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	5 Dec 2001	4 Oct 2004	Ratification	2 Jan 2005
Algeria	5 Sep 2001	22 Sep 2006	Ratification	21 Dec 2006
Angola		23 Oct 2006	Accession	21 Jan 2007
Antigua and Barbuda	23 May 2001	10 Sep 2003	Ratification	17 May 2004
Argentina	23 May 2001	25 Jan 2005	Ratification	25 Apr 2005
Armenia	23 May 2001	26 Nov 2003	Ratification	17 May 2004
Australia	23 May 2001	20 May 2004	Ratification	18 Aug 2004
Austria	23 May 2001	27 Aug 2002	Ratification	17 May 2004
Azerbaijan		13 Jan 2004	Accession	17 May 2004
Bahamas	20 Mar 2002	3 Oct 2005	Ratification	1 Jan 2006
Bahrain	22 May 2002	31 Jan 2006	Ratification	1 May 2006
Bangladesh	23 May 2001	12 Mar 2007	Ratification	10 Jun 2007
Barbados		7 Jun 2004	Accession	5 Sep 2004
Belarus		3 Feb 2004	Accession	17 May 2004
Belgium	23 May 2001	25 May 2006	Ratification	23 Aug 2006
Belize	14 May 2002	25 Jan 2010	Ratification	25 Apr 2010
Benin	23 May 2001	5 Jan 2004	Ratification	17 May 2004
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	23 May 2001	3 Jun 2003	Ratification	17 May 2004
Bosnia and Herzegovina	23 May 2001	30 Mar 2010	Ratification	28 Jun 2010
Botswana		28 Oct 2002	Accession	17 May 2004
Brazil	23 May 2001	16 Jun 2004	Ratification	14 Sep 2004
Bulgaria	23 May 2001	20 Dec 2004	Ratification	20 Mar 2005
Burkina Faso	23 May 2001	31 Dec 2004	Ratification	31 Mar 2005
Burundi	2 Apr 2002	2 Aug 2005	Ratification	31 Oct 2005
Cambodia	23 May 2001	25 Aug 2006	Ratification	23 Nov 2006
Cameroon	5 Oct 2001	19 May 2009	Ratification	17 Aug 2009
Canada	23 May 2001	23 May 2001	Ratification	17 May 2004
Cabo Verde		1 Mar 2006	Accession	30 May 2006
Central African Republic	9 May 2002	12 Feb 2008	Ratification	12 May 2008
Chad	16 May 2002	10 Mar 2004	Ratification	17 May 2004
Chile	23 May 2001	20 Jan 2005	Ratification	20 Apr 2005
China	23 May 2001	13 Aug 2004	Ratification	11 Nov 2004
Colombia	23 May 2001	22 Oct 2008	Ratification	20 Jan 2009
Comoros	23 May 2001	23 Feb 2007	Ratification	24 May 2007
Congo (Brazzaville)	4 Dec 2001	12 Feb 2007	Ratification	13 May 2007
Cook Islands		29 Jun 2004	Accession	27 Sep 2004
Costa Rica	16 Apr 2002	6 Feb 2007	Ratification	7 May 2007
Côte D'Ivoire	23 May 2001	20 Jan 2004	Ratification	17 May 2004
Croatia	23 May 2001	30 Jan 2007	Ratification	30 Apr 2007
Cuba	23 May 2001	21 Dec 2007	Ratification	20 Mar 2008
Cyprus		7 Mar 2005	Accession	5 Jun 2005
Czech Republic	23 May 2001	6 Aug 2002	Ratification	17 May 2004
Democratic Republic of the Congo		23 Mar 2005	Accession	21 Jun 2005
Denmark	23 May 2001	17 Dec 2003	Ratification	17 May 2004
Djibouti	15 Nov 2001	11 Mar 2004	Ratification	17 May 2004
Dominica		8 Aug 2003	Accession	17 May 2004
Dominican Republic	23 May 2001	4 May 2007	Ratification	2 Aug 2007
Ecuador	28 Aug 2001	7 Jun 2004	Ratification	5 Sep 2004
Egypt	17 May 2002	2 May 2003	Ratification	17 May 2004
El Salvador	30 Jul 2001	27 May 2008	Ratification	25 Aug 2008
Eritrea		10 Mar 2005	Accession	8 Jun 2005
Estonia		7 Nov 2008	Accession	5 Feb 2009
Ethiopia	17 May 2002	9 Jan 2003	Ratification	17 May 2004
European Union	23 May 2001	16 Nov 2004	Approval	14 Feb 2005
Fiji	14 Jun 2001	20 Jun 2001	Ratification	17 May 2004
Finland	23 May 2001	3 Sep 2002	Acceptance	17 May 2004
France	23 May 2001	17 Feb 2004	Approval	17 May 2004
Gabon	21 May 2002	7 May 2007	Ratification	5 Aug 2007
Georgia	23 May 2001	4 Oct 2006	Ratification	2 Jan 2007
Germany	23 May 2001	25 Apr 2002	Ratification	17 May 2004
Ghana	23 May 2001	30 May 2003	Ratification	17 May 2004
Greece	23 May 2001	3 May 2006	Ratification	1 Aug 2006
Guatemala	29 Jan 2002	30 Jul 2008	Ratification	28 Oct 2008
Guinea	23 May 2001	11 Dec 2007	Ratification	10 Mar 2008
Guinea-Bissau	24 Apr 2002	6 Aug 2008	Ratification	4 Nov 2008
Guyana		12 Sep 2007	Accession	11 Dec 2007
Honduras	17 May 2002	23 May 2005	Ratification	21 Aug 2005
Hungary	23 May 2001	14 Mar 2008	Ratification	12 Jun 2008
Iceland	23 May 2001	29 May 2002	Ratification	17 May 2004
India	14 May 2002	13 Jan 2006	Ratification	13 Apr 2006
Indonesia	23 May 2001	28 Sep 2009	Ratification	27 Dec 2009
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	23 May 2001	6 Feb 2006	Ratification	7 May 2006
Iraq		8 Mar 2016	Accession	6 Jun 2016
Ireland	23 May 2001	5 Aug 2010	Ratification	3 Nov 2010
Jamaica	23 May 2001	1 Jun 2007	Ratification	30 Aug 2007
Japan		30 Aug 2002	Accession	17 May 2004
Jordan	18 Jan 2002	8 Nov 2004	Ratification	6 Feb 2005
Kazakhstan	23 May 2001	9 Nov 2007	Ratification	7 Feb 2008
Kenya	23 May 2001	24 Sep 2004	Ratification	23 Dec 2004
Kiribati	4 Apr 2002	7 Sep 2004	Ratification	6 Dec 2004
Kuwait	23 May 2001	12 Jun 2006	Ratification	10 Sep 2006
Kyrgyzstan	16 May 2002	12 Dec 2006	Ratification	12 Mar 2007
Lao People’s Democratic Republic	5 Mar 2002	28 Jun 2006	Ratification	26 Sep 2006
Latvia	23 May 2001	28 Oct 2004	Ratification	26 Jan 2005
Lebanon	23 May 2001	3 Jan 2003	Ratification	17 May 2004
Lesotho	23 Jan 2002	23 Jan 2002	Ratification	17 May 2004
Liberia		23 May 2002	Accession	17 May 2004
Libya		14 Jun 2005	Accession	12 Sep 2005
Liechtenstein	23 May 2001	3 Dec 2004	Ratification	3 Mar 2005
Lithuania	17 May 2002	5 Dec 2006	Ratification	5 Mar 2007
Luxembourg	23 May 2001	7 Feb 2003	Ratification	17 May 2004
The Republic of North Macedonia	23 May 2001	27 May 2004	Ratification	25 Aug 2004
Madagascar	24 Sep 2001	18 Nov 2005	Ratification	16 Feb 2006
Malawi	22 May 2002	27 Feb 2009	Ratification	28 May 2009
Maldives		17 Oct 2006	Accession	15 Jan 2007
Mali	23 May 2001	5 Sep 2003	Ratification	17 May 2004
Malta	23 May 2001	17 Jan 2017	Ratification	17 Apr 2017
Marshall Islands		27 Jan 2003	Accession	17 May 2004
Mauritania	8 Aug 2001	22 Jul 2005	Ratification	20 Oct 2005
Mauritius	23 May 2001	13 Jul 2004	Ratification	11 Oct 2004
Mexico	23 May 2001	10 Feb 2003	Ratification	17 May 2004
Micronesia (Federated States of)	31 Jul 2001	15 Jul 2005	Ratification	13 Oct 2005
Republic of Moldova	23 May 2001	7 Apr 2004	Ratification	17 May 2004
Monaco	23 May 2001	20 Oct 2004	Ratification	18 Jan 2005
Mongolia	17 May 2002	30 Apr 2004	Ratification	17 May 2004
Montenegro	23 Oct 2006	31 Mar 2011	Ratification	29 Jun 2011
Morocco	23 May 2001	15 Jun 2004	Ratification	13 Sep 2004
Mozambique	23 May 2001	31 Oct 2005	Ratification	29 Jan 2006
Myanmar		19 Apr 2004	Accession	17 May 2004
Namibia		24 Jun 2005	Accession	22 Sep 2005
Nauru	9 May 2002	9 May 2002	Ratification	17 May 2004
Nepal	5 Apr 2002	6 Mar 2007	Ratification	4 Jun 2007
Netherlands	23 May 2001	28 Jan 2002	Acceptance	17 May 2004
New Zealand	23 May 2001	24 Sep 2004	Ratification	23 Dec 2004
Nicaragua	23 May 2001	1 Dec 2005	Ratification	1 Mar 2006
Niger	12 Oct 2001	12 Apr 2006	Ratification	11 Jul 2006
Nigeria	23 May 2001	24 May 2004	Ratification	22 Aug 2004
Niue	12 Mar 2002	2 Sep 2005	Ratification	1 Dec 2005
Democratic People's Republic of Korea		26 Aug 2002	Accession	17 May 2004
Norway	23 May 2001	11 Jul 2002	Ratification	17 May 2004
Oman	4 Mar 2002	19 Jan 2005	Ratification	19 Apr 2005
Pakistan	6 Dec 2001	17 Apr 2008	Ratification	16 Jul 2008
Palau	28 Mar 2002	8 Sep 2011	Ratification	7 Dec 2011
Panama	23 May 2001	5 Mar 2003	Ratification	17 May 2004
Papua New Guinea	23 May 2001	7 Oct 2003	Ratification	17 May 2004
Paraguay	12 Oct 2001	1 Apr 2004	Ratification	17 May 2004
Peru	23 May 2001	14 Sep 2005	Ratification	13 Dec 2005
Philippines	23 May 2001	27 Feb 2004	Ratification	17 May 2004
Poland	23 May 2001	23 Oct 2008	Ratification	21 Jan 2009
Portugal	23 May 2001	15 Jul 2004	Acceptance	13 Oct 2004
Qatar		10 Dec 2004	Accession	10 Mar 2005
Romania	23 May 2001	28 Oct 2004	Ratification	26 Jan 2005
Russian Federation	22 May 2002	17 Aug 2011	Ratification	15 Nov 2011
Rwanda		5 Jun 2002	Accession	17 May 2004
Saint Kitts and Nevis		21 May 2004	Accession	19 Aug 2004
Saint Lucia		4 Oct 2002	Accession	17 May 2004
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines		15 Sep 2005	Accession	14 Dec 2005
Samoa	23 May 2001	4 Feb 2002	Ratification	17 May 2004
Sao Tome and Principe	3 Apr 2002	12 Apr 2006	Ratification	11 Jul 2006
Saudi Arabia	14 Mar 2002	25 Jul 2012	Ratification	23 Oct 2012
Senegal	23 May 2001	8 Oct 2003	Ratification	17 May 2004
Serbia	2 May 2002	31 Jul 2009	Ratification	29 Oct 2009
Seychelles	25 Mar 2002	3 Jun 2008	Ratification	1 Sep 2008
Sierra Leone		26 Sep 2003	Accession	17 May 2004
Singapore	23 May 2001	24 May 2005	Ratification	22 Aug 2005
Slovakia	23 May 2001	5 Aug 2002	Ratification	17 May 2004
Slovenia	23 May 2001	4 May 2004	Ratification	17 May 2004
Solomon Islands		28 Jul 2004	Accession	26 Oct 2004
Somalia		26 Jul 2010	Accession	24 Oct 2010
South Africa	23 May 2001	4 Sep 2002	Ratification	17 May 2004
Republic of Korea	4 Oct 2001	25 Jan 2007	Ratification	25 Apr 2007
Spain	23 May 2001	28 May 2004	Ratification	26 Aug 2004
Sri Lanka	5 Sep 2001	22 Dec 2005	Ratification	22 Mar 2006
State of Palestine		29 Dec 2017	Accession	29 Mar 2018
Sudan	23 May 2001	29 Aug 2006	Ratification	27 Nov 2006
Suriname	22 May 2002	20 Sep 2011	Ratification	19 Dec 2011
Eswatini, Kingdom of		13 Jan 2006	Accession	13 Apr 2006
Sweden	23 May 2001	8 May 2002	Ratification	17 May 2004
Switzerland	23 May 2001	30 Jul 2003	Ratification	17 May 2004
Syrian Arab Republic	15 Feb 2002	5 Aug 2005	Ratification	3 Nov 2005
Tajikistan	21 May 2002	8 Feb 2007	Ratification	9 May 2007
United Republic of Tanzania	23 May 2001	30 Apr 2004	Ratification	17 May 2004
Thailand	22 May 2002	31 Jan 2005	Ratification	1 May 2005
The Gambia	23 May 2001	28 Apr 2006	Ratification	27 Jul 2006
Togo	23 May 2001	22 Jul 2004	Ratification	20 Oct 2004
Tonga	21 May 2002	23 Oct 2009	Ratification	21 Jan 2010
Trinidad and Tobago		13 Dec 2002	Accession	17 May 2004
Tunisia	23 May 2001	17 Jun 2004	Ratification	15 Sep 2004
Turkey	23 May 2001	14 Oct 2009	Ratification	12 Jan 2010
Tuvalu		19 Jan 2004	Accession	17 May 2004
Uganda		20 Jul 2004	Accession	18 Oct 2004
Ukraine	23 May 2001	25 Sep 2007	Ratification	24 Dec 2007
United Arab Emirates	23 May 2001	11 Jul 2002	Ratification	17 May 2004
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	11 Dec 2001	17 Jan 2005	Ratification	17 Apr 2005
Uruguay	23 May 2001	9 Feb 2004	Ratification	17 May 2004
Uzbekistan		28 Jun 2019	Accession	26 Sep 2019
Vanuatu	21 May 2002	16 Sep 2005	Ratification	15 Dec 2005
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)	23 May 2001	21 Jul 2017	Ratification	19 Oct 2017
Viet Nam	23 May 2001	22 Jul 2002	Ratification	17 May 2004
Yemen	5 Dec 2001	9 Jan 2004	Ratification	17 May 2004
Zambia	23 May 2001	7 Jul 2006	Ratification	5 Oct 2006
Zimbabwe	23 May 2001	1 Mar 2012	Ratification	30 May 2012

Non-Parties

Party	Signature	Status	Party
Brunei Darussalam	21 May 2002	Signatory	17 May 2004
Haiti	23 May 2001	Signatory	17 May 2004
Israel	30 Jul 2001	Signatory	17 May 2004
Italy	23 May 2001	Signatory	17 May 2004
Malaysia	16 May 2002	Signatory	17 May 2004
United States of America	23 May 2001	Signatory	17 May 2004

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