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Registration Number
2545
Title
Convention relating to the Status of Refugees
Participant(s)
Submitter
ex officio
Places/dates of conclusion
Place
Date
Geneva
28/07/1951
EIF information
22 April 1954 , in accordance with article 43
Authentic texts
French
English
Attachments
ICJ information
Depositary
Secretary-General of the United Nations
Registration Date
ex officio 22 April 1954
Subject terms
Human rights
Refugees
Agreement type
Multilateral
UNTS Volume Number
189 (p.137)
Publication format
Full
Certificate Of Registration
Text document(s)
volume-189-I-2545-English.pdf
volume-189-I-2545-French.pdf
Volume In PDF
v189.pdf
Map(s)
Corrigendum/Addendum/Note
Participant
Action
Date of Notification/Deposit
Date of Effect
Afghanistan
Accession
30/08/2005
28/11/2005
Albania
Accession
18/08/1992
16/11/1992
Algeria
Succession
21/02/1963
03/07/1962
Angola
Accession
23/06/1981
Antigua and Barbuda
Accession
07/09/1995
06/12/1995
Argentina
Declaration
30/11/1984
Argentina
Objection
03/10/1983
Argentina
Accession
15/11/1961
13/02/1962
Armenia
Accession
06/07/1993
04/10/1993
Australia
Withdrawal of reservation
01/12/1967
Australia
Withdrawal of reservation
11/03/1971
Australia
Extension
01/12/1967
Australia
Territorial application
22/01/1954
Australia
Accession
22/01/1954
22/04/1954
Austria
Signature
28/07/1951
Austria
Ratification
01/11/1954
30/01/1955
Azerbaijan
Accession
12/02/1993
13/05/1993
Bahamas
Accession
15/09/1993
14/12/1993
Belarus
Accession
23/08/2001
21/11/2001
Belgium
Objection
05/11/1984
Belgium
Signature
28/07/1951
Belgium
Ratification
22/07/1953
22/04/1954
Belize
Accession
27/06/1990
25/09/1990
Bolivia
Accession
09/02/1982
10/05/1982
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Succession
01/09/1993
06/03/1992
Botswana
Extension
21/01/1983
Botswana
Notification
29/04/1986
Botswana
Accession
06/01/1969
06/04/1969
Brazil
Signature
15/07/1952
Brazil
Notification
14/02/1990
Brazil
Withdrawal of reservation
07/04/1972
Brazil
Ratification
16/11/1960
14/02/1961
Bulgaria
Accession
12/05/1993
10/08/1993
Burundi
Accession
19/07/1963
17/10/1963
Cambodia
Accession
15/10/1992
13/01/1993
Cameroon
Declaration
29/12/1961
Cameroon
Succession
23/10/1961
01/01/1960
Canada
Accession
04/06/1969
02/09/1969
Central African Republic
Succession
04/09/1962
14/08/1960
Chad
Accession
19/08/1981
17/11/1981
Chile
Accession
28/01/1972
27/04/1972
China
Communication
03/12/1999
China
Accession
24/09/1982
23/12/1982
Colombia
Signature
28/07/1951
Colombia
Ratification
10/10/1961
08/01/1962
Congo (Brazzaville)
Succession
15/10/1962
Congo (Brazzaville)
Notification
15/10/1962
Costa Rica
Accession
28/03/1978
26/06/1978
Croatia
Succession
12/10/1992
08/10/1991
Cyprus
Succession
16/05/1963
16/08/1960
Czech Republic
Succession
11/05/1993
01/01/1993
Czechoslovakia
Accession
26/11/1991
24/02/1992
Dahomey
Extension
06/07/1970
Dahomey
Succession
04/04/1962
01/08/1960
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Accession
19/07/1965
17/10/1965
Denmark
Withdrawal of reservation
25/03/1968
Denmark
Territorial application
04/12/1952
Denmark
Signature
28/07/1951
Denmark
Withdrawal of reservation
23/08/1962
Denmark
Ratification
04/12/1952
22/04/1954
Djibouti
Succession
09/08/1977
Dominica
Accession
17/02/1994
18/05/1994
Dominican Republic
Accession
04/01/1978
04/04/1978
Ecuador
Extension
05/09/1972
Ecuador
Accession
17/08/1955
15/11/1955
Egypt
Declaration
24/09/1981
Egypt
Communication
27/10/1981
Egypt
Accession
22/05/1981
20/08/1981
El Salvador
Accession
28/04/1983
27/07/1983
Equatorial Guinea
Accession
07/02/1986
08/05/1986
Estonia
Accession
10/04/1997
09/07/1997
Ethiopia
Objection
10/01/1979
Ethiopia
Accession
10/11/1969
08/02/1970
Federal Republic of Germany
Signature
19/11/1951
Federal Republic of Germany
Objection
05/12/1984
Federal Republic of Germany
Territorial application
15/12/1955
22/04/1954
Federal Republic of Germany
Ratification
01/12/1953
22/04/1954
Fiji
Succession
12/06/1972
Finland
Partial withdrawal of reservations
07/10/2004
Finland
Accession
10/10/1968
08/01/1969
France
Territorial application
23/06/1954
France
Signature
11/09/1952
France
Extension
03/02/1971
France
Objection
23/10/1984
France
Ratification
23/06/1954
21/09/1954
Gabon
Accession
27/04/1964
26/07/1964
Gambia
Succession
07/09/1966
Georgia
Accession
09/08/1999
07/11/1999
German Democratic Republic
Accession
04/09/1990
03/12/1990
Ghana
Accession
18/03/1963
16/06/1963
Greece
Signature
10/04/1952
Greece
Withdrawal of reservation
19/04/1978
Greece
Ratification
05/04/1960
04/07/1960
Greece
Withdrawal of reservation
27/02/1995
27/02/1995
Guatemala
Withdrawal of declaration
26/04/2007
Guatemala
Accession
22/09/1983
21/12/1983
Guinea
Succession
28/12/1965
02/03/1958
Guinea-Bissau
Accession
11/02/1976
11/05/1976
Haiti
Accession
25/09/1984
24/12/1984
Holy See
Signature
21/05/1952
Holy See
Ratification
15/03/1956
13/06/1956
Honduras
Withdrawal of reservation
29/05/2013
Honduras
Accession
23/03/1992
21/06/1992
Hungary
Declaration
08/01/1998
Hungary
Accession
14/03/1989
12/06/1989
Iceland
Accession
30/11/1955
Iran
Accession
28/07/1976
26/10/1976
Ireland
Withdrawal of reservation
23/10/1968
Ireland
Accession
29/11/1956
27/02/1957
Israel
Signature
01/08/1951
Israel
Ratification
01/10/1954
30/12/1954
Italy
Withdrawal of reservation
20/10/1964
Italy
Withdrawal of reservation
01/03/1990
Italy
Signature
23/07/1952
Italy
Objection
26/11/1984
Italy
Notification
01/03/1990
01/03/1990
Italy
Ratification
15/11/1954
13/02/1955
Ivory Coast
Succession
08/12/1961
Ivory Coast
Notification
20/12/1966
Jamaica
Succession
30/07/1964
06/08/1962
Japan
Accession
03/10/1981
01/01/1982
Kazakhstan
Accession
15/01/1999
15/04/1999
Kenya
Accession
16/05/1966
14/08/1966
Kyrgyzstan
Accession
08/10/1996
06/01/1997
Latvia
Declaration
03/11/1997
Latvia
Accession
31/07/1997
29/10/1997
Lesotho
Accession
14/05/1981
12/08/1981
Liberia
Accession
15/10/1964
13/01/1965
Liechtenstein
Signature
28/07/1951
Liechtenstein
Withdrawal of reservation
13/10/2009
Liechtenstein
Ratification
08/03/1957
06/06/1957
Liechtenstein
Withdrawal of reservation
13/10/2009
13/10/2009
Lithuania
Accession
28/04/1997
27/07/1997
Luxembourg
Signature
28/07/1951
Luxembourg
Declaration
15/11/1984
Luxembourg
Extension
22/08/1972
Luxembourg
Ratification
23/07/1953
22/04/1954
Madagascar
Accession
18/12/1967
17/03/1968
Malawi
Declaration
04/02/1988
Malawi
Accession
10/12/1987
09/03/1988
Mali
Succession
02/02/1973
Malta
Partial withdrawal of reservation and declaration
17/01/2002
Malta
Change in the classification
17/01/2002
Malta
Withdrawal of reservation
24/02/2004
Malta
Accession
17/06/1971
15/09/1971
Mauritania
Accession
05/05/1987
03/08/1987
Mexico
Partial withdrawal of reservation
11/07/2014
Mexico
Accession
07/06/2000
05/09/2000
Monaco
Declaration
11/02/2022
Monaco
Accession
18/05/1954
16/08/1954
Montenegro
Succession
10/10/2006
03/06/2006
Morocco
Succession
07/11/1956
02/03/1956
Mozambique
Accession
16/12/1983
15/03/1984
Namibia
Accession
17/02/1995
18/05/1995
Nauru
Accession
28/06/2011
26/09/2011
Netherlands
Signature
28/07/1951
Netherlands
Objection
11/12/1984
Netherlands
Ratification
03/05/1956
01/08/1956
Netherlands
Territorial application
29/07/1971
27/10/1971
New Zealand
Accession
30/06/1960
28/09/1960
Nicaragua
Accession
28/03/1980
26/06/1980
Niger
Notification
07/12/1964
Niger
Succession
25/08/1961
Nigeria
Accession
23/10/1967
21/01/1968
Norway
Signature
28/07/1951
Norway
Ratification
23/03/1953
22/04/1954
Panama
Accession
02/08/1978
31/10/1978
Papua New Guinea
Partial withdrawal of reservation
20/08/2013
Papua New Guinea
Accession
17/07/1986
15/10/1986
Paraguay
Declaration
10/01/1991
Paraguay
Withdrawal of declaration
10/01/1991
Paraguay
Accession
01/04/1970
30/06/1970
Peru
Notification
08/12/1980
Peru
Accession
21/12/1964
21/03/1965
Philippines
Accession
22/07/1981
20/10/1981
Poland
Accession
27/09/1991
26/12/1991
Portugal
Communication
18/11/1999
Portugal
Renewal of reservation(s)
13/07/1976
13/07/1976
Portugal
Extension
13/07/1976
13/07/1976
Portugal
Accession
22/12/1960
22/03/1961
Portugal
Territorial application
27/04/1999
26/07/1999
Republic of Korea
Accession
03/12/1992
03/03/1993
Republic of Korea
Withdrawal of reservation
01/09/2009
08/09/2009
Republic of Moldova
Accession
31/01/2002
01/05/2002
Republic of the Congo
Succession
15/10/1962
15/08/1960
Romania
Accession
07/08/1991
05/11/1991
Russian Federation
Accession
02/02/1993
03/05/1993
Rwanda
Accession
03/01/1980
02/04/1980
Samoa
Accession
21/09/1988
20/12/1988
Sao Tome and Principe
Accession
01/02/1978
02/05/1978
Senegal
Notification
12/10/1964
Senegal
Succession
02/05/1963
20/06/1960
Seychelles
Accession
23/04/1980
22/07/1980
Sierra Leone
Accession
22/05/1981
20/08/1981
Slovakia
Succession
04/02/1993
01/01/1993
Slovenia
Declaration
16/12/1992
Slovenia
Succession
06/07/1992
25/06/1991
Solomon Islands
Accession
28/02/1995
29/05/1995
Somalia
Accession
10/10/1978
08/01/1979
South Africa
Accession
12/01/1996
11/04/1996
South Sudan
Accession
10/12/2018
10/03/2019
Spain
Accession
14/08/1978
12/11/1978
St. Kitts and Nevis
Accession
01/02/2002
02/05/2002
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Accession
03/11/1993
01/02/1994
Sudan
Accession
22/02/1974
23/05/1974
Suriname
Succession
29/11/1978
Swaziland
Accession
14/02/2000
14/05/2000
Sweden
Signature
28/07/1951
Sweden
Withdrawal of reservation
05/03/1970
Sweden
Withdrawal of reservation
14/11/2019
Sweden
Withdrawal of reservation
20/04/1961
01/07/1961
Sweden
Ratification
26/10/1954
24/01/1955
Switzerland
Withdrawal of reservation
03/07/1972
Switzerland
Signature
28/07/1951
Switzerland
Withdrawal of reservation
18/02/1963
Switzerland
Withdrawal of reservation
17/12/1980
01/01/1981
Switzerland
Ratification
21/01/1955
21/04/1955
Tajikistan
Accession
07/12/1993
07/03/1994
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Succession
18/01/1994
17/11/1991
Timor-Leste
Accession
07/05/2003
06/08/2003
Togo
Notification
23/10/1962
Togo
Succession
27/02/1962
27/04/1960
Trinidad and Tobago
Accession
10/11/2000
08/02/2001
Tunisia
Succession
24/10/1957
23/06/1954
Turkey
Signature
24/08/1951
Turkey
Ratification
30/03/1962
28/06/1962
Turkmenistan
Accession
02/03/1998
31/05/1998
Tuvalu
Succession
07/03/1986
01/10/1978
Uganda
Accession
27/09/1976
26/12/1976
Ukraine
Accession
10/06/2002
08/09/2002
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Declaration
28/02/1985
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
11/03/1954
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Signature
28/07/1951
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
25/10/1956
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
04/09/1968
03/12/1968
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
11/11/1960
09/02/1961
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
11/07/1960
09/10/1960
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
19/06/1957
17/09/1957
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
20/04/1970
19/07/1970
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Ratification
11/03/1954
22/04/1954
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
25/10/1956
23/01/1957
United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar
Accession
12/05/1964
10/08/1964
Upper Volta
Accession
18/06/1980
16/09/1980
Uruguay
Accession
22/09/1970
21/12/1970
Vatican City State
Extension
17/11/1961
Yemen Arab Republic
Accession
18/01/1980
17/04/1980
Yugoslavia (Federal Republic of)
Confirmation
12/03/2001
Yugoslavia (Federal Republic of)
Succession
12/03/2001
27/04/1992
Yugoslavia (Socialist Federal Republic of)
Signature
28/07/1951
Yugoslavia (Socialist Federal Republic of)
Ratification
15/12/1959
14/03/1960
Zambia
Succession
24/09/1969
Zimbabwe
Accession
25/08/1981
23/11/1981
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