CountryActionAction DateEffective Date
AFGHANISTANSignature09/03/1948
AFGHANISTANAcceptance04/05/194804/05/1948
ALBANIASignature16/10/1958
ALBANIAAcceptance16/10/195816/10/1958
ALGERIASignature15/10/1962
ALGERIAAcceptance15/10/196215/10/1962
ANDORRASignature20/10/1993
ANDORRAAcceptance20/10/199320/10/1993
ANGOLAAcceptance09/11/197611/03/1977
ANGOLASignature11/03/1977
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDASignature15/07/1982
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDAAcceptance15/07/198215/07/1982
AntillesExtension20/12/1986
ARGENTINASignature16/11/1945
ARGENTINAAcceptance15/09/194815/09/1948
ARMENIASignature09/06/1992
ARMENIAAcceptance09/06/199209/06/1992
ArubaExtension20/12/1986
AUSTRALIASignature16/11/1945
AUSTRALIAAcceptance11/06/194604/11/1946
AUSTRIAAcceptance14/07/194813/08/1948
AUSTRIASignature13/08/1948
AZERBAIJANSignature03/06/1992
AZERBAIJANAcceptance03/06/199203/06/1992
BAHAMASSignature23/04/1981
BAHAMASAcceptance23/04/198123/04/1981
BAHRAINSignature18/01/1972
BAHRAINAcceptance18/01/197218/01/1972
BANGLADESHSignature27/10/1972
BANGLADESHAcceptance27/10/197227/10/1972
BARBADOSSignature24/10/1968
BARBADOSAcceptance24/10/196824/10/1968
BELGIUMSignature16/11/1945
BELGIUMAcceptance29/11/194629/11/1946
BELIZESignature10/05/1982
BELIZEAcceptance10/05/198210/05/1982
BHUTANSignature13/04/1982
BHUTANAcceptance13/04/198213/04/1982
BOLIVIASignature16/11/1945
BOLIVIAAcceptance13/11/194613/11/1946
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINASignature30/04/1993
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINAAcceptance02/06/199302/06/1993
BOTSWANAAcceptance24/09/197916/01/1980
BOTSWANASignature16/01/1980
BRAZILSignature16/11/1945
BRAZILAcceptance14/10/194604/11/1946
BRUNEI DARUSSALAMAcceptance17/03/200517/03/2005
BULGARIASignature16/03/1956
BULGARIAAcceptance17/05/195617/05/1956
BURMASignature27/06/1949
BURMAAcceptance27/06/194927/06/1949
BURUNDIAcceptance12/11/196216/11/1962
BURUNDISignature16/11/1962
BYELORUSSIA S S RSignature12/05/1954
BYELORUSSIA S S RAcceptance12/05/195412/05/1954
CAMBODIASignature03/07/1951
CAMBODIAAcceptance03/07/195103/07/1951
CAMEROONSignature11/11/1960
CAMEROONAcceptance11/11/196011/11/1960
CANADASignature16/11/1945
CANADAAcceptance06/09/194604/11/1946
CAPE VERDEAcceptance14/11/197715/02/1978
CAPE VERDESignature15/02/1978
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICSignature11/11/1960
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICAcceptance11/11/196011/11/1960
CEYLONSignature14/11/1949
CEYLONAcceptance14/11/194914/11/1949
CHADAcceptance17/11/196019/12/1960
CHADSignature19/12/1960
CHILESignature16/11/1945
CHILEAcceptance07/07/195307/07/1953
CHINASignature16/11/1945
CHINAAcceptance13/09/194604/11/1946
COLOMBIASignature16/11/1945
COLOMBIAAcceptance31/10/194731/10/1947
COMOROSSignature22/03/1977
COMOROSAcceptance22/03/197722/03/1977
CONGO, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OFSignature24/10/1960
CONGO, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OFAcceptance24/10/196024/10/1960
COOK ISLANDSSignature25/10/1989
COOK ISLANDSAcceptance25/10/198925/10/1989
COSTA RICAAcceptance19/05/195019/05/1950
CROATIASignature01/06/1992
CROATIAAcceptance01/06/199201/06/1992
CUBASignature30/11/1945
CUBAAcceptance29/08/1947
CYPRUSSignature06/02/1961
CYPRUSAcceptance06/02/196106/02/1961
CZECH REPUBLICSignature22/02/1993
CZECH REPUBLICAcceptance22/02/199322/02/1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIASignature16/11/1945
CZECHOSLOVAKIAAcceptance05/10/194604/11/1946
DAHOMEYSignature18/10/1960
DAHOMEYAcceptance18/10/196018/10/1960
DENMARKSignature16/11/1945
DENMARKAcceptance20/09/194604/11/1946
DJIBOUTISignature31/08/1989
DJIBOUTIAcceptance31/08/198931/08/1989
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OFSignature20/11/1978
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OFAcceptance09/01/197909/01/1979
DOMINICAN REPUBLICSignature16/11/1945
DOMINICAN REPUBLICAcceptance02/07/194604/11/1946
ECUADORSignature16/11/1945
ECUADORAcceptance22/01/194722/01/1947
EGYPTSignature16/11/1945
EGYPTAcceptance16/07/194604/11/1946
EGYPTReservation16/07/1946
EL SALVADORSignature18/10/1947
EL SALVADORAcceptance28/04/194828/04/1948
EQUATORIAL GUINEASignature29/11/1979
EQUATORIAL GUINEAAcceptance29/11/197929/11/1979
ERITREASignature02/09/1993
ERITREAAcceptance02/09/199302/09/1993
ESTONIASignature14/10/1991
ESTONIAAcceptance14/10/199114/10/1991
ETHIOPIASignature01/06/1955
ETHIOPIAAcceptance01/07/195512/08/1955
FIJISignature14/07/1983
FIJIAcceptance14/07/198314/07/1983
FINLANDSignature09/10/1956
FINLANDAcceptance10/10/195610/10/1956
FRANCESignature16/11/1945
FRANCEAcceptance29/06/194629/06/1946
GABONSignature16/11/1960
GABONAcceptance16/11/196016/11/1960
GAMBIA THESignature01/08/1973
GAMBIA THEAcceptance01/08/197301/08/1973
GEORGIASignature14/08/1992
GEORGIAAcceptance07/10/199207/10/1992
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICSignature24/11/1972
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAcceptance24/11/197224/11/1972
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICSignature11/07/1951
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICAcceptance11/07/195111/07/1951
GHANAAcceptance29/10/195711/04/1958
GHANASignature11/04/1958
GREECESignature16/11/1945
GREECEAcceptance04/11/1946
GRENADAAcceptance29/11/197417/02/1975
GRENADASignature17/02/1975
GUATEMALASignature16/11/1945
GUATEMALAAcceptance02/01/1950
GUINEAAcceptance26/11/195902/02/1960
GUINEASignature02/02/1960
GUINEA BISSAUSignature01/11/1974
GUINEA BISSAUAcceptance01/11/197401/11/1974
GUYANASignature21/03/1967
GUYANAAcceptance21/03/196721/03/1967
HAITISignature16/11/1945
HAITIAcceptance18/11/1946
HONDURASSignature16/12/1947
HONDURASAcceptance16/12/194716/12/1947
HUNGARYSignature15/12/1947
HUNGARYAcceptance14/09/194814/09/1948
HUNGARYWithdrawal31/12/1952
HUNGARYAcceptance02/06/195402/06/1954
ICELANDSignature08/06/1964
ICELANDAcceptance08/06/196408/06/1964
INDIASignature16/11/1945
INDIAAcceptance12/06/194604/11/1946
INDONESIASignature27/05/1950
INDONESIAAcceptance27/05/195027/05/1950
INDONESIAWithdrawal12/02/1965
INDONESIAAcceptance30/07/196630/07/1966
IRANSignature16/11/1945
IRANAcceptance06/09/194806/09/1948
IRAQSignature16/11/1945
IRAQAcceptance21/10/194821/10/1948
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFSignature03/10/1961
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFAcceptance03/10/196103/10/1961
ISRAELSignature16/09/1949
ISRAELAcceptance16/09/194916/09/1949
ISRAELObjection14/12/2011
ISRAELWithdrawal17/10/201731/12/2018
ITALYSignature14/11/1947
ITALYAcceptance27/01/194827/01/1948
IVORY COASTSignature13/10/1960
IVORY COASTAcceptance27/10/196027/10/1960
JAMAICASignature07/11/1962
JAMAICAAcceptance07/11/196207/11/1962
JAPANSignature02/07/1951
JAPANAcceptance02/07/195102/07/1951
JORDANSignature14/06/1950
JORDANAcceptance14/06/195014/06/1950
KAZAKHSTANSignature22/05/1992
KAZAKHSTANAcceptance22/05/199222/05/1992
KENYASignature07/04/1964
KENYAAcceptance07/04/196407/04/1964
KIRIBATISignature24/10/1989
KIRIBATIAcceptance24/10/198924/10/1989
KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OFSignature18/10/1974
KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OFAcceptance18/10/197418/10/1974
KOREA REPUBLIC OFSignature14/06/1950
KOREA REPUBLIC OFAcceptance14/06/195014/06/1950
KUWAITSignature18/11/1960
KUWAITAcceptance18/11/196018/11/1960
KYRGYZSTANSignature02/06/1992
KYRGYZSTANAcceptance02/06/199202/06/1992
Land BerlinExtension03/10/196303/10/1963
LAOSSignature09/07/1951
LAOSAcceptance09/07/195109/07/1951
LATVIASignature14/10/1991
LATVIAAcceptance14/10/199114/10/1991
LEBANONSignature16/11/1945
LEBANONAcceptance28/10/194604/11/1946
LESOTHOSignature29/09/1967
LESOTHOAcceptance29/09/196729/09/1967
LIBERIASignature16/11/1945
LIBERIAAcceptance06/03/194706/03/1947
LIBYAAcceptance09/03/195309/03/1953
LIBYASignature27/06/1953
LITHUANIASignature07/10/1989
LITHUANIAAcceptance07/10/198907/10/1989
LUXEMBOURGSignature16/11/1945
LUXEMBOURGAcceptance27/10/194727/10/1947
MACEDONIA THE FYR OFSignature28/06/1993
MACEDONIA THE FYR OFAcceptance28/06/199328/06/1993
MALAGASY REPUBLICSignature10/11/1960
MALAGASY REPUBLICAcceptance10/11/196010/11/1960
MALAWISignature27/10/1964
MALAWIAcceptance27/10/196427/10/1964
MALAYASignature16/06/1958
MALAYAAcceptance16/06/195816/06/1958
MALDIVESAcceptance26/03/198018/07/1980
MALDIVESSignature18/07/1980
MALISignature21/10/1960
MALIAcceptance07/11/196007/11/1960
MALTAAcceptance20/01/196520/01/1965
MALTASignature10/02/1965
MARSHALL ISLANDSSignature30/06/1995
MARSHALL ISLANDSAcceptance30/06/199530/06/1995
MAURITANIASignature10/01/1962
MAURITANIAAcceptance10/01/196210/01/1962
MAURITIUSSignature25/10/1968
MAURITIUSAcceptance25/10/196825/10/1968
MEXICOSignature16/11/1945
MEXICOAcceptance12/06/194604/11/1946
MICRONESIAAcceptance19/10/199919/10/1999
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OFSignature27/05/1992
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OFAcceptance27/05/199227/05/1992
MONACOSignature06/07/1949
MONACOAcceptance06/07/194906/07/1949
MONGOLIAAcceptance04/10/1962
MONGOLIASignature01/11/1962
MONTENEGROAcceptance01/03/200701/03/2007
MOROCCOSignature07/11/1956
MOROCCOAcceptance07/11/195607/11/1956
MOZAMBIQUEAcceptance16/08/197616/08/1976
MOZAMBIQUESignature11/10/1976
NAMIBIASignature02/11/1978
NAMIBIAAcceptance02/11/1978
NAURUAcceptance25/07/199617/10/1996
NAURUSignature17/10/1996
NEPALSignature01/05/1953
NEPALAcceptance01/05/195301/05/1953
NETHERLANDS THESignature16/11/1945
NETHERLANDS THEAcceptance01/01/194701/01/1947
NEW ZEALANDSignature16/11/1945
NEW ZEALANDAcceptance06/03/194604/11/1946
NICARAGUASignature16/11/1945
NICARAGUAAcceptance22/02/195203/04/1952
NIGERSignature10/11/1960
NIGERAcceptance10/11/196010/11/1960
NIUESignature26/10/1993
NIUEAcceptance26/10/199326/10/1993
NORWAYSignature16/11/1945
NORWAYAcceptance08/08/194604/11/1946
OMANAcceptance16/12/197110/02/1972
OMANSignature10/02/1972
PAKISTANSignature14/09/1949
PAKISTANAcceptance14/09/194914/09/1949
PALAUAcceptance20/09/199920/09/1999
PALESTINE (INCL. PLO)Acceptance23/11/201123/11/2011
PALESTINE (INCL. PLO)Statement14/04/2013
PANAMASignature16/11/1945
PANAMAAcceptance10/01/195010/01/1950
PAPUA NEW GUINEASignature21/09/1976
PAPUA NEW GUINEAAcceptance04/10/197604/10/1976
PARAGUAYSignature09/03/1955
PARAGUAYAcceptance20/06/195512/08/1955
PERUSignature16/11/1945
PERUAcceptance21/11/194621/11/1946
PHILIPPINESSignature16/11/1945
PHILIPPINESAcceptance21/11/194621/11/1946
POLANDSignature16/11/1945
POLANDAcceptance06/11/194606/11/1946
POLANDWithdrawal05/12/1952
POLANDAcceptance18/06/195418/06/1954
PORTUGALSignature11/03/1965
PORTUGALAcceptance11/03/196511/03/1965
PORTUGALWithdrawal31/12/197231/12/1972
PORTUGALAcceptance11/09/197411/09/1974
QATARSignature27/01/1972
QATARAcceptance27/01/197227/01/1972
ROMANIASignature27/07/1956
ROMANIAAcceptance27/07/195627/07/1956
RWANDASignature07/11/1962
RWANDAAcceptance07/11/196207/11/1962
SAINT LUCIASignature06/03/1980
SAINT LUCIAAcceptance06/03/198006/03/1980
SAN MARINOSignature12/11/1974
SAN MARINOAcceptance12/11/197412/11/1974
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPESignature22/01/1980
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPEAcceptance22/01/198022/01/1980
SAUDI ARABIASignature16/11/1945
SAUDI ARABIAAcceptance30/04/194604/11/1946
SENEGALSignature03/11/1960
SENEGALAcceptance10/11/196010/11/1960
SEYCHELLESSignature18/10/1976
SEYCHELLESAcceptance18/10/197618/10/1976
SIAMSignature29/12/1948
SIAMAcceptance29/12/194801/01/1949
SIERRA LEONESignature28/03/1962
SIERRA LEONEAcceptance28/03/196228/03/1962
SINGAPOREAcceptance10/10/196510/10/1965
SINGAPORESignature28/10/1965
SINGAPOREWithdrawal27/12/198431/12/1985
SINGAPORERe-Adherence08/10/200708/10/2007
SLOVAK REPUBLICSignature09/02/1993
SLOVAK REPUBLICAcceptance09/02/199309/02/1993
SLOVENIASignature27/05/1992
SLOVENIAAcceptance27/05/199227/05/1992
SOLOMON ISLANDSSignature07/09/1993
SOLOMON ISLANDSAcceptance07/09/199307/09/1993
SOMALIASignature15/11/1960
SOMALIAAcceptance15/11/196015/11/1960
SOUTH AFRICASignature16/11/1945
SOUTH AFRICAAcceptance03/06/194604/11/1946
SOUTH AFRICAWithdrawal05/04/195531/12/1956
SOUTH AFRICAAcceptance12/12/199412/12/1994
SOUTH SUDANAcceptance27/10/201127/10/2011
SOVIET UNIONSignature21/04/1954
SOVIET UNIONAcceptance21/04/195421/04/1954
SPAINSignature30/01/1953
SPAINAcceptance30/01/195330/01/1953
ST KITTS AND NEVISSignature26/10/1983
ST KITTS AND NEVISAcceptance26/10/198326/10/1983
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINESSignature14/01/1983
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINESAcceptance15/02/198315/02/1983
SUDANSignature26/11/1956
SUDANAcceptance26/11/195626/11/1956
SURINAMEAcceptance08/04/197608/04/1976
SURINAMESignature16/07/1976
SWAZILANDSignature25/01/1978
SWAZILANDAcceptance25/01/197825/01/1978
SWEDENSignature23/01/1950
SWEDENAcceptance23/01/195023/01/1950
SWITZERLANDSignature28/01/1949
SWITZERLANDAcceptance28/01/194928/01/1949
SYRIASignature16/11/1945
SYRIAAcceptance16/11/194616/11/1946
TAJIKISTANSignature06/04/1993
TAJIKISTANAcceptance06/04/199306/04/1993
TANGANYIKAAcceptance26/02/196206/03/1962
TANGANYIKASignature06/03/1962
TIMOR-LESTEAcceptance06/02/200305/06/2003
TOGOSignature17/11/1960
TOGOAcceptance17/11/196017/11/1960
TONGASignature29/09/1980
TONGAAcceptance29/09/198029/09/1980
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGOSignature02/11/1962
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGOAcceptance02/11/196202/11/1962
TUNISIASignature09/10/1956
TUNISIAAcceptance08/11/195608/11/1956
TURKEYSignature16/11/1945
TURKEYAcceptance06/07/194604/11/1946
TURKMENISTANSignature17/08/1993
TURKMENISTANAcceptance17/08/199317/08/1993
TUVALUSignature21/10/1991
TUVALUAcceptance21/10/199121/10/1991
UGANDAAcceptance04/11/196209/11/1962
UGANDASignature09/11/1962
UKRAINE S S RSignature12/05/1954
UKRAINE S S RAcceptance12/05/195412/05/1954
UNITED ARAB EMIRATESSignature20/04/1972
UNITED ARAB EMIRATESAcceptance20/04/197220/04/1972
UNITED KINGDOMSignature16/11/1945
UNITED KINGDOMAcceptance20/02/194604/11/1946
UNITED KINGDOMWithdrawal05/12/198431/12/1985
UNITED KINGDOMAcceptance01/07/199701/07/1997
UNITED STATES OF AMERICASignature30/09/1946
UNITED STATES OF AMERICAAcceptance30/09/194604/11/1946
UNITED STATES OF AMERICAWithdrawal28/12/198331/12/1984
UNITED STATES OF AMERICAAcceptance01/10/200301/10/2003
UNITED STATES OF AMERICAWithdrawal17/10/201731/12/2018
UNITED STATES OF AMERICAAcceptance10/07/2023
UPPER VOLTASignature10/11/1960
UPPER VOLTAAcceptance14/11/196014/11/1960
URUGUAYSignature16/11/1945
URUGUAYAcceptance08/11/194708/11/1947
UZBEKISTANSignature26/10/1993
UZBEKISTANAcceptance26/10/199326/10/1993
VANUATUSignature10/02/1994
VANUATUAcceptance10/02/199410/02/1994
VENEZUELASignature16/11/1945
VENEZUELAAcceptance25/11/194625/11/1946
VIETNAMSignature06/07/1951
VIETNAMAcceptance06/07/195106/07/1951
WESTERN SAMOASignature03/04/1981
WESTERN SAMOAAcceptance03/04/198103/04/1981
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLICSignature09/02/1962
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLICAcceptance02/04/196202/04/1962
YEMEN, PEOPLES'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OFSignature15/10/1968
YEMEN, PEOPLES'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OFAcceptance15/10/196815/10/1968
YUGOSLAVIASignature16/11/1945
YUGOSLAVIAAcceptance31/03/195031/03/1950
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OFAcceptance20/12/200020/12/2000
ZAIRESignature25/11/1960
ZAIREAcceptance25/11/196025/11/1960
ZAMBIASignature09/11/1964
ZAMBIAAcceptance09/11/196409/11/1964
ZIMBABWESignature22/09/1980
ZIMBABWEAcceptance22/09/198022/09/1980