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Registration Number
33480
Title
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa
Participant(s)
Submitter
ex officio
Places/dates of conclusion
Place
Date
Paris
14/10/1994
EIF information
26 December 1996 , in accordance with article 36(1)
Authentic texts
Spanish
Russian
French
English
Chinese
Arabic
Attachments
with annexes
ICJ information
Depositary
Secretary-General of the United Nations
Registration Date
ex officio 26 December 1996
Subject terms
Forestry
Environment
Drought
Africa
Agreement type
Multilateral
UNTS Volume Number
1954 (p.3)
Publication format
Full
Certificate Of Registration
Text document(s)
Volume In PDF
v1954.pdf
Map(s)
Corrigendum/Addendum/Note
Participant
Action
Date of Notification/Deposit
Date of Effect
Afghanistan
Accession
01/11/1995
26/12/1996
Albania
Accession
27/04/2000
26/07/2000
Algeria
Signature
14/10/1994
Algeria
Ratification
22/05/1996
26/12/1996
Andorra
Accession
15/07/2002
13/10/2002
Angola
Signature
14/10/1994
Angola
Ratification
30/06/1997
28/09/1997
Antigua and Barbuda
Signature
04/04/1995
Antigua and Barbuda
Ratification
06/06/1997
04/09/1997
Argentina
Signature
15/10/1994
Argentina
Ratification
06/01/1997
06/04/1997
Armenia
Signature
14/10/1994
Armenia
Ratification
02/07/1997
30/09/1997
Australia
Signature
14/10/1994
Australia
Ratification
15/05/2000
13/08/2000
Austria
Accession
02/06/1997
31/08/1997
Azerbaijan
Accession
10/08/1998
08/11/1998
Bahamas
Accession
10/11/2000
08/02/2001
Bahrain
Accession
14/07/1997
12/10/1997
Bangladesh
Signature
14/10/1994
Bangladesh
Ratification
26/01/1996
26/12/1996
Barbados
Accession
14/05/1997
12/08/1997
Belarus
Accession
29/08/2001
27/11/2001
Belgium
Accession
30/06/1997
28/09/1997
Belize
Accession
23/07/1998
21/10/1998
Benin
Signature
14/10/1994
Benin
Ratification
29/08/1996
26/12/1996
Bhutan
Accession
20/08/2003
18/11/2003
Bolivia
Signature
14/10/1994
Bolivia
Ratification
01/08/1996
26/12/1996
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Accession
26/08/2002
24/11/2002
Botswana
Signature
12/10/1995
Botswana
Ratification
11/09/1996
26/12/1996
Brazil
Signature
14/10/1994
Brazil
Ratification
25/06/1997
23/09/1997
Brunei Darussalam
Accession
04/12/2002
04/03/2003
Bulgaria
Accession
21/02/2001
22/05/2001
Burkina Faso
Signature
14/10/1994
Burkina Faso
Ratification
26/01/1996
26/12/1996
Burundi
Signature
14/10/1994
Burundi
Ratification
06/01/1997
06/04/1997
Cambodia
Signature
15/10/1994
Cambodia
Ratification
18/08/1997
16/11/1997
Cameroon
Signature
14/10/1994
Cameroon
Ratification
29/05/1997
27/08/1997
Canada
Accession
21/12/2016
21/03/2017
Cape Verde
Signature
14/10/1994
Cape Verde
Ratification
08/05/1995
26/12/1996
Central African Empire
Signature
14/10/1994
Central African Republic
Ratification
05/09/1996
26/12/1996
Chad
Signature
14/10/1994
Chad
Ratification
27/09/1996
26/12/1996
Chile
Signature
03/03/1995
Chile
Ratification
11/11/1997
09/02/1998
China
Signature
14/10/1994
China
Ratification
18/02/1997
19/05/1997
Colombia
Signature
14/10/1994
Colombia
Ratification
08/06/1999
06/09/1999
Comoros
Signature
14/10/1994
Comoros
Ratification
03/03/1998
01/06/1998
Congo
Signature
15/10/1994
Congo
Ratification
12/07/1999
10/10/1999
Cook Islands
Accession
21/08/1998
19/11/1998
Costa Rica
Signature
15/10/1994
Costa Rica
Ratification
05/01/1998
05/04/1998
Côte d'Ivoire
Signature
15/10/1994
Côte d'Ivoire
Ratification
04/03/1997
02/06/1997
Croatia
Signature
15/10/1994
Croatia
Acceptance
06/10/2000
04/01/2001
Cuba
Signature
15/10/1994
Cuba
Ratification
13/03/1997
11/06/1997
Cyprus
Accession
29/03/2000
27/06/2000
Czech Republic
Accession
25/01/2000
24/04/2000
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Accession
29/12/2003
28/03/2004
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Signature
14/10/1994
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ratification
12/09/1997
11/12/1997
Denmark
Signature
15/10/1994
Denmark
Ratification
22/12/1995
26/12/1996
Djibouti
Signature
15/10/1994
Djibouti
Ratification
12/06/1997
10/09/1997
Dominica
Accession
08/12/1997
08/03/1998
Dominican Republic
Accession
26/06/1997
24/09/1997
Ecuador
Signature
19/01/1995
Ecuador
Ratification
06/09/1995
26/12/1996
Egypt
Signature
14/10/1994
Egypt
Ratification
07/07/1995
26/12/1996
El Salvador
Accession
27/06/1997
25/09/1997
Equatorial Guinea
Signature
14/10/1994
Equatorial Guinea
Ratification
27/06/1997
25/09/1997
Eritrea
Signature
14/10/1994
Eritrea
Ratification
14/08/1996
26/12/1996
Estonia
Accession
08/02/2012
08/05/2012
Ethiopia
Signature
15/10/1994
Ethiopia
Ratification
27/06/1997
25/09/1997
European Community
Signature
14/10/1994
European Community
Ratification
26/03/1998
24/06/1998
Fiji
Accession
26/08/1998
24/11/1998
Finland
Signature
15/10/1994
Finland
Acceptance
20/09/1995
26/12/1996
France
Signature
14/10/1994
France
Ratification
12/06/1997
10/09/1997
Gabon
Accession
06/09/1996
26/12/1996
Gambia
Signature
14/10/1994
Gambia
Ratification
11/06/1996
26/12/1996
Georgia
Signature
15/10/1994
Georgia
Ratification
23/07/1999
21/10/1999
Germany
Signature
14/10/1994
Germany
Ratification
10/07/1996
26/12/1996
Ghana
Signature
15/10/1994
Ghana
Ratification
27/12/1996
27/03/1997
Greece
Signature
14/10/1994
Greece
Ratification
05/05/1997
03/08/1997
Grenada
Accession
28/05/1997
26/08/1997
Guatemala
Accession
10/09/1998
09/12/1998
Guinea
Signature
14/10/1994
Guinea
Ratification
23/06/1997
21/09/1997
Guinea-Bissau
Signature
15/10/1994
Guinea-Bissau
Ratification
27/10/1995
26/12/1996
Guyana
Accession
26/06/1997
24/09/1997
Haiti
Signature
15/10/1994
Haiti
Ratification
25/09/1996
26/12/1996
Honduras
Signature
22/02/1995
Honduras
Ratification
25/06/1997
23/09/1997
Hungary
Accession
13/07/1999
11/10/1999
Iceland
Accession
03/06/1997
01/09/1997
India
Signature
14/10/1994
India
Ratification
17/12/1996
17/03/1997
Indonesia
Signature
15/10/1994
Indonesia
Ratification
31/08/1998
29/11/1998
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Signature
14/10/1994
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Ratification
29/04/1997
28/07/1997
Iraq
Accession
28/05/2010
26/08/2010
Ireland
Signature
15/10/1994
Ireland
Ratification
31/07/1997
29/10/1997
Israel
Signature
14/10/1994
Israel
Ratification
26/03/1996
26/12/1996
Italy
Signature
14/10/1994
Italy
Ratification
23/06/1997
21/09/1997
Jamaica
Accession
12/11/1997
10/02/1998
Japan
Signature
14/10/1994
Japan
Acceptance
11/09/1998
10/12/1998
Jordan
Signature
13/04/1995
Jordan
Ratification
21/10/1996
19/01/1997
Kazakhstan
Signature
14/10/1994
Kazakhstan
Ratification
09/07/1997
07/10/1997
Kenya
Signature
14/10/1994
Kenya
Ratification
24/06/1997
22/09/1997
Kiribati
Accession
08/09/1998
07/12/1998
Kuwait
Signature
22/09/1995
Kuwait
Ratification
27/06/1997
25/09/1997
Kyrgyzstan
Accession
19/09/1997
18/12/1997
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Signature
30/08/1995
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Acceptance
20/09/1996
26/12/1996
Latvia
Accession
21/10/2002
19/01/2003
Lebanon
Signature
14/10/1994
Lebanon
Ratification
16/05/1996
26/12/1996
Lesotho
Signature
15/10/1994
Lesotho
Ratification
12/09/1995
26/12/1996
Liberia
Accession
02/03/1998
31/05/1998
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Signature
15/10/1994
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Ratification
22/07/1996
26/12/1996
Liechtenstein
Accession
29/12/1999
28/03/2000
Lithuania
Accession
25/07/2003
23/10/2003
Luxembourg
Signature
14/10/1994
Luxembourg
Ratification
04/02/1997
05/05/1997
Madagascar
Signature
14/10/1994
Madagascar
Ratification
25/06/1997
23/09/1997
Malawi
Signature
17/01/1995
Malawi
Ratification
13/06/1996
26/12/1996
Malaysia
Signature
06/10/1995
Malaysia
Ratification
25/06/1997
23/09/1997
Maldives
Accession
03/09/2002
02/12/2002
Mali
Signature
15/10/1994
Mali
Ratification
31/10/1995
26/12/1996
Malta
Signature
15/10/1994
Malta
Ratification
30/01/1998
30/04/1998
Marshall Islands
Accession
02/06/1998
31/08/1998
Mauritania
Signature
14/10/1994
Mauritania
Ratification
07/08/1996
26/12/1996
Mauritius
Signature
17/03/1995
Mauritius
Ratification
23/01/1996
26/12/1996
Mexico
Signature
15/10/1994
Mexico
Ratification
03/04/1995
26/12/1996
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Signature
12/12/1994
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Ratification
25/03/1996
26/12/1996
Monaco
Accession
05/03/1999
03/06/1999
Mongolia
Signature
15/10/1994
Mongolia
Ratification
03/09/1996
26/12/1996
Montenegro
Accession
04/06/2007
02/09/2007
Morocco
Signature
15/10/1994
Morocco
Ratification
07/11/1996
05/02/1997
Mozambique
Signature
28/09/1995
Mozambique
Ratification
13/03/1997
11/06/1997
Myanmar
Accession
02/01/1997
02/04/1997
Namibia
Signature
24/10/1994
Namibia
Ratification
16/05/1997
14/08/1997
Nauru
Accession
22/09/1998
21/12/1998
Nepal
Signature
12/10/1995
Nepal
Ratification
15/10/1996
13/01/1997
Netherlands
Signature
15/10/1994
Netherlands
Acceptance
27/06/1995
26/12/1996
New Zealand
Territorial exclusion
07/09/2000
New Zealand
Accession
07/09/2000
06/12/2000
Nicaragua
Signature
21/11/1994
Nicaragua
Ratification
17/02/1998
18/05/1998
Niger
Signature
14/10/1994
Niger
Ratification
19/01/1996
26/12/1996
Nigeria
Signature
31/10/1994
Nigeria
Ratification
08/07/1997
06/10/1997
Niue
Accession
14/08/1998
12/11/1998
None
Proposal of corrections
13/04/2000
None
Adoption
22/12/2000
None
Entry into force
06/09/2001
06/09/2001
Norway
Signature
15/10/1994
Norway
Ratification
30/08/1996
26/12/1996
Oman
Accession
23/07/1996
26/12/1996
Pakistan
Signature
15/10/1994
Pakistan
Ratification
24/02/1997
25/05/1997
Palau
Accession
15/06/1999
13/09/1999
Panama
Signature
22/02/1995
Panama
Ratification
04/04/1996
26/12/1996
Papua New Guinea
Accession
06/12/2000
06/03/2001
Paraguay
Signature
01/12/1994
Paraguay
Ratification
15/01/1997
15/04/1997
Peru
Signature
15/10/1994
Peru
Ratification
09/11/1995
26/12/1996
Philippines
Signature
08/12/1994
Philippines
Ratification
10/02/2000
10/05/2000
Poland
Accession
14/11/2001
12/02/2002
Portugal
Signature
14/10/1994
Portugal
Ratification
01/04/1996
26/12/1996
Qatar
Accession
15/03/1999
13/06/1999
Republic of Korea
Signature
14/10/1994
Republic of Korea
Ratification
17/08/1999
15/11/1999
Republic of Moldova
Accession
10/03/1999
08/06/1999
Romania
Accession
19/08/1998
17/11/1998
Russian Federation
Accession
29/05/2003
27/08/2003
Rwanda
Signature
22/06/1995
Rwanda
Ratification
22/10/1998
20/01/1999
Samoa
Accession
21/08/1998
19/11/1998
San Marino
Accession
23/07/1999
21/10/1999
Sao Tome and Principe
Signature
04/10/1995
Sao Tome and Principe
Ratification
08/07/1998
06/10/1998
Saudi Arabia
Accession
25/06/1997
23/09/1997
Senegal
Signature
14/10/1994
Senegal
Ratification
26/07/1995
26/12/1996
Serbia
Accession
18/12/2007
17/03/2008
Seychelles
Signature
14/10/1994
Seychelles
Ratification
26/06/1997
24/09/1997
Sierra Leone
Signature
11/11/1994
Sierra Leone
Ratification
25/09/1997
24/12/1997
Singapore
Accession
26/04/1999
25/07/1999
Slovakia
Accession
07/01/2002
07/04/2002
Slovenia
Accession
28/06/2001
26/09/2001
Solomon Islands
Accession
16/04/1999
15/07/1999
Somalia
Accession
24/07/2002
22/10/2002
South Africa
Signature
09/01/1995
South Africa
Ratification
30/09/1997
29/12/1997
South Sudan
Accession
17/02/2014
18/05/2014
Spain
Signature
14/10/1994
Spain
Ratification
30/01/1996
26/12/1996
Sri Lanka
Accession
09/12/1998
09/03/1999
St. Kitts and Nevis
Accession
30/06/1997
28/09/1997
St. Lucia
Accession
02/07/1997
30/09/1997
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Signature
15/10/1994
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Ratification
16/03/1998
14/06/1998
State of Palestine
Accession
29/12/2017
29/03/2018
Sudan
Signature
15/10/1994
Sudan
Ratification
24/11/1995
26/12/1996
Suriname
Accession
01/06/2000
30/08/2000
Swaziland
Signature
27/07/1995
Swaziland
Ratification
07/10/1996
05/01/1997
Sweden
Signature
15/10/1994
Sweden
Ratification
12/12/1995
26/12/1996
Switzerland
Signature
14/10/1994
Switzerland
Ratification
19/01/1996
26/12/1996
Syrian Arab Republic
Signature
15/10/1994
Syrian Arab Republic
Ratification
10/06/1997
08/09/1997
Tajikistan
Accession
16/07/1997
14/10/1997
Thailand
Accession
07/03/2001
05/06/2001
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Accession
06/03/2002
04/06/2002
Timor-Leste
Accession
20/08/2003
18/11/2003
Togo
Signature
15/10/1994
Togo
Acceptance
04/10/1995
26/12/1996
Tonga
Accession
25/09/1998
24/12/1998
Trinidad and Tobago
Accession
08/06/2000
06/09/2000
Tunisia
Signature
14/10/1994
Tunisia
Ratification
11/10/1995
26/12/1996
Turkey
Signature
14/10/1994
Turkey
Ratification
31/03/1998
29/06/1998
Turkmenistan
Signature
27/03/1995
Turkmenistan
Ratification
18/09/1996
26/12/1996
Tuvalu
Accession
14/09/1998
13/12/1998
Uganda
Signature
21/11/1994
Uganda
Ratification
25/06/1997
23/09/1997
Ukraine
Accession
27/08/2002
25/11/2002
United Arab Emirates
Accession
21/10/1998
19/01/1999
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Signature
14/10/1994
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
18/10/1996
16/01/1997
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Ratification
18/10/1996
16/01/1997
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
24/12/1996
16/01/1997
United Republic of Tanzania
Signature
14/10/1994
United Republic of Tanzania
Ratification
19/06/1997
17/09/1997
United States of America
Signature
14/10/1994
United States of America
Ratification
17/11/2000
15/02/2001
Uruguay
Accession
17/02/1999
18/05/1999
Uzbekistan
Signature
07/12/1994
Uzbekistan
Ratification
31/10/1995
26/12/1996
Vanuatu
Signature
28/09/1995
Vanuatu
Ratification
10/08/1999
08/11/1999
Venezuela
Accession
29/06/1998
27/09/1998
Viet Nam
Accession
25/08/1998
23/11/1998
Yemen Arab Republic
Accession
14/01/1997
14/04/1997
Zambia
Signature
15/10/1994
Zambia
Ratification
19/09/1996
26/12/1996
Zimbabwe
Signature
15/10/1994
Zimbabwe
Ratification
23/09/1997
22/12/1997
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