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Constitution of the World Health Organization

Reference
IX-1
Adopted
New York, 22 July 1946
Entry into force
7 April 1948, in accordance with article 80.
Registration
7 April 1948, No. 221
Signatories
59
Parties
194
Depositary record
United Nations Treaty Collection

Who signed, and when

CountrySignatureRatification, acceptance, approval or accession
Afghanistan - 19 Apr 1948 A
Albania 22 Jul 1946 26 May 1947 A
Algeria - 8 Nov 1962 A
Andorra - 15 Jan 1997 A
Angola - 15 May 1976 A
Antigua and Barbuda - 12 Mar 1984 A
Argentina 22 Jul 1946 22 Oct 1948 A
Armenia - 4 May 1992 A
Australia 22 Jul 1946 2 Feb 1948 A
Austria 22 Jul 1946 30 Jun 1947 A
Azerbaijan - 2 Oct 1992 A
Bahamas (The) - 1 Apr 1974 A
Bahrain - 2 Nov 1971 A
Bangladesh - 19 May 1972 A
Barbados - 25 Apr 1967 A
Belarus 22 Jul 1946 7 Apr 1948 A
Belgium 22 Jul 1946 25 Jun 1948 A
Belize - 23 Aug 1990 A
Benin - 20 Sep 1960 A
Bhutan - 8 Mar 1982 A
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 22 Jul 1946 23 Dec 1949 A
Bosnia and Herzegovina - 10 Sep 1992 A
Botswana - 26 Feb 1975 A
Brazil 22 Jul 1946 2 Jun 1948 A
Brunei Darussalam - 25 Mar 1985 A
Bulgaria 22 Jul 1946 9 Jun 1948 A
Burkina Faso - 4 Oct 1960 A
Burundi - 22 Oct 1962 A
Cabo Verde - 5 Jan 1976 A
Cambodia - 17 May 1950 A
Cameroon - 6 May 1960 A
Canada 22 Jul 1946 29 Aug 1946 A
Central African Republic - 20 Sep 1960 A
Chad - 1 Jan 1961 A
Chile 22 Jul 1946 15 Oct 1948 A
China - 22 Jul 1946 s
China 4 , 5 , 6 - 22 Jul 1946 s
Colombia 22 Jul 1946 14 May 1959 A
Comoros - 9 Dec 1975 A
Congo - 26 Oct 1960 A
Cook Islands - 9 May 1984 A
Costa Rica 22 Jul 1946 17 Mar 1949 A
Croatia - 11 Jun 1992 A
Cuba 22 Jul 1946 9 May 1950 A
Cyprus - 16 Jan 1961 A
Czech Republic - 22 Jan 1993 A
Czech Republic 7 - 22 Jan 1993 A
Côte d'Ivoire - 28 Oct 1960 A
Democratic People's Republic of Korea - 19 May 1973 A
Democratic Republic of the Congo - 24 Feb 1961 A
Denmark 22 Jul 1946 19 Apr 1948 A
Djibouti - 10 Mar 1978 A
Dominica - 13 Aug 1981 A
Dominican Republic 22 Jul 1946 21 Jun 1948 A
Ecuador 22 Jul 1946 1 Mar 1949 A
Egypt 22 Jul 1946 16 Dec 1947 A
El Salvador 22 Jul 1946 22 Jun 1948 A
Equatorial Guinea - 5 May 1980 A
Eritrea - 24 Jul 1993 A
Estonia - 31 Mar 1993 A
Eswatini - 16 Apr 1973 A
Ethiopia 22 Jul 1946 11 Apr 1947 A
Fiji - 1 Jan 1972 A
Finland 22 Jul 1946 7 Oct 1947 A
France 22 Jul 1946 16 Jun 1948 A
Gabon - 21 Nov 1960 A
Gambia - 26 Apr 1971 A
Georgia - 26 May 1992 A
Germany - 29 May 1951 A
Germany 8 , 9 - 29 May 1951 A
Ghana - 8 Apr 1957 A
Greece 22 Jul 1946 12 Mar 1948 A
Grenada - 4 Dec 1974 A
Guatemala 22 Jul 1946 26 Aug 1949 A
Guinea - 19 May 1959 A
Guinea-Bissau - 29 Jul 1974 A
Guyana - 27 Sep 1966 A
Haiti 22 Jul 1946 12 Aug 1947 A
Honduras 22 Jul 1946 8 Apr 1949 A
Hungary 19 Feb 1947 17 Jun 1948 A
Iceland - 17 Jun 1948 A
India 22 Jul 1946 12 Jan 1948 A
Indonesia - 23 May 1950 A
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 22 Jul 1946 23 Nov 1946 A
Iraq 22 Jul 1946 23 Sep 1947 A
Ireland 22 Jul 1946 20 Oct 1947 A
Israel - 21 Jun 1949 A
Italy 22 Jul 1946 11 Apr 1947 A
Jamaica - 21 Mar 1963 A
Japan - 16 May 1951 A
Jordan 22 Jul 1946 7 Apr 1947 A
Kazakhstan - 19 Aug 1992 A
Kenya - 27 Jan 1964 A
Kiribati - 26 Jul 1984 A
Kuwait - 9 May 1960 A
Kyrgyzstan - 29 Apr 1992 A
Lao People's Democratic Republic - 17 May 1950 A
Latvia - 4 Dec 1991 A
Lebanon 22 Jul 1946 19 Jan 1949 A
Lesotho - 7 Jul 1967 A
Liberia 22 Jul 1946 14 Mar 1947 A
Libya - 16 May 1952 A
Lithuania - 25 Nov 1991 A
Luxembourg 22 Jul 1946 3 Jun 1949 A
Madagascar - 16 Jan 1961 A
Malawi - 9 Apr 1965 A
Malaysia - 24 Apr 1958 A
Maldives - 5 Nov 1965 A
Mali - 17 Oct 1960 A
Malta - 1 Feb 1965 A
Marshall Islands - 5 Jun 1991 A
Mauritania - 7 Mar 1961 A
Mauritius - 9 Dec 1968 A
Mexico 22 Jul 1946 7 Apr 1948 A
Micronesia (Federated States of) - 14 Aug 1991 A
Monaco - 8 Jul 1948 A
Mongolia - 18 Apr 1962 A
Montenegro - 29 Aug 2006 A
Morocco - 14 May 1956 A
Mozambique - 11 Sep 1975 A
Myanmar - 1 Jul 1948 A
Namibia - 23 Apr 1990 A
Naoero - 9 May 1994 A
Nepal - 2 Sep 1953 A
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 22 Jul 1946 25 Apr 1947 A
New Zealand 22 Jul 1946 10 Dec 1946 A
New Zealand 10 22 Jul 1946 10 Dec 1946 A
Nicaragua 22 Jul 1946 24 Apr 1950 A
Niger - 5 Oct 1960 A
Nigeria - 25 Nov 1960 A
Niue - 5 May 1994 A
North Macedonia - 22 Apr 1993 A
Norway 22 Jul 1946 18 Aug 1947 A
Oman - 28 May 1971 A
Pakistan - 23 Jun 1948 A
Palau - 9 Mar 1995 A
Panama 22 Jul 1946 20 Feb 1951 A
Papua New Guinea - 29 Apr 1976 A
Paraguay 22 Jul 1946 4 Jan 1949 A
Peru 22 Jul 1946 11 Nov 1949 A
Philippines 22 Jul 1946 9 Jul 1948 A
Poland 22 Jul 1946 6 May 1948 A
Portugal 22 Jul 1946 13 Feb 1948 A
Qatar - 11 May 1972 A
Republic of Korea - 17 Aug 1949 A
Republic of Moldova - 4 May 1992 A
Romania - 8 Jun 1948 A
Russian Federation 22 Jul 1946 24 Mar 1948 A
Rwanda - 7 Nov 1962 A
Samoa - 16 May 1962 A
San Marino - 12 May 1980 A
Sao Tome and Principe - 23 Mar 1976 A
Saudi Arabia 22 Jul 1946 26 May 1947 A
Senegal - 31 Oct 1960 A
Serbia - 28 Nov 2000 A
Seychelles - 11 Sep 1979 A
Sierra Leone - 20 Oct 1961 A
Singapore - 25 Feb 1966 A
Slovakia - 4 Feb 1993 A
Slovakia 7 - 4 Feb 1993 A
Slovenia - 7 May 1992 A
Solomon Islands - 4 Apr 1983 A
Somalia - 26 Jan 1961 A
South Africa 22 Jul 1946 7 Aug 1947 A
South Sudan - 27 Sep 2011 A
Spain - 28 May 1951 A
Sri Lanka - 7 Jul 1948 A
St. Kitts and Nevis - 3 Dec 1984 A
St. Lucia - 11 Nov 1980 A
St. Vincent and the Grenadines - 1 Sep 1983 A
Sudan - 14 May 1956 A
Suriname - 25 Mar 1976 A
Sweden 13 Jan 1947 28 Aug 1947 A
Switzerland 22 Jul 1946 26 Mar 1947 A
Syrian Arab Republic 22 Jul 1946 18 Dec 1946 A
Tajikistan - 4 May 1992 A
Thailand 22 Jul 1946 26 Sep 1947 A
Timor-Leste - 27 Sep 2002 A
Togo - 13 May 1960 A
Tonga - 14 Aug 1975 A
Trinidad and Tobago - 3 Jan 1963 A
Tunisia - 14 May 1956 A
Turkmenistan - 2 Jul 1992 A
Tuvalu - 7 May 1993 A
Türkiye 22 Jul 1946 2 Jan 1948 A
Uganda - 7 Mar 1963 A
Ukraine 22 Jul 1946 3 Apr 1948 A
United Arab Emirates - 30 Mar 1972 A
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - 22 Jul 1946 s
United Republic of Tanzania - 15 Mar 1962 A
United States of America 22 Jul 1946 21 Jun 1948 A
United States of America 11 22 Jul 1946 21 Jun 1948 A
Uruguay 22 Jul 1946 22 Apr 1949 A
Uzbekistan - 22 May 1992 A
Vanuatu - 7 Mar 1983 A
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 22 Jul 1946 7 Jul 1948 A
Viet Nam - 17 May 1950 A
Viet Nam 12 - 17 May 1950 A
Yemen - 6 May 1968 A
Yemen 13 - 6 May 1968 A
Zambia - 2 Feb 1965 s
Zimbabwe - 16 May 1980 A

Participants that are UN member states link to their profile. The Holy See, the European Union, the Cook Islands and Niue appear in these tables and are not member states, so they are named without a link rather than attached to the nearest match. The third column carries the depositary’s own annotation. Accession, succession and acceptance are legally distinct from ratification and are shown as the record states them rather than flattened into one word.

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