Treaty

United Nations Convention to combat desertification in those countries experiencing serious drought and / or desertification, particularly in Africa

Treaty data

Treaty number 005622
Date of conclusion 14-10-1994
Place of conclusion Parijs
Provisional application
Entry into force 26-12-1996
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series
Parliamentary paper 24155 (external link)
Consolidated text 0001192

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Koninkrijksdeel Provisional
application
Entry into force Retroactive effect Termination
Netherlands (in Europe) 26-12-1996
Netherlands (Bonaire)
Netherlands (Sint Eustatius)
Netherlands (Saba)
Aruba
Curaçao
Sint Maarten

PartiesParties with a link have a reservation.

Party Signature RatificationS=Signature without reservation or requirement of ratification R=Ratification, Acceptance, Approval or Notification A=Accession Su=Succession NK=Not Known Entry into force Renunciation Termination
Afghanistan 01-11-1995 (A) 26-12-1996
Albania 27-04-2000 (A) 26-07-2000
Algeria 14-10-1994 22-05-1996 (R) 26-12-1996
Andorra 15-07-2002 (A) 13-10-2002
Angola 14-10-1994 30-06-1997 (R) 28-09-1997
Antigua and Barbuda 04-04-1995 06-06-1997 (R) 04-09-1997
Argentina 15-10-1994 06-01-1997 (R) 06-04-1997
Armenia 14-10-1994 02-07-1997 (R) 30-09-1997
Australia 14-10-1994 15-05-2000 (R) 13-08-2000
Austria 02-06-1997 (A) 31-08-1997
Azerbaijan 10-08-1998 (A) 08-11-1998
Bahamas 10-11-2000 (A) 08-02-2001
Bahrain 14-07-1997 (A) 12-10-1997
Bangladesh 14-10-1994 26-01-1996 (R) 26-12-1996
Barbados 14-05-1997 (A) 12-08-1997
Belarus 29-08-2001 (A) 27-11-2001
Belgium 30-06-1997 (A) 28-09-1997
Belize 23-07-1998 (A) 21-10-1998
Benin 14-10-1994 29-08-1996 (R) 26-12-1996
Bhutan 20-08-2003 (A) 18-11-2003
Bolivia 14-10-1994 01-08-1996 (R) 26-12-1996
Bosnia and Herzegovina 26-08-2002 (A) 24-11-2002
Botswana 12-10-1995 11-09-1996 (R) 26-12-1996
Brazil 14-10-1994 25-06-1997 (R) 23-09-1997
Brunei 04-12-2002 (A) 04-03-2003
Bulgaria 21-02-2001 (A) 22-05-2001
Burkina Faso 14-10-1994 26-01-1996 (R) 26-12-1996
Burundi 14-10-1994 06-01-1997 (R) 06-04-1997
Cabo Verde 14-10-1994 08-05-1995 (R) 26-12-1996
Cambodia 15-10-1994 18-08-1997 (R) 16-11-1997
Cameroon 14-10-1994 29-05-1997 (R) 27-08-1997
Canada 21-12-2016 (A) 21-03-2017
Central African Republic 14-10-1994 05-09-1996 (R) 26-12-1996
Chad 14-10-1994 27-09-1996 (R) 26-12-1996
Chile 03-03-1995 11-11-1997 (R) 09-02-1998
China 14-10-1994 18-02-1997 (R) 19-05-1997
Colombia 14-10-1994 08-06-1999 (R) 06-09-1999
Comoros 14-10-1994 03-03-1998 (R) 01-06-1998
Cook Islands 21-08-1998 (A) 19-11-1998
Costa Rica 15-10-1994 05-01-1998 (R) 05-04-1998
Côte d'Ivoire 15-10-1994 04-03-1997 (R) 02-06-1997
Croatia 15-10-1994 06-10-2000 (R) 04-01-2001
Cuba 15-10-1994 13-03-1997 (R) 11-06-1997
Cyprus 29-03-2000 (A) 27-06-2000
Czech Republic 25-01-2000 (A) 24-04-2000
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 29-12-2003 (A) 28-03-2004
Democratic Republic of the Congo 14-10-1994 12-09-1997 (R) 11-12-1997
Denmark 15-10-1994 22-12-1995 (R) 26-12-1996
Djibouti 15-10-1994 12-06-1997 (R) 10-09-1997
Dominica 08-12-1997 (A) 08-03-1997
Dominican Republic 26-06-1997 (A) 24-09-1997
Ecuador 19-01-1995 06-09-1995 (R) 26-12-1996
Egypt 14-10-1994 07-07-1995 (R) 26-12-1996
El Salvador 27-06-1997 (A) 25-09-1997
Equatorial Guinea 14-10-1994 27-06-1997 (R) 25-09-1997
Eritrea 14-10-1994 14-08-1996 (R) 26-12-1996
Estonia 08-02-2012 (A) 08-05-2012
Eswatini 27-07-1995 07-10-1996 (R) 05-01-1997
Ethiopia 15-10-1994 27-06-1997 (R) 25-09-1997
EU (European Union) 14-10-1994 26-03-1998 (R) 24-06-1998
Federated States of Micronesia 12-12-1994 25-03-1996 (R) 26-12-1996
Fiji 26-08-1998 (A) 24-11-1998
Finland 15-10-1994 20-09-1995 (R) 26-12-1996
France 14-10-1994 12-06-1997 (R) 10-09-1997
Gabon 06-09-1996 (A) 26-12-1996
Gambia, The 14-10-1994 11-06-1996 (R) 26-12-1996
Georgia 15-10-1994 23-07-1999 (R) 21-10-1999
Germany 14-10-1994 10-07-1996 (R) 26-12-1996
Ghana 15-10-1994 27-12-1996 (R) 27-03-1997
Greece 14-10-1994 05-05-1997 (R) 03-08-1997
Grenada 28-05-1997 (A) 26-08-1997
Guatemala 10-09-1998 (A) 09-12-1998
Guinea 14-10-1994 23-06-1997 (R) 21-09-1997
Guinea-Bissau 15-10-1994 27-10-1995 (R) 26-12-1996
Guyana 26-06-1997 (A) 24-09-1997
Haïti 15-10-1994 25-09-1996 (R) 26-12-1996
Honduras 22-02-1995 25-06-1997 (R) 23-09-1997
Hungary 13-07-1999 (A) 11-10-1999
Iceland 03-06-1997 (A) 01-09-1997
India 14-10-1994 17-12-1996 (R) 17-03-1997
Indonesia 15-10-1994 31-08-1998 (R) 29-11-1998
Iran 14-10-1994 29-04-1997 (R) 28-07-1997
Iraq 28-05-2010 (A) 26-08-2010
Ireland 15-10-1994 31-07-1997 (R) 29-10-1997
Israel 14-10-1994 26-03-1996 (R) 26-12-1996
Italy 14-10-1994 23-06-1997 (R) 21-09-1997
Jamaica 12-11-1997 (A) 10-02-1998
Japan 14-10-1994 11-09-1998 (R) 10-12-1998
Jordan 13-04-1995 21-10-1996 (R) 19-01-1997
Kazakhstan 14-10-1994 09-07-1997 (R) 07-10-1997
Kenya 14-10-1994 24-06-1997 (R) 22-09-1997
Kiribati 08-09-1998 (A) 07-12-1998
Kuwait 22-09-1995 27-06-1997 (R) 25-09-1997
Kyrgyzstan 19-09-1997 (A) 18-12-1997
Laos 30-08-1995 20-09-1996 (R) 26-12-1996
Latvia 21-10-2002 (A) 19-01-2003
Lebanon 14-10-1994 16-05-1996 (R) 26-12-1996
Lesotho 15-10-1994 12-09-1995 (R) 26-12-1996
Liberia 02-03-1998 (A) 31-05-1998
Libya 15-10-1994 22-07-1996 (R) 26-12-1996
Liechtenstein 29-12-1999 (A) 28-03-2000
Lithuania 25-07-2003 (A) 23-10-2003
Luxembourg 14-10-1994 04-02-1997 (R) 05-05-1997
Madagascar 14-10-1994 25-06-1997 (R) 23-09-1997
Malawi 17-01-1995 13-06-1996 (R) 26-12-1996
Malaysia 06-10-1995 25-06-1997 (R) 23-09-1997
Maldives 03-09-2002 (A) 02-12-2002
Mali 15-10-1994 31-10-1995 (R) 26-12-1996
Malta 15-10-1994 30-01-1998 (R) 30-04-1998
Marshall Islands 02-06-1998 (A) 31-08-1998
Mauritania 14-10-1994 07-08-1996 (R) 26-12-1996
Mauritius 17-03-1995 23-01-1996 (R) 26-12-1996
Mexico 15-10-1994 03-04-1995 (R) 26-12-1996
Moldova 10-03-1999 (A) 08-06-1999
Monaco 05-03-1999 (A) 03-06-1999
Mongolia 15-10-1994 03-09-1996 (R) 26-12-1996
Montenegro 04-06-2007 (A) 02-09-2007
Morocco 15-10-1994 07-11-1996 (R) 05-02-1997
Mozambique 28-09-1995 13-03-1997 (R) 11-06-1997
Myanmar 02-01-1997 (A) 02-04-1997
Namibia 24-10-1994 16-05-1997 (R) 14-08-1997
Nauru 22-09-1998 (A) 21-12-1998
Nepal 12-10-1995 15-10-1996 (R) 13-01-1997
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 15-10-1994 27-06-1995 (R) 26-12-1996
New Zealand 07-09-2000 (A) 06-12-2000
Nicaragua 21-11-1994 17-02-1998 (R) 18-05-1998
Niger 14-10-1994 19-01-1996 (R) 26-12-1996
Nigeria 31-10-1994 08-07-1997 (R) 06-10-1997
Niue 14-08-1998 (A) 12-11-1998
North Macedonia 06-03-2002 (A) 04-06-2002
Norway 15-10-1994 30-08-1996 (R) 26-12-1996
Oman 23-07-1996 (A) 26-12-1996
Pakistan 15-10-1994 24-02-1997 (R) 25-05-1997
Palau 15-06-1999 (A) 13-09-1999
Palestine 29-12-2017 (A) 29-03-2018
Panama 22-02-1995 04-04-1996 (R) 26-12-1996
Papua New Guinea 06-12-2000 (A) 06-03-2001
Paraguay 01-12-1994 15-01-1997 (R) 15-04-1997
Peru 15-10-1994 09-11-1995 (R) 26-12-1996
Philippines 08-12-1994 10-02-2000 (R) 10-05-2000
Poland 14-11-2001 (A) 12-02-2002
Portugal 14-10-1994 01-04-1996 (R) 26-12-1996
Qatar 15-03-1999 (A) 13-06-1999
Republic of Korea, the 14-10-1994 17-08-1999 (R) 15-11-1999
Republic of the Congo 15-10-1994 12-07-1999 (R) 10-10-1999
Romania 19-08-1998 (A) 17-11-1998
Russian Federation 29-05-2003 (A) 27-08-2003
Rwanda 22-06-1995 22-10-1998 (R) 20-01-1999
Saint Kitts and Nevis 30-06-1997 (A) 28-09-1997
Saint Lucia 02-07-1997 (A) 30-09-1997
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15-10-1994 16-03-1998 (R) 14-06-1998
Samoa 21-08-1998 (A) 19-11-1998
San Marino 23-07-1999 (A) 21-10-1999
São Tomé e Principe 04-10-1995 08-07-1998 (R) 06-10-1998
Saudi Arabia 25-06-1997 (A) 23-09-1997
Senegal 14-10-1994 26-07-1995 (R) 26-12-1996
Serbia 18-12-2007 (A) 17-03-2008
Seychelles 14-10-1994 26-06-1997 (R) 24-09-1997
Sierra Leone 11-11-1994 25-09-1997 (R) 24-12-1997
Singapore 26-04-1999 (A) 25-07-1999
Slovakia 07-01-2002 (A) 07-04-2002
Slovenia 28-06-2001 (A) 26-09-2001
Solomon Islands 16-04-1999 (A) 15-07-1999
Somalia 24-07-2002 (R) 22-10-2002
South Africa 09-01-1995 30-09-1997 (R) 29-12-1997
South Sudan 17-02-2014 (A) 18-05-2014
Spain 14-10-1994 30-01-1996 (R) 26-12-1996
Sri Lanka 09-12-1998 (A) 09-03-1999
Sudan 15-10-1994 24-11-1995 (R) 26-12-1996
Suriname 01-06-2000 (A) 30-08-2000
Sweden 15-10-1994 12-12-1995 (R) 26-12-1996
Switzerland 14-10-1994 19-01-1996 (R) 26-12-1996
Syria 15-10-1994 10-06-1997 (R) 08-09-1997
Tajikistan 16-07-1997 (A) 14-10-1997
Tanzania 14-10-1994 19-06-1997 (R) 17-09-1997
Thailand 07-03-2001 (A) 05-06-2001
Timor-Leste 20-08-2003 (A) 18-11-2003
Togo 15-10-1994 04-10-1995 (R) 26-12-1996
Tonga 25-09-1998 (A) 24-12-1998
Trinidad and Tobago 08-06-2000 (A) 06-09-2000
Tunisia 14-10-1994 11-10-1995 (R) 26-12-1996
Türkiye 14-10-1994 31-03-1998 (R) 29-06-1998
Turkmenistan 27-03-1995 18-09-1996 (R) 26-12-1996
Tuvalu 14-09-1998 (A) 13-12-1998
Uganda 21-11-1994 25-06-1997 (R) 23-09-1997
Ukraine 27-08-2002 (A) 25-11-2002
United Arab Emirates 21-10-1998 (A) 19-01-1999
United Kingdom 14-10-1994 18-10-1996 (R) 16-01-1997
United States of America 14-10-1994 17-11-2000 (R) 15-02-2001
Uruguay 17-02-1999 (A) 18-05-1999
Uzbekistan 07-12-1994 31-10-1995 (R) 26-12-1996
Vanuatu 28-09-1995 10-08-1999 (R) 08-11-1999
Venezuela 29-06-1998 (A) 27-09-1998
Vietnam 25-08-1998 (A) 23-11-1998
Yemen 14-01-1997 (A) 14-04-1997
Zambia 15-10-1994 19-09-1996 (R) 26-12-1996
Zimbabwe 15-10-1994 23-09-1997 (R) 22-12-1997

Extensions

United Kingdom

Extended to Entry into force Termination
British Virgin Islands 16-01-1997
Montserrat 16-01-1997
Saint-Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 16-01-1997
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