- |
| Nigeria |
Aug 17, 1993
|
Aug 17, 1993
[2]
|
- |
| Norway |
Apr 23, 1956
|
Apr 23, 1956
[2]
|
- |
| New Zealand |
Sep 16, 1952
|
Sep 16, 1952
[1]
|
Dec 6, 1951
|
| Oman |
Jan 23, 1989
|
Jan 23, 1989
[2]
|
- |
| Pakistan |
Nov 10, 1954
|
Nov 10, 1954
[2]
|
- |
| Palau |
Jun 23, 2006
|
Jun 23, 2006
[2]
|
- |
| Panama |
Feb 14, 1968
|
Feb 14, 1968
[2]
|
- |
| Paraguay |
Apr 5, 1968
|
Apr 5, 1968
[2]
|
- |
| Peru |
Jul 1, 1975
|
Jul 1, 1975
[2]
|
- |
| Philippines |
Dec 3, 1953
|
Dec 3, 1953
[1]
|
Dec 6, 1951
|
| Papua New Guinea |
Jun 1, 1976
|
Jun 1, 1976
[2]
|
- |
| Poland |
May 29, 1996
|
May 29, 1996
[2]
|
- |
| Portugal |
Oct 20, 1955
|
Oct 20, 1955
[1]
|
Dec 6, 1951
|
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep. |
Aug 25, 2003
|
Aug 25, 2003
[2]
|
- |
| Qatar |
Jun 8, 2006
|
Jun 8, 2006
[2]
|
- |
| Romania |
Nov 17, 1971
|
Nov 17, 1971
[2]
|
- |
| Russian Federation |
Apr 24, 1956
|
Apr 24, 1956
[2]
|
- |
| South Africa |
Sep 21, 1956
|
Sep 21, 1956
[1]
|
Dec 6, 1951
|
| Samoa |
Mar 2, 2005
|
Mar 2, 2005
[2]
|
- |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
Apr 7, 2006
|
Apr 7, 2006
[2]
|
- |
| Saudi Arabia |
Aug 7, 2000
|
Aug 7, 2000
[2]
|
- |
| Serbia |
Apr 27, 1992
|
Apr 27, 1992
[4]
|
- |
| Senegal |
Mar 3, 1975
|
Mar 3, 1975
[2]
|
- |
| Seychelles |
Oct 31, 1996
|
Oct 31, 1996
[2]
|
- |
| Sierra Leone |
Jun 23, 1981
|
Jun 23, 1981
[2]
|
- |
| Slovakia |
Mar 24, 2006
|
Mar 24, 2006
[2]
|
- |
| Slovenia |
May 27, 1998
|
May 27, 1998
[3]
|
- |
| Solomon Islands |
Oct 18, 1978
|
Oct 18, 1978
[2]
|
- |
| Spain |
Apr 3, 1952
|
Feb 18, 1952
[1]
|
Dec 10, 1951
|
| Sri Lanka |
Apr 3, 1952
|
Feb 12, 1952
[1]
|
Dec 7, 1951
|
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Apr 17, 1990
|
Apr 17, 1990
[2]
|
- |
| Saint Lucia |
Oct 23, 2002
|
Oct 23, 2002
[2]
|
- |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Nov 15, 2001
|
Nov 15, 2001
[2]
|
- |
| Sudan |
Jul 16, 1971
|
Jul 16, 1971
[2]
|
- |
| Suriname |
Apr 22, 1977
|
Apr 22, 1977
[4]
|
Oct 29, 1954
|
| Eswatini, Kingdom of |
Jul 12, 2005
|
Jul 12, 2005
[2]
|
- |
| Sweden |
May 30, 1952
|
May 30, 1952
[1]
|
Dec 11, 1951
|
| Switzerland |
Sep 26, 1996
|
Sep 26, 1996
[1]
|
Dec 6, 1951
|
| Syrian Arab Republic |
Nov 5, 2003
|
Nov 5, 2003
[2]
|
- |
| Tanzania, Un. Rep. of |
Feb 21, 2005
|
Feb 21, 2005
[2]
|
- |
| Thailand |
Aug 16, 1978
|
Aug 16, 1978
[1]
|
Dec 6, 1951
|
| Togo |
Apr 2, 1986
|
Apr 2, 1986
[2]
|
- |
| Tonga |
Nov 23, 2005
|
Nov 23, 2005
[2]
|
- |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
Jun 30, 1970
|
Jun 30, 1970
[2]
|
- |
| Tunisia |
Jul 22, 1971
|
Jul 22, 1971
[2]
|
- |
| Turkey |
Jul 29, 1988
|
Jul 29, 1988
[2]
|
- |
| United Arab Emirates |
Apr 2, 2001
|
Apr 2, 2001
[2]
|
- |
| Ukraine |
May 31, 2006
|
May 31, 2006
[2]
|
- |
| Uruguay |
Jul 15, 1970
|
Jul 15, 1970
[1]
|
Apr 30, 1952
|
| United States of America |
Aug 18, 1972
|
Aug 18, 1972
[1]
|
Dec 6, 1951
|
| Venezuela, Boliv. Rep. of |
May 12, 1966
|
May 12, 1966
[2]
|
- |
| Viet Nam |
Feb 22, 2005
|
Feb 22, 2005
[2]
|
- |
| Yemen |
May 20, 1990
|
May 20, 1990
[4]
|
- |
| Zambia |
Jun 24, 1986
|
Jun 24, 1986
[2]
|
- |
| Comoros |
Jan 17, 2007
|
Jan 17, 2007
[2]
|
- |
| Georgia |
Mar 8, 2007
|
Mar 8, 2007
[2]
|
- |
| Namibia |
Feb 23, 2007
|
Feb 23, 2007
[2]
|
- |
| Tuvalu |
Dec 15, 2006
|
Dec 15, 2006
[2]
|
- |
| Micronesia, Fed. States |
Jul 6, 2007
|
Jul 6, 2007
[2]
|
- |
| Guinea-Bissau |
Oct 24, 2007
|
Oct 24, 2007
[2]
|
- |
| Kuwait |
Sep 12, 2007
|
Sep 12, 2007
[2]
|
- |
| Uganda |
Aug 29, 2007
|
Aug 29, 2007
[2]
|
- |
| Vanuatu |
Aug 2, 2007
|
Aug 2, 2007
[2]
|
- |
| Gabon |
Mar 23, 2008
|
Mar 23, 2008
[2]
|
- |
| Djibouti |
Mar 25, 2008
|
Mar 25, 2008
[2]
|
- |
| Mozambique |
May 15, 2008
|
May 15, 2008
[2]
|
- |
| Rwanda |
Aug 26, 2008
|
Aug 26, 2008
[2]
|
- |
| Mongolia |
May 26, 2009
|
May 26, 2009
[1]
|
- |
| Botswana |
Jun 30, 2009
|
Jun 30, 2009
[2]
|
- |
| Montenegro |
Jul 27, 2009
|
Jul 27, 2009
[2]
|
- |
| Niue (New Zealand) |
Oct 7, 2005
|
Oct 7, 2005
[2]
|
- |
| Tajikistan |
Oct 4, 2010
|
Oct 4, 2010
[2]
|
- |
| Singapore |
Aug 18, 2010
|
Aug 18, 2010
[2]
|
- |
| Benin |
Oct 12, 2010
|
Oct 12, 2010
[2]
|
- |
| Cook Islands (New Zealand) |
Dec 2, 2004
|
Dec 2, 2004
[2]
|
- |
| Kazakhstan |
Sep 13, 2010
|
Sep 13, 2010
[2]
|
- |
| Afghanistan |
Jun 5, 2013
|
Jun 5, 2013
[2]
|
- |
| Lesotho |
Oct 24, 2013
|
Oct 24, 2013
[2]
|
- |
| South Sudan |
Dec 6, 2013
|
Dec 6, 2013
[2]
|
- |
| Zimbabwe |
Nov 30, 2012
|
Nov 30, 2012
[2]
|
- |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. of |
May 4, 2015
|
May 4, 2015
[2]
|
- |
| Gambia |
Nov 17, 2016
|
Nov 17, 2016
[2]
|
- |
| Uzbekistan |
Jan 13, 2020
|
Jan 13, 2020
[2]
|
- |
* [1] Ratification
[2] Accession/approbation
[3] Acceptance/approval
[4] Succession
[5] Consent to be bound
[6] Definite signature