Convention on the Rights of the Child. New York, 20 November 1989
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IV 11. HUMAN RIGHTS 1
11. CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD
New York, 20 November 1989
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ENTRY INTO FORCE: 2 September 1990, in accordance with article 49(1).
REGISTRATION: 2 September 1990, No. 27531.
STATUS: Signatories: 140. Parties: 196.
TEXT: United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 1577, p. 3; depositary notifications
C.N.147.1993.TREATIES-5 of 15 May 1993 [amendments to article 43 (2)]1; and
C.N.322.1995.TREATIES-7 of 7 November 1995 [amendment to article 43 (2)].
Note: The Convention, of which the Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic,
was adopted by resolution 44/252 of 20 November 1989 at the Forty-fourth session of the General Assembly of the United
Nations. The Convention is open for signature by all States at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York.
.
Participant
Signature
Ratification,
Acceptance(A),
Accession(a),
Succession(d)
Afghanistan..................................................
27 Sep 1990
28 Mar 1994
Albania.........................................................
26 Jan 1990
27 Feb 1992
Algeria .........................................................
26 Jan 1990
16 Apr 1993
Andorra........................................................
2 Oct 1995
2 Jan 1996
Angola .........................................................
14 Feb 1990
5 Dec 1990
Antigua and Barbuda...................................
12 Mar 1991
5 Oct 1993
Argentina .....................................................
29 Jun 1990
4 Dec 1990
Armenia .......................................................
23 Jun 1993 a
Australia.......................................................
22 Aug 1990
17 Dec 1990
Austria3........................................................
26 Jan 1990
6 Aug 1992
Azerbaijan....................................................
13 Aug 1992 a
Bahamas.......................................................
30 Oct 1990
20 Feb 1991
Bahrain.........................................................
13 Feb 1992 a
Bangladesh...................................................
26 Jan 1990
3 Aug 1990
Barbados ......................................................
19 Apr 1990
9 Oct 1990
Belarus.........................................................
26 Jan 1990
1 Oct 1990
Belgium .......................................................
26 Jan 1990
16 Dec 1991
Belize...........................................................
2 Mar 1990
2 May 1990
Benin............................................................
25 Apr 1990
3 Aug 1990
Bhutan..........................................................
4 Jun 1990
1 Aug 1990
Bolivia (Plurinational
State of)..................................................
8 Mar 1990
26 Jun 1990
Bosnia and
Herzegovina4..........................................
1 Sep 1993 d
Botswana .....................................................
14 Mar 1995 a
Brazil ...........................................................
26 Jan 1990
24 Sep 1990
Brunei Darussalam ......................................
27 Dec 1995 a
Bulgaria .......................................................
31 May 1990
3 Jun 1991
Burkina Faso................................................
26 Jan 1990
31 Aug 1990
Participant
Signature
Ratification,
Acceptance(A),
Accession(a),
Succession(d)
Burundi ........................................................
8 May 1990
19 Oct 1990
Cabo Verde..................................................
4 Jun 1992 a
Cambodia.....................................................
15 Oct 1992 a
Cameroon.....................................................
25 Sep 1990
11 Jan 1993
Canada .........................................................
28 May 1990
13 Dec 1991
Central African
Republic.................................................
30 Jul 1990
23 Apr 1992
Chad.............................................................
30 Sep 1990
2 Oct 1990
Chile.............................................................
26 Jan 1990
13 Aug 1990
China5,6 ........................................................
29 Aug 1990
2 Mar 1992
Colombia .....................................................
26 Jan 1990
28 Jan 1991
Comoros.......................................................
30 Sep 1990
22 Jun 1993
Congo...........................................................
14 Oct 1993 a
Cook Islands ................................................
6 Jun 1997 a
Costa Rica....................................................
26 Jan 1990
21 Aug 1990
Côte d'Ivoire ................................................
26 Jan 1990
4 Feb 1991
Croatia4........................................................
12 Oct 1992 d
Cuba.............................................................
26 Jan 1990
21 Aug 1991
Cyprus..........................................................
5 Oct 1990
7 Feb 1991
Czech Republic7..........................................
22 Feb 1993 d
Democratic People's
Republic of Korea..................................
23 Aug 1990
21 Sep 1990
Democratic Republic of
the Congo...............................................
20 Mar 1990
27 Sep 1990
Denmark8.....................................................
26 Jan 1990
19 Jul 1991
Djibouti........................................................
30 Sep 1990
6 Dec 1990
Dominica .....................................................
26 Jan 1990
13 Mar 1991
Dominican Republic ....................................
8 Aug 1990
11 Jun 1991
Ecuador........................................................
26 Jan 1990
23 Mar 1990
IV 11. HUMAN RIGHTS 2
Participant
Signature
Ratification,
Acceptance(A),
Accession(a),
Succession(d)
Egypt9..........................................................
5 Feb 1990
6 Jul 1990
El Salvador ..................................................
26 Jan 1990
10 Jul 1990
Equatorial Guinea........................................
15 Jun 1992 a
Eritrea ..........................................................
20 Dec 1993
3 Aug 1994
Estonia .........................................................
21 Oct 1991 a
Eswatini .......................................................
22 Aug 1990
7 Sep 1995
Ethiopia........................................................
14 May 1991 a
Fiji ...............................................................
2 Jul 1993
13 Aug 1993
Finland.........................................................
26 Jan 1990
20 Jun 1991
France ..........................................................
26 Jan 1990
7 Aug 1990
Gabon...........................................................
26 Jan 1990
9 Feb 1994
Gambia.........................................................
5 Feb 1990
8 Aug 1990
Georgia ........................................................
2 Jun 1994 a
Germany10....................................................
26 Jan 1990
6 Mar 1992
Ghana...........................................................
29 Jan 1990
5 Feb 1990
Greece..........................................................
26 Jan 1990
11 May 1993
Grenada........................................................
21 Feb 1990
5 Nov 1990
Guatemala....................................................
26 Jan 1990
6 Jun 1990
Guinea..........................................................
13 Jul 1990 a
Guinea-Bissau..............................................
26 Jan 1990
20 Aug 1990
Guyana.........................................................
30 Sep 1990
14 Jan 1991
Haiti .............................................................
26 Jan 1990
8 Jun 1995
Holy See ......................................................
20 Apr 1990
20 Apr 1990
Honduras......................................................
31 May 1990
10 Aug 1990
Hungary .......................................................
14 Mar 1990
7 Oct 1991
Iceland .........................................................
26 Jan 1990
28 Oct 1992
India.............................................................
11 Dec 1992 a
Indonesia......................................................
26 Jan 1990
5 Sep 1990
Iran (Islamic Republic
of)11 ........................................................
5 Sep 1991
13 Jul 1994
Iraq...............................................................
15 Jun 1994 a
Ireland..........................................................
30 Sep 1990
28 Sep 1992
Israel ............................................................
3 Jul 1990
3 Oct 1991
Italy..............................................................
26 Jan 1990
5 Sep 1991
Jamaica ........................................................
26 Jan 1990
14 May 1991
Japan ............................................................
21 Sep 1990
22 Apr 1994
Jordan...........................................................
29 Aug 1990
24 May 1991
Kazakhstan...................................................
16 Feb 1994
12 Aug 1994
Kenya...........................................................
26 Jan 1990
30 Jul 1990
Kiribati.........................................................
11 Dec 1995 a
Kuwait .........................................................
7 Jun 1990
21 Oct 1991
Kyrgyzstan...................................................
7 Oct 1994 a
Participant
Signature
Ratification,
Acceptance(A),
Accession(a),
Succession(d)
Lao People's
Democratic
Republic.................................................
8 May 1991 a
Latvia...........................................................
14 Apr 1992 a
Lebanon .......................................................
26 Jan 1990
14 May 1991
Lesotho ........................................................
21 Aug 1990
10 Mar 1992
Liberia..........................................................
26 Apr 1990
4 Jun 1993
Libya............................................................
15 Apr 1993 a
Liechtenstein12 .............................................
30 Sep 1990
22 Dec 1995
Lithuania......................................................
31 Jan 1992 a
Luxembourg.................................................
21 Mar 1990
7 Mar 1994
Madagascar..................................................
19 Apr 1990
19 Mar 1991
Malawi.........................................................
2 Jan 1991 a
Malaysia.......................................................
17 Feb 1995 a
Maldives ......................................................
21 Aug 1990
11 Feb 1991
Mali..............................................................
26 Jan 1990
20 Sep 1990
Malta............................................................
26 Jan 1990
30 Sep 1990
Marshall Islands...........................................
14 Apr 1993
4 Oct 1993
Mauritania....................................................
26 Jan 1990
16 May 1991
Mauritius......................................................
26 Jul 1990 a
Mexico.........................................................
26 Jan 1990
21 Sep 1990
Micronesia (Federated
States of) ................................................
5 May 1993 a
Monaco ........................................................
21 Jun 1993 a
Mongolia......................................................
26 Jan 1990
5 Jul 1990
Montenegro13 ...............................................
23 Oct 2006 d
Morocco.......................................................
26 Jan 1990
21 Jun 1993
Mozambique ................................................
30 Sep 1990
26 Apr 1994
Myanmar......................................................
15 Jul 1991 a
Namibia .......................................................
26 Sep 1990
30 Sep 1990
Nauru ...........................................................
27 Jul 1994 a
Nepal............................................................
26 Jan 1990
14 Sep 1990
Netherlands14 ...............................................
26 Jan 1990
6 Feb 1995 A
New Zealand15 .............................................
1 Oct 1990
6 Apr 1993
Nicaragua.....................................................
6 Feb 1990
5 Oct 1990
Niger ............................................................
26 Jan 1990
30 Sep 1990
Nigeria .........................................................
26 Jan 1990
19 Apr 1991
Niue .............................................................
20 Dec 1995 a
North Macedonia4,16.....................................
2 Dec 1993 d
Norway ........................................................
26 Jan 1990
8 Jan 1991
Oman ...........................................................
9 Dec 1996 a
Pakistan........................................................
20 Sep 1990
12 Nov 1990
Palau ............................................................
4 Aug 1995 a
Panama.........................................................
26 Jan 1990
12 Dec 1990
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