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Registration Number
27531
Title
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict
Participant(s)
Submitter
ex officio
Places/dates of conclusion
Place
Date
New York
25/05/2000
EIF information
12 February 2002 , in accordance with article 10(1)
Authentic texts
Spanish
Russian
French
English
Chinese
Arabic
Attachments
ICJ information
Depositary
Secretary-General of the United Nations
Registration Date
ex officio 12 February 2002
Subject terms
War
Human rights
Civil matters
Children-Minors-Youth
Arms
Agreement type
Multilateral
UNTS Volume Number
2173 (p.222)
Publication format
Full
Certificate Of Registration
Text document(s)
Volume In PDF
v2173.pdf
Map(s)
Corrigendum/Addendum/Note
Participant
Action
Date of Notification/Deposit
Date of Effect
Afghanistan
Accession
24/09/2003
24/10/2003
Albania
Accession
09/12/2008
09/01/2009
Algeria
Accession
06/05/2009
06/06/2009
Andorra
Signature
07/09/2000
Andorra
Ratification
30/04/2001
12/02/2002
Angola
Accession
11/10/2007
11/11/2007
Argentina
Signature
15/06/2000
Argentina
Ratification
10/09/2002
10/10/2002
Armenia
Signature
24/09/2003
Armenia
Ratification
30/09/2005
30/10/2005
Australia
Signature
21/10/2002
Australia
Ratification
26/09/2006
26/10/2006
Austria
Signature
06/09/2000
Austria
Ratification
01/02/2002
12/02/2002
Azerbaijan
Signature
08/09/2000
Azerbaijan
Ratification
03/07/2002
03/08/2002
Bahamas
Accession
28/09/2015
28/10/2015
Bahrain
Accession
21/09/2004
21/10/2004
Bangladesh
Signature
06/09/2000
Bangladesh
Ratification
06/09/2000
12/02/2002
Belarus
Accession
25/01/2006
25/02/2006
Belgium
Signature
06/09/2000
Belgium
Withdrawal of declaration
23/06/2003
Belgium
Ratification
06/05/2002
06/06/2002
Belize
Signature
06/09/2000
Belize
Ratification
01/12/2003
01/01/2004
Benin
Signature
22/02/2001
Benin
Ratification
31/01/2005
28/02/2005
Bhutan
Signature
15/09/2005
Bhutan
Ratification
09/12/2009
09/01/2010
Bolivia
Accession
22/12/2004
22/01/2005
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Signature
07/09/2000
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ratification
10/10/2003
10/11/2003
Botswana
Signature
24/09/2003
Botswana
Ratification
04/10/2004
04/11/2004
Brazil
Signature
06/09/2000
Brazil
Ratification
27/01/2004
27/02/2004
Brunei Darussalam
Accession
17/05/2016
17/06/2016
Bulgaria
Signature
08/06/2001
Bulgaria
Ratification
12/02/2002
12/03/2002
Burkina Faso
Signature
16/11/2001
Burkina Faso
Ratification
06/07/2007
05/08/2007
Burundi
Signature
13/11/2001
Burundi
Ratification
24/06/2008
24/07/2008
Cambodia
Signature
27/06/2000
Cambodia
Ratification
16/07/2004
16/08/2004
Cameroon
Signature
05/10/2001
Cameroon
Ratification
04/02/2013
04/03/2013
Canada
Communication
14/05/2014
Canada
Signature
05/06/2000
Canada
Ratification
07/07/2000
12/02/2002
Cape Verde
Accession
10/05/2002
10/06/2002
Central African Republic
Signature
27/09/2010
Central African Republic
Ratification
21/09/2017
21/10/2017
Chad
Signature
03/05/2002
Chad
Ratification
28/08/2002
28/09/2002
Chile
Declaration
13/11/2008
Chile
Signature
15/11/2001
Chile
Ratification
31/07/2003
31/08/2003
China
Communication
20/02/2008
China
Signature
15/03/2001
China
Ratification
20/02/2008
20/03/2008
Colombia
Signature
06/09/2000
Colombia
Ratification
25/05/2005
25/06/2005
Congo
Accession
24/09/2010
24/10/2010
Costa Rica
Signature
07/09/2000
Costa Rica
Ratification
24/01/2003
24/02/2003
Côte d'Ivoire
Accession
12/03/2012
12/04/2012
Croatia
Signature
08/05/2002
Croatia
Ratification
01/11/2002
01/12/2002
Cuba
Signature
13/10/2000
Cuba
Ratification
09/02/2007
09/03/2007
Cyprus
Communication
29/07/2004
Cyprus
Objection
01/07/2008
Cyprus
Signature
01/07/2008
Cyprus
Ratification
02/07/2010
02/08/2010
Czech Republic
Signature
06/09/2000
Czech Republic
Ratification
30/11/2001
12/02/2002
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Signature
08/09/2000
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ratification
11/11/2001
12/02/2002
Denmark
Signature
07/09/2000
Denmark
Withdrawal of declaration
23/01/2004
Denmark
Territorial exclusion
27/08/2002
27/09/2002
Denmark
Ratification
27/08/2002
27/09/2002
Djibouti
Signature
14/06/2006
Djibouti
Ratification
27/04/2011
27/05/2011
Dominica
Accession
20/09/2002
20/10/2002
Dominican Republic
Signature
09/05/2002
Dominican Republic
Ratification
14/10/2014
14/11/2014
Ecuador
Signature
06/09/2000
Ecuador
Ratification
07/06/2004
07/07/2004
Egypt
Accession
06/02/2007
06/03/2007
El Salvador
Signature
18/09/2000
El Salvador
Ratification
18/04/2002
18/05/2002
Eritrea
Accession
16/02/2005
16/03/2005
Estonia
Signature
24/09/2003
Estonia
Ratification
12/02/2014
12/03/2014
Ethiopia
Signature
28/09/2010
Ethiopia
Ratification
14/05/2014
14/06/2014
Fiji
Signature
16/09/2005
Fiji
Ratification
29/03/2021
29/04/2021
Finland
Signature
07/09/2000
Finland
Objection
15/11/2005
Finland
Ratification
10/04/2002
10/05/2002
France
Signature
06/09/2000
France
Objection
18/11/2005
France
Ratification
05/02/2003
05/03/2003
Gabon
Signature
08/09/2000
Gabon
Ratification
21/09/2010
21/10/2010
Gambia
Signature
21/12/2000
Gambia
Ratification
27/09/2019
27/10/2019
Georgia
Accession
03/08/2010
03/09/2010
Germany
Objection
17/11/2005
Germany
Objection
21/09/2020
Germany
Signature
06/09/2000
Germany
Ratification
13/12/2004
13/01/2005
Ghana
Signature
24/09/2003
Ghana
Ratification
09/12/2014
09/01/2015
Greece
Signature
07/09/2000
Greece
Ratification
22/10/2003
22/11/2003
Grenada
Accession
06/02/2012
06/03/2012
Guatemala
Signature
07/09/2000
Guatemala
Ratification
09/05/2002
09/06/2002
Guinea
Accession
08/04/2016
08/05/2016
Guinea-Bissau
Signature
08/09/2000
Guinea-Bissau
Ratification
24/09/2014
24/10/2014
Guyana
Withdrawal of declaration
18/11/2010
Guyana
Declaration
18/11/2010
Guyana
Accession
11/08/2010
11/09/2010
Haiti
Signature
15/08/2002
Holy See
Signature
10/10/2000
Holy See
Ratification
24/10/2001
12/02/2002
Honduras
Accession
14/08/2002
14/09/2002
Hungary
Objection
24/02/2010
Hungary
Signature
11/03/2002
Hungary
Ratification
24/02/2010
24/03/2010
Iceland
Signature
07/09/2000
Iceland
Ratification
01/10/2001
12/02/2002
India
Signature
15/11/2004
India
Ratification
30/11/2005
30/12/2005
Indonesia
Signature
24/09/2001
Indonesia
Ratification
24/09/2012
24/10/2012
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Signature
21/09/2010
Iraq
Accession
24/06/2008
24/07/2008
Ireland
Declaration
12/01/2015
Ireland
Signature
07/09/2000
Ireland
Ratification
18/11/2002
18/12/2002
Israel
Communication
16/05/2014
Israel
Communication
18/07/2005
Israel
Signature
14/11/2001
Israel
Ratification
18/07/2005
18/08/2005
Italy
Signature
06/09/2000
Italy
Ratification
09/05/2002
09/06/2002
Jamaica
Signature
08/09/2000
Jamaica
Ratification
09/05/2002
09/06/2002
Japan
Signature
10/05/2002
Japan
Modification of declaration
01/04/2010
Japan
Ratification
02/08/2004
02/09/2004
Jordan
Signature
06/09/2000
Jordan
Ratification
23/05/2007
23/06/2007
Kazakhstan
Signature
06/09/2000
Kazakhstan
Ratification
10/04/2003
10/05/2003
Kenya
Signature
08/09/2000
Kenya
Ratification
28/01/2002
12/02/2002
Kiribati
Accession
16/09/2015
16/10/2015
Kuwait
Accession
26/08/2004
26/09/2004
Kyrgyzstan
Accession
13/08/2003
13/09/2003
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Accession
20/09/2006
20/10/2006
Latvia
Signature
01/02/2002
Latvia
Ratification
19/12/2005
19/01/2006
Lebanon
Signature
11/02/2002
Lesotho
Signature
06/09/2000
Lesotho
Ratification
24/09/2003
24/10/2003
Liberia
Signature
22/09/2004
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Accession
29/10/2004
28/11/2004
Liechtenstein
Signature
08/09/2000
Liechtenstein
Ratification
04/02/2005
04/03/2005
Lithuania
Signature
13/02/2002
Lithuania
Ratification
20/02/2003
20/03/2003
Luxembourg
Signature
08/09/2000
Luxembourg
Modification of declaration
25/01/2013
Luxembourg
Ratification
04/08/2004
04/09/2004
Madagascar
Signature
07/09/2000
Madagascar
Ratification
22/09/2004
22/10/2004
Malawi
Signature
07/09/2000
Malawi
Ratification
21/09/2010
21/10/2010
Malaysia
Accession
12/04/2012
12/05/2012
Maldives
Signature
10/05/2002
Maldives
Ratification
29/12/2004
29/01/2005
Mali
Signature
08/09/2000
Mali
Ratification
16/05/2002
16/06/2002
Malta
Signature
07/09/2000
Malta
Ratification
09/05/2002
09/06/2002
Mauritius
Signature
11/11/2001
Mauritius
Ratification
12/02/2009
12/03/2009
Mexico
Withdrawal of declaration
28/05/2013
Mexico
Signature
07/09/2000
Mexico
Ratification
15/03/2002
15/04/2002
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Signature
08/05/2002
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Ratification
26/10/2015
26/11/2015
Monaco
Signature
26/06/2000
Monaco
Ratification
13/11/2001
12/02/2002
Mongolia
Signature
12/11/2001
Mongolia
Ratification
06/10/2004
06/11/2004
Montenegro
Modification of declaration
05/02/2020
Montenegro
Succession
02/05/2007
03/06/2006
Morocco
Signature
08/09/2000
Morocco
Ratification
22/05/2002
22/06/2002
Mozambique
Accession
19/10/2004
19/11/2004
Myanmar
Signature
28/09/2015
Myanmar
Ratification
27/09/2019
27/10/2019
Namibia
Signature
08/09/2000
Namibia
Ratification
16/04/2002
16/05/2002
Nauru
Signature
08/09/2000
Nepal
Signature
08/09/2000
Nepal
Ratification
03/01/2007
03/02/2007
Netherlands
Signature
07/09/2000
Netherlands
Objection
23/09/2020
Netherlands
Ratification
24/09/2009
24/10/2009
New Zealand
Signature
07/09/2000
New Zealand
Territorial exclusion
12/11/2001
New Zealand
Ratification
12/11/2001
12/02/2002
Nicaragua
Accession
17/03/2005
17/04/2005
Niger
Accession
13/03/2012
13/04/2012
Nigeria
Signature
08/09/2000
Nigeria
Ratification
25/09/2012
25/10/2012
None
Opening for signature
None
Issuance of certified true copies
12/07/2000
None
Entry into force
12/11/2001
12/02/2002
Norway
Signature
13/06/2000
Norway
Objection
02/12/2005
Norway
Ratification
23/09/2003
23/10/2003
Oman
Accession
17/09/2004
17/10/2004
Pakistan
Signature
26/09/2001
Pakistan
Ratification
17/11/2016
17/12/2016
Panama
Signature
31/10/2000
Panama
Ratification
08/08/2001
12/02/2002
Paraguay
Signature
13/09/2000
Paraguay
Declaration
22/03/2006
22/03/2006
Paraguay
Ratification
27/09/2002
27/10/2002
Peru
Signature
01/11/2000
Peru
Ratification
08/05/2002
08/06/2002
Philippines
Signature
08/09/2000
Philippines
Ratification
26/08/2003
26/09/2003
Poland
Signature
13/02/2002
Poland
Objection
01/12/2005
Poland
Ratification
07/04/2005
07/05/2005
Poland
Modification
28/06/2013
28/06/2013
Portugal
Signature
06/09/2000
Portugal
Objection
25/09/2020
Portugal
Ratification
19/08/2003
19/09/2003
Qatar
Accession
25/07/2002
25/08/2002
Republic of Korea
Signature
06/09/2000
Republic of Korea
Ratification
24/09/2004
24/10/2004
Republic of Moldova
Signature
08/02/2002
Republic of Moldova
Ratification
07/04/2004
07/05/2004
Romania
Declaration
26/02/2002
Romania
Objection
27/09/2020
Romania
Signature
06/09/2000
Romania
Ratification
10/11/2001
12/02/2002
Russian Federation
Signature
15/02/2001
Russian Federation
Ratification
24/09/2008
24/10/2008
Rwanda
Accession
23/04/2002
23/05/2002
Samoa
Accession
17/05/2016
17/06/2016
San Marino
Signature
05/06/2000
San Marino
Ratification
26/09/2011
26/10/2011
Saudi Arabia
Accession
10/06/2011
10/07/2011
Senegal
Signature
08/09/2000
Senegal
Ratification
03/03/2004
03/04/2004
Serbia and Montenegro
Ratification
31/01/2003
28/02/2003
Seychelles
Signature
23/01/2001
Seychelles
Ratification
10/08/2010
10/09/2010
Sierra Leone
Signature
08/09/2000
Sierra Leone
Ratification
15/05/2002
15/06/2002
Singapore
Signature
07/09/2000
Singapore
Ratification
11/12/2008
10/01/2009
Slovakia
Signature
30/11/2001
Slovakia
Ratification
07/07/2006
07/08/2006
Slovenia
Signature
08/09/2000
Slovenia
Ratification
23/09/2004
23/10/2004
Solomon Islands
Signature
24/09/2009
Solomon Islands
Ratification
20/01/2023
20/02/2023
Somalia
Signature
16/09/2005
South Africa
Signature
08/02/2002
South Africa
Ratification
24/09/2009
24/10/2009
South Sudan
Accession
27/09/2018
27/10/2018
Spain
Objection
02/12/2005
Spain
Signature
06/09/2000
Spain
Ratification
08/03/2002
08/04/2002
Sri Lanka
Signature
21/08/2000
Sri Lanka
Ratification
08/09/2000
12/02/2002
St. Lucia
Signature
22/09/2011
St. Lucia
Ratification
15/01/2014
15/02/2014
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Accession
29/03/2011
29/04/2011
State of Palestine
Communication
06/06/2014
State of Palestine
Communication
06/06/2014
State of Palestine
Communication
06/06/2014
State of Palestine
Accession
07/04/2014
07/05/2014
Sudan
Signature
09/05/2002
Sudan
Ratification
26/07/2005
26/08/2005
Suriname
Signature
10/05/2002
Suriname
Ratification
16/11/2021
16/12/2021
Swaziland
Accession
24/09/2012
24/10/2012
Sweden
Objection
05/10/2005
Sweden
Signature
08/06/2000
Sweden
Ratification
20/02/2003
20/03/2003
Switzerland
Signature
07/09/2000
Switzerland
Ratification
26/06/2002
26/07/2002
Syrian Arab Republic
Accession
17/10/2003
17/11/2003
Tajikistan
Accession
05/08/2002
05/09/2002
Thailand
Accession
27/02/2006
27/03/2006
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Signature
17/07/2001
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Ratification
12/01/2004
12/02/2004
Timor-Leste
Accession
02/08/2004
02/09/2004
Togo
Signature
15/11/2001
Togo
Ratification
28/11/2005
28/12/2005
Tunisia
Signature
22/04/2002
Tunisia
Ratification
02/01/2003
02/02/2003
Turkey
Signature
08/09/2000
Turkey
Ratification
04/05/2004
04/06/2004
Turkmenistan
Accession
29/04/2005
29/05/2005
Uganda
Accession
06/05/2002
06/06/2002
Ukraine
Signature
07/09/2000
Ukraine
Ratification
11/07/2005
11/08/2005
United Kingdom
Objection
17/08/2005
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
14/04/2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
04/11/2020
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Objection
25/09/2020
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Signature
07/09/2000
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Ratification
24/06/2003
24/07/2003
United Republic of Tanzania
Accession
11/11/2004
11/12/2004
United States of America
Signature
05/07/2000
United States of America
Communication
13/05/2014
United States of America
Ratification
23/12/2002
23/01/2003
Uruguay
Signature
07/09/2000
Uruguay
Ratification
09/09/2003
09/10/2003
Uzbekistan
Accession
23/12/2008
23/01/2009
Vanuatu
Signature
16/09/2005
Vanuatu
Ratification
26/09/2007
26/10/2007
Venezuela
Signature
07/09/2000
Venezuela
Ratification
23/09/2003
23/10/2003
Viet Nam
Signature
08/09/2000
Viet Nam
Ratification
20/12/2001
12/02/2002
Yemen
Accession
02/03/2007
02/04/2007
Yugoslavia (Federal Republic of)
Signature
08/10/2001
Zambia
Signature
29/09/2008
Zimbabwe
Accession
22/05/2013
22/06/2013
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