Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons. New York, 28 September 1954

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V 3. REFUGEES AND STATELESS PERSONS 1

3. CONVENTION RELATING TO THE STATUS OF STATELESS PERSONS

New York, 28 September 1954

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ENTRY INTO FORCE: 6 June 1960, in accordance with article 39.

REGISTRATION: 6 June 1960, No. 5158.

STATUS: Signatories: 23. Parties: 96.

TEXT: United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 360, p.117.

Note: The Convention was adopted by the United Nations Conference on the Status of Stateless Persons, held at the

Headquarters of the United Nations in New York from 13 to 23 September 1954. The Conference was convened pursuant to

resolution 526A (XVII)1 of 26 April 1954 of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. For the Final Act,

recommendation and resolution adopted by the Conference, see United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 360, p. 117.

.

Participant

Signature

Accession(a),

Succession(d),

Ratification

Albania.........................................................

23 Jun 2003 a

Algeria .........................................................

15 Jul 1964 a

Angola .........................................................

7 Oct 2019 a

Antigua and Barbuda...................................

25 Oct 1988 d

Argentina .....................................................

1 Jun 1972 a

Armenia .......................................................

18 May 1994 a

Australia.......................................................

13 Dec 1973 a

Austria .........................................................

8 Feb 2008 a

Azerbaijan....................................................

16 Aug 1996 a

Barbados ......................................................

6 Mar 1972 d

Belgium .......................................................

28 Sep 1954

27 May 1960

Belize...........................................................

14 Sep 2006 a

Benin............................................................

8 Dec 2011 a

Bolivia (Plurinational

State of)..................................................

6 Oct 1983 a

Bosnia and

Herzegovina2..........................................

1 Sep 1993 d

Botswana .....................................................

25 Feb 1969 d

Brazil ...........................................................

28 Sep 1954

13 Aug 1996

Bulgaria .......................................................

22 Mar 2012 a

Burkina Faso................................................

1 May 2012 a

Chad.............................................................

12 Aug 1999 a

Chile.............................................................

11 Apr 2018 a

China3..........................................................

Colombia .....................................................

30 Dec 1954

7 Oct 2019

Costa Rica....................................................

28 Sep 1954

2 Nov 1977

Côte d'Ivoire ................................................

3 Oct 2013 a

Croatia2........................................................

12 Oct 1992 d

Czech Republic............................................

19 Jul 2004 a

Denmark ......................................................

28 Sep 1954

17 Jan 1956

Participant

Signature

Accession(a),

Succession(d),

Ratification

Ecuador........................................................

28 Sep 1954

2 Oct 1970

El Salvador ..................................................

28 Sep 1954

9 Feb 2015

Eswatini .......................................................

16 Nov 1999 a

Fiji ...............................................................

12 Jun 1972 d

Finland.........................................................

10 Oct 1968 a

France ..........................................................

12 Jan 1955

8 Mar 1960

Gambia.........................................................

1 Jul 2014 a

Georgia ........................................................

23 Dec 2011 a

Germany4,5 ...................................................

28 Sep 1954

26 Oct 1976

Greece..........................................................

4 Nov 1975 a

Guatemala....................................................

28 Sep 1954

28 Nov 2000

Guinea..........................................................

21 Mar 1962 a

Guinea-Bissau..............................................

19 Sep 2016 a

Haiti .............................................................

27 Sep 2018 a

Holy See ......................................................

28 Sep 1954

Honduras......................................................

28 Sep 1954

1 Oct 2012

Hungary .......................................................

21 Nov 2001 a

Iceland .........................................................

26 Jan 2021 a

Ireland..........................................................

17 Dec 1962 a

Israel ............................................................

1 Oct 1954

23 Dec 1958

Italy..............................................................

20 Oct 1954

3 Dec 1962

Kiribati.........................................................

29 Nov 1983 d

Latvia...........................................................

5 Nov 1999 a

Lesotho ........................................................

4 Nov 1974 d

Liberia..........................................................

11 Sep 1964 a

Libya............................................................

16 May 1989 a

Liechtenstein................................................

28 Sep 1954

25 Sep 2009

Lithuania......................................................

7 Feb 2000 a

Luxembourg.................................................

28 Oct 1955

27 Jun 1960

Madagascar6.................................................

[20 Feb 1962 a]