Member state

Austria at the United Nations

Flag of Austria
Flag of Austria.svg (Public domain) — Wikimedia Commons
Admitted
1955-12-14
ISO 3166-1
AT / AUT
Admitted by
A/RES/995 (X)

International organisations

Every organisation this state belongs to that is compiled here, with the date it joined. Membership is resolved against this site’s own list of member states rather than taken from a query.

OrganisationJoined
United Nations 1955-12-14
European Union 1995-01-01

Service on principal organs

Elected terms as recorded by the Dag Hammarskjöld Library. A year marked pending is one the Library publishes as a partial list because its elections have not yet been held.

Economic and Social Council

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Human Rights Council

2021 2020 2019 2014 2013 2012 2011

Security Council

2010 2009 1992 1991 1974 1973

Permanent mission

Mission
Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations
Address
Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations, 600 Third Avenue, 31st Floor, New York, NY 10016
National holiday
26 October
Accredited diplomats
16

Accredited diplomats

The numbers

IndicatorLatestYearSince 1970
CO2 emissions per capita 6.32278 2024
GDP 5.7947e+11 2025
GNI per capita 60,360 2025
Life expectancy at birth 81.9951 2024
Military expenditure (% of GDP) 0.999843 2024
Population 9.20816e+06 2025
Refugees hosted (UNHCR mandate) 286,651 2025
Refugees originating (UNHCR mandate) 33 2025

World Bank, World Development Indicators, CC BY 4.0. The sparkline shows the shape of each run from its first reported year; the number beside it carries the magnitude, and there is deliberately no axis on it.

General Debate statements

68 statements to the General Debate since 1956, 178,519 words in all. The longest was 1998, at 6,723 words, delivered by Wolfgang Schüssel.

Of the 32 statements since 1994 whose speaker’s post the record gives: Minister for Foreign Affairs ×17, Minister of Foreign Affairs ×4, Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs ×3, Deputy Prime Minister ×3. Earlier years are excluded because UN records do not consistently identify a speaker’s post before 1994, and counting those years as though they did would make any state look as though it sent nobody senior.

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Emblems and location

Coat of arms of Austria
Coat of arms. Coat of arms of Austria.svg by David Liuzzo (Originalbeschreibung: „Bundesadler der Republik Österreich, Staatswappen in der heraldischen Ausgestaltung.“ / Original Description: “Coat of arms of Austria, depicting the more heraldic version of the black eagle.”) (Public domain) — Wikimedia Commons
Location of Austria
Location. EU-Austria.svg by NuclearVacuum (CC BY-SA) — Wikimedia Commons

Treaties joined

138 actions recorded by the Secretary-General as depositary. Only treaties whose participant counts match the depositary’s own stated totals contribute rows.

TreatySignedRatified or acceded
Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations - 10 May 1957 a
Optional Protocol to the Convention on Special Missions concerning the compulsory settlement of disputes - 22 Aug 1978 a
United Nations Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and Their Property 17 Jan 2005 14 Sep 2006
Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies - 21 Jul 1950 a
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 18 Apr 1961 28 Apr 1966
Optional Protocol to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, concerning the Compulsory Settlement of Disputes 18 Apr 1961 28 Apr 1966
Vienna Convention on Consular Relations 24 Apr 1963 12 Jun 1969
Optional Protocol to the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations concerning the Compulsory Settlement of Disputes 24 Apr 1963 12 Jun 1969
Convention on special missions - 22 Aug 1978 a
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide - 19 Mar 1958 a
Convention on the Rights of the Child 26 Jan 1990 6 Aug 1992
Convention on the Rights of the Child 26 Jan 1990 6 Aug 1992
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty 8 Apr 1991 2 Mar 1993
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 30 Mar 2007 26 Sep 2008
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance 6 Feb 2007 7 Jun 2012
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination 22 Jul 1969 9 May 1972
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 10 Dec 1973 10 Sep 1978
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 10 Dec 1973 10 Sep 1978
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 10 Dec 1973 10 Dec 1987
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 17 Jul 1980 31 Mar 1982
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 17 Jul 1980 31 Mar 1982
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 14 Mar 1985 29 Jul 1987
Constitution of the World Health Organization 22 Jul 1946 30 Jun 1947 A
Protocol concerning the Office international d'hygiène publique - 22 Jul 1946 s
Agreement on the establishment of the International Vaccine Institute - 13 Jun 2024 a
WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control 28 Aug 2003 15 Sep 2005
Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness - 22 Sep 1972 a
Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees - 5 Sep 1973 a
Protocol amending the Agreements, Conventions and Protocols on Narcotic Drugs, concluded at The Hague on 23 January 1912, at Geneva on 11 February 1925 and 19 February 1925, and 13 July 1931, at Bangkok on 27 November 1931 and at Geneva on 26 June 1936 - 17 May 1950 A
Protocol Bringing under International Control Drugs Outside the Scope of the Convention of 13 July 1931 for Limiting the Manufacture and Regulating the Distribution of Narcotic Drugs, as amended by the Protocol signed at Lake Success, New York, on 11 December 1946 - 17 May 1950 A
Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 - 1 Feb 1978 a
Convention on psychotropic substances - 23 Jun 1997 a
Protocol amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 - 1 Feb 1978 a
United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances 25 Sep 1989 11 Jul 1997
Protocol signed at Lake Success, New York, on 12 November 1947, to amend the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Women and Children, concluded at Geneva on 30 September 1921, and the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Women of Full Age, concluded at Geneva on 11 October 1933 - 7 Jun 1950 s
Protocol amending the International Agreement for the Suppression of the White Slave Traffic, signed at Paris on 18 May 1904, and the International Convention for the Suppression of the White Slave Traffic, signed at Paris on 4 May 1910 - 7 Jun 1950 s
Protocol to amend the Convention for the suppression of the circulation of, and traffic in, obscene publications, concluded at Geneva on 12 September 1923 - 4 Aug 1950 s
Protocol amending the Agreement for the Suppression of the Circulation of Obscene Publications, signed at Paris, on 4 May 1910 - 4 Aug 1950 s
United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods 11 Apr 1980 29 Dec 1987
Agreement Establishing the Bank for Economic Cooperation and Development in the Middle East and North Africa 7 May 1997 -
Agreement establishing the Asian Development Bank 31 Jan 1966 29 Sep 1966
Agreement establishing the International Fund for Agricultural Development 1 Apr 1977 12 Dec 1977
Constitution of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization 3 Oct 1979 14 May 1981
Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Commercial Road Vehicles 18 May 1956 13 Nov 1957
Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation for Private Use of Aircraft and Pleasure Boats 18 May 1956 13 Nov 1957
Customs Convention concerning spare parts used for repairing EUROP wagons 20 Feb 1958 3 Mar 1959
Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention) 15 Feb 1959 3 Feb 1960
European Convention on Customs Treatment of Pallets used in International Transport - 7 Oct 1963 a
Customs Convention on Containers, 1972 22 May 1973 17 Jun 1977
Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention) 27 Apr 1976 13 May 1977
International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods - 22 Jul 1987 a
Convention on Customs Treatment of Pool Containers used in International Transport - 17 Jul 1997 a
Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring 4 Jun 1954 30 Mar 1956
Additional Protocol to the Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring, relating to the Importation of Tourist Publicity Documents and Material 4 Jun 1954 30 Mar 1956
Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Private Road Vehicles 4 Jun 1954 30 Mar 1956
Customs Convention on Containers 18 May 1956 13 Nov 1957
Convention on the Taxation of Road Vehicles for Private Use in International Traffic 18 May 1956 12 Nov 1958
Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) 19 May 1956 18 Jul 1960
Convention on the Taxation of Road Vehicles engaged in International Goods Transport 14 Dec 1956 7 Apr 1960
Convention on the Taxation of Road Vehicles Engaged in International Passenger Transport 14 Dec 1956 7 Apr 1960
Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) 13 Dec 1957 20 Sep 1973
Agreement concerning the adoption of harmonized technical United Nations Regulations for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted and/or be used on wheeled vehicles and the conditions for reciprocal recognition of approvals granted on the basis of these United Nations Regulations - 12 Mar 1971 a
European Agreement concerning the Work of Crews of Vehicles Engaged in International Road Transport (AETR) 31 Jan 1971 11 Jun 1975
Agreement on the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs and on the Special Equipment to be used for such Carriage (ATP) 1 28 May 1971 1 Mar 1977
European Agreement supplementing the Convention on road traffic opened for signature at Vienna on 8 November 1968 15 Dec 1972 11 Aug 1981
European Agreement supplementing the Convention on Road Signs and Signals 15 Dec 1972 11 Aug 1981
Protocol on Road Markings, additional to the European Agreement supplementing the Convention on Road Signs and Signals 27 Feb 1974 11 Aug 1981
European Agreement on main international traffic arteries (AGR) 29 Dec 1976 -
Protocol on Road Signs and Signals 19 Sep 1949 2 Nov 1955
Agreement concerning the Adoption of Uniform Conditions for Periodical Technical Inspections of Wheeled Vehicles and the Reciprocal Recognition of such Inspections 13 Nov 1997 -
European Agreement supplementing the 1949 Convention on road traffic and the 1949 Protocol on road signs and signals 28 Jun 1951 2 Nov 1955
Declaration on the construction of main international traffic arteries - 1 Oct 1951 a
Agreement on Signs for Road Works, amending the European Agreement of 16 September 1950 supplementing the 1949 Convention on Road Traffic and the 1949 Protocol on Road Signs and Signals 1 16 Dec 1955 -
International Convention to facilitate the crossing of frontiers for passengers and baggage carried by rail - 8 Jun 1956 a
International Convention to facilitate the crossing of frontiers for goods carried by rail - 8 Jun 1956 a
European Agreement on Main International Railway Lines (AGC) - 1 Oct 2001 a
Convention on the contract for the international carriage of passengers and luggage by inland waterway (CVN) 2 Sep 1976 -
United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea, 1978 30 Apr 1979 29 Jul 1993
European Agreement on Main Inland Waterways of International Importance (AGN) 29 Sep 1997 30 Aug 2010
European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN) - 9 Nov 2004 a
European Agreement on Important International Combined Transport Lines and Related Installations (AGTC) 30 Oct 1991 22 Jul 1993
Convention on the International Maritime Organization - 2 Apr 1975 A
Convention relating to the unification of certain rules concerning collisions in inland navigation 14 Jun 1960 27 Sep 1962
Convention on the registration of inland navigation vessels 18 Jun 1965 26 Aug 1977
Protocol amending the International Convention relating to Economic Statistics, signed at Geneva on 14 December 1928 - 10 Nov 1949 A
Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials - 12 Jun 1958 A
International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations 26 Oct 1961 9 Mar 1973
Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms against Unauthorized Duplication of their Phonograms 28 Apr 1972 6 May 1982
Protocol to the Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials of 22 November 1950 4 Feb 1993 28 Jun 1994
International Sugar Agreement, 1992 [29 Dec 1992 ] [19 Jul 1993 ] (withdrawn)
International Tropical Timber Agreement, 2006 23 Oct 2009 3 Feb 2010
Food Assistance Convention 8 Nov 2012 29 Jan 2013
Convention on the Political Rights of Women 19 Oct 1959 18 Apr 1969
Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages - 1 Oct 1969 a
Protocol amending the Slavery Convention signed at Geneva on 25 September 1926 7 Dec 1953 16 Jul 1954 A
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 7 Oct 1998 28 Dec 2000
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism 24 Sep 2001 15 Apr 2002
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime 12 Dec 2000 23 Sep 2004
Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Criminal Court 10 Sep 2002 17 Dec 2003
United Nations Convention against Corruption 10 Dec 2003 11 Jan 2006
United Nations Convention against Cybercrime; Strengthening International Cooperation for Combating Certain Crimes Committed by Means of Information and Communications Technology Systems and for the Sharing of Evidence in Electronic Form of Serious Crimes 25 Oct 2025 -
International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages 3 Oct 1980 22 Aug 1986
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents - 3 Aug 1977 a
Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel - 6 Sep 2000 a
International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings 9 Feb 1998 6 Sep 2000
Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone 27 Oct 1958 -
Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction 20 Sep 2023 30 Mar 2026
Convention on the High Seas 27 Oct 1958 10 Jan 1974
Optional Protocol of Signature concerning the Compulsory Settlement of Disputes 27 Oct 1958 -
Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks 27 Jun 1996 19 Dec 2003
Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea - 1 Oct 2001 a
Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Seabed Authority - 25 Sep 2003 a
Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards - 2 May 1961 a
European Convention on International Commercial Arbitration 21 Apr 1961 6 Mar 1964
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties between States and International Organizations or between International Organizations 21 Mar 1986 26 Aug 1987
Agreement governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies 21 May 1980 11 Jun 1984
Convention relating to the distribution of programme-carrying signals transmitted by satellite 26 Mar 1975 6 May 1982
Convention on the prohibition of military or any other hostile use of environmental modification techniques - 17 Jan 1990 a
Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which may be deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to have Indiscriminate Effects (with Protocols I, II and III) 10 Apr 1981 14 Mar 1983
Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction 13 Jan 1993 17 Aug 1995
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty 24 Sep 1996 13 Mar 1998
Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction 3 Dec 1997 29 Jun 1998
Convention on Cluster Munitions 3 Dec 2008 2 Apr 2009
Arms Trade Treaty 3 Jun 2013 3 Jun 2014
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons 20 Sep 2017 8 May 2018
Convention on long-range transboundary air pollution 13 Nov 1979 16 Dec 1982
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa - 2 Jun 1997 a
Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters 25 Jun 1998 17 Jan 2005
Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade 11 Sep 1998 27 Aug 2002
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants 23 May 2001 27 Aug 2002
Protocol on Civil Liability and Compensation for Damage Caused by the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents on Transboundary Waters to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes and to the 1992 Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents 30 Dec 2003 -
Minamata Convention on Mercury 10 Oct 2013 12 Jun 2017
Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer 16 Sep 1985 19 Aug 1987
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal 19 Mar 1990 12 Jan 1993
Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context 26 Feb 1991 27 Jul 1994
Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes 18 Mar 1992 25 Jul 1996
Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents 18 Mar 1992 4 Aug 1999
Convention on Biological Diversity 13 Jun 1992 18 Aug 1994

Recorded votes

ResolutionDateVote
A/RES/80/282 - yes
A/RES/80/286 - yes
A/RES/80/296 - yes
A/RES/80/293 B - yes
A/RES/80/294 - yes
A/RES/80/293 A - yes
A/RES/80/297 - yes
A/RES/80/299 - abstain

Provenance

Every fact on this page, with where it came from and how sure we are.

AttributeValueSourceConfidenceFetched
iso2AT wikidata 1.02026-08-26T06:55:17.905894+00:00
iso3AUT wikidata 1.02026-08-26T06:55:17.905903+00:00
m4940 un_sdg 1.02026-08-26T06:55:41.141719+00:00
nameAustria wikidata 1.02026-08-26T06:55:17.905875+00:00
un_admission_date1955-12-14 wikidata 1.02026-08-26T06:55:17.905884+00:00
unsd_nameAustria un_sdg 1.02026-08-26T06:55:41.141726+00:00

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