| Party | Signature | Provisional application |
RatificationS=Signature without reservation or requirement of ratification R=Ratification, Acceptance, Approval or Notification A=Accession Su=Succession NK=Not Known | Entry into force | Renunciation | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 08-12-1949 | 26-09-1956 (R) | 26-03-1957 | |||
| Albania | 12-12-1949 | 27-05-1957 (R) | 27-11-1957 | |||
| Algeria | 20-06-1960 (A) | 20-12-1960 | ||||
| Andorra | 17-09-1993 (A) | 17-03-1994 | ||||
| Angola | 20-09-1984 (A) | 20-03-1985 | ||||
| Antigua and Barbuda | 06-10-1986 (Su) | 01-11-1981 | ||||
| Argentina | 08-12-1949 | 18-09-1956 (R) | 18-03-1957 | |||
| Armenia | 07-06-1993 (A) | 07-12-1993 | ||||
| Australia | 04-01-1950 | 14-10-1958 (R) | 14-04-1959 | |||
| Austria | 12-08-1949 | 27-08-1953 (R) | 27-02-1954 | |||
| Azerbaijan | 01-06-1993 (A) | 01-12-1993 | ||||
| Bahamas | 11-07-1975 (Su) | 10-07-1973 | ||||
| Bahrain | 30-11-1971 (A) | 30-05-1972 | ||||
| Bangladesh | 04-04-1972 (Su) | 26-03-1971 | ||||
| Barbados | 10-09-1968 (Su) | 30-11-1966 | ||||
| Belarus | 12-12-1949 | 03-08-1954 (R) | 03-02-1955 | |||
| Belgium | 08-12-1949 | 03-09-1952 (R) | 03-03-1953 | |||
| Belize | 29-06-1984 (A) | 29-12-1984 | ||||
| Benin | 14-12-1961 (Su) | 01-08-1960 | ||||
| Bhutan | 10-01-1991 (A) | 10-07-1991 | ||||
| Bolivia | 08-12-1949 | 10-12-1976 (R) | 10-06-1977 | |||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 31-12-1992 (Su) | 06-03-1992 | ||||
| Botswana | 29-03-1968 (A) | 29-09-1968 | ||||
| Brazil | 08-12-1949 | 29-06-1957 (R) | 29-12-1957 | |||
| Brunei | 14-10-1991 (A) | 14-04-1992 | ||||
| Bulgaria | 28-12-1949 | 22-07-1954 (R) | 22-01-1955 | |||
| Burkina Faso | 07-11-1961 (Su) | 05-08-1960 | ||||
| Burundi | 27-12-1971 (Su) | 01-07-1962 | ||||
| Cabo Verde | 11-05-1984 (A) | 11-11-1984 | ||||
| Cambodia | 08-12-1958 (A) | 08-06-1959 | ||||
| Cameroon | 16-09-1963 (Su) | 01-01-1960 | ||||
| Canada | 08-12-1949 | 14-05-1965 (R) | 14-11-1965 | |||
| Central African Republic | 01-08-1966 (Su) | 13-08-1960 | ||||
| Chad | 05-08-1970 (A) | 05-02-1971 | ||||
| Chile | 12-08-1949 | 12-10-1950 (R) | 12-04-1951 | |||
| China | 10-12-1949 | 28-12-1956 (R) | 28-06-1957 | |||
| Colombia | 12-08-1949 | 08-11-1961 (R) | 08-05-1962 | |||
| Comoros | 21-11-1985 (A) | 21-05-1986 | ||||
| Cook Islands | 07-05-2002 (Su) | 11-06-2001 | ||||
| Costa Rica | 15-10-1969 (A) | 15-04-1970 | ||||
| Côte d'Ivoire | 28-12-1961 (Su) | 07-08-1960 | ||||
| Croatia | 11-05-1992 (Su) | 08-10-1991 | ||||
| Cuba | 12-08-1949 | 15-04-1954 (R) | 15-10-1954 | |||
| Cyprus | 23-05-1962 (A) | 23-11-1962 | ||||
| Czech Republic | 05-02-1993 (Su) | 01-01-1993 | ||||
| Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993) | 12-08-1949 | 19-12-1950 (R) | 19-06-1951 | |||
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 27-08-1957 (A) | 27-02-1958 | ||||
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 20-02-1961 (Su) | 30-06-1960 | ||||
| Denmark | 12-08-1949 | 27-06-1951 (R) | 27-12-1951 | |||
| Djibouti | 06-03-1978 (Su) | 27-06-1977 | ||||
| Dominica | 28-09-1981 (Su) | 03-11-1978 | ||||
| Dominican Republic | 22-01-1958 (R) | 22-07-1958 | ||||
| Ecuador | 12-08-1949 | 11-08-1954 (R) | 11-02-1955 | |||
| Egypt | 08-12-1949 | 10-11-1952 (R) | 10-05-1953 | |||
| El Salvador | 08-12-1949 | 17-06-1953 (R) | 17-12-1953 | |||
| Equatorial Guinea | 24-07-1986 (A) | 24-01-1987 | ||||
| Eritrea | 14-08-2000 (A) | 14-08-2000 | ||||
| Estonia | 18-01-1993 (A) | 18-07-1993 | ||||
| Eswatini | 28-06-1973 (A) | 28-12-1973 | ||||
| Ethiopia | 08-12-1949 | 02-10-1969 (R) | 02-04-1970 | |||
| Federated States of Micronesia | 19-09-1995 (A) | 19-03-1996 | ||||
| Fiji | 09-08-1971 (Su) | 10-10-1970 | ||||
| Finland | 08-12-1949 | 22-02-1955 (R) | 22-08-1955 | |||
| France | 12-08-1949 | 28-06-1951 (R) | 28-12-1951 | |||
| Gabon | 20-02-1965 (Su) | 17-08-1960 | ||||
| Gambia, The | 11-10-1966 (Su) | 18-02-1965 | ||||
| Georgia | 14-09-1993 (A) | 14-03-1994 | ||||
| Germany | 03-09-1954 (A) | 03-03-1955 | ||||
| Ghana | 02-08-1958 (A) | 02-02-1959 | ||||
| Greece | 22-12-1949 | 05-06-1956 (R) | 05-12-1956 | |||
| Grenada | 13-04-1981 (Su) | 07-02-1974 | ||||
| Guatemala | 12-08-1949 | 14-05-1952 (R) | 14-11-1952 | |||
| Guinea | 11-07-1984 (A) | 11-01-1985 | ||||
| Guinea-Bissau | 21-02-1974 (A) | 21-08-1974 | ||||
| Guyana | 22-07-1968 (Su) | 26-05-1966 | ||||
| Haïti | 11-04-1957 (A) | 11-10-1957 | ||||
| Holy See | 08-12-1949 | 22-02-1951 (R) | 22-08-1951 | |||
| Honduras | 31-12-1965 (A) | 30-06-1966 | ||||
| Hungary | 08-12-1949 | 03-08-1954 (R) | 03-02-1955 | |||
| Iceland | 10-08-1965 (A) | 10-02-1966 | ||||
| India | 16-12-1949 | 09-11-1950 (R) | 09-05-1951 | |||
| Indonesia | 30-09-1958 (A) | 30-03-1959 | ||||
| Iran | 08-12-1949 | 20-02-1957 (R) | 20-08-1957 | |||
| Iraq | 14-02-1956 (A) | 14-08-1956 | ||||
| Ireland | 19-12-1949 | 27-09-1962 (R) | 27-03-1963 | |||
| Israel | 08-12-1949 | 06-07-1951 (R) | 06-01-1952 | |||
| Italy | 08-12-1949 | 17-12-1951 (R) | 17-06-1952 | |||
| Jamaica | 17-07-1964 (Su) | 06-08-1962 | ||||
| Japan | 21-04-1953 (A) | 21-10-1953 | ||||
| Jordan | 29-05-1951 (A) | 29-11-1951 | ||||
| Kazakhstan | 05-05-1992 (Su) | 21-12-1991 | ||||
| Kenya | 20-09-1966 (A) | 20-03-1967 | ||||
| Kiribati | 05-01-1989 (Su) | 12-07-1979 | ||||
| Kuwait | 02-09-1967 (A) | 02-03-1968 | ||||
| Kyrgyzstan | 18-09-1992 (Su) | 21-12-1991 | ||||
| Laos | 29-10-1956 (A) | 29-04-1957 | ||||
| Latvia | 24-12-1991 (A) | 24-06-1992 | ||||
| Lebanon | 08-12-1949 | 10-04-1951 (R) | 10-10-1951 | |||
| Lesotho | 20-05-1968 (Su) | 04-10-1966 | ||||
| Liberia | 29-03-1954 (A) | 29-09-1954 | ||||
| Libya | 22-05-1956 (A) | 22-11-1956 | ||||
| Liechtenstein | 12-08-1949 | 21-09-1950 (R) | 21-03-1951 | |||
| Lithuania | 03-10-1996 (A) | 03-04-1997 | ||||
| Luxembourg | 08-12-1949 | 01-07-1953 (R) | 01-01-1954 | |||
| Madagascar | 13-07-1963 (Su) | 26-06-1960 | ||||
| Malawi | 05-01-1968 (A) | 05-07-1968 | ||||
| Malaysia | 24-08-1962 (A) | 24-02-1963 | ||||
| Maldives | 18-06-1991 (A) | 18-12-1991 | ||||
| Mali | 24-05-1965 (A) | 24-11-1965 | ||||
| Malta | 22-08-1968 (Su) | 21-09-1964 | ||||
| Marshall Islands | 01-06-2004 (A) | 01-12-2004 | ||||
| Mauritania | 27-10-1962 (Su) | 28-11-1960 | ||||
| Mauritius | 18-08-1970 (Su) | 12-03-1968 | ||||
| Mexico | 08-12-1949 | 29-10-1952 (R) | 29-04-1953 | |||
| Moldova | 24-05-1993 (A) | 24-11-1993 | ||||
| Monaco | 12-08-1949 | 05-07-1950 (R) | 05-01-1951 | |||
| Mongolia | 20-12-1958 (A) | 20-06-1959 | ||||
| Montenegro | 02-08-2006 (A) | 02-02-2007 | ||||
| Morocco | 26-07-1956 (A) | 26-01-1957 | ||||
| Mozambique | 14-03-1983 (A) | 14-09-1983 | ||||
| Myanmar | 25-08-1992 (A) | 25-02-1993 | ||||
| Namibia | 22-08-1991 (Su) | 21-03-1990 | ||||
| Nauru | 27-06-2006 (A) | 27-12-2006 | ||||
| Nepal | 07-02-1964 (A) | 07-08-1964 | ||||
| Netherlands, the Republic of the Seven United | 08-12-1949 | 03-08-1954 (R) | 03-02-1955 | |||
| New Zealand | 11-02-1950 | 02-05-1959 (R) | 02-11-1959 | |||
| Nicaragua | 12-08-1949 | 17-12-1953 (R) | 17-06-1954 | |||
| Niger | 16-04-1964 (Su) | 03-08-1960 | ||||
| Nigeria | 09-06-1961 (Su) | 01-10-1960 | ||||
| North Macedonia | 01-09-1993 (Su) | 08-09-1991 | ||||
| Norway | 12-08-1949 | 03-08-1951 (R) | 03-02-1952 | |||
| Oman | 31-01-1974 (A) | 31-07-1974 | ||||
| Pakistan | 12-08-1949 | 12-06-1951 (R) | 12-12-1951 | |||
| Palau | 25-06-1996 (A) | 25-12-1996 | ||||
| Palestine | 02-04-2014 (A) | 02-04-2014 | ||||
| Panama | 10-02-1956 (A) | 10-08-1956 | ||||
| Papua New Guinea | 26-05-1976 (Su) | 16-09-1975 | ||||
| Paraguay | 10-12-1949 | 23-10-1961 (R) | 23-04-1962 | |||
| Peru | 12-08-1949 | 15-02-1956 (R) | 15-08-1956 | |||
| Philippines | 08-12-1949 | 06-10-1952 (R) | 06-04-1953 | |||
| Poland | 08-12-1949 | 26-11-1954 (R) | 26-05-1955 | |||
| Portugal | 11-02-1950 | 14-03-1961 (R) | 14-09-1961 | |||
| Qatar | 15-10-1975 (A) | 15-04-1976 | ||||
| Republic of Korea, the | 16-08-1966 (A) | 23-09-1966 | ||||
| Republic of the Congo | 30-01-1967 (Su) | 15-08-1960 | ||||
| Romania | 10-02-1950 | 01-06-1954 (R) | 01-12-1954 | |||
| Russian Federation | 12-12-1949 | 10-05-1954 (R) | 10-11-1954 | |||
| Rwanda | 21-03-1964 (Su) | 01-07-1962 | ||||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 14-02-1986 (Su) | 19-09-1983 | ||||
| Saint Lucia | 14-09-1981 (Su) | 22-02-1979 | ||||
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 01-04-1981 (A) | 01-10-1981 | ||||
| Samoa | 23-08-1984 (Su) | 01-01-1962 | ||||
| San Marino | 29-08-1953 (A) | 28-02-1954 | ||||
| São Tomé e Principe | 21-05-1976 (A) | 21-11-1976 | ||||
| Saudi Arabia | 18-05-1963 (A) | 18-11-1963 | ||||
| Senegal | 23-04-1963 (Su) | 20-06-1960 | ||||
| Serbia | 16-10-2001 (Su) | 27-04-1992 | ||||
| Seychelles | 08-11-1984 (A) | 08-05-1985 | ||||
| Sierra Leone | 10-06-1965 (Su) | 27-04-1961 | ||||
| Singapore | 27-04-1973 (A) | 27-10-1973 | ||||
| Slovakia | 02-04-1993 (Su) | 01-01-1993 | ||||
| Slovenia | 26-03-1992 (Su) | 25-06-1991 | ||||
| Solomon Islands | 01-06-1981 (Su) | 07-07-1978 | ||||
| Somalia | 12-07-1962 (A) | 12-01-1963 | ||||
| South Africa | 31-03-1952 (A) | 30-09-1952 | ||||
| South Sudan | 25-01-2013 (A) | 25-01-2013 | ||||
| Spain | 08-12-1949 | 04-08-1952 (R) | 04-02-1953 | |||
| Sri Lanka | 23-02-1959 (A) | 23-08-1959 | ||||
| Sudan | 23-09-1957 (A) | 23-03-1958 | ||||
| Suriname | 30-09-1976 (Su) | 25-11-1975 | ||||
| Sweden | 08-12-1949 | 28-12-1953 (R) | 28-06-1954 | |||
| Switzerland | 12-08-1949 | 31-03-1950 (R) | 21-10-1950 | |||
| Syria | 12-08-1949 | 02-11-1953 (R) | 02-05-1954 | |||
| Tajikistan | 13-01-1993 (Su) | 21-12-1991 | ||||
| Tanzania | 12-12-1962 (Su) | 09-12-1961 | ||||
| Thailand | 29-12-1954 (A) | 29-06-1955 | ||||
| Timor-Leste | 08-05-2003 (A) | 08-11-2003 | ||||
| Togo | 06-01-1962 (Su) | 27-04-1960 | ||||
| Tonga | 13-04-1978 (Su) | 04-06-1970 | ||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 24-09-1963 (A) | 24-03-1964 | ||||
| Tunisia | 04-05-1957 (A) | 04-11-1957 | ||||
| Turkey | 12-08-1949 | 10-02-1954 (R) | 10-08-1954 | |||
| Turkmenistan | 10-04-1992 (Su) | 26-12-1991 | ||||
| Tuvalu | 19-02-1981 (Su) | 01-10-1978 | ||||
| Uganda | 18-05-1964 (A) | 18-11-1964 | ||||
| Ukraine | 12-12-1949 | 03-08-1954 (R) | 03-02-1955 | |||
| United Arab Emirates | 10-05-1972 (A) | 10-11-1972 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 08-12-1949 | 23-09-1957 (R) | 23-03-1958 | |||
| United States of America | 08-12-1949 | 02-08-1955 (R) | 02-02-1956 | |||
| Uruguay | 12-08-1949 | 05-03-1969 (R) | 05-09-1969 | |||
| Uzbekistan | 08-10-1993 (A) | 08-04-1994 | ||||
| Vanuatu | 27-10-1982 (A) | 27-04-1983 | ||||
| Venezuela | 10-02-1950 | 13-02-1956 (R) | 13-08-1956 | |||
| Vietnam | 28-06-1957 (A) | 28-12-1957 | ||||
| Yemen | 16-07-1970 (A) | 16-01-1971 | ||||
| Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991) | 12-08-1949 | 21-04-1950 (R) | 21-10-1950 | |||
| Zambia | 19-10-1966 (A) | 19-04-1967 | ||||
| Zimbabwe | 07-03-1983 (A) | 07-09-1983 |
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