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United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa

Reference
XXVII-10
Adopted
Paris, 14 October 1994
Entry into force
26 December 1996, in accordance with article 36(1).
Registration
26 December 1996, No. 33480
Signatories
114
Parties
197
Depositary record
United Nations Treaty Collection

Who signed, and when

CountrySignatureRatification, acceptance, approval or accession
Afghanistan - 1 Nov 1995 a
Albania - 27 Apr 2000 a
Algeria 14 Oct 1994 22 May 1996
Andorra - 15 Jul 2002 a
Angola 14 Oct 1994 30 Jun 1997
Antigua and Barbuda 4 Apr 1995 6 Jun 1997
Argentina 15 Oct 1994 6 Jan 1997
Armenia 14 Oct 1994 2 Jul 1997
Australia 14 Oct 1994 15 May 2000
Austria - 2 Jun 1997 a
Azerbaijan - 10 Aug 1998 a
Bahamas (The) - 10 Nov 2000 a
Bahrain - 14 Jul 1997 a
Bangladesh 14 Oct 1994 26 Jan 1996
Barbados - 14 May 1997 a
Belarus - 29 Aug 2001 a
Belgium - 30 Jun 1997 a
Belize - 23 Jul 1998 a
Benin 14 Oct 1994 29 Aug 1996
Bhutan - 20 Aug 2003 a
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 14 Oct 1994 1 Aug 1996
Bosnia and Herzegovina - 26 Aug 2002 a
Botswana 12 Oct 1995 11 Sep 1996
Brazil 14 Oct 1994 25 Jun 1997
Brunei Darussalam - 4 Dec 2002 a
Bulgaria - 21 Feb 2001 a
Burkina Faso 14 Oct 1994 26 Jan 1996
Burundi 14 Oct 1994 6 Jan 1997
Cabo Verde 14 Oct 1994 8 May 1995
Cambodia 15 Oct 1994 18 Aug 1997
Cameroon 14 Oct 1994 29 May 1997
Canada - 21 Dec 2016 a
Canada 4 - 21 Dec 2016 a
Central African Republic 14 Oct 1994 5 Sep 1996
Chad 14 Oct 1994 27 Sep 1996
Chile 3 Mar 1995 11 Nov 1997
China 14 Oct 1994 18 Feb 1997
Colombia 14 Oct 1994 8 Jun 1999
Comoros 14 Oct 1994 3 Mar 1998
Congo 15 Oct 1994 12 Jul 1999
Cook Islands - 21 Aug 1998 a
Costa Rica 15 Oct 1994 5 Jan 1998
Croatia 15 Oct 1994 6 Oct 2000 A
Cuba 15 Oct 1994 13 Mar 1997
Cyprus - 29 Mar 2000 a
Czech Republic - 25 Jan 2000 a
Côte d'Ivoire 15 Oct 1994 4 Mar 1997
Democratic People's Republic of Korea - 29 Dec 2003 a
Democratic Republic of the Congo 14 Oct 1994 12 Sep 1997
Denmark 15 Oct 1994 22 Dec 1995
Djibouti 15 Oct 1994 12 Jun 1997
Dominica - 8 Dec 1997 a
Dominican Republic - 26 Jun 1997 a
Ecuador 19 Jan 1995 6 Sep 1995
Egypt 14 Oct 1994 7 Jul 1995
El Salvador - 27 Jun 1997 a
Equatorial Guinea 14 Oct 1994 27 Jun 1997
Eritrea 14 Oct 1994 14 Aug 1996
Estonia - 8 Feb 2012 a
Eswatini 27 Jul 1995 7 Oct 1996
Ethiopia 15 Oct 1994 27 Jun 1997
European Union 14 Oct 1994 26 Mar 1998
Fiji - 26 Aug 1998 a
Finland 15 Oct 1994 20 Sep 1995 A
France 14 Oct 1994 12 Jun 1997
Gabon - 6 Sep 1996 a
Gambia 14 Oct 1994 11 Jun 1996
Georgia 15 Oct 1994 23 Jul 1999
Germany 14 Oct 1994 10 Jul 1996
Ghana 15 Oct 1994 27 Dec 1996
Greece 14 Oct 1994 5 May 1997
Grenada - 28 May 1997 a
Guatemala - 10 Sep 1998 a
Guinea 14 Oct 1994 23 Jun 1997
Guinea-Bissau 15 Oct 1994 27 Oct 1995
Guyana - 26 Jun 1997 a
Haiti 15 Oct 1994 25 Sep 1996
Honduras 22 Feb 1995 25 Jun 1997
Hungary - 13 Jul 1999 a
Iceland - 3 Jun 1997 a
India 14 Oct 1994 17 Dec 1996
Indonesia 15 Oct 1994 31 Aug 1998
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 14 Oct 1994 29 Apr 1997
Iraq - 28 May 2010 a
Ireland 15 Oct 1994 31 Jul 1997
Israel 14 Oct 1994 26 Mar 1996
Italy 14 Oct 1994 23 Jun 1997
Jamaica - 12 Nov 1997 a
Japan 14 Oct 1994 11 Sep 1998 A
Jordan 13 Apr 1995 21 Oct 1996
Kazakhstan 14 Oct 1994 9 Jul 1997
Kenya 14 Oct 1994 24 Jun 1997
Kiribati - 8 Sep 1998 a
Kuwait 22 Sep 1995 27 Jun 1997
Kyrgyzstan - 19 Sep 1997 a
Lao People's Democratic Republic 30 Aug 1995 20 Sep 1996 A
Latvia - 21 Oct 2002 a
Lebanon 14 Oct 1994 16 May 1996
Lesotho 15 Oct 1994 12 Sep 1995
Liberia - 2 Mar 1998 a
Libya 15 Oct 1994 22 Jul 1996
Liechtenstein - 29 Dec 1999 a
Lithuania - 25 Jul 2003 a
Luxembourg 14 Oct 1994 4 Feb 1997
Madagascar 14 Oct 1994 25 Jun 1997
Malawi 17 Jan 1995 13 Jun 1996
Malaysia 6 Oct 1995 25 Jun 1997
Maldives - 3 Sep 2002 a
Mali 15 Oct 1994 31 Oct 1995
Malta 15 Oct 1994 30 Jan 1998
Marshall Islands - 2 Jun 1998 a
Mauritania 14 Oct 1994 7 Aug 1996
Mauritius 17 Mar 1995 23 Jan 1996
Mexico 15 Oct 1994 3 Apr 1995
Micronesia (Federated States of) 12 Dec 1994 25 Mar 1996
Monaco - 5 Mar 1999 a
Mongolia 15 Oct 1994 3 Sep 1996
Montenegro - 4 Jun 2007 a
Morocco 15 Oct 1994 7 Nov 1996
Mozambique 28 Sep 1995 13 Mar 1997
Myanmar - 2 Jan 1997 a
Namibia 24 Oct 1994 16 May 1997
Naoero - 22 Sep 1998 a
Nepal 12 Oct 1995 15 Oct 1996
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 15 Oct 1994 27 Jun 1995 A
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 5 15 Oct 1994 27 Jun 1995 A
New Zealand - 7 Sep 2000 a
New Zealand 6 - 7 Sep 2000 a
Nicaragua 21 Nov 1994 17 Feb 1998
Niger 14 Oct 1994 19 Jan 1996
Nigeria 31 Oct 1994 8 Jul 1997
Niue - 14 Aug 1998 a
North Macedonia - 6 Mar 2002 a
Norway 15 Oct 1994 30 Aug 1996
Oman - 23 Jul 1996 a
Pakistan 15 Oct 1994 24 Feb 1997
Palau - 15 Jun 1999 a
Panama 22 Feb 1995 4 Apr 1996
Papua New Guinea - 6 Dec 2000 a
Paraguay 1 Dec 1994 15 Jan 1997
Peru 15 Oct 1994 9 Nov 1995
Philippines 8 Dec 1994 10 Feb 2000
Poland - 14 Nov 2001 a
Portugal 14 Oct 1994 1 Apr 1996
Qatar - 15 Mar 1999 a
Republic of Korea 14 Oct 1994 17 Aug 1999
Republic of Moldova - 10 Mar 1999 a
Romania - 19 Aug 1998 a
Russian Federation - 29 May 2003 a
Rwanda 22 Jun 1995 22 Oct 1998
Samoa - 21 Aug 1998 a
San Marino - 23 Jul 1999 a
Sao Tome and Principe 4 Oct 1995 8 Jul 1998
Saudi Arabia - 25 Jun 1997 a
Senegal 14 Oct 1994 26 Jul 1995
Serbia - 18 Dec 2007 a
Seychelles 14 Oct 1994 26 Jun 1997
Sierra Leone 11 Nov 1994 25 Sep 1997
Singapore - 26 Apr 1999 a
Slovakia - 7 Jan 2002 a
Slovenia - 28 Jun 2001 a
Solomon Islands - 16 Apr 1999 a
Somalia - 24 Jul 2002 a
South Africa 9 Jan 1995 30 Sep 1997
South Sudan - 17 Feb 2014 a
Spain 14 Oct 1994 30 Jan 1996
Sri Lanka - 9 Dec 1998 a
St. Kitts and Nevis - 30 Jun 1997 a
St. Lucia - 2 Jul 1997 a
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 15 Oct 1994 16 Mar 1998
State of Palestine - 29 Dec 2017 a
Sudan 15 Oct 1994 24 Nov 1995
Suriname - 1 Jun 2000 a
Sweden 15 Oct 1994 12 Dec 1995
Switzerland 14 Oct 1994 19 Jan 1996
Syrian Arab Republic 15 Oct 1994 10 Jun 1997
Tajikistan - 16 Jul 1997 a
Thailand - 7 Mar 2001 a
Timor-Leste - 20 Aug 2003 a
Togo 15 Oct 1994 4 Oct 1995 A
Tonga - 25 Sep 1998 a
Trinidad and Tobago - 8 Jun 2000 a
Tunisia 14 Oct 1994 11 Oct 1995
Turkmenistan 27 Mar 1995 18 Sep 1996
Tuvalu - 14 Sep 1998 a
Türkiye 14 Oct 1994 31 Mar 1998
Uganda 21 Nov 1994 25 Jun 1997
Ukraine - 27 Aug 2002 a
United Arab Emirates - 21 Oct 1998 a
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 14 Oct 1994 18 Oct 1996
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 7 14 Oct 1994 18 Oct 1996
United Republic of Tanzania 14 Oct 1994 19 Jun 1997
United States of America 14 Oct 1994 17 Nov 2000
Uruguay - 17 Feb 1999 a
Uzbekistan 7 Dec 1994 31 Oct 1995
Vanuatu 28 Sep 1995 10 Aug 1999
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) - 29 Jun 1998 a
Viet Nam - 25 Aug 1998 a
Yemen - 14 Jan 1997 a
Zambia 15 Oct 1994 19 Sep 1996
Zimbabwe 15 Oct 1994 23 Sep 1997

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.

Counts verified against the depositary’s own totals for this treaty before publication. The United Nations Treaty Collection is the authority; this page is a readable copy and may lag it.

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