Annex A. Ratifications, accessions, subsequent agreements, etc., concerning treaties and international agreements registered with the Secretariat

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Annex A. Ratifications, accessions, subsequent agreements, etc.,

concerning treaties and international agreements registered with the

Secretariat

No. 3511. Multilateral

Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of

Armed Conflict. The Hague, 14 May 1954

Second Protocol to The Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection

of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict. The Hague, 26

March 1999

Ratification

Madagascar

Deposit of instrument with the Director-General of the United

Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization: 3

July 2018

Date of effect: 3 October 2018

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: United

Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 6

September 2018

Accession (with declaration)

Denmark (exclusion: Faroe Islands and Greenland)

Deposit of instrument with the Director-General of the United

Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization: 5

September 2018

Date of effect: 5 December 2018

Authentic text: French

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: United

Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 27

September 2018

No. 5158. Multilateral

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

September 1954

Accession

Haiti

Deposit of instrument with the Secretary-General of the United

Nations: 27 September 2018

Date of effect: 26 December 2018

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: ex officio,

27 September 2018

No. 7625. Multilateral

Convention abolishing the requirement of legalisation for foreign public

documents. The Hague, 5 October 1961

Accession

Guyana

Deposit of instrument with the Government of the Netherlands: 30

July 2018

Date of effect: 18 April 2019 (The accession will have effect only

as regards the relations between the Co-operative Republic of

Gayana and those Contracting States which will not have

raised an objection to its accession)

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations:

Netherlands, 13 September 2018

No. 12140. Multilateral

Convention on the taking of evidence abroad in civil or commercial

matters. The Hague, 18 March 1970

Acceptance of accession of Brazil

Morocco

Notification effected with the Government of the Netherlands: 31

July 2018

Date of effect: 29 September 2018

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations:

Netherlands, 13 September 2018

No. 14458. Multilateral

Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. New York, 30 August

1961

Accession (with declarations)

Spain

Deposit of instrument with the Secretary-General of the United

Nations: 25 September 2018

Date of effect: 24 December 2018

Authentic text: Spanish

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: ex officio,

25 September 2018

Objection to the declaration made by Tunisia upon accession

Spain

Notifications deposited with the Secretary-General of the United

Nations: 25 September 2018

Authentic text: Spanish

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: ex officio,

25 September 2018

Accession

Haiti

Deposit of instrument with the Secretary-General of the United

Nations: 27 September 2018

Date of effect: 26 December 2018

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: ex officio,

27 September 2018

No. 14531. Multilateral

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. New

York, 16 December 1966

Objection to the declaration made by Myanmar upon ratification

Portugal

Notification deposited with the Secretary-General of the United

Nations: 7 September 2018

Authentic text: English

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: ex officio,

7 September 2018

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Objection to the declaration made by Myanmar upon ratification

Finland

Notifications deposited with the Secretary-General of the United

Nations: 25 September 2018

Authentic text: English

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: ex officio,

25 September 2018

Objection to the declaration made by Myanmar upon ratification

Germany

Notification deposited with the Secretary-General of the United

Nations: 26 September 2018

Authentic text: German

Courtesy text: English

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: ex officio,

26 September 2018

No. 14668. Multilateral

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. New York, 16

December 1966

Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and

Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty. New

York, 15 December 1989

Ratification

Gambia

Deposit of instrument with the Secretary-General of the United

Nations: 28 September 2018

Date of effect: 28 December 2018

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: ex officio,

28 September 2018

No. 14691. Multilateral

OAU Convention governing the specific aspects of refugee problems in

Africa. Addis Ababa, 10 September 1969

Ratification

South Sudan

Deposit of instrument with the Chairperson of the Commission of

the African Union: 19 May 2016

Date of effect: 19 May 2016

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: African

Union, 17 September 2018

Ratification

Comoros

Deposit of instrument with the Chairperson of the Commission of

the African Union: 16 April 2004

Date of effect: 16 April 2004

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: African

Union, 17 September 2018

Accession

Lesotho

Deposit of instrument with the Chairperson of the Commission of

the African Union: 30 December 1998

Date of effect: 30 December 1998

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: African

Union, 17 September 2018

Ratification

Côte d'Ivoire

Deposit of instrument with the Chairperson of the Commission of

the African Union: 20 April 1998

Date of effect: 20 April 1998

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: African

Union, 17 September 2018

Accession

South Africa

Deposit of instrument with the Chairperson of the Commission of

the African Union: 15 January 1996

Date of effect: 15 January 1996

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: African

Union, 17 September 2018

Ratification

Botswana

Deposit of instrument with the Chairperson of the Commission of

the African Union: 16 May 1995

Date of effect: 16 May 1995

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: African

Union, 17 September 2018

Ratification

Kenya

Deposit of instrument with the Chairperson of the Commission of

the African Union: 4 February 1993

Date of effect: 4 February 1993

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: African

Union, 17 September 2018

Ratification

Guinea-Bissau

Deposit of instrument with the Chairperson of the Commission of

the African Union: 12 July 1990

Date of effect: 12 July 1990

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: African

Union, 17 September 2018

Accession

Mozambique

Deposit of instrument with the Chairperson of the Commission of

the African Union: 7 March 1990

Date of effect: 7 March 1990

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: African

Union, 17 September 2018

Ratification

Tunisia

Deposit of instrument with the Chairperson of the Commission of

the African Union: 18 December 1989

Date of effect: 18 December 1989

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: African

Union, 17 September 2018

Accession

Cape Verde

Deposit of instrument with the Chairperson of the Commission of

the African Union: 9 March 1989