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DEFINITION:
Date of ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. "A" denotes acceptance; "a" denotes accession; "d" denotes succession.
| COUNTRY | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 28 Mar 1994 |
| Albania | 27 Feb 1992 |
| Algeria | 16 Apr 1993 |
| Andorra | 2 Jan 1996 |
| Angola | 5 Dec 1990 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 5 Oct 1993 |
| Argentina | 4 Dec 1990 |
| Armenia | 23 Jun 1993 a |
| Australia | 17 Dec 1990 |
| Austria | 6 Aug 1992 |
| Azerbaijan | 13 Aug 1992 a |
| Bahrain | 13 Feb 1992 a |
| Bangladesh | 3 Aug 1990 |
| Barbados | 9 Oct 1990 |
| Belarus | 1 Oct 1990 |
| Belgium | 16 Dec 1991 |
| Belize | 2 May 1990 |
| Benin | 3 Aug 1990 |
| Bhutan | 1 Aug 1990 |
| Bolivia | 26 Jun 1990 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 Sep 1993 d |
| Botswana | 14 Mar 1995 a |
| Brazil | 24 Sep 1990 |
| Bulgaria | 3 Jun 1991 |
| Burkina Faso | 31 Aug 1990 |
| Burma | 15 Jul 1991 a |
| Burundi | 19 Oct 1990 |
| Cambodia | 15 Oct 1992 a |
| Cameroon | 11 Jan 1993 |
| Canada | 13 Dec 1991 |
| Cape Verde | 4 Jun 1992 a |
| Central African Republic | 23 Apr 1992 |
| Chad | 2 Oct 1990 |
| Chile | 13 Aug 1990 |
| China | 2 Mar 1992 |
| Colombia | 28 Jan 1991 |
| Comoros | 22 Jun 1993 |
| Cook Islands | 6 Jun 1997 a |
| Costa Rica | 21 Aug 1990 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 4 Feb 1991 |
| Croatia | 12 Oct 1992 d |
| Cuba | 21 Aug 1991 |
| Cyprus | 7 Feb 1991 |
| Czech Republic | 22 Feb 1993 d |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 27 Sep 1990 |
| Denmark | 19 Jul 1991 |
| Djibouti | 6 Dec 1990 |
| Dominica | 13 Mar 1991 |
| Dominican Republic | 11 Jun 1991 |
| Ecuador | 23 Mar 1990 |
| Egypt | 6 Jul 1990 |
| El Salvador | 10 Jul 1990 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 15 Jun 1992 a |
| Eritrea | 3 Aug 1994 |
| Estonia | 21 Oct 1991 a |
| Ethiopia | 14 May 1991 a |
| Federated States of Micronesia | 5 May 1993 a |
| Fiji | 13 Aug 1993 |
| Finland | 20 Jun 1991 |
| France | 7 Aug 1990 |
| Gabon | 9 Feb 1994 |
| Georgia | 2 Jun 1994 a |
| Germany | 6 Mar 1992 |
| Ghana | 5 Feb 1990 |
| Greece | 11 May 1993 |
| Grenada | 5 Nov 1990 |
| Guatemala | 6 Jun 1990 |
| Guinea | 13 Jul 1990 a |
| Guinea-Bissau | 20 Aug 1990 |
| Guyana | 14 Jan 1991 |
| Haiti | 8 Jun 1995 |
| Honduras | 10 Aug 1990 |
| Hungary | 7 Oct 1991 |
| Iceland | 28 Oct 1992 |
| India | 11 Dec 1992 a |
| Indonesia | 5 Sep 1990 |
| Iran | 13 Jul 1994 |
| Iraq | 15 Jun 1994 a |
| Ireland | 28 Sep 1992 |
| Israel | 3 Oct 1991 |
| Italy | 5 Sep 1991 |
| Jamaica | 14 May 1991 |
| Japan | 22 Apr 1994 |
| Jordan | 24 May 1991 |
| Kazakhstan | 12 Aug 1994 |
| Kenya | 30 Jul 1990 |
| Kiribati | 11 Dec 1995 a |
| Kuwait | 21 Oct 1991 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 7 Oct 1994 a |
| Laos | 8 May 1991 a |
| Latvia | 14 Apr 1992 a |
| Lebanon | 14 May 1991 |
| Lesotho | 10 Mar 1992 |
| Liberia | 4 Jun 1993 |
| Libya | 15 Apr 1993 a |
| Liechtenstein | 22 Dec 1995 |
| Lithuania | 31 Jan 1992 a |
| Luxembourg | 7 Mar 1994 |
| Madagascar | 19 Mar 1991 |
| Malawi | 2 Jan 1991 a |
| Malaysia | 17 Feb 1995 a |
| Maldives | 11 Feb 1991 |
| Mali | 20 Sep 1990 |
| Malta | 30 Sep 1990 |
| Marshall Islands | 4 Oct 1993 |
| Mauritania | 16 May 1991 |
| Mauritius | 26 Jul 1990 a |
| Mexico | 21 Sep 1990 |
| Moldova | 26 Jan 1993 a |
| Monaco | 21 Jun 1993 a |
| Mongolia | 5 Jul 1990 |
| Morocco | 21 Jun 1993 |
| Mozambique | 26 Apr 1994 |
| Namibia | 30 Sep 1990 |
| Nauru | 27 Jul 1994 a |
| Nepal | 14 Sep 1990 |
| Netherlands | 6 Feb 1995 A |
| New Zealand | 6 Apr 1993 |
| Nicaragua | 5 Oct 1990 |
| Niger | 30 Sep 1990 |
| Nigeria | 19 Apr 1991 |
| Niue | 20 Dec 1995 a |
| Norway | 8 Jan 1991 |
| Oman | 9 Dec 1996 a |
| Pakistan | 12 Nov 1990 |
| Palau | 4 Aug 1995 a |
| Panama | 12 Dec 1990 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 Mar 1993 |
| Paraguay | 25 Sep 1990 |
| Peru | 4 Sep 1990 |
| Philippines | 21 Aug 1990 |
| Poland | 7 Jun 1991 |
| Portugal | 21 Sep 1990 |
| Qatar | 3 Apr 1995 |
| Romania | 28 Sep 1990 |
| Russia | 16 Aug 1990 |
| Rwanda | 24 Jan 1991 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 24 Jul 1990 |
| Saint Lucia | 16 Jun 1993 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 26 Oct 1993 |
| Samoa | 29 Nov 1994 |
| San Marino | 25 Nov 1991 a |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 14 May 1991 a |
| Saudi Arabia | 26 Jan 1996 a |
| Senegal | 31 Jul 1990 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 12 March 2003d |
| Seychelles | 7 Sep 1990 a |
| Sierra Leone | 18 Jun 1990 |
| Singapore | 5 Oct 1995 a |
| Slovakia | 28 May 1993 d |
| Slovenia | 6 Jul 1992 d |
| Solomon Islands | 10 Apr 1995 a |
| South Africa | 16 Jun 1995 |
| South Korea | 20 Nov 1991 |
| Spain | 6 Dec 1990 |
| Sri Lanka | 12 Jul 1991 |
| Sudan | 3 Aug 1990 |
| Suriname | 1 Mar 1993 |
| Swaziland | 7 Sep 1995 |
| Sweden | 29 Jun 1990 |
| Switzerland | 24 Feb 1997 |
| Syria | 15 Jul 1993 |
| Tajikistan | 26 Oct 1993 a |
| Tanzania | 10 Jun 1991 |
| Thailand | 27 Mar 1992 a |
| The Bahamas | 20 Feb 1991 |
| The Gambia | 8 Aug 1990 |
| Togo | 1 Aug 1990 |
| Tonga | 6 Nov 1995 a |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 Dec 1991 |
| Tunisia | 30 Jan 1992 |
| Turkey | 4 Apr 1995 |
| Turkmenistan | 20 Sep 1993 a |
| Uganda | 17 Aug 1990 |
| Ukraine | 28 Aug 1991 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 Jan 1997 a |
| Uruguay | 20 Nov 1990 |
| Uzbekistan | 29 Jun 1994 a |
| Vanuatu | 7 Jul 1993 |
| Venezuela | 13 Sep 1990 |
| Vietnam | 28 Feb 1990 |
| Yemen | 1 May 1991 |
| Zambia | 6 Dec 1991 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 Sep 1990 |