International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. New York, 16 December 1966
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IV 3. HUMAN RIGHTS 1
3. INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS
New York, 16 December 1966
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ENTRY INTO FORCE: 3 January 1976, in accordance with article 27.1
REGISTRATION: 3 January 1976, No. 14531.1
STATUS: Signatories: 71. Parties: 171.
TEXT: United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 993, p. 3; depositary notification
C.N.781.2001.TREATIES-6 of 5 October 2001 [Proposal of correction to the original of
the Covenant (Chinese authentic text) and C.N.7.2002.TREATIES-1 of 3 January 2002
[Rectification of the original of the Covenant (Chinese authentic text)].
Note: The Covenant was opened for signature at New York on 19 December 1966.
.
Participant2
Signature
Ratification,
Accession(a),
Succession(d)
Afghanistan..................................................
24 Jan 1983 a
Albania.........................................................
4 Oct 1991 a
Algeria .........................................................
10 Dec 1968
12 Sep 1989
Angola .........................................................
10 Jan 1992 a
Antigua and Barbuda...................................
3 Jul 2019 a
Argentina .....................................................
19 Feb 1968
8 Aug 1986
Armenia .......................................................
13 Sep 1993 a
Australia.......................................................
18 Dec 1972
10 Dec 1975
Austria .........................................................
10 Dec 1973
10 Sep 1978
Azerbaijan....................................................
13 Aug 1992 a
Bahamas.......................................................
4 Dec 2008
23 Dec 2008
Bahrain.........................................................
27 Sep 2007 a
Bangladesh...................................................
5 Oct 1998 a
Barbados ......................................................
5 Jan 1973 a
Belarus.........................................................
19 Mar 1968
12 Nov 1973
Belgium .......................................................
10 Dec 1968
21 Apr 1983
Belize...........................................................
6 Sep 2000
9 Mar 2015
Benin............................................................
12 Mar 1992 a
Bolivia (Plurinational
State of)..................................................
12 Aug 1982 a
Bosnia and
Herzegovina3..........................................
1 Sep 1993 d
Brazil ...........................................................
24 Jan 1992 a
Bulgaria .......................................................
8 Oct 1968
21 Sep 1970
Burkina Faso................................................
4 Jan 1999 a
Burundi ........................................................
9 May 1990 a
Cabo Verde..................................................
6 Aug 1993 a
Cambodia4,5 .................................................
17 Oct 1980
26 May 1992 a
Cameroon.....................................................
27 Jun 1984 a
Canada .........................................................
19 May 1976 a
Participant2
Signature
Ratification,
Accession(a),
Succession(d)
Central African
Republic.................................................
8 May 1981 a
Chad.............................................................
9 Jun 1995 a
Chile.............................................................
16 Sep 1969
10 Feb 1972
China6,7,8 ......................................................
27 Oct 1997
27 Mar 2001
Colombia .....................................................
21 Dec 1966
29 Oct 1969
Comoros.......................................................
25 Sep 2008
Congo...........................................................
5 Oct 1983 a
Costa Rica....................................................
19 Dec 1966
29 Nov 1968
Côte d'Ivoire ................................................
26 Mar 1992 a
Croatia3........................................................
12 Oct 1992 d
Cuba.............................................................
28 Feb 2008
Cyprus..........................................................
9 Jan 1967
2 Apr 1969
Czech Republic9..........................................
22 Feb 1993 d
Democratic People's
Republic of Korea..................................
14 Sep 1981 a
Democratic Republic of
the Congo...............................................
1 Nov 1976 a
Denmark ......................................................
20 Mar 1968
6 Jan 1972
Djibouti........................................................
5 Nov 2002 a
Dominica .....................................................
17 Jun 1993 a
Dominican Republic ....................................
4 Jan 1978 a
Ecuador........................................................
29 Sep 1967
6 Mar 1969
Egypt............................................................
4 Aug 1967
14 Jan 1982
El Salvador ..................................................
21 Sep 1967
30 Nov 1979
Equatorial Guinea........................................
25 Sep 1987 a
Eritrea ..........................................................
17 Apr 2001 a
Estonia .........................................................
21 Oct 1991 a
Eswatini .......................................................
26 Mar 2004 a
Ethiopia........................................................
11 Jun 1993 a
Fiji ...............................................................
16 Aug 2018 a
IV 3. HUMAN RIGHTS 2
Participant2
Signature
Ratification,
Accession(a),
Succession(d)
Finland.........................................................
11 Oct 1967
19 Aug 1975
France ..........................................................
4 Nov 1980 a
Gabon...........................................................
21 Jan 1983 a
Gambia.........................................................
29 Dec 1978 a
Georgia ........................................................
3 May 1994 a
Germany2,10..................................................
9 Oct 1968
17 Dec 1973
Ghana...........................................................
7 Sep 2000
7 Sep 2000
Greece..........................................................
16 May 1985 a
Grenada........................................................
6 Sep 1991 a
Guatemala....................................................
19 May 1988 a
Guinea..........................................................
28 Feb 1967
24 Jan 1978
Guinea-Bissau..............................................
2 Jul 1992 a
Guyana.........................................................
22 Aug 1968
15 Feb 1977
Haiti .............................................................
8 Oct 2013 a
Honduras......................................................
19 Dec 1966
17 Feb 1981
Hungary .......................................................
25 Mar 1969
17 Jan 1974
Iceland .........................................................
30 Dec 1968
22 Aug 1979
India.............................................................
10 Apr 1979 a
Indonesia......................................................
23 Feb 2006 a
Iran (Islamic Republic
of)...........................................................
4 Apr 1968
24 Jun 1975
Iraq...............................................................
18 Feb 1969
25 Jan 1971
Ireland..........................................................
1 Oct 1973
8 Dec 1989
Israel ............................................................
19 Dec 1966
3 Oct 1991
Italy..............................................................
18 Jan 1967
15 Sep 1978
Jamaica ........................................................
19 Dec 1966
3 Oct 1975
Japan ............................................................
30 May 1978
21 Jun 1979
Jordan...........................................................
30 Jun 1972
28 May 1975
Kazakhstan...................................................
2 Dec 2003
24 Jan 2006
Kenya...........................................................
1 May 1972 a
Kuwait .........................................................
21 May 1996 a
Kyrgyzstan...................................................
7 Oct 1994 a
Lao People's
Democratic
Republic.................................................
7 Dec 2000
13 Feb 2007
Latvia...........................................................
14 Apr 1992 a
Lebanon .......................................................
3 Nov 1972 a
Lesotho ........................................................
9 Sep 1992 a
Liberia..........................................................
18 Apr 1967
22 Sep 2004
Libya............................................................
15 May 1970 a
Liechtenstein................................................
10 Dec 1998 a
Lithuania......................................................
20 Nov 1991 a
Luxembourg.................................................
26 Nov 1974
18 Aug 1983
Madagascar..................................................
14 Apr 1970
22 Sep 1971
Malawi.........................................................
22 Dec 1993 a
Participant2
Signature
Ratification,
Accession(a),
Succession(d)
Maldives ......................................................
19 Sep 2006 a
Mali..............................................................
16 Jul 1974 a
Malta............................................................
22 Oct 1968
13 Sep 1990
Marshall Islands...........................................
12 Mar 2018 a
Mauritania....................................................
17 Nov 2004 a
Mauritius......................................................
12 Dec 1973 a
Mexico.........................................................
23 Mar 1981 a
Monaco ........................................................
26 Jun 1997
28 Aug 1997
Mongolia......................................................
5 Jun 1968
18 Nov 1974
Montenegro11 ...............................................
23 Oct 2006 d
Morocco.......................................................
19 Jan 1977
3 May 1979
Myanmar......................................................
16 Jul 2015
6 Oct 2017
Namibia .......................................................
28 Nov 1994 a
Nepal............................................................
14 May 1991 a
Netherlands12 ...............................................
25 Jun 1969
11 Dec 1978
New Zealand13 .............................................
12 Nov 1968
28 Dec 1978
Nicaragua.....................................................
12 Mar 1980 a
Niger ............................................................
7 Mar 1986 a
Nigeria .........................................................
29 Jul 1993 a
North Macedonia3........................................
18 Jan 1994 d
Norway ........................................................
20 Mar 1968
13 Sep 1972
Oman ...........................................................
9 Jun 2020 a
Pakistan........................................................
3 Nov 2004
17 Apr 2008
Palau ............................................................
20 Sep 2011
Panama.........................................................
27 Jul 1976
8 Mar 1977
Papua New Guinea ......................................
21 Jul 2008 a
Paraguay ......................................................
10 Jun 1992 a
Peru..............................................................
11 Aug 1977
28 Apr 1978
Philippines ...................................................
19 Dec 1966
7 Jun 1974
Poland ..........................................................
2 Mar 1967
18 Mar 1977
Portugal6......................................................
7 Oct 1976
31 Jul 1978
Qatar ............................................................
21 May 2018 a
Republic of Korea........................................
10 Apr 1990 a
Republic of Moldova...................................
26 Jan 1993 a
Romania.......................................................
27 Jun 1968
9 Dec 1974
Russian Federation ......................................
18 Mar 1968
16 Oct 1973
Rwanda ........................................................
16 Apr 1975 a
San Marino ..................................................
18 Oct 1985 a
Sao Tome and Principe................................
31 Oct 1995
10 Jan 2017
Senegal.........................................................
6 Jul 1970
13 Feb 1978
Serbia3..........................................................
12 Mar 2001 d
Seychelles ....................................................
5 May 1992 a
Sierra Leone.................................................
23 Aug 1996 a
Slovakia9......................................................
28 May 1993 d
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