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Signature
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Approval or Notification A=Accession Su=Succession NK=Not Known
Entry into force
Renunciation
Termination
Albania
29-07-1999 (A)
29-07-1999
Algeria
01-10-1985 (A)
01-10-1985
Antigua and Barbuda
24-01-2006 (A)
24-01-2006
Argentina
23-09-1954 (A)
23-09-1954
Armenia
09-06-2006 (A)
09-06-2006
Australia
30-04-1952
27-08-1952 (R)
27-08-1952
Austria
06-12-1951
22-10-1952 (R)
22-10-1952
Azerbaijan
18-08-2000 (A)
18-08-2000
Bahamas
19-09-1997 (A)
19-09-1997
Bahrain
29-03-1971 (A)
29-03-1971
Bangladesh
01-09-1978 (A)
01-09-1978
Barbados
06-12-1976 (A)
06-12-1976
Belarus
21-02-2005 (A)
21-02-2005
Belgium
06-12-1951
22-07-1952 (R)
22-07-1952
Belize
14-05-1987 (A)
14-05-1987
Bhutan
20-06-1994 (A)
20-06-1994
Bolivia
27-10-1960 (A)
27-10-1960
Bosnia and Herzegovina
30-07-2003 (A)
30-07-2003
Botswana
30-06-2009 (A)
30-06-2009
Brazil
06-12-1951
14-09-1961 (R)
14-09-1961
Bulgaria
08-11-1991 (A)
08-11-1991
Burkina Faso
08-06-1995 (A)
08-06-1995
Burundi
03-04-2006 (A)
03-04-2006
Cambodia
10-06-1952 (A)
10-06-1952
Cameroon
05-04-2006 (A)
05-04-2006
Canada
06-12-1951
10-07-1953 (R)
10-07-1953
Cape Verde
19-03-1980 (A)
19-03-1980
Central African Republic
27-10-2004 (A)
27-10-2004
Chad
15-03-2004 (A)
15-03-2004
Chile
03-04-1952 (S)
03-04-1952
China
20-10-2005 (A)
20-10-2005
Colombia
29-04-1952
26-01-1970 (R)
26-01-1970
Comoros
17-01-2007 (A)
17-01-2007
Cook Islands
02-12-2004 (A)
02-12-2004
Costa Rica
28-04-1952
23-07-1973 (R)
23-07-1973
Côte d'Ivoire
17-12-2004 (A)
17-12-2004
Croatia
14-05-1999 (A)
14-05-1999
Cuba
06-12-1951
14-04-1976 (R)
14-04-1976
Cyprus
11-02-1999 (A)
11-02-1999
Czech Republic
06-04-1994 (Su)
01-01-1993
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993)
05-08-1983 (A)
05-08-1983
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
25-08-2003 (A)
25-08-2003
Denmark
06-12-1951
13-02-1953 (R)
13-02-1953
Djibouti
25-03-2008 (A)
25-03-2008
Dominica
30-03-2006 (A)
30-03-2006
Dominican Republic
20-06-1952 (A)
20-06-1952
Ecuador
12-03-1952
09-05-1956 (R)
09-05-1956
Egypt
06-12-1951
22-07-1953 (R)
22-07-1953
El Salvador
06-12-1951
12-02-1953 (R)
12-02-1953
Equatorial Guinea
27-08-1991 (A)
27-08-1991
Eritrea
06-04-2001 (A)
06-04-2001
Estonia
07-12-2000 (A)
07-12-2000
Eswatini
12-07-2005 (A)
12-07-2005
Ethiopia
20-06-1977 (A)
20-06-1977
EU (European Union)
06-10-2005 (A)
06-10-2005
Federated States of Micronesia
06-07-2007 (A)
06-07-2007
Fiji
10-08-2005 (A)
10-08-2005
Finland
22-06-1960 (A)
22-06-1960
France
06-12-1951
20-08-1957 (R)
20-08-1957
Gabon
23-04-2008 (A)
23-04-2008
Georgia
08-03-2007 (A)
08-03-2007
Germany
30-04-1952
03-05-1957 (R)
03-05-1957
Ghana
22-02-1991 (A)
22-02-1991
Greece
09-12-1954 (A)
09-12-1954
Grenada
27-11-1985 (A)
27-11-1985
Guatemala
23-04-1952
25-05-1955 (R)
25-05-1955
Guinea
22-05-1991 (A)
22-05-1991
Guinea-Bissau
24-10-2007 (A)
24-10-2007
Guyana
31-08-1970 (A)
31-08-1970
Haïti
06-11-1970 (A)
06-11-1970
Honduras
30-07-2003 (A)
30-07-2003
Hungary
17-05-1960 (A)
17-05-1960
Iceland
11-04-2005 (A)
11-04-2005
India
30-04-1952
09-06-1952 (R)
09-06-1952
Indonesia
06-12-1951
21-06-1977 (R)
21-06-1977
Iran
18-09-1972 (A)
18-09-1972
Iraq
01-07-1954 (A)
01-07-1954
Ireland
06-12-1951
31-03-1955 (R)
31-03-1955
Israel
06-12-1951
03-09-1956 (R)
03-09-1956
Italy
02-02-1952
03-08-1955 (R)
03-08-1955
Jamaica
24-11-1969 (A)
24-11-1969
Japan
06-12-1951
11-08-1952 (R)
11-08-1952
Jordan
24-04-1970 (A)
24-04-1970
Kenya
07-05-1974 (A)
07-05-1974
Kuwait
12-09-2007 (A)
12-09-2007
Kyrgyzstan
11-12-2003 (A)
11-12-2003
Laos
28-02-1955 (A)
28-02-1955
Latvia
18-08-2003 (A)
18-08-2003
Lebanon
18-09-1970 (A)
18-09-1970
Liberia
02-07-1986 (A)
02-07-1986
Libya
09-07-1970 (A)
09-07-1970
Lithuania
12-01-2000 (A)
12-01-2000
Luxembourg
16-01-1952
13-01-1955 (R)
13-01-1955
Madagascar
24-05-2006 (A)
24-05-2006
Malawi
21-05-1974 (A)
21-05-1974
Malaysia
17-05-1991 (A)
17-05-1991
Maldives
03-10-2006 (A)
03-10-2006
Mali
31-08-1987 (A)
31-08-1987
Malta
13-05-1975 (A)
13-05-1975
Mauritania
29-04-2002 (A)
29-04-2002
Mauritius
11-06-1971 (A)
11-06-1971
Mexico
26-05-1976 (A)
26-05-1976
Moldova
25-01-2001 (A)
25-01-2001
Mongolia
26-05-2009 (A)
26-05-2009
Montenegro
27-07-2009 (A)
27-07-2009
Morocco
12-10-1972 (A)
12-10-1972
Mozambique
15-05-2008 (A)
15-05-2008
Myanmar
26-05-2006 (A)
26-05-2006
Namibia
23-02-2007 (A)
23-02-2007
Nepal
08-05-2006 (A)
08-05-2006
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the
06-12-1951
29-10-1954 (R)
29-10-1954
New Zealand
06-12-1951
16-09-1952 (R)
16-09-1952
Nicaragua
02-08-1956 (A)
02-08-1956
Niger
04-06-1985 (A)
04-06-1985
Nigeria
17-08-1993 (A)
17-08-1993
Niue
27-10-2005 (A)
27-10-2005
North Macedonia
09-08-2004 (A)
09-08-2004
Norway
23-04-1956 (A)
23-04-1956
Oman
23-01-1989 (A)
23-01-1989
Pakistan
10-11-1954 (A)
10-11-1954
Palau
23-06-2006 (A)
23-06-2006
Panama
14-02-1968 (A)
14-02-1968
Papua New Guinea
01-06-1976 (A)
01-06-1976
Paraguay
05-04-1968 (A)
05-04-1968
Peru
01-07-1975 (A)
01-07-1975
Philippines
06-12-1951
03-12-1953 (R)
03-12-1953
Poland
29-05-1996 (A)
29-05-1996
Portugal
06-12-1951
20-10-1955 (R)
20-10-1955
Qatar
08-06-2006 (R)
08-06-2006
Republic of Korea, the
08-12-1953 (A)
08-12-1953
Republic of the Congo
14-12-2004 (A)
14-12-2004
Romania
17-11-1971 (A)
17-11-1971
Russian Federation
24-04-1956 (A)
24-04-1956
Rwanda
26-08-2008 (A)
26-08-2008
Saint Kitts and Nevis
17-04-1990 (A)
17-04-1990
Saint Lucia
23-10-2002 (A)
23-10-2002
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
15-11-2001 (A)
15-11-2001
Samoa
02-03-2005 (A)
02-03-2005
São Tomé e Principe
07-04-2006 (A)
07-04-2006
Saudi Arabia
07-08-2000 (A)
07-08-2000
Senegal
03-03-1975 (A)
03-03-1975
Serbia
26-09-2002 (Su)
27-04-1992
Seychelles
31-10-1996 (A)
31-10-1996
Sierra Leone
23-06-1981 (A)
23-06-1981
Slovakia
24-03-2006 (A)
24-03-2006
Slovenia
27-05-1998 (A)
27-05-1998
Solomon Islands
18-10-1978 (A)
18-10-1978
South Africa
06-12-1951
21-09-1956 (R)
21-09-1956
Spain
10-12-1951
18-02-1952 (R)
03-04-1952
Sri Lanka
07-12-1951
12-02-1952 (R)
03-04-1952
Sudan
16-07-1971 (A)
16-07-1971
Suriname
22-04-1977 (Su)
25-11-1975
Sweden
11-12-1951
30-05-1952 (R)
30-05-1952
Switzerland
06-12-1951
26-09-1996 (R)
26-09-1996
Syria
05-11-2003 (A)
05-11-2003
Tanzania
21-02-2005 (A)
21-02-2005
Thailand
06-12-1951
16-08-1978 (R)
16-08-1978
Togo
02-04-1986 (A)
02-04-1986
Tonga
23-11-2005 (A)
23-11-2005
Trinidad and Tobago
30-06-1970 (A)
30-06-1970
Tunisia
22-07-1971 (A)
22-07-1971
Türkiye
29-07-1988 (A)
29-07-1988
Tuvalu
15-12-2006 (A)
15-12-2006
Uganda
29-08-2007 (A)
29-08-2007
Ukraine
31-05-2006 (A)
31-05-2006
United Arab Emirates
02-04-2001 (A)
02-04-2001
United Kingdom
06-12-1951
07-09-1953 (R)
07-09-1953
United States of America
06-12-1951
18-08-1972 (R)
18-08-1972
Uruguay
30-04-1952
15-07-1970 (R)
15-07-1970
Venezuela
12-05-1966 (A)
12-05-1966
Vietnam
22-02-2005 (A)
22-02-2005
Yemen
20-12-1990 (A)
20-12-1990
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991)
06-12-1951
11-02-1955 (R)
11-02-1955
Zambia
24-06-1986 (A)
24-06-1986