STATUS REPORT

CONVENTION CONCERNING THE PROTECTION OF THE WORLD CULTURAL AND NATURAL HERITAGE

[WORLD HERITAGE CONVENTION]

(Paris, France, 23 November 1972, 23/11/1972)

ENTRY INTO FORCE : 18-Dec-79

Depositary: Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

Last updated by PacLII: N/A
Parties Date of Signature Date of ratification
/
Other 		Entry Into Force Domestication Legislation
(where available)
Fiji   21 Nov 1990 (Rt)    
Kiribati   12 May 2000 (A)    
Marshall Islands   24 Apr 2002 (A)    
Niue   23 Jan 2001 (A)    
Palau   11 Jun 2002 (A)    
Papua New Guinea   28 Jul 1997 (A)    
Samoa   28 Aug 2001 (A)    
Solomon Islands   10 Jun 1992 (a)    
Tonga   30 Apr 2004 (A)    
Vanuatu   29 May 2002 (Rt) 13 Jun 2002  
 
1. This Convention entered into force on 17 December 1975. It subsequently entered into force for each State three months after the date of deposit of that State's instrument, except in cases of declarations of succession (indicated by the letter (d)), where the entry into force occurred on the date on which the State assumed responsibility for conducting its international relations        
2. Through the accession of the German Democratic Republic to the Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany, with effect from 3 October 1990, the two German States have united to form one Sovereign State. The Contracting Parties to the Unification Treaty "have agreed that the treaties and agreements to which the Federal Republic of Germany is a contracting party ... remain in force and that their respective rights and obligations ... be applied" to the whole territory of Germany. The German Democratic Republic acceeded to this Convention on 12 December 1988        
3. With an extension to the Netherlands Antilles        
4. The instrument of ratification was deposited by the U.S.S.R., on 12 October 1988        
5. As from 4 February 2003. Formerly: "The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia" until 3 February 2003. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia deposited on 11 September 2001 a notification of succession of States and undertakes "faithfully to perform and carry out the stipulations therein contained [in the World Heritage Convention] as from 27, April 1992, the date upon which the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia assumed responsibility for its international relations." [Original: English        
6. The unification of the Yemen Arab Republic and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen into a single Sovereign State, the Republic of Yemen, was proclaimed on 22 May 1990        
Afghanistan   20 Mar 1979 (Rt)    
Albania   10 Jul 1989 (Rt)    
Algeria   24 Jun 1974 (Rt)    
Andorra   03 Jan 1997 (A)    
Angola   07 Nov 1991 (Rt)    
Antigua and Barbuda   01 Nov 1983 (A)    
Argentina   23 Aug 1978 (A)    
Armenia   05 Sep 1993 (d)    
Australia   22 Aug 1974 (Rt)    
Austria   18 Dec 1992 (Rt)    
Azerbaijan   16 Dec 1993 (Rt)    
Bahrain   28 May 1991(Rt)    
Bangladesh   03 Aug 1983 (A)    
Barbados   09 Apr 2002 (A)    
Belarus   12 Oct 1988 (Rt)    
Belgium   24 Jul 1996 (Rt)    
Belize   06 Nov 1990 (Rt)    
Benin   14 Jun 1982 (Rt)    
Bhutan   22 Oct 2001 (Rt)    
Bolivia   04 Oct 1976 (Rt)    
Bosnia and Herzegovina   12 Jul 1993 (d)    
Botswana   23 Nov 1998 (A)    
Brazil   01 Sep 1977 (A)    
Bulgaria   07 Mar 1974 (A)    
Burkina Faso   02 Apr 1987 (Rt)    
Burundi   19 May 1982 (R)    
Cambodia   28 Nov 1991 (A)    
Cameroon   07 Dec 1982 (Rt)    
Canada   23 Jul 1976 (A)    
Cape Verde   28 Apr 1988 (A)    
Central African Republic   22 Dec 1980 (Rt)    
Chad   23 Jun 1999 (Rt)    
Chile   20 Feb 1980 (Rt)    
China   12 Dec 1985 (Rt)    
Colombia   24 May 1983 (A)    
Comoros   27 Sep 2000 (Rt)    
Congo   10 Dec 1987 (Rt)    
Costa Rica   23 Aug 1977 (Rt)    
Cote d'Ivoire   09 Jan 1981 (Rt)    
Croatia   06 Jul 1992 (d)    
Cuba   24 Mar 1981 (Rt)    
Cyprus   14 Aug 1975 (A)    
Czech Republic   26 Mar 1993 (d)    
Democratic People's Republic of Korea   21Jul 1998 (A)    
Democratic Republic of the Congo   23 Sep 1974 (Rt)    
Denmark   25 Jul 1979 (Rt)    
Dominica   04 Apr 1995 (Rt)    
Dominican Republic   12 Feb 1985 (Rt)    
Ecuador   16 Jun 1975 (A)    
Egypt   07 Feb 1974 (Rt)    
El Salvador   08 Oct 1991 (A)    
Eritrea   24 Oct 2001 (A)    
Estonia   27 Oct 1995 (Rt)    
Ethiopia   06 Jul 1977 (Rt)    
Finland   04 Mar 1987 (Rt)    
France   27 Jun 1975 (A)    
Gabon   30 Dec 1986 (Rt)    
Gambia   01 Jul 1987 (Rt)    
Georgia   04 Nov 1992 (d)    
Germany2   23 Aug 1976 (Rt)    
Ghana   04 Jul 1975 (Rt)    
Greece   17 Jul 1981 (Rt)    
Grenada   13 Aug 1998 (A)    
Guatemala   16 Jan 1979 (Rt)    
Guinea   18 Mar 1979 (Rt)    
Guyana   20 Jun 1977 (A)    
Haiti   18 Jan 1980 (Rt)    
Holy See   07 Oct 1982 (a)    
Honduras   08 Jun 1979 (Rt)    
Hungary   15 Jul 1985 (A)    
Iceland   19 Dec 1995 (Rt)    
India   14 Nov 1977 (Rt)    
Indonesia   06 Jul 1989 (A)    
Iran (Islamic Republic of)   26 Feb 1975 (A)    
Iraq   05 Mar 1974 (A)    
Ireland   16 Sep 1991 (Rt)    
Israel   06 Oct 1999 (A)    
Italy   23 Jun 1978 (Rt)    
Jamaica   14 Jun 1983 (A)    
Japan   30 Jun 1992 (A)    
Jordan   05 May 1975 (Rt)    
Kazakhstan   29 Apr 1994 (A)    
Kenya   05 Jun 1991 (A)    
Kuwait   06 Jun 2002 (Rt)    
Kyrgyzstan   03 Jul 1995 (A)    
Lao People's Democratic Republic   20 Mar 1987 (Rt)    
Latvia   10 Jan 1995 (A)    
Lebanon   03 Feb 1983 (Rt)    
Lesotho   25 Nov 2003 (A)    
Liberia   28 Mar 2002 (A)    
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya   13 Oct 1978 (Rt)    
Lithuania   31 Mar 1992 (A)    
Luxembourg   28 Sep 1983 (Rt)    
Madagascar   19 Jul 1983 (Rt)    
Malawi   05 Jan 1982 (Rt)    
Malaysia   07 Dec 1988 (Rt)    
Maldives   22 May 1986 (A)    
Mali   05 Apr 1977 (A)    
Malta   14 Nov 1978 (A)    
Mauritania   19 Sep 1995 (Rt)    
Mexico   23 Feb 1984 (A)    
Micronesia (Federated States of)   22 Jul 2002 (A)    
Mongolia   07 Nov 1978 (Rt)    
Morocco   02 Feb 1990 (A)    
Mozambique   28 Oct 1975 (Rt)    
Myanmar   27 Nov 1982 (Rt)    
NOTES        
Namibia   29 Apr 1994 (A)    
Nepal   06 Apr 2000 (A)    
Netherlands3   26 Aug 1992 (A)    
New Zealand   22 Nov 1984 (Rt)    
Nicaragua   17 Dec 1979 (A)    
Niger   23 Dec 1974 (A)    
Nigeria   23 Oct 1974 (Rt)    
Norway   12 May 1977 (Rt)    
Oman   06 Oct 1981 (A)    
Pakistan   23 Jul 1976 (Rt)    
Panama   03 Mar 1978 (Rt)    
Paraguay   27 Apr 1988 (Rt)    
Peru   24 Feb 1982 (Rt)    
Philippines   19 Sep 1985 (Rt)    
Poland   29 Jun 1976 (Rt)    
Portugal   30 Sep 1980 (Rt)    
Qatar   12 Sep 1984 (A)    
Republic of Korea   14 Sep 1988 (A)    
Republic of Moldova   23 Sep 2002 (Rt)    
Romania   16 May 1990 (A)    
Russian Federation4   12 Oct 1988 (Rt)    
Rwanda   28 Dec 2000 (A)    
Saint Kitts and Nevis   10 Jul 1986 (A)    
Saint Lucia   14 Oct 1991 (Rt)    
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   03 Feb 2003 (Rt)    
San Marino   18 Oct 1991 (Rt)    
Saudi Arabia   07 Aug 1978 (A)    
Senegal   13 Feb 1976 (Rt)    
Serbia and Montenegro5   11 Sep 2001 (d)    
Seychelles   09 Apr 1980 (A)    
Sierra Leone   07 Jan 2005 (Rt)    
Slovakia   31 Mar 1993 (d)    
Slovenia   05 Nov 1992 (d)    
South Africa   10 Jul 1997 (Rt)    
Spain   04 May 1982 (A)    
Sri Lanka   06 Jun 1980    
Sudan   06 June 1974 (Rt)    
Suriname   23 Oct 1997 (A)    
Sweden   22 Jan 1985 (Rt)    
Switzerland   17 Sep 1975 (Rt)    
Syrian Arab Republic   13 Aug 1975 (A)    
Tajikistan   28 Aug 1992 (d)    
Thailand   17 Sep 1987 (A)    
Togo   15 Apr 1998 (A)    
Trinidad and Tobago   16 Feb 2005 (Rt)    
Tunisia   10 Mar 1975 (Rt)    
Turkey   16 Mar 1983 (Rt)    
Turkmenistan   30 Sep 1994 (d)    
Uganda   20 Nov 1987 (A)    
Ukraine   12 Oct 1988 (Rt)    
United Arab Emirates   11 May 2001 (a)    
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland   29 May 1984 (Rt)    
United Republic of Tanzania   02 Aug 1977 (Rt)    
United States of America   07 Dec 1973 (Rt)    
Uruguay   09 Mar 1989 (A)    
Uzbekistan   13 Jan 1993 (d)    
Venezuela   30 Oct 1990 (A)    
Viet Nam   19 Oct 1987 (A)    
Yemen6   07 Oct 1980 (Rt)    
Zambia   04 Jun 1984 (Rt)    
Zimbabwe   16 Aug 1982 (Rt)    
the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia   30 Apr 1997 (d)    
Keys:
  • Accession (a)
  • Acceptance (A)
  • Approval (AA)
  • Definitive Signature (s)
  • Formal confirmation (c)
  • Participation (P)
  • Notification (of provisional application, of special undertaking, etc) (n)
  • Ratification (Rt)
  • Reservation (r)
  • Succession (d)
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