CHAPTER VII

TRAFFIC IN PERSONS2International Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Women and Children, concluded at Geneva on 30 September 1921, as amended by the Protocol signed at Lake Success, New York, on 12 November 1947Lake Success, 12 November 1947Entry into force24 April 1950 , the date on which the amendments set forth in the annex to the Protocol of 12 November 1947 entered into force, in accordance with paragraph 2 of article V of the Protocol.Registration24 April 1950, No. 771StatusParties46TextUnited Nations, <i>Treaty Series </i>, vol. 53, p. 39.The Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others, concluded at Lake Success, New York of 21 March 1950 consolidates the Protocols, Conventions and Agreements listed in the present chapter under Nos. 1 to 10. Furthermore, the Convention of 21 March 1950 supercedes the provisions of the above-referenced instruments in the relations between the Parties thereto and shall terminate such instruments when all the Parties thereto shall have become Parties to the Convention of 21 March 1950, in accordance with its article 28.

ParticipantDefinitive signature of the Protocol, Acceptance of the Protocol, Succession to the ProtocolAccession to the Convention as amended by the Protocol(a), Succession to the Convention as amended by the Protocol(d)Afghanistan12 Nov 1947 Albania25 Jul 1949 Algeria31 Oct 1963 aAustralia13 Nov 1947 Austria 7 Jun 1950 Belgium12 Nov 1947 Brazil 6 Apr 1950 Canada24 Nov 1947 China<superscript>1</superscript>12 Nov 1947 Cuba16 Mar 1981 Czech Republic<superscript>2</superscript>30 Dec 1993 Denmark21 Nov 1949 Egypt12 Nov 1947 Finland 6 Jan 1949 Germany<superscript>3</superscript>29 May 1973 Greece 5 Apr 1960 Hungary 2 Feb 1950 India12 Nov 1947 Ireland19 Jul 1961 Italy 5 Jan 1949 Jamaica16 Mar 1965 Lebanon12 Nov 1947 Libya17 Feb 1959 aLuxembourg14 Mar 1955 Madagascar18 Feb 1963 aMalawi25 Feb 1966 aMalta27 Feb 1975 Mexico12 Nov 1947 Montenegro<superscript>4</superscript>23 Oct 2006 dMyanmar13 May 1949 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 7 Mar 1949 Nicaragua24 Apr 1950 Norway28 Nov 1947 Pakistan12 Nov 1947 Philippines30 Sep 1954 aPoland21 Dec 1950 Romania 2 Nov 1950 Russian Federation18 Dec 1947 Serbia<superscript>5</superscript>12 Mar 2001 dSierra Leone13 Aug 1962 Singapore26 Oct 1966 Slovakia<superscript>2</superscript>28 May 1993 South Africa12 Nov 1947 Sweden 9 Jun 1948 Syrian Arab Republic17 Nov 1947 Türkiye12 Nov 1947 1See note concerning signatures, ratifications, accessions, etc., on behalf of China (note 1 under “China” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume).2The Protocol of 12 November 1947 amending the Agreement, having been signed definitively on 12 November 1947 by the Government of Czechoslovakia, the latter applied the Convention as amended as from that date. See also note 1 under “Czech Republic” and note 1 under “Slovakia” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.3A notification of reapplication of the Convention of 30 September 1921 was received on 21 February 1974 from the Government of the German Democratic Republic. An instrument of acceptance of the Protocol of 12 November 1947 amending the Agreement having been deposited with the Secretary-General on 16 July 1974 on behalf of the German Democratic Republic, the latter applied the Convention as amended since 16 July 1974. See also note 2 under “Germany” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.4See note 1 under "Montenegro" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.5The former Yugoslavia had signed the Protocol definitively on 12 November 1947. See also note 1 under “Bosnia and Herzegovina", "Croatia", "former Yugoslavia", "Slovenia", "The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" and "Yugoslavia" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.