Convention relating to the Status of Refugees. Geneva, 28 July 1951

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V 2. REFUGEES AND STATELESS PERSONS 1

2. CONVENTION RELATING TO THE STATUS OF REFUGEES

Geneva, 28 July 1951

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ENTRY INTO FORCE: 22 April 1954, in accordance with article 43.

REGISTRATION: 22 April 1954, No. 2545.

STATUS: Signatories: 19. Parties: 146.

TEXT: United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 189, p. 137.

Note: The Convention was adopted by the United Nations Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Status of Refugees and

Stateless Persons, held at Geneva from 2 to 25 July 1951. The Conference was convened pursuant to resolution 429 (V)1,

adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 14 December 1950.

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Participant

Signature

Accession(a),

Succession(d),

Ratification

Afghanistan..................................................

30 Aug 2005 a

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

18 Aug 1992 a

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

21 Feb 1963 d

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

23 Jun 1981 a

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

7 Sep 1995 a

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

15 Nov 1961 a

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

6 Jul 1993 a

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

22 Jan 1954 a

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

28 Jul 1951

1 Nov 1954

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

12 Feb 1993 a

Bahamas.......................................................

15 Sep 1993 a

Belarus.........................................................

23 Aug 2001 a

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

28 Jul 1951

22 Jul 1953

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

27 Jun 1990 a

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

4 Apr 1962 d

Bolivia (Plurinational

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

9 Feb 1982 a

Bosnia and

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

1 Sep 1993 d

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

6 Jan 1969 a

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

15 Jul 1952

16 Nov 1960

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

12 May 1993 a

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

18 Jun 1980 a

Burundi ........................................................

19 Jul 1963 a

Cambodia.....................................................

15 Oct 1992 a

Cameroon.....................................................

23 Oct 1961 d

Canada .........................................................

4 Jun 1969 a

Central African

Republic.................................................

4 Sep 1962 d

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

19 Aug 1981 a

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

28 Jan 1972 a

Participant

Signature

Accession(a),

Succession(d),

Ratification

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

24 Sep 1982 a

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

28 Jul 1951

10 Oct 1961

Congo...........................................................

15 Oct 1962 d

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

28 Mar 1978 a

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

8 Dec 1961 d

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

12 Oct 1992 d

Cyprus..........................................................

16 May 1963 d

Czech Republic4..........................................

11 May 1993 d

Democratic Republic of

the Congo...............................................

19 Jul 1965 a

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

28 Jul 1951

4 Dec 1952

Djibouti........................................................

9 Aug 1977 d

Dominica .....................................................

17 Feb 1994 a

Dominican Republic ....................................

4 Jan 1978 a

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

17 Aug 1955 a

Egypt............................................................

22 May 1981 a

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

28 Apr 1983 a

Equatorial Guinea........................................

7 Feb 1986 a

Estonia .........................................................

10 Apr 1997 a

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

14 Feb 2000 a

Ethiopia........................................................

10 Nov 1969 a

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

12 Jun 1972 d

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

10 Oct 1968 a

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

11 Sep 1952

23 Jun 1954

Gabon...........................................................

27 Apr 1964 a

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

7 Sep 1966 d

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

9 Aug 1999 a

Germany5,6 ...................................................

19 Nov 1951

1 Dec 1953

Ghana...........................................................

18 Mar 1963 a

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

10 Apr 1952

5 Apr 1960

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

22 Sep 1983 a

V 2. REFUGEES AND STATELESS PERSONS 2

Participant

Signature

Accession(a),

Succession(d),

Ratification

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

28 Dec 1965 d

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

11 Feb 1976 a

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

25 Sep 1984 a

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

21 May 1952

15 Mar 1956

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

23 Mar 1992 a

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

14 Mar 1989 a

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

30 Nov 1955 a

Iran (Islamic Republic

of)...........................................................

28 Jul 1976 a

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

29 Nov 1956 a

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

1 Aug 1951

1 Oct 1954

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

23 Jul 1952

15 Nov 1954

Jamaica ........................................................

30 Jul 1964 d

Japan ............................................................

3 Oct 1981 a

Kazakhstan...................................................

15 Jan 1999 a

Kenya...........................................................

16 May 1966 a

Kyrgyzstan...................................................

8 Oct 1996 a

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

31 Jul 1997 a

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

14 May 1981 a

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

15 Oct 1964 a

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

28 Jul 1951

8 Mar 1957

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

28 Apr 1997 a

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

28 Jul 1951

23 Jul 1953

Madagascar..................................................

18 Dec 1967 a

Malawi.........................................................

10 Dec 1987 a

Mali..............................................................

2 Feb 1973 d

Malta............................................................

17 Jun 1971 a

Mauritania....................................................

5 May 1987 a

Mexico.........................................................

7 Jun 2000 a

Monaco ........................................................

18 May 1954 a

Montenegro..................................................

10 Oct 2006 d

Morocco.......................................................

7 Nov 1956 d

Mozambique ................................................

16 Dec 1983 a

Namibia .......................................................

17 Feb 1995 a

Nauru ...........................................................

28 Jun 2011 a

Netherlands..................................................

28 Jul 1951

3 May 1956

New Zealand................................................

30 Jun 1960 a

Nicaragua.....................................................

28 Mar 1980 a

Niger ............................................................

25 Aug 1961 d

Nigeria .........................................................

23 Oct 1967 a

North Macedonia2........................................

18 Jan 1994 d

Norway ........................................................

28 Jul 1951

23 Mar 1953

Panama.........................................................

2 Aug 1978 a

Papua New Guinea ......................................

17 Jul 1986 a

Participant

Signature

Accession(a),

Succession(d),

Ratification

Paraguay ......................................................

1 Apr 1970 a

Peru..............................................................

21 Dec 1964 a

Philippines ...................................................

22 Jul 1981 a

Poland ..........................................................

27 Sep 1991 a

Portugal3......................................................

22 Dec 1960 a

Republic of Korea........................................

3 Dec 1992 a

Republic of Moldova...................................

31 Jan 2002 a

Romania.......................................................

7 Aug 1991 a

Russian Federation ......................................

2 Feb 1993 a

Rwanda ........................................................

3 Jan 1980 a

Samoa ..........................................................

21 Sep 1988 a

Sao Tome and Principe................................

1 Feb 1978 a

Senegal.........................................................

2 May 1963 d

Serbia2..........................................................

12 Mar 2001 d

Seychelles ....................................................

23 Apr 1980 a

Sierra Leone.................................................

22 May 1981 a

Slovakia4......................................................

4 Feb 1993 d

Slovenia2......................................................

6 Jul 1992 d

Solomon Islands ..........................................

28 Feb 1995 a

Somalia ........................................................

10 Oct 1978 a

South Africa.................................................

12 Jan 1996 a

South Sudan.................................................

10 Dec 2018 a

Spain ............................................................

14 Aug 1978 a

St. Kitts and Nevis.......................................

1 Feb 2002 a

St. Vincent and the

Grenadines .............................................

3 Nov 1993 a

Sudan ...........................................................

22 Feb 1974 a

Suriname7.....................................................

29 Nov 1978 d

Sweden.........................................................

28 Jul 1951

26 Oct 1954

Switzerland ..................................................

28 Jul 1951

21 Jan 1955

Tajikistan .....................................................

7 Dec 1993 a

Timor-Leste .................................................

7 May 2003 a

Togo.............................................................

27 Feb 1962 d

Trinidad and Tobago ...................................

10 Nov 2000 a

Tunisia .........................................................

24 Oct 1957 d

Turkey..........................................................

24 Aug 1951

30 Mar 1962

Turkmenistan...............................................

2 Mar 1998 a

Tuvalu8.........................................................

7 Mar 1986 d

Uganda.........................................................

27 Sep 1976 a

Ukraine9.......................................................

10 Jun 2002 a

United Kingdom of

Great Britain and

Northern Ireland.....................................

28 Jul 1951

11 Mar 1954

United Republic of

Tanzania.................................................

12 May 1964 a