Disclaimer: The designations employed and the presentation of material on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.

Party	Signature	Ratification	Status	Party
Afghanistan		20 Feb 2013	Accession	21 May 2013
Albania		8 Feb 2005	Accession	9 May 2005
Algeria	25 May 2000	5 Aug 2004	Ratification	3 Nov 2004
Angola		27 Feb 2009	Accession	28 May 2009
Antigua and Barbuda	24 May 2000	10 Sep 2003	Ratification	11 Sep 2003
Armenia		30 Apr 2004	Accession	29 Jul 2004
Austria	24 May 2000	27 Aug 2002	Ratification	11 Sep 2003
Azerbaijan		1 Apr 2005	Accession	30 Jun 2005
Bahamas	24 May 2000	15 Jan 2004	Ratification	14 Apr 2004
Bahrain		7 Feb 2012	Accession	7 May 2012
Bangladesh	24 May 2000	5 Feb 2004	Ratification	5 May 2004
Barbados		6 Sep 2002	Accession	11 Sep 2003
Belarus		26 Aug 2002	Accession	11 Sep 2003
Belgium	24 May 2000	15 Apr 2004	Ratification	14 Jul 2004
Belize		12 Feb 2004	Accession	12 May 2004
Benin	24 May 2000	2 Mar 2005	Ratification	31 May 2005
Bhutan		26 Aug 2002	Accession	11 Sep 2003
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	24 May 2000	22 Apr 2002	Ratification	11 Sep 2003
Bosnia and Herzegovina		1 Oct 2009	Accession	30 Dec 2009
Botswana	1 Jun 2001	11 Jun 2002	Ratification	11 Sep 2003
Brazil		24 Nov 2003	Accession	22 Feb 2004
Bulgaria	24 May 2000	13 Oct 2000	Ratification	11 Sep 2003
Burkina Faso	24 May 2000	4 Aug 2003	Ratification	11 Sep 2003
Burundi		2 Oct 2008	Accession	31 Dec 2008
Cambodia		17 Sep 2003	Accession	16 Dec 2003
Cameroon	9 Feb 2001	20 Feb 2003	Ratification	11 Sep 2003
Cabo Verde		1 Nov 2005	Accession	30 Jan 2006
Central African Republic	24 May 2000	18 Nov 2008	Ratification	16 Feb 2009
Chad	24 May 2000	1 Nov 2006	Ratification	30 Jan 2007
China	8 Aug 2000	8 Jun 2005	Approval	6 Sep 2005
Colombia	24 May 2000	20 May 2003	Ratification	11 Sep 2003
Comoros		25 Mar 2009	Accession	23 Jun 2009
Congo (Brazzaville)	21 Nov 2000	13 Jul 2006	Ratification	11 Oct 2006
Costa Rica	24 May 2000	6 Feb 2007	Ratification	7 May 2007
Côte D'Ivoire		12 Mar 2015	Accession	10 Jun 2015
Croatia	8 Sep 2000	29 Aug 2002	Ratification	11 Sep 2003
Cuba	24 May 2000	17 Sep 2002	Ratification	11 Sep 2003
Cyprus		5 Dec 2003	Accession	4 Mar 2004
Czech Republic	24 May 2000	8 Oct 2001	Ratification	11 Sep 2003
Democratic Republic of the Congo		23 Mar 2005	Accession	21 Jun 2005
Denmark	24 May 2000	27 Aug 2002	Ratification	11 Sep 2003
Djibouti		8 Apr 2002	Accession	11 Sep 2003
Dominica		13 Jul 2004	Accession	11 Oct 2004
Dominican Republic		20 Jun 2006	Accession	18 Sep 2006
Ecuador	24 May 2000	30 Jan 2003	Ratification	11 Sep 2003
Egypt	20 Dec 2000	23 Dec 2003	Ratification	22 Mar 2004
El Salvador	24 May 2000	26 Sep 2003	Ratification	25 Dec 2003
Eritrea		10 Mar 2005	Accession	8 Jun 2005
Estonia	6 Sep 2000	24 Mar 2004	Ratification	22 Jun 2004
Ethiopia	24 May 2000	9 Oct 2003	Ratification	7 Jan 2004
European Union	24 May 2000	27 Aug 2002	Approval	11 Sep 2003
Fiji	2 May 2001	5 Jun 2001	Ratification	11 Sep 2003
Finland	24 May 2000	9 Jul 2004	Ratification	7 Oct 2004
France	24 May 2000	7 Apr 2003	Approval	11 Sep 2003
Gabon		2 May 2007	Accession	31 Jul 2007
Georgia		4 Nov 2008	Accession	2 Feb 2009
Germany	24 May 2000	20 Nov 2003	Ratification	18 Feb 2004
Ghana		30 May 2003	Accession	11 Sep 2003
Greece	24 May 2000	21 May 2004	Ratification	19 Aug 2004
Grenada	24 May 2000	5 Feb 2004	Ratification	5 May 2004
Guatemala		28 Oct 2004	Accession	26 Jan 2005
Guinea	24 May 2000	11 Dec 2007	Ratification	10 Mar 2008
Guinea-Bissau		19 May 2010	Accession	17 Aug 2010
Guyana		18 Mar 2008	Accession	16 Jun 2008
Honduras	24 May 2000	18 Nov 2008	Ratification	16 Feb 2009
Hungary	24 May 2000	13 Jan 2004	Ratification	12 Apr 2004
India	23 Jan 2001	17 Jan 2003	Ratification	11 Sep 2003
Indonesia	24 May 2000	3 Dec 2004	Ratification	3 Mar 2005
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	23 Apr 2001	20 Nov 2003	Ratification	18 Feb 2004
Iraq		3 Mar 2014	Accession	1 Jun 2014
Ireland	24 May 2000	14 Nov 2003	Ratification	12 Feb 2004
Italy	24 May 2000	24 Mar 2004	Ratification	22 Jun 2004
Jamaica	4 Jun 2001	25 Sep 2012	Ratification	24 Dec 2012
Japan		21 Nov 2003	Accession	19 Feb 2004
Jordan	11 Oct 2000	11 Nov 2003	Ratification	9 Feb 2004
Kazakhstan		8 Sep 2008	Accession	7 Dec 2008
Kenya	15 May 2000	24 Jan 2002	Ratification	11 Sep 2003
Kiribati	7 Sep 2000	20 Apr 2004	Ratification	19 Jul 2004
Kyrgyzstan		5 Oct 2005	Accession	3 Jan 2006
Lao People’s Democratic Republic		3 Aug 2004	Accession	1 Nov 2004
Latvia		13 Feb 2004	Accession	13 May 2004
Lebanon		6 Feb 2013	Accession	7 May 2013
Lesotho		20 Sep 2001	Accession	11 Sep 2003
Liberia		15 Feb 2002	Accession	11 Sep 2003
Libya		14 Jun 2005	Accession	12 Sep 2005
Lithuania	24 May 2000	7 Nov 2003	Ratification	5 Feb 2004
Luxembourg	11 Jul 2000	28 Aug 2002	Ratification	11 Sep 2003
The Republic of North Macedonia	26 Jul 2000	14 Jun 2005	Ratification	12 Sep 2005
Madagascar	14 Sep 2000	24 Nov 2003	Ratification	22 Feb 2004
Malawi	24 May 2000	27 Feb 2009	Ratification	28 May 2009
Malaysia	24 May 2000	3 Sep 2003	Ratification	11 Sep 2003
Maldives		3 Sep 2002	Accession	11 Sep 2003
Mali	4 Apr 2001	28 Aug 2002	Ratification	11 Sep 2003
Malta		5 Jan 2007	Accession	5 Apr 2007
Marshall Islands		27 Jan 2003	Accession	11 Sep 2003
Mauritania		22 Jul 2005	Accession	20 Oct 2005
Mauritius		11 Apr 2002	Accession	11 Sep 2003
Mexico	24 May 2000	27 Aug 2002	Ratification	11 Sep 2003
Republic of Moldova	14 Feb 2001	4 Mar 2003	Ratification	11 Sep 2003
Mongolia		22 Jul 2003	Accession	11 Sep 2003
Montenegro		23 Oct 2006	Ratification	21 Jan 2007
Morocco	25 May 2000	25 Apr 2011	Ratification	24 Jul 2011
Mozambique	24 May 2000	21 Oct 2002	Ratification	11 Sep 2003
Myanmar	11 May 2001	13 Feb 2008	Ratification	13 May 2008
Namibia	24 May 2000	10 Feb 2005	Ratification	11 May 2005
Nauru		12 Nov 2001	Accession	11 Sep 2003
Netherlands	24 May 2000	8 Jan 2002	Acceptance	11 Sep 2003
New Zealand	24 May 2000	24 Feb 2005	Ratification	25 May 2005
Nicaragua	26 May 2000	28 Aug 2002	Ratification	11 Sep 2003
Niger	24 May 2000	30 Sep 2004	Ratification	29 Dec 2004
Nigeria	24 May 2000	15 Jul 2003	Ratification	11 Sep 2003
Niue		8 Jul 2002	Accession	11 Sep 2003
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	20 Apr 2001	29 Jul 2003	Ratification	11 Sep 2003
Norway	24 May 2000	10 May 2001	Ratification	11 Sep 2003
Oman		11 Apr 2003	Accession	11 Sep 2003
Pakistan	4 Jun 2001	2 Mar 2009	Ratification	31 May 2009
Palau	29 May 2001	13 Jun 2003	Ratification	11 Sep 2003
State of Palestine		2 Jan 2015	Accession	2 Apr 2015
Panama	11 May 2001	1 May 2002	Ratification	11 Sep 2003
Papua New Guinea		14 Oct 2005	Accession	12 Jan 2006
Paraguay	3 May 2001	10 Mar 2004	Ratification	8 Jun 2004
Peru	24 May 2000	14 Apr 2004	Ratification	13 Jul 2004
Philippines	24 May 2000	5 Oct 2006	Ratification	3 Jan 2007
Poland	24 May 2000	10 Dec 2003	Ratification	9 Mar 2004
Portugal	24 May 2000	30 Sep 2004	Acceptance	29 Dec 2004
Qatar		14 Mar 2007	Accession	12 Jun 2007
Romania	11 Oct 2000	30 Jun 2003	Ratification	11 Sep 2003
Rwanda	24 May 2000	22 Jul 2004	Ratification	20 Oct 2004
Saint Kitts and Nevis		23 May 2001	Accession	11 Sep 2003
Saint Lucia		16 Jun 2005	Accession	14 Sep 2005
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines		27 Aug 2003	Accession	11 Sep 2003
Samoa	24 May 2000	30 May 2002	Ratification	11 Sep 2003
Saudi Arabia		9 Aug 2007	Accession	7 Nov 2007
Senegal	31 Oct 2000	8 Oct 2003	Ratification	6 Jan 2004
Serbia		8 Feb 2006	Accession	9 May 2006
Seychelles	23 Jan 2001	13 May 2004	Ratification	11 Aug 2004
Slovakia	24 May 2000	24 Nov 2003	Ratification	22 Feb 2004
Slovenia	24 May 2000	20 Nov 2002	Ratification	11 Sep 2003
Solomon Islands		28 Jul 2004	Accession	26 Oct 2004
Somalia		26 Jul 2010	Accession	24 Oct 2010
South Africa		14 Aug 2003	Accession	11 Sep 2003
Republic of Korea	6 Sep 2000	3 Oct 2007	Ratification	1 Jan 2008
Spain	24 May 2000	16 Jan 2002	Ratification	11 Sep 2003
Sri Lanka	24 May 2000	28 Apr 2004	Ratification	27 Jul 2004
Sudan		13 Jun 2005	Accession	11 Sep 2005
Suriname		27 Mar 2008	Accession	25 Jun 2008
Eswatini, Kingdom of		13 Jan 2006	Accession	13 Apr 2006
Sweden	24 May 2000	8 Aug 2002	Ratification	11 Sep 2003
Switzerland	24 May 2000	26 Mar 2002	Ratification	11 Sep 2003
Syrian Arab Republic		1 Apr 2004	Accession	30 Jun 2004
Tajikistan		12 Feb 2004	Accession	12 May 2004
United Republic of Tanzania		24 Apr 2003	Accession	11 Sep 2003
Thailand		10 Nov 2005	Accession	8 Feb 2006
The Gambia	24 May 2000	9 Jun 2004	Ratification	7 Sep 2004
Togo	24 May 2000	2 Jul 2004	Ratification	30 Sep 2004
Tonga		18 Sep 2003	Accession	17 Dec 2003
Trinidad and Tobago		5 Oct 2000	Accession	11 Sep 2003
Tunisia	19 Apr 2001	22 Jan 2003	Ratification	11 Sep 2003
Turkey	24 May 2000	24 Oct 2003	Ratification	22 Jan 2004
Turkmenistan		21 Aug 2008	Accession	19 Nov 2008
Uganda	24 May 2000	30 Nov 2001	Ratification	11 Sep 2003
Ukraine		6 Dec 2002	Accession	11 Sep 2003
United Arab Emirates		12 Sep 2014	Accession	11 Dec 2014
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	24 May 2000	19 Nov 2003	Ratification	17 Feb 2004
Uruguay	1 Jun 2001	2 Nov 2011	Ratification	31 Jan 2012
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)	24 May 2000	13 May 2002	Ratification	11 Sep 2003
Viet Nam		21 Jan 2004	Accession	20 Apr 2004
Yemen		1 Dec 2005	Accession	1 Mar 2006
Zambia		27 Apr 2004	Accession	26 Jul 2004
Zimbabwe	4 Jun 2001	25 Feb 2005	Ratification	26 May 2005
Kuwait		1 Jun 2017	Accession	30 Aug 2017

Non-Parties

Party	Signature	Status	Party
Argentina	24 May 2000	Signatory	11 Sep 2003
Canada	19 Apr 2001	Signatory	11 Sep 2003
Chile	24 May 2000	Signatory	11 Sep 2003
Cook Islands	21 May 2001	Signatory	11 Sep 2003
Haiti	24 May 2000	Signatory	11 Sep 2003
Iceland	1 Jun 2001	Signatory	11 Sep 2003
Monaco	24 May 2000	Signatory	11 Sep 2003
Nepal	2 Mar 2001	Signatory	11 Sep 2003

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