CountryActionAction DateEffective Date
AFGHANISTANAdoption19/11/1946
ALBANIAAdoption14/12/1955
ALGERIAAdoption08/10/1962
ANDORRAAdoption28/07/1993
ANGOLAAdoption01/12/1976
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDAAdoption11/11/1981
ARGENTINE REPUBLICSignature26/06/1945
ARGENTINE REPUBLICRatification24/09/1945
ARMENIAAdoption02/03/1992
AUSTRALIASignature26/06/1945
AUSTRALIARatification01/11/1945
AUSTRALIADeclaration06/02/1954
AUSTRALIADeclaration17/03/1975
AUSTRALIADeclaration22/03/2002
AUSTRIAAdoption14/12/1955
AUSTRIADeclaration19/05/1971
AZERBAIJANAdoption02/03/1992
BAHAMASAdoption18/09/1973
BAHRAINAdoption21/09/1971
BANGLADESHAdoption17/09/1974
BARBADOSAdoption09/12/1966
BARBADOSDeclaration01/08/1980
BELGIUMSignature26/06/1945
BELGIUMRatification27/12/1945
BELGIUMDeclaration13/07/1948
BELGIUMDeclaration17/06/1958
BELIZEAdoption25/09/1981
BHUTANAdoption21/09/1971
BOLIVIASignature26/06/1945
BOLIVIARatification14/11/1945
BOLIVIADeclaration05/07/1948
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINAAdoption22/05/1992
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINACommunication28/05/1999
BOTSWANAAdoption17/10/1966
BOTSWANADeclaration16/03/1970
BRAZILSignature26/06/1945
BRAZILRatification21/09/1945
BRAZILDeclaration28/02/1948
BRUNEI DARUSSALAMAdoption21/09/1984
BULGARIAAdoption14/12/1955
BULGARIADeclaration24/06/1992
BURMAAdoption19/04/1948
BURUNDIAdoption18/09/1962
BYELORUSSIA S S RSignature26/06/1945
BYELORUSSIA S S RRatification24/10/1945
CAMBODIAAdoption14/12/1955
CAMBODIADeclaration19/09/1957
CAMEROONAdoption20/09/1960
CAMEROONDeclaration03/03/1994
CANADADeclaration20/09/1919
CANADASignature26/06/1945
CANADARatification09/11/1945
CANADADeclaration07/04/1970
CANADAWithdrawal Dec.07/04/1970
CANADAWithdrawn10/09/1985
CANADADeclaration10/09/1985
CANADADeclaration10/05/1994
CAPE VERDEAdoption16/09/1975
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICAdoption20/09/1960
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICCommunication20/12/1976
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICCommunication25/09/1979
CEYLONAdoption14/12/1955
CHADAdoption20/09/1960
CHILESignature26/06/1945
CHILERatification11/10/1945
CHINASignature26/06/1945
CHINARatification28/09/1945
CHINADeclaration26/10/194626/10/1946
COLOMBIADeclaration30/10/1937
COLOMBIASignature26/06/1945
COLOMBIARatification05/11/1945
COLOMBIATermination05/12/200105/12/2001
COMOROSAdoption12/11/1975
CONGOAdoption20/09/1960
CONGOCommunication15/11/1971
CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OFAdoption20/09/1960
CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OFDeclaration08/02/1989
COSTA RICASignature26/06/1945
COSTA RICARatification02/11/1945
COSTA RICADeclaration20/02/1973
COSTA RICAObjection09/01/2002
CROATIAAdoption22/05/1992
CROATIACommunication28/05/1999
CUBASignature26/06/1945
CUBARatification15/10/1945
CYPRUSAdoption20/09/1960
CYPRUSDeclaration19/04/1988
CYPRUSTermination03/09/200203/09/2002
CYPRUSDeclaration03/09/2002
CZECH REPUBLICAdoption19/01/1993
CZECH REPUBLICNotification22/02/1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIASignature26/06/1945
CZECHOSLOVAKIARatification19/10/1945
DAHOMEYAdoption20/09/1960
DENMARKSignature26/06/1945
DENMARKRatification09/10/1945
DENMARKDeclaration10/12/1946
DENMARKDeclaration10/12/1956
DJIBOUTIAdoption20/09/1977
DJIBOUTIDeclaration02/09/2005
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OFAdoption18/12/1978
DOMINICAN REPUBLICDeclaration30/09/1924
DOMINICAN REPUBLICSignature26/06/1945
DOMINICAN REPUBLICRatification04/09/1945
ECUADORSignature26/06/1945
ECUADORRatification21/12/1945
EGYPTSignature26/06/1945
EGYPTRatification22/10/1945
EGYPTDeclaration24/04/1957
EGYPTDeclaration02/07/1957
EL SALVADORAdoption26/09/1945
EL SALVADORDeclaration26/11/1973
EL SALVADORNotification09/09/1974
EL SALVADORDeclaration27/11/1978
EQUATORIAL GUINEAAdoption12/11/1968
ERITREAAdoption28/05/1993
ESTONIAAdoption13/09/1991
ESTONIANotification08/10/1991
ESTONIADeclaration21/10/1991
ETHIOPIASignature26/06/1945
ETHIOPIARatification13/11/1945
FIJIAdoption13/10/1970
FINLANDAdoption14/12/1955
FINLANDDeclaration21/06/1958
FRANCESignature26/06/1945
FRANCERatification31/08/1945
GABONAdoption20/09/1960
GAMBIA THEAdoption21/09/1965
GAMBIA THEDeclaration22/06/1966
GEORGIAAdoption31/07/1992
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAdoption18/09/1973
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICAdoption18/09/1973
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICCommunication03/10/1990
GHANAAdoption08/03/1957
GREECESignature26/06/1945
GREECERatification25/10/1945
GREECEDeclaration10/01/1994
GRENADAAdoption17/09/1974
GUATEMALASignature26/06/1945
GUATEMALARatification21/11/1945
GUATEMALADeclaration27/01/1947
GUINEAAdoption12/12/1958
GUINEADeclaration04/12/1998
GUINEA BISSAUAdoption17/09/1974
GUINEA BISSAUDeclaration07/08/1989
GUYANAAdoption20/09/1966
HAITIDeclaration04/10/1921
HAITISignature26/06/1945
HAITIRatification27/09/1945
HONDURASSignature26/06/1945
HONDURASRatification17/12/1945
HONDURASDeclaration19/04/1954
HONDURASDeclaration10/03/1960
HONDURASObjection03/07/1974
HONDURASDeclaration06/06/1986
HUNGARYAdoption14/12/1955
HUNGARYDeclaration22/10/1992
ICELANDAdoption19/11/1946
INDIASignature26/06/1945
INDIARatification30/10/1945
INDIADeclaration07/01/1956
INDIADeclaration08/02/1957
INDIADeclaration14/09/1959
INDIADeclaration18/09/1974
INDONESIAAdoption28/09/1950
INDONESIAWithdrawal20/01/1965
INDONESIAAdoption28/09/1966
IRANSignature26/06/1945
IRANRatification16/10/1945
IRANCommunication14/11/1982
IRAQSignature26/06/1945
IRAQRatification21/12/1945
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFAdoption14/12/1955
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFDeclaration15/12/2011
ISRAELAdoption11/05/1949
ISRAELDeclaration04/09/1950
ISRAELDeclaration03/10/1956
ITALYAdoption14/12/1955
IVORY COASTAdoption20/09/1960
JAMAICAAdoption18/09/1962
JAPANAdoption18/12/1956
JAPANDeclaration15/09/1958
JORDANAdoption14/12/1955
KAZAKHSTANAdoption02/03/1992
KENYAAdoption16/12/1963
KENYADeclaration19/04/1965
KIRIBATIAcceptance14/09/1999
KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OFAdoption13/09/1991
KOREA REPUBLIC OFAdoption13/09/1991
KUWAITAdoption14/05/1963
KYRGYZSTANAdoption02/03/1992
LAOSAdoption14/12/1955
LATVIAAdoption13/09/1991
LATVIANotification26/02/1993
LEBANONSignature26/06/1945
LEBANONRatification15/10/1945
LESOTHOAdoption17/10/1966
LESOTHODeclaration06/09/2000
LIBERIASignature26/06/1945
LIBERIARatification02/11/1945
LIBERIADeclaration20/03/1952
LIBYAAdoption14/12/1955
LIBYACommunication01/04/1977
LIBYACommunication18/04/1977
LIECHTENSTEINDeclaration29/03/1950
LIECHTENSTEINAdoption18/09/1990
LITHUANIAAdoption13/09/1991
LUXEMBOURGDeclaration15/09/1930
LUXEMBOURGSignature26/06/1945
LUXEMBOURGRatification17/10/1945
MACEDONIA THE FYR OFAdoption08/04/1993
MACEDONIA THE FYR OFCommunication28/05/1999
MADAGASCARAdoption20/09/1960
MADAGASCARDeclaration02/07/1992
MALAWIAdoption01/12/1964
MALAWIDeclaration06/12/1966
MALAYAAdoption17/09/1957
MALAYACommunication16/09/1963
MALDIVESAdoption21/09/1965
MALDIVESNotification14/04/1969
MALIAdoption28/09/1960
MALTAAdoption01/12/1964
MALTADeclaration06/12/1966
MALTADeclaration23/01/1981
MALTAWithdrawal Dec.13/05/1983
MALTADeclaration02/09/1983
MARSHALL ISLANDSAdoption13/09/1991
MAURITIUSAdoption24/04/1968
MAURITIUSDeclaration23/09/1968
MEXICOSignature26/06/1945
MEXICORatification07/11/1945
MEXICODeclaration28/10/1947
MICRONESIAAdoption13/09/1991
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OFAdoption02/03/1992
MONACOAdoption28/05/1993
MONGOLIAAdoption17/07/1962
MOROCCOAdoption12/11/1956
MOZAMBIQUEAdoption16/09/1975
NAMIBIAAdoption23/04/1990
NAURUDeclaration29/01/1988
NAURUDeclaration29/01/1993
NAURUAcceptance14/09/1999
NEPALAdoption14/12/1955
NETHERLANDS THESignature26/06/1945
NETHERLANDS THERatification10/12/1945
NETHERLANDS THEDeclaration05/08/1946
NETHERLANDS THEWithdrawal Dec.06/08/1956
NETHERLANDS THEDeclaration06/08/1956
NETHERLANDS THECommunication30/12/1985
NEW ZEALANDDeclaration19/09/1929
NEW ZEALANDReservation07/09/1939
NEW ZEALANDWithdrawal Dec.30/03/1940
NEW ZEALANDDeclaration08/04/1940
NEW ZEALANDSignature26/06/1945
NEW ZEALANDRatification19/09/1945
NEW ZEALANDDeclaration22/09/1977
NICARAGUADeclaration24/09/1929
NICARAGUASignature26/06/1945
NICARAGUARatification06/09/1945
NICARAGUAReservation24/10/2001
NIGERAdoption20/09/1960
NIGERIAAdoption07/10/1960
NIGERIADeclaration03/09/1965
NIGERIADeclaration30/04/1998
NIGERIACommunication01/12/1998
NORWAYSignature26/06/1945
NORWAYRatification27/11/1945
NORWAYDeclaration16/11/1946
NORWAYDeclaration19/12/1956
NORWAYDeclaration02/04/1976
NORWAYDeclaration24/06/1996
OMANAdoption07/10/1971
PAKISTANAdoption30/09/1947
PAKISTANDeclaration22/06/1948
PAKISTANWithdrawal Dec.21/12/1956
PAKISTANDeclaration23/05/1957
PAKISTANWithdrawal Dec.13/09/1960
PAKISTANDeclaration13/09/1960
PALAUNotification10/11/1994
PALAUDeclaration14/11/1994
PALAUAdoption15/11/1994
PANAMADeclaration25/10/1921
PANAMASignature26/06/1945
PANAMARatification13/11/1945
PAPUA NEW GUINEAAdoption10/10/1975
PARAGUAYSignature26/06/1945
PARAGUAYRatification12/10/1945
PARAGUAYDeclaration25/09/1996
PERUSignature26/06/1945
PERURatification31/10/1945
PHILIPPINESSignature26/06/1945
PHILIPPINESRatification11/10/1945
PHILIPPINESDeclaration21/08/1947
PHILIPPINESWithdrawal Dec.23/12/1971
PHILIPPINESDeclaration18/01/1972
POLANDSignature15/10/1945
POLANDRatification24/10/1945
POLANDDeclaration25/09/1990
PORTUGALAdoption14/12/1955
PORTUGALDeclaration19/12/1955
PORTUGALCommunication18/11/199920/12/1999
PORTUGALDeclaration25/02/200501/01/1900
QATARAdoption21/09/1971
ROMANIAAdoption14/12/1955
RUSSIAN FEDERATIONCommunication24/12/1991
RWANDAAdoption18/09/1962
SAINT LUCIAAdoption18/09/1979
SAN MARINOAdoption02/03/1992
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPEAdoption16/09/1975
SAUDI ARABIASignature26/06/1945
SAUDI ARABIARatification18/10/1945
SENEGALAdoption28/09/1960
SENEGALDeclaration03/05/1985
SENEGALDeclaration02/12/1985
SEYCHELLESAdoption21/09/1976
SIAMAdoption16/12/1946
SIERRA LEONEAdoption27/04/1961
SINGAPOREAdoption21/09/1965
SLOVAK REPUBLICAdoption19/01/1993
SLOVAK REPUBLICNotification28/05/1993
SLOVAK REPUBLICDeclaration28/05/2004
SLOVENIAAdoption22/05/1992
SLOVENIACommunication28/05/1999
SOLOMON ISLANDSAdoption19/09/1978
SOMALIAAdoption20/09/1960
SOMALIADeclaration11/04/1963
SOUTH AFRICASignature26/06/1945
SOUTH AFRICARatification07/11/1945
SOUTH AFRICADeclaration13/09/1955
SOUTH AFRICAWithdrawal Dec.12/04/1967
SOVIET UNIONSignature26/06/1945
SOVIET UNIONRatification24/10/1945
SPAINAdoption14/12/1955
SPAINDeclaration29/10/1990
ST KITTS AND NEVISAdoption23/09/1983
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINESAdoption16/09/1980
SUDANAdoption12/11/1956
SUDANDeclaration02/01/1958
SURINAMEAdoption04/12/1975
SURINAMEDeclaration31/08/1987
SWAZILANDAdoption24/09/1968
SWAZILANDDeclaration26/05/1969
SWEDENAdoption19/11/1946
SWEDENDeclaration05/04/1947
SWEDENDeclaration06/04/1957
SWITZERLANDDeclaration28/07/1948
SWITZERLANDDeclaration10/09/2002
SYRIASignature26/06/1945
SYRIARatification19/10/1945
SYRIACommunication24/02/1958
SYRIACommunication08/10/1961
TAJIKISTANAdoption02/03/1992
TANGANYIKAAdoption09/12/1961
TANGANYIKANotification06/05/1964
TANZANIACommunication02/11/1964
TIMOR-LESTEDeclaration27/09/200201/01/1900
TOGOAdoption20/09/1960
TOGODeclaration25/10/1979
TONGAAcceptance14/09/1999
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGOAdoption18/09/1962
TUNISIAAdoption12/11/1956
TURKEYSignature26/06/1945
TURKEYRatification28/09/1945
TURKMENISTANAdoption02/03/1992
UGANDAAdoption25/10/1962
UGANDADeclaration03/10/1963
UKRAINE S S RSignature26/06/1945
UKRAINE S S RRatification24/10/1945
UNITED ARAB EMIRATESAdoption09/12/1971
UNITED KINGDOMSignature26/06/1945
UNITED KINGDOMRatification20/10/1945
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration13/02/194613/02/1946
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration12/02/195112/02/1951
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration02/06/1955
UNITED KINGDOMWithdrawal Dec.12/04/1957
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration18/04/1957
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration26/11/1958
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration27/11/1963
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration01/01/1969
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration05/07/2004
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration30/12/201431/12/2014
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration22/02/2017
UNITED STATES OF AMERICASignature26/06/1945
UNITED STATES OF AMERICARatification08/08/1945
UPPER VOLTAAdoption20/09/1960
URUGUAYDeclaration28/01/1921
URUGUAYSignature26/06/1945
URUGUAYRatification18/12/1945
UZBEKISTANAdoption02/03/1992
VANUATUAdoption15/09/1981
VENEZUELASignature26/06/1945
VENEZUELARatification15/11/1945
VIETNAM, REPUBLIC OFAdoption20/09/1977
WESTERN SAMOAAdoption15/12/1976
YEMENAdoption30/09/1947
YEMENNotification19/05/1990
YEMEN, PEOPLES'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OFAdoption14/12/1967
YEMEN, PEOPLES'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OFNotification19/05/1990
YUGOSLAVIASignature26/06/1945
YUGOSLAVIARatification19/10/1945
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OFAcceptance01/11/2000
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OFDeclaration01/11/2000
ZAMBIAAdoption01/12/1964
ZANZIBARAdoption16/12/1963
ZANZIBARNotification06/05/1964
ZIMBABWEAdoption25/08/1980