CountryActionAction DateEffective Date
AFGHANISTANSignature07/12/1944
AFGHANISTANRatification04/04/194704/05/1947
ALBANIAAdherence28/03/199127/04/1991
ALGERIAAccession07/05/196306/06/1963
ANGOLAAdherence11/03/197710/04/1977
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDAAdherence10/11/198110/12/1981
AntillesExtension01/01/198601/01/1986
ARGENTINAAccession04/06/194604/04/1947
ARMENIAAdherence18/06/199218/07/1992
ArubaExtension01/01/198601/01/1986
AUSTRALIASignature07/12/1944
AUSTRALIARatification01/03/194704/04/1947
AUSTRIAAdherence27/08/194826/09/1948
AZERBAIJANAdherence09/10/199208/11/1992
BAHAMASAdherence27/05/197526/06/1975
BAHRAINAdherence20/08/197119/09/1971
BANGLADESHAdherence22/12/197221/01/1973
BARBADOSAdherence21/03/196720/04/1967
BELARUSAdherence04/06/199304/07/1993
BELGIUMSignature09/04/1945
BELGIUMRatification05/05/194704/06/1947
BELGIUMNotification27/04/1948
BELIZEAdherence07/12/199006/01/1991
BENINAdherence29/05/196128/06/1961
BHUTANAdherence17/05/198916/06/1989
BOLIVIASignature07/12/1944
BOLIVIARatification04/04/194704/05/1947
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINAAdherence13/01/199312/02/1993
BOTSWANAAdherence28/12/197827/01/1979
BRAZILSignature29/05/1945
BRAZILRatification08/07/194604/04/1947
BRAZILNotification25/06/1948
BRUNEI DARUSSALAMAdherence04/12/198403/01/1985
BULGARIAAdherence08/06/196708/07/1967
BURKINA FASOAccession21/03/196220/04/1962
BURMAAdherence08/07/194807/08/1948
BURUNDIAdherence19/01/196818/02/1968
CAMBODIAAccession16/01/195615/02/1956
CAMEROONAccession15/01/196014/02/1960
CANADASignature07/12/1944
CANADARatification13/02/194604/04/1947
CAPE VERDEAdherence19/08/197618/09/1976
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICAdherence28/06/196128/07/1961
CHADAccession03/07/196202/08/1962
CHILESignature07/12/1944
CHILERatification11/03/194710/04/1947
CHINASignature07/12/1944
CHINARatification20/02/1946
CHINAStatement15/02/1974
COLOMBIASignature31/10/1947
COLOMBIARatification31/10/194730/11/1947
COMOROSAdherence15/01/198514/02/1985
CONGOAdherence26/04/196226/05/1962
COOK ISLANDSAdherence20/08/198619/09/1986
COSTA RICASignature10/03/1945
COSTA RICARatification01/05/195831/05/1958
COTE D'IVOIREAccession31/10/196030/11/1960
CROATIAAdherence09/04/199209/05/1992
CUBASignature20/04/1945
CUBAReservation20/06/1947
CUBAWithdrawal Res.11/05/1949
CUBARatification11/05/194910/06/1949
CYPRUSAccession17/01/196116/02/1961
CZECH REPUBLICAdherence04/03/199303/04/1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIASignature18/04/1945
CZECHOSLOVAKIARatification01/03/194704/04/1947
DENMARKSignature07/12/1944
DENMARKRatification28/02/194704/04/1947
DJIBOUTIAdherence30/06/197830/07/1978
DOMINICAN REPUBLICSignature07/12/1944
DOMINICAN REPUBLICRatification25/01/194604/04/1947
DOMINICAN REPUBLICNotification14/06/1948
ECUADORSignature07/12/1944
ECUADORRatification20/08/195419/09/1954
EGYPTSignature07/12/1944
EGYPTRatification13/03/194712/04/1947
EGYPTNotification23/04/1948
EL SALVADORSignature09/05/1945
EL SALVADORRatification11/06/194711/07/1947
EQUATORIAL GUINEAAccession22/02/197223/03/1972
ERITREAAdherence17/09/199317/10/1993
ESTONIAAdherence24/01/199223/02/1992
ETHIOPIASignature10/02/1947
ETHIOPIARatification01/03/194704/04/1947
FIJIAdherence05/03/197304/04/1973
FINLANDAccession30/03/194929/04/1949
FRANCESignature07/12/1944
FRANCERatification25/03/194724/04/1947
GABONAccession18/01/196217/02/1962
GAMBIA THEAdherence13/05/197712/06/1977
GEORGIAAdherence21/01/199420/02/1994
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAdherence02/04/199002/05/1990
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICParticipation09/05/195608/06/1956
GHANAAccession09/05/195708/06/1957
GREECESignature07/12/1944
GREECERatification13/03/194712/04/1947
GRENADAAccession31/08/198130/09/1981
GUATEMALASignature30/01/1945
GUATEMALARatification28/04/194728/05/1947
GUATEMALADeclaration13/06/195213/06/1953
GUINEAAccession27/03/195926/04/1959
GUINEA BISSAUAdherence15/12/197714/01/1978
GUYANAAccession03/02/196705/03/1967
HAITISignature07/12/1944
HAITIRatification25/03/194824/04/1948
HONDURASSignature07/12/1944
HONDURASRatification07/05/195306/06/1953
HUNGARYAccession30/09/196930/10/1969
ICELANDSignature07/12/1944
ICELANDRatification21/03/194720/04/1947
INDIASignature07/12/1944
INDIARatification01/03/194704/04/1947
INDONESIAAccession27/04/195027/05/1950
IRANSignature07/12/1944
IRANRatification19/04/195019/05/1950
IRAQSignature07/12/1944
IRAQRatification02/06/194702/07/1947
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFSignature07/12/1944
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFRatification31/10/194604/04/1947
ISRAELAccession24/05/194923/06/1949
ITALYParticipation31/10/194730/11/1947
JAMAICAAccession26/03/196325/04/1963
JAPANParticipation08/09/195308/10/1953
JORDANAccession18/03/194717/04/1947
KAZAKHSTANAdherence21/08/199220/09/1992
KENYAAccession01/05/196431/05/1964
KIRIBATIAdherence14/04/198114/05/1981
KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OFAdherence16/08/197715/09/1977
KOREA REPUBLIC OFAccession11/11/195211/12/1952
KUWAITAccession18/05/196017/06/1960
KYRGYZSTANAdherence25/02/199327/03/1993
LAOSAccession13/06/195513/07/1955
LATVIAAdherence13/07/199212/08/1992
LEBANONSignature07/12/1944
LEBANONRatification19/09/194919/10/1949
LESOTHOAdherence19/05/197518/06/1975
LIBERIASignature07/12/1944
LIBERIARatification11/02/194704/04/1947
LIBYAAccession29/01/195328/02/1953
LITHUANIAAdherence08/01/199207/02/1992
LUXEMBOURGSignature09/07/1945
LUXEMBOURGRatification28/04/194828/05/1948
MACEDONIA THE FYR OFAdherence10/12/199209/01/1993
MADAGASCARAccession14/04/196214/05/1962
MALAWIAccession11/09/196411/10/1964
MALAYSIAAccession07/04/195807/05/1958
MALDIVESAdherence12/03/197411/04/1974
MALIAccession08/11/196008/12/1960
MALTAAccession05/01/196504/02/1965
MARSHALL ISLANDSAdherence18/03/198817/04/1988
MAURITANIAAccession13/01/196212/02/1962
MAURITIUSAccession30/01/197001/03/1970
MEXICOSignature07/12/1944
MEXICORatification25/06/194604/04/1947
MICRONESIAAdherence27/09/1988
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OFAdherence01/06/199201/07/1992
MONACOAccession04/01/198003/02/1980
MONGOLIAAdherence07/09/198907/10/1989
MOROCCOAccession13/11/195613/12/1956
MOZAMBIQUEAdherence05/01/197704/02/1977
NAMIBIAAdherence30/04/199130/05/1991
NAURUAdherence25/08/197524/09/1975
NEPALAccession29/06/196029/07/1960
NETHERLANDS THESignature07/12/1944
NETHERLANDS THERatification26/03/194725/04/1947
NEW ZEALANDSignature07/12/1944
NEW ZEALANDRatification07/03/194706/04/1947
NICARAGUASignature07/12/1944
NICARAGUARatification28/12/194504/04/1947
NIGERAccession29/05/196128/06/1961
NIGERIAAccession14/11/196014/12/1960
NORWAYSignature30/01/1945
NORWAYRatification05/05/194704/06/1947
OMANAdherence24/01/197323/02/1973
PAKISTANAccession06/11/194706/12/1947
PAKISTANNotification04/09/1948
PANAMAAccession18/01/196017/02/1960
PANAMAReservation18/01/196017/02/1960
PAPUA NEW GUINEAAdherence15/12/197514/01/1976
PARAGUAYSignature27/07/1945
PARAGUAYRatification21/01/194604/04/1947
PERUSignature07/12/1944
PERURatification08/04/194604/04/1947
PHILIPPINESSignature07/12/1944
PHILIPPINESRatification01/03/194704/04/1947
PHILIPPINESNotification25/05/1948
POLANDSignature07/12/1944
POLANDRatification06/04/194504/04/1947
PORTUGALSignature07/12/1944
PORTUGALRatification27/02/194704/04/1947
PORTUGALCommunication22/10/199920/12/1999
QATARAccession05/09/197105/10/1971
ROMANIAAccession30/04/196530/05/1965
RWANDAAccession03/02/196404/03/1964
SAINT LUCIAAccession20/11/197920/12/1979
SAN MARINOAdherence13/05/198812/06/1988
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPEAdherence28/02/197730/03/1977
SAUDI ARABIAAccession19/02/196221/03/1962
SAUDI ARABIADeclaration19/02/196221/03/1962
SENEGALAccession11/11/196011/12/1960
SEYCHELLESAdherence25/04/197725/05/1977
SIERRA LEONEAccession22/11/196122/12/1961
SINGAPOREAccession20/05/196619/06/1966
SLOVAK REPUBLICAdherence15/03/199314/04/1993
SLOVENIAAdherence13/05/199212/06/1992
SOLOMON ISLANDSAdherence11/04/198511/05/1985
SOMALI DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAccession02/03/196401/04/1964
SOUTH AFRICASignature04/06/1945
SOUTH AFRICARatification01/03/194704/04/1947
SOVIET UNIONAccession15/10/197014/11/1970
SOVIET UNIONDeclaration15/10/1970
SPAINSignature07/12/1944
SPAINRatification05/03/194704/04/1947
SRI LANKAAdherence01/06/1948
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINESAdherence15/11/198315/12/1983
SUDANAccession29/06/195629/07/1956
SURINAMEAdherence05/03/197604/04/1976
SWAZILANDAdherence14/02/197316/03/1973
SWEDENSignature07/12/1944
SWEDENRatification07/11/194604/04/1947
SWITZERLANDSignature06/07/1945
SWITZERLANDRatification06/02/194704/04/1947
SYRIASignature07/12/1944
SYRIARatification21/12/194920/01/1950
TAIWANWithdrawal31/05/195031/05/1951
TAJIKISTANAdherence03/09/199303/10/1993
TANZANIAAccession23/04/196226/04/1964
THAILANDSignature07/12/1944
THAILANDRatification04/04/194704/05/1947
TOGOAccession18/05/196517/06/1965
TONGAAdherence02/11/198402/12/1984
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGOAccession14/03/196313/04/1963
TUNISIAAccession18/11/195718/12/1957
TURKEYSignature07/12/1944
TURKEYRatification20/12/194504/04/1947
TURKMENISTANAdherence15/03/199314/04/1993
UGANDAAccession10/04/196710/05/1967
UKRAINEAdherence10/08/199209/09/1992
UNITED ARAB EMIRATESAccession25/04/197225/05/1972
UNITED KINGDOMSignature07/12/1944
UNITED KINGDOMRatification01/03/194704/04/1947
UNITED STATES OF AMERICASignature07/12/1944
UNITED STATES OF AMERICARatification09/08/194604/04/1947
UNITED STATES OF AMERICANotification19/07/1948
URUGUAYSignature07/12/1944
URUGUAYRatification14/01/195413/02/1954
UZBEKISTANAdherence13/10/199212/11/1992
VANUATUAccession17/08/198316/09/1983
VENEZUELAAccession01/04/194701/05/1947
VIETNAMAccession19/10/1954
VIETNAM, REPUBLIC OFAccession13/03/198012/04/1980
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLICAccession17/04/196417/05/1964
YEMEN, PEOPLES'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OFAccession28/01/197027/02/1970
YUGOSLAVIASignature06/01/1954
YUGOSLAVIARatification09/03/196008/04/1960
ZAIREAccession27/07/196126/08/1961
ZAMBIAAccession30/10/196429/11/1964
ZIMBABWEAdherence11/02/198113/03/1981