States parties to United Nations legal instruments
(as of December 31 2009).

This table indicates whether a State has ratified the relevant international instrument and, if so, the year of ratification. The profiles by major area, region and special group show the number of countries in the area or region that have ratified the instrument. The United Nations instruments listed in the country profiles are: the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees; the 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees; and the 1990 International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families. In addition, two Protocols relevant to international migration supplement the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, namely: the 2000 Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children and the 2000 Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air. Ratification includes acceptance, approval, accession or succession. Ratification is the act whereby a State indicates its consent to being bound to a treaty if the parties intend to show their consent by such an act.

Source: United Nations Treaty Collection. See: http://treaties.un.org (as of 31 December 2009).


Country or area 1951 Refugee Convention 1967 Refugee Protocol 1990 Migrant Workers Convention 2000     Human Trafficking Protocol 2000 Migrant Smuggling Protocol 
WORLD 144 144 42 134 121
AFRICA 48 48 17 37 33
Eastern Africa 14 13 3 10 10
  Burundi 1963 1971      
  Comoros          
  Djibouti 1977 1977   2005 2005
  Eritrea          
  Ethiopia 1969 1969      
  Kenya 1966 1981   2005 2005
  Madagascar 1967     2005 2005
  Malawi 1987 1987   2005 2005
  Mauritius       2003 2003
  Mayotte - - - - -
  Mozambique 1983 1989   2006 2006
  Réunion - - - - -
  Rwanda 1980 1980 2008 2003 2006
  Seychelles 1980 1980 1994 2004 2004
  Somalia 1978 1978      
  Uganda 1976 1976 1995    
  United Republic of Tanzania 1964 1968   2006 2006
  Zambia 1969 1969   2005 2005
  Zimbabwe 1981 1981      
Middle Africa 9 9 0 6 4
  Angola 1981 1981      
  Cameroon 1961 1967   2006 2006
  Central African Republic 1962 1967   2006 2006
  Chad 1981 1981   2009  
  Congo 1962 1970      
  Democratic Republic of the Congo 1965 1975   2005 2005
  Equatorial Guinea 1986 1986   2003  
  Gabon 1964 1973      
  Sao Tome and Principe 1978 1978   2006 2006
Northern Africa 5 5 4 4 4
  Algeria 1963 1967 2005 2004 2004
  Egypt 1981 1981 1993 2004 2005
  Libyan Arab Jamahiriya     2004 2004 2004
  Morocco 1956 1971 1993    
  Sudan 1974 1974      
  Tunisia 1957 1968   2003 2003
  Western Sahara - - - - -
Southern Africa 5 5 1 4 4
  Botswana 1969 1969   2002 2002
  Lesotho 1981 1981 2005 2003 2004
  Namibia 1995 1995   2002 2002
  South Africa 1996 1996   2004 2004
  Swaziland 2000 1969      
Western Africa 15 16 9 13 11
  Benin 1962 1970   2004 2004
  Burkina Faso 1980 1980 2003 2002 2002
  Cape Verde   1987 1997 2004 2004
  Côte d'Ivoire 1961 1970      
  Gambia 1966 1967   2003 2003
  Ghana 1963 1968 2000    
  Guinea 1965 1968 2000 2004 2005
  Guinea-Bissau 1976 1976   2007  
  Liberia 1964 1980   2004 2004
  Mali 1973 1973 2003 2002 2002
  Mauritania 1987 1987 2007 2005 2005
  Niger 1961 1970 2009 2004 2009
  Nigeria 1967 1968 2009 2001 2001
  Saint Helena - - - - -
  Senegal 1963 1967 1999 2003 2003
  Sierra Leone 1981 1981      
  Togo 1962 1969   2009  
ASIA 19 19 8 29 23
Central Asia 4 4 2 5 4
  Kazakhstan 1999 1999   2008 2008
  Kyrgyzstan 1996 1996 2003 2003 2003
  Tajikistan 1993 1993 2002 2002 2002
  Turkmenistan 1998 1998   2005 2005
  Uzbekistan       2008  
Eastern Asia 3 3 0 1 1
  China 1982 1982      
  China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region - - - - -
  China, Macao Special Administrative Region - - - - -
  Democratic People's Republic of Korea          
  Japan 1981 1982      
  Mongolia       2008 2008
  Republic of Korea 1992 1992      
South-Eastern Asia 3 3 2 7 6
  Brunei Darussalam          
  Cambodia 1992 1992   2007 2005
  Indonesia       2009 2009
  Lao People's Democratic Republic       2003 2003
  Malaysia       2009  
  Myanmar       2004 2004
  Philippines 1981 1981 1995 2002 2002
  Singapore          
  Thailand          
  Timor-Leste 2003 2003 2004 2009 2009
  Viet Nam          
Southern Asia 2 2 1 0 0
  Afghanistan 2005 2005      
  Bangladesh          
  Bhutan          
  India          
  Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1976 1976      
  Maldives          
  Nepal          
  Pakistan          
  Sri Lanka     1996    
Western Asia 7 7 3 16 12
  Armenia 1993 1993   2003 2003
  Azerbaijan 1993 1993 1999 2003 2003
  Bahrain       2004 2004
  Cyprus 1963 1968   2003 2003
  Georgia 1999 1999   2006 2006
  Iraq       2009 2009
  Israel 1954 1968   2008  
  Jordan       2009  
  Kuwait       2006 2006
  Lebanon       2005 2005
  Occupied Palestinian Territory - - - - -
  Oman       2005 2005
  Qatar       2009  
  Saudi Arabia       2007 2007
  Syrian Arab Republic     2005 2009 2009
  Turkey 1962 1968 2004 2003 2003
  United Arab Emirates       2009  
  Yemen 1980 1980      
EUROPE 42 41 2 37 36
Eastern Europe 10 10 0 9 9
  Belarus 2001 2001   2003 2003
  Bulgaria 1993 1993   2001 2001
  Czech Republic 1993 1993      
  Hungary 1989 1989   2006 2006
  Poland 1991 1991   2003 2003
  Republic of Moldova 2002 2002   2005 2005
  Romania 1991 1991   2002 2002
  Russian Federation 1993 1993   2004 2004
  Slovakia 1993 1993   2004 2004
  Ukraine 2002 2002   2004 2004
Northern Europe 10 10 0 8 8
  Channel Islands - - - - -
  Denmark 1952 1968   2003 2006
  Estonia 1997 1997   2004 2004
  Faeroe Islands - - - - -
  Finland 1968 1968   2006 2006
  Iceland 1955 1968      
  Ireland 1956 1968      
  Isle of Man - - - - -
  Latvia 1997 1997   2004 2003
  Lithuania 1997 1997   2003 2003
  Norway 1953 1967   2003 2003
  Sweden 1954 1967   2004 2006
  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1954 1968   2006 2006
Southern Europe 13 13 2 11 11
  Albania 1992 1992 2007 2002 2002
  Andorra          
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1993 1993 1996 2002 2002
  Croatia 1992 1992   2003 2003
  Gibraltar - - - - -
  Greece 1960 1968      
  Holy See 1956 1967      
  Italy 1954 1972   2006 2006
  Malta 1971 1971   2003 2003
  Montenegro 2006 2006   2006 2006
  Portugal 1960 1976   2004 2004
  San Marino          
  Serbia 2001 2001   2001 2001
  Slovenia 1992 1992   2004 2004
  Spain 1978 1978   2002 2002
  The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 1994 1994   2005 2005
Western Europe 9 8 0 9 8
  Austria 1954 1973   2005 2007
  Belgium 1953 1969   2004 2004
  France 1954 1971   2002 2002
  Germany 1953 1969   2006 2006
  Liechtenstein 1957 1968   2008 2008
  Luxembourg 1953 1971   2009  
  Monaco 1954     2001 2001
  Netherlands 1956 1968   2005 2005
  Switzerland 1955 1968   2006 2006
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 27 27 15 26 24
Caribbean 9 8 1 6 6
  Anguilla - - - - -
  Antigua and Barbuda 1995 1995      
  Aruba - - - - -
  Bahamas 1993 1993   2008 2008
  Barbados          
  British Virgin Islands - - - - -
  Cayman Islands - - - - -
  Cuba          
  Dominica 1994 1994      
  Dominican Republic 1978 1978   2008 2007
  Grenada       2004 2004
  Guadeloupe - - - - -
  Haiti 1984 1984      
  Jamaica 1964 1980 2008 2003 2003
  Martinique - - - - -
  Montserrat - - - - -
  Netherlands Antilles - - - - -
  Puerto Rico - - - - -
  Saint Kitts and Nevis 2002     2004 2004
  Saint Lucia          
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1993 2003      
  Trinidad and Tobago 2000 2000   2007 2007
  Turks and Caicos Islands - - - - -
  United States Virgin Islands - - - - -
Central America 8 8 6 8 8
  Belize 1990 1990 2001 2003 2006
  Costa Rica 1978 1978   2003 2003
  El Salvador 1983 1983 2003 2004 2004
  Guatemala 1983 1983 2003 2004 2004
  Honduras 1992 1992 2005 2008 2008
  Mexico 2000 2000 1999 2003 2003
  Nicaragua 1980 1980 2005 2004 2006
  Panama 1978 1978   2004 2004
South America 10 11 8 12 10
  Argentina 1961 1967 2007 2002 2002
  Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1982 1982 2000 2006  
  Brazil 1960 1972   2004 2004
  Chile 1972 1972 2005 2004 2004
  Colombia 1961 1980 1995 2004  
  Ecuador 1955 1969 2002 2002 2002
  Falkland Islands (Malvinas) - - - - -
  French Guiana - - - - -
  Guyana       2004 2008
  Paraguay 1970 1970 2008 2004 2008
  Peru 1964 1983 2005 2002 2002
  Suriname 1978 1978   2007 2007
  Uruguay 1970 1970 2001 2005 2005
  Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)   1986   2002 2005
NORTHERN AMERICA 1 2 0 2 2
  Bermuda - - - - -
  Canada 1969 1969   2002 2002
  Greenland - - - - -
  Saint Pierre and Miquelon - - - - -
  United States of America   1968   2005 2005
OCEANIA 7 7 0 3 3
Australia and New Zealand 2 2 0 2 2
  Australia 1954 1973   2005 2004
  New Zealand 1960 1973   2002 2002
Melanesia 3 3 0 0 0
  Fiji 1972 1972      
  New Caledonia - - - - -
  Papua New Guinea 1986 1986      
  Solomon Islands 1995 1995      
  Vanuatu          
Micronesia 0 0 0 1 1
  Guam - - - - -
  Kiribati       2005 2005
  Marshall Islands          
  Micronesia (Federated States of)          
  Nauru          
  Northern Mariana Islands - - - - -
  Palau          
Polynesia 2 2 0 0 0
  American Samoa - - - - -
  Cook Islands - - - - -
  French Polynesia - - - - -
  Niue - - - - -
  Pitcairn - - - - -
  Samoa 1988 1994      
  Tokelau - - - - -
  Tonga          
  Tuvalu 1986 1986      
  Wallis and Futuna Islands - - - - -