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People > Rights of the Child Convention > Ratification Dates: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Date of ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. "A" denotes acceptance; "a" denotes accession; "d" denotes succession.
COUNTRY DESCRIPTION
Afghanistan 28 Mar 1994
Albania 27 Feb 1992
Algeria 16 Apr 1993
Andorra 2 Jan 1996
Angola 5 Dec 1990
Antigua and Barbuda 5 Oct 1993
Argentina 4 Dec 1990
Armenia 23 Jun 1993 a
Australia 17 Dec 1990
Austria 6 Aug 1992
Azerbaijan 13 Aug 1992 a
Bahrain 13 Feb 1992 a
Bangladesh 3 Aug 1990
Barbados 9 Oct 1990
Belarus 1 Oct 1990
Belgium 16 Dec 1991
Belize 2 May 1990
Benin 3 Aug 1990
Bhutan 1 Aug 1990
Bolivia 26 Jun 1990
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 Sep 1993 d
Botswana 14 Mar 1995 a
Brazil 24 Sep 1990
Bulgaria 3 Jun 1991
Burkina Faso 31 Aug 1990
Burma 15 Jul 1991 a
Burundi 19 Oct 1990
Cambodia 15 Oct 1992 a
Cameroon 11 Jan 1993
Canada 13 Dec 1991
Cape Verde 4 Jun 1992 a
Central African Republic 23 Apr 1992
Chad 2 Oct 1990
Chile 13 Aug 1990
China 2 Mar 1992
Colombia 28 Jan 1991
Comoros 22 Jun 1993
Cook Islands 6 Jun 1997 a
Costa Rica 21 Aug 1990
Cote d'Ivoire 4 Feb 1991
Croatia 12 Oct 1992 d
Cuba 21 Aug 1991
Cyprus 7 Feb 1991
Czech Republic 22 Feb 1993 d
Democratic Republic of the Congo 27 Sep 1990
Denmark 19 Jul 1991
Djibouti 6 Dec 1990
Dominica 13 Mar 1991
Dominican Republic 11 Jun 1991
Ecuador 23 Mar 1990
Egypt 6 Jul 1990
El Salvador 10 Jul 1990
Equatorial Guinea 15 Jun 1992 a
Eritrea 3 Aug 1994
Estonia 21 Oct 1991 a
Ethiopia 14 May 1991 a
Federated States of Micronesia 5 May 1993 a
Fiji 13 Aug 1993
Finland 20 Jun 1991
France 7 Aug 1990
Gabon 9 Feb 1994
Georgia 2 Jun 1994 a
Germany 6 Mar 1992
Ghana 5 Feb 1990
Greece 11 May 1993
Grenada 5 Nov 1990
Guatemala 6 Jun 1990
Guinea 13 Jul 1990 a
Guinea-Bissau 20 Aug 1990
Guyana 14 Jan 1991
Haiti 8 Jun 1995
Honduras 10 Aug 1990
Hungary 7 Oct 1991
Iceland 28 Oct 1992
India 11 Dec 1992 a
Indonesia 5 Sep 1990
Iran 13 Jul 1994
Iraq 15 Jun 1994 a
Ireland 28 Sep 1992
Israel 3 Oct 1991
Italy 5 Sep 1991
Jamaica 14 May 1991
Japan 22 Apr 1994
Jordan 24 May 1991
Kazakhstan 12 Aug 1994
Kenya 30 Jul 1990
Kiribati 11 Dec 1995 a
Kuwait 21 Oct 1991
Kyrgyzstan 7 Oct 1994 a
Laos 8 May 1991 a
Latvia 14 Apr 1992 a
Lebanon 14 May 1991
Lesotho 10 Mar 1992
Liberia 4 Jun 1993
Libya 15 Apr 1993 a
Liechtenstein 22 Dec 1995
Lithuania 31 Jan 1992 a
Luxembourg 7 Mar 1994
Madagascar 19 Mar 1991
Malawi 2 Jan 1991 a
Malaysia 17 Feb 1995 a
Maldives 11 Feb 1991
Mali 20 Sep 1990
Malta 30 Sep 1990
Marshall Islands 4 Oct 1993
Mauritania 16 May 1991
Mauritius 26 Jul 1990 a
Mexico 21 Sep 1990
Moldova 26 Jan 1993 a
Monaco 21 Jun 1993 a
Mongolia 5 Jul 1990
Morocco 21 Jun 1993
Mozambique 26 Apr 1994
Namibia 30 Sep 1990
Nauru 27 Jul 1994 a
Nepal 14 Sep 1990
Netherlands 6 Feb 1995 A
New Zealand 6 Apr 1993
Nicaragua 5 Oct 1990
Niger 30 Sep 1990
Nigeria 19 Apr 1991
Niue 20 Dec 1995 a
Norway 8 Jan 1991
Oman 9 Dec 1996 a
Pakistan 12 Nov 1990
Palau 4 Aug 1995 a
Panama 12 Dec 1990
Papua New Guinea 2 Mar 1993
Paraguay 25 Sep 1990
Peru 4 Sep 1990
Philippines 21 Aug 1990
Poland 7 Jun 1991
Portugal 21 Sep 1990
Qatar 3 Apr 1995
Romania 28 Sep 1990
Russia 16 Aug 1990
Rwanda 24 Jan 1991
Saint Kitts and Nevis 24 Jul 1990
Saint Lucia 16 Jun 1993
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 26 Oct 1993
Samoa 29 Nov 1994
San Marino 25 Nov 1991 a
Sao Tome and Principe 14 May 1991 a
Saudi Arabia 26 Jan 1996 a
Senegal 31 Jul 1990
Serbia and Montenegro 12 March 2003d
Seychelles 7 Sep 1990 a
Sierra Leone 18 Jun 1990
Singapore 5 Oct 1995 a
Slovakia 28 May 1993 d
Slovenia 6 Jul 1992 d
Solomon Islands 10 Apr 1995 a
South Africa 16 Jun 1995
South Korea 20 Nov 1991
Spain 6 Dec 1990
Sri Lanka 12 Jul 1991
Sudan 3 Aug 1990
Suriname 1 Mar 1993
Swaziland 7 Sep 1995
Sweden 29 Jun 1990
Switzerland 24 Feb 1997
Syria 15 Jul 1993
Tajikistan 26 Oct 1993 a
Tanzania 10 Jun 1991
Thailand 27 Mar 1992 a
The Bahamas 20 Feb 1991
The Gambia 8 Aug 1990
Togo 1 Aug 1990
Tonga 6 Nov 1995 a
Trinidad and Tobago 5 Dec 1991
Tunisia 30 Jan 1992
Turkey 4 Apr 1995
Turkmenistan 20 Sep 1993 a
Uganda 17 Aug 1990
Ukraine 28 Aug 1991
United Arab Emirates 3 Jan 1997 a
Uruguay 20 Nov 1990
Uzbekistan 29 Jun 1994 a
Vanuatu 7 Jul 1993
Venezuela 13 Sep 1990
Vietnam 28 Feb 1990
Yemen 1 May 1991
Zambia 6 Dec 1991
Zimbabwe 11 Sep 1990

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