Member state

Romania at the United Nations

Flag of Romania
Flag of Romania.svg by AdiJapan (Public domain) — Wikimedia Commons
Admitted
1955-12-14
ISO 3166-1
RO / ROU
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 2007-01-01

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

2019 2018 2009 2008 2007 2003 2002 2001 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1980 1979 1978 1976 1975 1974 1967 1966 1965

Human Rights Council

2025 2024 2023 2014 2013 2012 2011 2007 2006

Security Council

2005 2004 1991 1990 1977 1976 1962

Permanent representatives

12 recorded. Full list

NameFromTo
Ion Jinga 2015-08-042022-07-01
Simona Miculescu 2008-042015-07-19
Mihnea Motoc 20032008-04-01
Doru Romulus Costea 20032009
Sorin Ducaru 20002001
Ion Goriță 19942000
Mihai Botez 19921994
Mircea Malița 1981-02-251982-03-18
Teodor Marinescu 1978-09-151987-07-04
Silviu Brucan 19591962
Mihai Magheru 19571959
Costin Murgescu -in office / not recorded

Permanent mission

Mission
Permanent Mission of Romania to the United Nations
Address
Permanent Mission of Romania to the United Nations, 573-577 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10016
National holiday
1 December
Accredited diplomats
9

Accredited diplomats

The numbers

IndicatorLatestYearSince 1992
Adult literacy rate 99.16 2021
CO2 emissions per capita 3.72055 2024
GDP 4.28678e+11 2025
GNI per capita 20,190 2025
Life expectancy at birth 76.4585 2024
Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2.29815 2024
Population 1.90203e+07 2025
Refugees hosted (UNHCR mandate) 206,671 2025
Refugees originating (UNHCR mandate) 3,130 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

69 statements to the General Debate since 1956, 219,754 words in all. The longest was 1960, at 9,208 words, delivered by Mr. GHEORGHIU-DEJ.

Of the 32 statements since 1994 whose speaker’s post the record gives: Minister for Foreign Affairs ×15, President ×11, Prime Minister ×3, Deputy Prime Minister ×2. 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 Romania
Coat of arms. Coat of arms of Romania.svg (Public domain) — Wikimedia Commons

Treaties joined

121 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 - 5 Jul 1956 a
United Nations Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and Their Property 14 Sep 2005 15 Feb 2007
Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies - 15 Sep 1970 a
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 18 Apr 1961 15 Nov 1968
Optional Protocol to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, concerning the Compulsory Settlement of Disputes - 19 Sep 2007 a
Vienna Convention on Consular Relations - 24 Feb 1972 a
Optional Protocol to the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations concerning the Compulsory Settlement of Disputes - 19 Sep 2007 a
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide - 2 Nov 1950 a
Convention on the Rights of the Child 26 Jan 1990 28 Sep 1990
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty 15 Mar 1990 27 Feb 1991
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 26 Sep 2007 31 Jan 2011
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance 3 Dec 2008 -
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination - 15 Sep 1970 a
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 27 Jun 1968 9 Dec 1974
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 27 Jun 1968 9 Dec 1974
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - 20 Jul 1993 a
Convention on the non-applicability of statutory limitations to war crimes and crimes against humanity 17 Apr 1969 15 Sep 1969
International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid 6 Sep 1974 15 Aug 1978
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 4 Sep 1980 7 Jan 1982
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 4 Sep 1980 7 Jan 1982
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment - 18 Dec 1990 a
Constitution of the World Health Organization - 8 Jun 1948 A
Agreement on the establishment of the International Vaccine Institute 28 Oct 1996 -
WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control 25 Jun 2004 27 Jan 2006
Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness - 27 Jan 2006 a
Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees - 7 Aug 1991 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 - 11 Oct 1961 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 19 Nov 1948 11 Oct 1961 A
Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 - 14 Jan 1974 a
Convention on psychotropic substances - 21 Jan 1993 a
Protocol amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 - 14 Jan 1974 a
United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances - 21 Jan 1993 a
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 - 2 Nov 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 - 2 Nov 1950 s
Protocol amending the Agreement for the Suppression of the Circulation of Obscene Publications, signed at Paris, on 4 May 1910 - 2 Nov 1950 s
Protocol amending the Agreement for the Suppression of the Circulation of Obscene Publications, signed at Paris, on 4 May 1910 - 2 Nov 1950 s
United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods - 22 May 1991 a
Convention on the Limitation Period in the International Sale of Goods - 23 Apr 1992 a
Agreement establishing the International Fund for Agricultural Development 22 Mar 1977 25 Nov 1977
Constitution of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization 8 Apr 1979 28 Nov 1980
Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Commercial Road Vehicles - 7 Jan 1966 a
Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention) - 9 Apr 1964 a
European Convention on Customs Treatment of Pallets used in International Transport - 15 May 1964 a
Customs Convention on Containers, 1972 11 Dec 1973 6 Mar 1975
Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention) - 14 Feb 1980 a
International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods - 10 Nov 2000 a
Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring - 26 Jan 1961 a
Additional Protocol to the Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring, relating to the Importation of Tourist Publicity Documents and Material - 26 Jan 1961 a
Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Private Road Vehicles - 26 Jan 1961 a
Customs Convention on Containers - 1 Nov 1967 a
Convention on the Taxation of Road Vehicles for Private Use in International Traffic - 10 Jul 1967 a
Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) - 23 Jan 1973 a
Convention on the Taxation of Road Vehicles Engaged in International Passenger Transport - 19 Feb 1968 a
Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) - 8 Jun 1994 a
European Agreement on Road Markings - 20 Dec 1963 a
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 - 23 Dec 1976 a
European Agreement concerning the Work of Crews of Vehicles Engaged in International Road Transport (AETR) - 8 Dec 1994 a
Agreement on the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs and on the Special Equipment to be used for such Carriage (ATP) 1 - 22 Apr 1999 a
European Agreement supplementing the Convention on road traffic opened for signature at Vienna on 8 November 1968 6 Oct 1972 9 Dec 1980
European Agreement supplementing the Convention on Road Signs and Signals 6 Oct 1972 9 Dec 1980
European Agreement on main international traffic arteries (AGR) - 2 Jul 1985 a
Protocol on Road Signs and Signals - 26 Jan 1961 a
Agreement concerning the Adoption of Uniform Conditions for Periodical Technical Inspections of Wheeled Vehicles and the Reciprocal Recognition of such Inspections 13 Nov 1997 24 Feb 1999
Agreement concerning the Establishing of Global Technical Regulations for Wheeled Vehicles, Equipment and Parts which can be fitted and/or be used on Wheeled Vehicles - 25 Apr 2002 a
Declaration on the construction of main international traffic arteries - 7 Apr 1965 a
European Agreement on Main International Railway Lines (AGC) - 11 Dec 1996 a
United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea, 1978 - 7 Jan 1982 a
European Agreement on Main Inland Waterways of International Importance (AGN) 23 Jun 1997 24 Feb 1999
European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN) - 3 Dec 2008 a
European Agreement on Important International Combined Transport Lines and Related Installations (AGTC) 30 Oct 1991 21 May 1993
Convention on the International Maritime Organization - 28 Apr 1965 A
Convention relating to the unification of certain rules concerning collisions in inland navigation - 4 Aug 1969 a
Convention on a Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences - 7 Jan 1982 a
Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials - 24 Nov 1970 A
International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations - 22 Jul 1998 a
Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms against Unauthorized Duplication of their Phonograms - 1 Jul 1998 a
Statutes of the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology - 5 Dec 1995 a
International Sugar Agreement, 1992 - 10 Dec 1999 a
International Tropical Timber Agreement, 2006 25 Sep 2008 17 Dec 2009
Convention on the Political Rights of Women 27 Apr 1954 6 Aug 1954
Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages 27 Dec 1963 21 Jan 1993
Protocol amending the Slavery Convention signed at Geneva on 25 September 1926 - 13 Nov 1957 s
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 7 Jul 1999 11 Apr 2002
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism 26 Sep 2000 9 Jan 2003
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime 14 Dec 2000 4 Dec 2002
Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Criminal Court 30 Jun 2004 17 Nov 2005
United Nations Convention against Corruption 9 Dec 2003 2 Nov 2004
International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages - 17 May 1990 a
International Convention Against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries 17 Dec 1990 -
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents 27 Dec 1974 15 Aug 1978
Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel 27 Sep 1995 29 Dec 1997
International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings 30 Apr 1998 29 Jul 2004
Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone 31 Oct 1958 12 Dec 1961
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 4 Jun 2025
Convention on the High Seas 31 Oct 1958 12 Dec 1961
Convention on the Continental Shelf - 12 Dec 1961 a
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 - 16 Jul 2007 a
Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Seabed Authority - 14 Jun 2018 a
Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards - 13 Sep 1961 a
European Convention on International Commercial Arbitration 21 Apr 1961 16 Aug 1963
Agreement governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies 17 Apr 1980 -
Tampere Convention on the Provision of Telecommunication Resources for Disaster Mitigation and Relief Operations 18 Jun 1998 17 Nov 2005
Convention on the prohibition of military or any other hostile use of environmental modification techniques 18 May 1977 6 May 1983
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) 8 Apr 1982 26 Jul 1995
Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction 13 Jan 1993 15 Feb 1995
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty 24 Sep 1996 5 Oct 1999
Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction 3 Dec 1997 30 Nov 2000
Arms Trade Treaty 3 Jun 2013 2 Apr 2014
Convention on long-range transboundary air pollution 14 Nov 1979 27 Feb 1991
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa - 19 Aug 1998 a
Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters 25 Jun 1998 11 Jul 2000
Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade - 2 Sep 2003 a
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants 23 May 2001 28 Oct 2004
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 21 May 2003 -
Minamata Convention on Mercury 10 Oct 2013 18 May 2017
Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer - 27 Jan 1993 a
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal - 27 Feb 1991 a
Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context 26 Feb 1991 29 Mar 2001
Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes 18 Mar 1992 31 May 1995
Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents - 22 May 2003 a
Convention on Biological Diversity 5 Jun 1992 17 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 - yes

Provenance

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

AttributeValueSourceConfidenceFetched
iso2RO wikidata 1.02026-08-26T06:55:17.903909+00:00
iso3ROU wikidata 1.02026-08-26T06:55:17.903915+00:00
m49642 un_sdg 1.02026-08-26T06:55:41.140226+00:00
nameRomania wikidata 1.02026-08-26T06:55:17.903898+00:00
un_admission_date1955-12-14 wikidata 1.02026-08-26T06:55:17.903903+00:00
unsd_nameRomania un_sdg 1.02026-08-26T06:55:41.140300+00:00

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