STATUS REPORT

AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 43, PARAGRAPH 2, OF THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD OF 20 NOVEMBER 1989

(New York, 12/12/1995)

ENTRY INTO FORCE : 19-Nov-06

Depositary: N/A

Last updated by PacLII: 10-05-10
Parties Date of Signature Date of ratification
/
Other 		Entry Into Force Domestication Legislation
(where available)
Fiji   20 Aug 1997 A    
Kiribati   9 Sep 2002 A    
Palau   26 Apr 2002 A    
Samoa   22 Mar 2002 A    
 
1. Upon acceptance, the Government of New Zealand declared that "this acceptance shall not extend to Tokelau."        
Algeria   21 Jan 1998 A    
Andorra   17 Jan 1997 A    
Argentina   2 Mar 1999 A    
Austria   1 Feb 2002 A    
Bahamas   23 Oct 2001 A    
Bahrain   13 Jun 2000 A    
Bangladesh   23 Apr 1997 A    
Belarus   23 Sep 2003 A    
Belize   15 Dec 2000 A    
Bhutan   17 Mar 1999 A    
Bolivia   15 Mar 1999 A    
Botswana   6 Mar 2002 A    
Brazil   26 Feb 1998 A    
Brunei Darussalam   28 Jun 2000 A    
Bulgaria   25 Jun 1999 A    
Burkina Faso   26 Jul 1999 A    
Cambodia   12 Aug 1997 A    
Cameroon   5 Oct 2001 A    
Canada   17 Sep 1997 A    
Chad   16 May 2002 A    
Chile   19 Aug 1997 A    
China   10 Jul 2002 A    
Colombia   31 Jan 1997 A    
Congo   28 Feb 2000 A    
Costa Rica   12 Feb 1997 A    
Croatia   26 May 1998 A    
Cuba   23 Oct 1996 A    
Cyprus   20 Sep 2001 A    
Czech Republic   23 May 2000 A    
Cфte d'Ivoire   25 Sep 2001 A    
Democratic People's Republic of Korea   23 Feb 2000 A    
Denmark   10 Sep 1996 A    
Djibouti   21 Sep 2001 A    
Dominica   5 Jul 2001 A    
Ecuador   25 Feb 1998 A    
Egypt   28 Dec 1998 A    
Estonia   6 Dec 2000 A    
Ethiopia   15 Apr 1998 A    
Finland   3 Jan 1997 A    
France   20 Jun 1997 A    
Georgia   11 Apr 2000 A    
Germany   25 Jun 1997 A    
Greece   23 Sep 1997 A    
Grenada   20 May 1999 A    
Guatemala   26 Dec 2002 A    
Guinea   14 May 1999 A    
Guyana   15 Sep 1998 A    
Haiti   20 Dec 2000 A    
Holy See   15 Aug 1996 A    
Iceland   14 Jan 2000 A    
Indonesia   17 Dec 1998 A    
Iran (Islamic Republic of)   13 Nov 2001 A    
Iraq   31 Dec 2001 A    
Ireland   18 Nov 2002 A    
Israel   27 Dec 1999 A    
Italy   14 Sep 1999 A    
Jamaica   6 Apr 1998 A    
Japan   12 Jun 2003 A    
Jordan   24 Sep 2002 A    
Kenya   12 Feb 2003 A    
Kuwait   9 May 2003 A    
Kyrgyzstan   31 May 2000 A    
Lao People's Democratic Republic   22 Sep 1997 A    
Lebanon   14 Jul 2000 A    
Lesotho   12 Nov 2001 A    
Liechtenstein   21 Jan 2000 A    
Lithuania   27 Mar 2002 A    
Luxembourg   11 Jul 2000 A    
Malaysia   19 Aug 2002 A    
Maldives   2 Nov 1998 A    
Mali   4 Mar 1999 A    
Malta   1 May 1997 A    
Mauritania   20 Aug 1999 A    
Mauritius   25 Aug 1999 A    
Mexico   22 Sep 1997 A    
Monaco   26 May 1999 A    
Mongolia   19 Dec 1997 A    
Morocco   27 Jan 1997 A    
Mozambique   4 Mar 1999 A    
Myanmar   9 Jun 2000 A    
Namibia   11 Dec 2001 A    
Netherlands   4 Dec 1996 A    
New Zealand [1   16 Jun 2000 A    
Nicaragua   23 Jan 2003 A    
Niger   24 Oct 2001 A    
Norway   24 Feb 2000 A    
Notes        
Oman   16 Oct 2002 A    
Pakistan   19 Jan 2000 A    
Panama   5 Nov 1996 A    
Paraguay   12 Dec 2003 A    
Peru   26 Jan 2000 A    
Philippines   14 Jan 1998 A    
Poland   2 Sep 1999 A    
Portugal   29 Jun 1998 A    
Qatar   5 May 1999 A    
Republic of Korea   3 Feb 1999 A    
Republic of Moldova   30 Jan 1998 A    
Romania   3 Oct 2002 A    
Russian Federation   1 May 1998 A    
Rwanda   19 Sep 2001 A    
San Marino   10 Oct 2000 A    
Saudi Arabia   30 Jun 1997 A    
Senegal   5 Nov 2003 A    
Serbia and Montenegro   4 Oct 2001 A    
Sierra Leone   27 Nov 2001 A    
Singapore   29 Mar 2000 A    
Slovakia   29 Jul 1999 A    
South Africa   5 Aug 1997 A    
Spain   13 Jan 1998 A    
Sri Lanka   29 Feb 2000 A    
Sudan   9 Apr 2001 A    
Suriname   23 May 2002 A    
Swaziland   17 Jan 2002 A    
Sweden   17 Oct 1996 A    
Switzerland   2 Dec 1997 A    
Syrian Arab Republic   16 Jun 2000 A    
Thailand   30 Apr 1998 A    
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia   16 Oct 1996 A    
Togo   19 Jun 1996 A    
Trinidad and Tobago   1 Nov 1996 A    
Tunisia   29 Mar 2001 A    
Turkey   9 Dec 1999 A    
Uganda   27 Jun 1997 A    
Ukraine   3 Jul 2003 A    
United Arab Emirates   11 Nov 1997 A    
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland   17 Jul 1997 A    
Uruguay   17 Feb 1999 A    
Uzbekistan   25 Apr 1997 A    
Venezuela   2 Nov 1998 A    
Viet Nam   11 Jan 2000 A    
Yemen   3 Apr 1997 A    
Zambia   9 Aug 2000 A    
Zimbabwe   27 Aug 2002 A    
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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