Constitution of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Document type Multilateral Field of application Global Date Oct 16, 1945 Source IUCN (ID: TRE-000557) Title (French) Acte Constitutif de l'Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'Alimentation et l'Agriculture Title (Other) Satzung der Ernährungs- und Landwirtschaftsorganisation der Vereinten Nationen Place of adoption Quebec Depository FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN Language Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Spanish Entry into force Oct 16, 1945 Subject Legal questions Keyword Food quality control/food safety International organization Food security Fishery management and conservation Agricultural development Nutrition Website www.fao.org Country/Territory/Participant See Expanded View Show Map Countries Entry into force Ratification * Afghanistan Dec 1, 1949 - Albania Nov 12, 1973 - Algeria Nov 19, 1963 - Andorra Nov 22, 1965 - Angola Nov 14, 1977 - Antigua and Barbuda Nov 7, 1983 - Argentina Nov 21, 1951 - Armenia Nov 17, 2007 - Australia Oct 16, 1945 - Austria Aug 27, 1947 - Azerbaijan Jun 25, 2011 - Bahamas Nov 8, 1975 - Bahrain Nov 8, 1971 - Bangladesh Nov 12, 1973 - Barbados Nov 6, 1967 - Belarus Nov 7, 1981 - Belgium Oct 16, 1945 - Belize Nov 7, 1983 - Benin Nov 9, 1961 - Bhutan Nov 7, 1981 - Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Oct 16, 1945 - Bosnia and Herzegovina Nov 8, 1993 - Botswana Nov 1, 1966 - Brazil Oct 16, 1945 - Brunei Darussalam Oct 20, 1995 - Bulgaria Nov 6, 1967 - Burkina Faso Nov 9, 1961 - Burundi Nov 19, 1963 - Cabo Verde Jun 15, 2013 Jun 15, 2013 [2] Cambodia Nov 11, 1950 - Cameroon Mar 22, 1960 - Canada Oct 16, 1945 - Central African Republic Nov 8, 1975 - Chad Nov 9, 1961 - Chile Nov 9, 1961 - China May 17, 1946 - Colombia Oct 16, 1945 - Comoros Oct 17, 1945 - Congo Nov 9, 1961 - Congo, Dem. Rep. of Nov 14, 1977 - Cook Islands (New Zealand) Oct 20, 1995 - Costa Rica Nov 9, 1961 - Croatia Nov 8, 1993 - Cuba Nov 9, 1961 - Cyprus Oct 19, 1945 - Czech Republic Nov 11, 1985 - Côte d'Ivoire Apr 7, 1948 - Denmark Nov 14, 1977 - Djibouti Oct 16, 1945 - Dominica Nov 14, 1977 - Dominican Republic Nov 12, 1979 - Ecuador Nov 26, 1991 - Egypt Oct 16, 1945 - El Salvador Oct 16, 1945 - Equatorial Guinea Aug 19, 1947 - Eritrea Nov 8, 1993 - Estonia Nov 7, 1981 - Eswatini, Kingdom of Jun 15, 2013 Jun 15, 2013 [2] Ethiopia Nov 11, 1991 - European Union Oct 16, 1945 - Faeroe Islands (Denmark) Nov 29, 2003 - Fiji Jan 1, 1948 - Finland Nov 8, 1971 - France Aug 27, 1947 - Gabon Oct 16, 1945 - Gambia Nov 9, 1961 - Georgia Nov 8, 1993 - Germany Nov 22, 1965 - Ghana Nov 27, 1950 - Greece Nov 9, 1957 - Grenada Oct 16, 1945 - Guatemala Nov 8, 1975 - Guinea Oct 16, 1945 - Guinea-Bissau Nov 5, 1959 - Guyana Nov 26, 1973 - Haiti Aug 22, 1966 - Honduras Oct 16, 1945 - Hungary Oct 16, 1945 - Iceland Nov 6, 1967 - India Oct 16, 1945 - Indonesia Oct 16, 1945 - Iran, Islamic Republic of Nov 28, 1949 - Iraq Dec 1, 1953 - Ireland Oct 16, 1945 - Israel Sep 3, 1946 - Italy Nov 23, 1949 - Jamaica Sep 12, 1946 - Japan Mar 13, 1963 - Jordan Nov 21, 1951 - Kazakhstan Nov 8, 1993 - Kenya Jan 23, 1951 - Kiribati Oct 20, 1995 - Korea, Dem. People's Rep. Sep 14, 1960 - Korea, Republic of Nov 8, 1971 - Kuwait Jan 27, 1964 - Kyrgyzstan Nov 7, 1997 - Lao, People's Dem. Rep. Nov 9, 1961 - Latvia Nov 21, 1951 - Lebanon Nov 11, 1991 - Lesotho Oct 27, 1945 - Liberia Nov 7, 1966 - Libya Oct 16, 1945 - Lithuania Nov 24, 1953 - Luxembourg Nov 11, 1991 - Madagascar Oct 16, 1945 - Malawi Nov 9, 1961 - Malaysia Nov 22, 1965 - Maldives Nov 9, 1957 - Mali Nov 8, 1971 - Malta Nov 9, 1961 - Marshall Islands Nov 15, 1999 - Mauritania Oct 5, 1964 - Mauritius Nov 9, 1961 - Mexico Mar 12, 1968 - Micronesia, Fed. States Nov 17, 2007 - Moldova, Republic of Nov 8, 1993 - Monaco Nov 19, 2005 - Mongolia Oct 16, 1945 - Montenegro Nov 29, 2003 - Morocco Nov 12, 1973 - Mozambique Sep 13, 1956 - Myanmar Dec 1, 1977 - Namibia Sep 11, 1947 - Nauru Nov 2, 2001 - Nepal Dec 1, 1977 - Netherlands Nov 27, 1951 - New Zealand Oct 16, 1945 - Nicaragua Oct 16, 1945 - Niger Oct 16, 1945 - Nigeria Nov 9, 1961 - Niue (New Zealand) Nov 12, 1999 - North Macedonia Jun 15, 2013 Jun 15, 2013 [2] Norway Oct 11, 1960 - Oman Oct 16, 1945 - Pakistan Nov 8, 1971 - Palau Oct 20, 1995 - Panama Sep 7, 1947 - Papua New Guinea Oct 16, 1945 - Paraguay Nov 8, 1975 - Peru Oct 30, 1945 - Philippines Jun 17, 1952 - Poland Oct 16, 1945 - Portugal Nov 9, 1957 - Qatar Sep 11, 1946 - Romania Nov 25, 1949 - Russian Federation Nov 17, 2007 - Rwanda Nov 9, 1961 - Saint Kitts and Nevis Nov 19, 1963 - Saint Lucia Nov 7, 1983 - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Nov 26, 1979 - Samoa Nov 7, 1981 - San Marino Nov 12, 1999 - Sao Tome and Principe Nov 12, 1979 - Saudi Arabia Dec 1, 1977 - Senegal Nov 23, 1948 - Serbia Nov 2, 2001 - Seychelles Nov 9, 1961 - Sierra Leone Dec 1, 1977 - Singapore Nov 8, 1993 - Slovakia Oct 16, 1945 - Slovenia Nov 12, 1999 - Solomon Islands Nov 9, 1961 - Somalia Nov 11, 1985 - South Africa Nov 17, 1960 - South Sudan Oct 20, 1995 - Spain Dec 1, 1977 - Sri Lanka Apr 5, 1951 - Sudan May 21, 1948 - Suriname Sep 13, 1956 - Sweden Nov 26, 1975 - Switzerland Nov 8, 1971 - Syrian Arab Republic Feb 13, 1950 - Tajikistan Nov 8, 1993 - Tanzania, Un. Rep. of Nov 12, 1973 - Thailand Sep 11, 1946 - Timor-Leste Apr 11, 2006 - Togo Oct 27, 1945 - Tokelau (New Zealand) Nov 2, 2001 - Tonga Aug 27, 1947 - Trinidad and Tobago May 23, 1960 - Tunisia Nov 7, 1981 - Turkey Nov 19, 1963 - Turkmenistan Nov 8, 1993 - Tuvalu Nov 2, 2001 - Uganda Nov 25, 1955 - Ukraine Nov 23, 2003 - United Arab Emirates Apr 6, 1948 - United Kingdom Nov 19, 1963 - United States of America Oct 16, 1945 - Uruguay Feb 8, 1962 - Uzbekistan Nov 29, 2003 - Vanuatu Oct 16, 1945 - Venezuela, Boliv. Rep. of Nov 30, 1945 - Viet Nam Nov 7, 1983 - Yemen Oct 16, 1945 - Zambia Nov 11, 1950 - Zimbabwe May 22, 1990 - * [1] Ratification [2] Accession/approbation [3] Acceptance/approval [4] Succession [5] Consent to be bound [6] Definite signature reset zoom out zoom in