<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><Document><Treaty><Template>mtdsg</Template><Header><Chapter><Header>CHAPTER IV</Header><Name>HUMAN RIGHTS</Name></Chapter><ExternalData><Numsect>11</Numsect><Subnumsect>a</Subnumsect><Subtitlesect>Amendment to article 43 (2) of the Convention on the Rights of the Child</Subtitlesect><Conclusion>New York, 12 December 1995</Conclusion><EIF><Label>Entry into force</Label><Labeltext>18 November 2002, in accordance with article 50(2).</Labeltext></EIF><Registration><Label>Registration</Label><Labeltext>18 November 2002, No. 27531</Labeltext></Registration><Status><Label>Status</Label><PartiesLabel>Parties</PartiesLabel><Parties>143</Parties></Status><TreatyText><Label>Text</Label><Text>United Nations, &lt;i&gt;Treaty Series&lt;/i&gt;, vol. 2199, p. 210; Doc. CRC/SP/1995/L.1/Rev.1.</Text></TreatyText><TreatyNote><Text>The amendment was proposed by the Government of Costa Rica and circulated by the Secretary-General under cover of depositary notification C.N.138.1995.TREATIES-3 of 22 May 1995 in accordance with article 50 (1) of the Convention. The Conference of the States Parties, convened by the Secretary-General in accordance with article 50 (1) of the Convention, adopted the amendment on 12 December 1995 which was subsequently approved by General Assembly in Resolution No. 155 of 21&#8194;December 1995.</Text></TreatyNote></ExternalData></Header><Participants><Table colsep="0" frame="none" rowsep="0"><TGroup cols="2"><Thead><Row rowsep="0"><Entry colname="1">Participant</Entry><Entry colname="2">Acceptance(A), Succession(d)</Entry></Row></Thead><Tbody><Rows><Row><Entry>Algeria</Entry><Entry>21 Jan	 1998 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Andorra</Entry><Entry>17 Jan	 1997 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Argentina</Entry><Entry>  2 Mar	 1999 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Austria</Entry><Entry>  1 Feb	 2002 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Bahamas</Entry><Entry>23 Oct	 2001 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Bahrain</Entry><Entry>13 Jun	 2000 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Bangladesh</Entry><Entry>23 Apr	 1997 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Belarus</Entry><Entry>23 Sep	 2003 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Belgium</Entry><Entry>29 Jun	 2004 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Belize</Entry><Entry>15 Dec	 2000 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Bhutan</Entry><Entry>17 Mar	 1999 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Bolivia (Plurinational State of)</Entry><Entry>15 Mar	 1999 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Botswana</Entry><Entry>  6 Mar	 2002 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Brazil</Entry><Entry>26 Feb	 1998 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Brunei Darussalam</Entry><Entry>28 Jun	 2000 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Bulgaria</Entry><Entry>25 Jun	 1999 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Burkina Faso</Entry><Entry>26 Jul	 1999 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Cambodia</Entry><Entry>12 Aug	 1997 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Cameroon</Entry><Entry>  5 Oct	 2001 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Canada</Entry><Entry>17 Sep	 1997 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Chad</Entry><Entry>16 May	 2002 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Chile</Entry><Entry>19 Aug	 1997 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>China</Entry><Entry>10 Jul	 2002 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Colombia</Entry><Entry>31 Jan	 1997 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Congo</Entry><Entry>28 Feb	 2000 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Costa Rica</Entry><Entry>12 Feb	 1997 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Côte d'Ivoire</Entry><Entry>25 Sep	 2001 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Croatia</Entry><Entry>26 May	 1998 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Cuba</Entry><Entry>23 Oct	 1996 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Cyprus</Entry><Entry>20 Sep	 2001 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Czech Republic</Entry><Entry>23 May	 2000 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Democratic People's Republic of Korea</Entry><Entry>23 Feb	 2000 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Denmark</Entry><Entry>10 Sep	 1996 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Djibouti</Entry><Entry>21 Sep	 2001 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Dominica</Entry><Entry>  5 Jul	 2001 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Ecuador</Entry><Entry>25 Feb	 1998 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Egypt</Entry><Entry>28 Dec	 1998 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Estonia</Entry><Entry>  6 Dec	 2000 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Ethiopia</Entry><Entry>15 Apr	 1998 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Fiji</Entry><Entry>20 Aug	 1997 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Finland</Entry><Entry>  3 Jan	 1997 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>France</Entry><Entry>20 Jun	 1997 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Georgia</Entry><Entry>11 Apr	 2000 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Germany</Entry><Entry>25 Jun	 1997 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Ghana</Entry><Entry>  3 Feb	 2011 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Greece</Entry><Entry>23 Sep	 1997 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Grenada</Entry><Entry>20 May	 1999 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Guatemala</Entry><Entry>26 Dec	 2002 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Guinea</Entry><Entry>14 May	 1999 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Guyana</Entry><Entry>15 Sep	 1998 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Haiti</Entry><Entry>20 Dec	 2000 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Holy See</Entry><Entry>15 Aug	 1996 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Iceland</Entry><Entry>14 Jan	 2000 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Indonesia</Entry><Entry>17 Dec	 1998 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Iran (Islamic Republic of)</Entry><Entry>13 Nov	 2001 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Iraq</Entry><Entry>31 Dec	 2001 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Ireland</Entry><Entry>18 Nov	 2002 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Israel</Entry><Entry>27 Dec	 1999 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Italy</Entry><Entry>14 Sep	 1999 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Jamaica</Entry><Entry>  6 Apr	 1998 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Japan</Entry><Entry>12 Jun	 2003 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Jordan</Entry><Entry>24 Sep	 2002 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Kenya</Entry><Entry>12 Feb	 2003 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Kiribati</Entry><Entry>  9 Sep	 2002 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Kuwait</Entry><Entry>  9 May	 2003 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Kyrgyzstan</Entry><Entry>31 May	 2000 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Lao People's Democratic Republic</Entry><Entry>22 Sep	 1997 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Latvia</Entry><Entry>15 Nov	 2005 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Lebanon</Entry><Entry>14 Jul	 2000 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Lesotho</Entry><Entry>12 Nov	 2001 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Liberia</Entry><Entry>16 Sep	 2005 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Libya</Entry><Entry>24 Sep	 2004 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Liechtenstein</Entry><Entry>21 Jan	 2000 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Lithuania</Entry><Entry>27 Mar	 2002 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Luxembourg</Entry><Entry>11 Jul	 2000 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Malaysia</Entry><Entry>19 Aug	 2002 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Maldives</Entry><Entry>  2 Nov	 1998 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Mali</Entry><Entry>  4 Mar	 1999 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Malta</Entry><Entry>  1 May	 1997 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Mauritania</Entry><Entry>20 Aug	 1999 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Mauritius</Entry><Entry>25 Aug	 1999 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Mexico</Entry><Entry>22 Sep	 1997 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Monaco</Entry><Entry>26 May	 1999 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Mongolia</Entry><Entry>19 Dec	 1997 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Montenegro&lt;superscript&gt;1&lt;/superscript&gt;</Entry><Entry>23 Oct	 2006 d</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Morocco</Entry><Entry>27 Jan	 1997 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Mozambique</Entry><Entry>  4 Mar	 1999 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Myanmar</Entry><Entry>  9 Jun	 2000 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Namibia</Entry><Entry>11 Dec	 2001 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Netherlands&lt;superscript&gt;2&lt;/superscript&gt;</Entry><Entry>  4 Dec	 1996 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>New Zealand&lt;superscript&gt;3&lt;/superscript&gt;</Entry><Entry>16 Jun	 2000 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Nicaragua</Entry><Entry>23 Jan	 2003 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Niger</Entry><Entry>24 Oct	 2001 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Norway</Entry><Entry>24 Feb	 2000 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Oman</Entry><Entry>16 Oct	 2002 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Pakistan</Entry><Entry>19 Jan	 2000 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Palau</Entry><Entry>26 Apr	 2002 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Panama</Entry><Entry>  5 Nov	 1996 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Paraguay</Entry><Entry>12 Dec	 2003 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Peru</Entry><Entry>26 Jan	 2000 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Philippines</Entry><Entry>14 Jan	 1998 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Poland</Entry><Entry>  2 Sep	 1999 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Portugal</Entry><Entry>29 Jun	 1998 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Qatar</Entry><Entry>  5 May	 1999 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Republic of Korea</Entry><Entry>  3 Feb	 1999 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Republic of Moldova</Entry><Entry>30 Jan	 1998 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Romania</Entry><Entry>  3 Oct	 2002 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Russian Federation</Entry><Entry>  1 May	 1998 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Rwanda</Entry><Entry>19 Sep	 2001 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Samoa</Entry><Entry>22 Mar	 2002 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>San Marino</Entry><Entry>10 Oct	 2000 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Saudi Arabia</Entry><Entry>30 Jun	 1997 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Senegal</Entry><Entry>  5 Nov	 2003 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Serbia</Entry><Entry>  4 Oct	 2001 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Sierra Leone</Entry><Entry>27 Nov	 2001 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Singapore</Entry><Entry>29 Mar	 2000 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Slovakia</Entry><Entry>29 Jul	 1999 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>South Africa</Entry><Entry>  5 Aug	 1997 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Spain</Entry><Entry>13 Jan	 1998 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Sri Lanka</Entry><Entry>29 Feb	 2000 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Sudan</Entry><Entry>  9 Apr	 2001 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Suriname</Entry><Entry>23 May	 2002 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Swaziland</Entry><Entry>17 Jan	 2002 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Sweden</Entry><Entry>17 Oct	 1996 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Switzerland</Entry><Entry>  2 Dec	 1997 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Syrian Arab Republic</Entry><Entry>16 Jun	 2000 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Thailand</Entry><Entry>30 Apr	 1998 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia</Entry><Entry>16 Oct	 1996 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Togo</Entry><Entry>19 Jun	 1996 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Trinidad and Tobago</Entry><Entry>  1 Nov	 1996 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Tunisia</Entry><Entry>29 Mar	 2001 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Turkey</Entry><Entry>  9 Dec	 1999 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Uganda</Entry><Entry>27 Jun	 1997 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Ukraine</Entry><Entry>  3 Jul	 2003 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>United Arab Emirates</Entry><Entry>11 Nov	 1997 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland</Entry><Entry>17 Jul	 1997 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Uruguay</Entry><Entry>17 Feb	 1999 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Uzbekistan</Entry><Entry>25 Apr	 1997 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)</Entry><Entry>  2 Nov	 1998 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Viet Nam</Entry><Entry>11 Jan	 2000 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Yemen</Entry><Entry>  3 Apr	 1997 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Zambia</Entry><Entry>  9 Aug	 2000 A</Entry></Row><Row><Entry>Zimbabwe</Entry><Entry>27 Aug	 2002 A</Entry></Row></Rows></Tbody></TGroup></Table></Participants><SpecialTables/><Declarations/><Objections/><DeclarationsUnderArticle/><Notifications/><TerritorialApplications show="NO"/><EndNotes><Note><index>1</index><text>See note 1 under "Montenegro" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.</text></Note><Note><index>2</index><text>For the Kingdom in Europe. On 17 December 1997: the Netherlands Antilles. On 18 December 2000: Aruba. See also note 2 under &#8220;Netherlands&#8221; regarding Netherlands Antilles in the &#8220;Historical Information&#8221; section in the front matter of this volume.</text></Note><Note><index>3</index><text>Upon acceptance, the Government of New Zealand declared that &#8220;this acceptance shall not extend to Tokelau.&#8221;.</text></Note></EndNotes><Footer>IV 11 a.   Human Rights</Footer></Treaty></Document>