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United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries experiencing serious Drought and/or Desertification, particularly in Africa

Treaty Type: Multilateral

Depository: United Nations

Place Of Signature: Paris

Date Of Signature: 13-Oct-1995



Publication Records


Participant Status

Country Action Action Date Effective Date
AFGHANISTAN Accession 01-Nov-1995
ALBANIA Accession 27-Apr-2000 26-Jul-2000
ALGERIA Signature 14-Oct-1994
ALGERIA Ratification 22-May-1996
ALGERIA Declaration 22-May-1996
ANDORRA Accession 15-Jul-2002 13-Oct-2002
ANGOLA Signature 14-Oct-1994
ANGOLA Ratification 30-Jun-1997 28-Sep-1997
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Signature 04-Apr-1995
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Ratification 06-Jun-1997 04-Sep-1997
ARGENTINA Signature 14-Oct-1994
ARGENTINA Ratification 06-Jan-1997 06-Apr-1997
ARMENIA Signature 14-Oct-1994
ARMENIA Ratification 02-Jul-1997 30-Sep-1997
Ascension Island Ratification 18-Oct-1996 16-Jan-1997
AUSTRALIA Signature 14-Oct-1994
AUSTRALIA Ratification 15-May-2000 13-Aug-2000
AUSTRIA Accession 02-Jun-1997 31-Aug-1997
AUSTRIA Declaration 02-Jun-1997
AZERBAIJAN Accession 10-Aug-1998 08-Nov-1998
BAHAMAS Accession 10-Nov-2000 08-Feb-2001
BAHRAIN Accession 14-Jul-1997 12-Oct-1997
BANGLADESH Signature 14-Oct-1994
BANGLADESH Ratification 26-Jan-1996
BARBADOS Accession 14-May-1997 12-Aug-1997
BELARUS Accession 29-Aug-2001 27-Nov-2001
BELGIUM Accession 30-Jun-1997 28-Sep-1997
BELIZE Accession 23-Jul-1998 21-Oct-1998
BENIN Signature 14-Oct-1994
BENIN Ratification 29-Aug-1996
BHUTAN Accession 20-Aug-2003 18-Nov-2003
BOLIVIA Signature 14-Oct-1994
BOLIVIA Ratification 01-Aug-1996
BOTSWANA Signature 12-Oct-1995
BOTSWANA Ratification 11-Sep-1996
BRAZIL Signature 14-Oct-1994
BRAZIL Ratification 25-Jun-1997 23-Sep-1997
British Virgin Islands Ratification 18-Oct-1996 16-Jan-1997
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM Accession 04-Dec-2002 04-Mar-2003
BULGARIA Accession 21-Feb-2001 22-May-2001
BURKINA FASO Signature 14-Oct-1994
BURKINA FASO Ratification 26-Jan-1996
BURUNDI Signature 14-Oct-1994
BURUNDI Ratification 06-Jan-1997 06-Apr-1997
CAMBODIA Signature 14-Oct-1994
CAMBODIA Ratification 18-Aug-1997 16-Nov-1997
CAMEROON Signature 14-Oct-1994
CAMEROON Ratification 29-May-1997 27-Aug-1997
CANADA Signature 14-Oct-1994
CANADA Ratification 01-Dec-1995
CAPE VERDE Signature 14-Oct-1994
CAPE VERDE Ratification 08-May-1995
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Signature 14-Oct-1994
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Ratification 05-Sep-1996
CHAD Signature 14-Oct-1994
CHAD Ratification 27-Sep-1996
CHILE Signature 03-Mar-1995
CHILE Ratification 11-Nov-1997 09-Feb-1998
CHINA P R Signature 14-Oct-1994
CHINA P R Ratification 18-Feb-1997 18-May-1997
COLOMBIA Signature 14-Oct-1994
COLOMBIA Ratification 08-Jun-1999 06-Sep-1999
COMOROS Signature 14-Oct-1994
COMOROS Ratification 03-Mar-1998 01-Jun-1998
CONGO, REPUBLIC OF Signature 14-Oct-1994
CONGO, REPUBLIC OF Ratification 12-Jul-1999 10-Oct-1999
COSTA RICA Signature 14-Oct-1994
COSTA RICA Ratification 05-Jan-1998 05-Apr-1998
COTE DIVOIRE Signature 14-Oct-1994
COTE DIVOIRE Ratification 04-Mar-1997 02-Jun-1977
CROATIA Signature 14-Oct-1994
CROATIA Acceptance 06-Oct-2000 04-Jan-2001
CUBA Signature 14-Oct-1994
CUBA Ratification 13-Mar-1997 11-Jun-1997
CYPRUS Accession 29-Mar-2000 27-Jun-2000
CZECH REPUBLIC Accession 25-Jan-2000 24-Apr-2000
DENMARK Signature 14-Oct-1994
DENMARK Ratification 22-Dec-1995
DJIBOUTI Signature 14-Oct-1994
DJIBOUTI Ratification 12-Jun-1997 10-Sep-1997
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF Accession 08-Dec-1997 08-Mar-1998
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Accession 26-Jun-1997 24-Sep-1997
ECUADOR Signature 19-Jan-1995
ECUADOR Ratification 06-Sep-1995
EGYPT Signature 14-Oct-1994
EGYPT Ratification 07-Jul-1995
EL SALVADOR Accession 27-Jun-1997
ERITREA Signature 14-Oct-1994
ERITREA Ratification 14-Aug-1996
ESTONIA Accession 08-Feb-2012 08-May-2012
ESTONIA Declaration 08-Feb-2012
ETHIOPIA Signature 14-Oct-1994
ETHIOPIA Ratification 27-Jun-1997 25-Sep-1997
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY Signature 14-Oct-1994
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY Approval 09-Mar-1998
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY Declaration 09-Mar-1998
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY Ratification 26-Mar-1998 24-Jun-1998
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY Declaration 26-Mar-1998
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY Signature 14-Oct-1994
FIJI Accession 26-Aug-1998 24-Nov-1998
FINLAND Signature 14-Oct-1994
FINLAND Acceptance 20-Sep-1995
FRANCE Signature 14-Oct-1994
FRANCE Ratification 12-Jun-1997 10-Sep-1997
GABON Accession 06-Sep-1996
GAMBIA THE Signature 14-Oct-1994
GAMBIA THE Ratification 11-Jun-1996
GEORGIA Signature 14-Oct-1994
GERMANY Signature 14-Oct-1994
GERMANY Ratification 10-Jul-1996
GHANA Signature 14-Oct-1994
GHANA Ratification 27-Dec-1996 27-Mar-1997
GREECE Signature 14-Oct-1994
GREECE Ratification 05-May-1997 03-Aug-1997
GRENADA Accession 28-May-1997 26-Aug-1997
GUATEMALA Accession 10-Sep-1998 09-Dec-1998
GUATEMALA Declaration 10-Sep-1998
GUINEA Signature 14-Oct-1994
GUINEA Ratification 23-Jun-1997 21-Sep-1997
GUINEA BISSAU Signature 14-Oct-1994
GUINEA BISSAU Ratification 27-Oct-1995
GUINEA, EQUATORIAL Signature 14-Oct-1994
GUINEA, EQUATORIAL Ratification 27-Jun-1997
GUYANA Accession 26-Jun-1997
HAITI Signature 14-Oct-1994
HAITI Ratification 25-Sep-1996
HONDURAS Signature 22-Feb-1995
HONDURAS Ratification 25-Jun-1997 23-Sep-1997
HUNGARY Accession 13-Jul-1999 11-Oct-1999
ICELAND Accession 03-Jun-1997 01-Sep-1997
INDIA Signature 14-Oct-1994
INDIA Ratification 17-Dec-1996 17-Mar-1997
INDONESIA Signature 14-Oct-1994
INDONESIA Ratification 31-Aug-1998 29-Nov-1998
IRAN Signature 14-Oct-1994
IRAN Ratification 29-Apr-1997 28-Jul-1997
IRAQ Accession 28-May-2010 26-Aug-2010
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Signature 14-Oct-1994
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Ratification 31-Jul-1997 29-Oct-1997
ISRAEL Signature 14-Oct-1994
ISRAEL Ratification 26-Mar-1996
ITALY Signature 14-Oct-1994
ITALY Ratification 23-Jun-1997 21-Sep-1997
JAMAICA Acceptance 12-Nov-1997 10-Feb-1998
JAPAN Signature 14-Oct-1994
JAPAN Acceptance 11-Sep-1998 10-Dec-1998
JORDAN Signature 13-Apr-1995
JORDAN Ratification 21-Oct-1996 19-Jan-1997
KAZAKHSTAN Signature 14-Oct-1994
KAZAKHSTAN Ratification 09-Jul-1997 07-Oct-1997
KENYA Signature 14-Oct-1994
KENYA Ratification 24-Jun-1997 22-Sep-1997
KIRIBATI Accession 08-Sep-1998 07-Dec-1998
KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF Accession 29-Dec-2003 28-Mar-2004
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Signature 14-Oct-1994
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Ratification 17-Aug-1999 15-Nov-1999
KUWAIT Signature 22-Sep-1995
KUWAIT Ratification 27-Jun-1997 25-Sep-1997
KUWAIT Declaration 27-Jun-1997
KYRGYZSTAN Accession 19-Sep-1997 18-Dec-1997
LAOS Signature 30-Aug-1995
LAOS Ratification 20-Sep-1996
LATVIA Accession 21-Oct-2002 19-Jan-2003
LEBANON Signature 14-Oct-1994
LEBANON Ratification 16-May-1996
LESOTHO Signature 14-Oct-1994
LESOTHO Ratification 12-Sep-1995
LIBERIA Accession 02-Mar-1998 31-May-1998
LIBYA Signature 14-Oct-1994
LIBYA Ratification 22-Jul-1996
LIECHTENSTEIN Accession 29-Dec-1999 28-Mar-2000
LITHUANIA Accession 25-Jul-2003 23-Oct-2003
LUXEMBOURG Signature 14-Oct-1994
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 04-Feb-1997 05-May-1997
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Accession 06-Mar-2002
MADAGASCAR Signature 14-Oct-1994
MADAGASCAR Ratification 25-Jun-1997 23-Sep-1997
MALAWI Signature 17-Jan-1995
MALAWI Ratification 13-Jun-1996
MALAYSIA Signature 06-Oct-1995
MALAYSIA Ratification 25-Jun-1997 23-Sep-1997
MALDIVES Accession 03-Sep-2002 02-Dec-2002
MALI Signature 14-Oct-1994
MALI Ratification 31-Oct-1995
MALTA Signature 14-Oct-1994
MALTA Ratification 30-Jan-1998
MARSHALL ISLANDS Accession 02-Jun-1998 31-Aug-1998
MAURITANIA Signature 14-Oct-1994
MAURITANIA Ratification 07-Aug-1996
MAURITIUS Signature 17-Mar-1995
MAURITIUS Ratification 23-Jan-1996
MEXICO Signature 14-Oct-1994
MEXICO Ratification 03-Apr-1995
MICRONESIA Signature 12-Dec-1994
MICRONESIA Ratification 25-Mar-1996
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF Accession 10-Mar-1999 08-Jun-1999
MONACO Accession 05-Mar-1999 03-Jun-1999
MONGOLIA Signature 14-Oct-1994
MONGOLIA Ratification 03-Sep-1996
MONTENEGRO Accession 04-Jun-2007 02-Sep-2007
Montserrat Extension 24-Dec-1996 16-Jan-1997
MOROCCO Signature 14-Oct-1994
MOROCCO Ratification 07-Nov-1996 05-Feb-1997
MOZAMBIQUE Signature 28-Sep-1995
MOZAMBIQUE Ratification 13-Mar-1997 11-Jun-1997
MYANMAR Accession 02-Jan-1997 02-Apr-1997
NAMIBIA Signature 24-Oct-1994
NAMIBIA Ratification 16-May-1997 14-Aug-1997
NAURU Accession 22-Sep-1998 21-Dec-1998
NEPAL Signature 12-Oct-1995
NEPAL Ratification 15-Oct-1996 13-Jan-1997
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 14-Oct-1994
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 27-Jun-1995
NETHERLANDS THE Declaration 27-Jun-1995
NEW ZEALAND Accession 07-Sep-2000
NEW ZEALAND Communication 07-Sep-2000
NEW ZEALAND Declaration 07-Sep-2000
NICARAGUA Signature 21-Nov-1994
NICARAGUA Ratification 17-Feb-1998
NIGER Signature 14-Oct-1994
NIGER Ratification 19-Jan-1996
NIGERIA Signature 31-Oct-1994
NIGERIA Ratification 08-Jul-1997 06-Oct-1997
NIUE Accession 14-Aug-1998 12-Nov-1998
NORWAY Signature 14-Oct-1994
NORWAY Ratification 30-Aug-1996
OMAN Accession 23-Jul-1996
PAKISTAN Signature 14-Oct-1994
PAKISTAN Ratification 24-Feb-1997 25-May-1997
PALAU Accession 15-Jun-1999 13-Sep-1999
PANAMA Signature 22-Feb-1995
PANAMA Ratification 04-Apr-1996
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Accession 06-Dec-2000 06-Mar-2001
PARAGUAY Signature 01-Dec-1994
PARAGUAY Ratification 15-Jan-1997 15-Apr-1997
PERU Signature 14-Oct-1994
PERU Ratification 09-Nov-1995
PHILIPPINES Signature 08-Dec-1994
PHILIPPINES Ratification 10-Feb-2000 10-May-2000
POLAND Accession 14-Nov-2001 12-Feb-2002
PORTUGAL Signature 14-Oct-1994
PORTUGAL Ratification 01-Apr-1996
QATAR Accession 15-Mar-1999 13-Jun-1999
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Accession 29-May-2003 27-Aug-2003
RWANDA Signature 22-Jun-1995
RWANDA Ratification 22-Oct-1998 20-Jan-1999
SAINT LUCIA Accession 02-Jul-1997 30-Sep-1997
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE Signature 04-Oct-1995
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE Ratification 08-Jul-1998 06-Oct-1998
SAUDI ARABIA Accession 25-Jun-1997 23-Sep-1997
SENEGAL Signature 14-Oct-1994
SENEGAL Ratification 26-Jul-1995
SERBIA Accession 18-Dec-2007 17-Mar-2008
SEYCHELLES Signature 14-Oct-1994
SEYCHELLES Ratification 26-Jun-1997 24-Sep-1997
SIERRA LEONE Signature 11-Nov-1994
SIERRA LEONE Ratification 25-Sep-1997 24-Dec-1997
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Accession 07-Jan-2002 07-Apr-2002
SLOVENIA Accession 28-Jun-2001 26-Sep-2001
SOLOMON ISLANDS Accession 16-Apr-1999 15-Jul-1999
SOMALIA Accession 24-Jul-2002 22-Oct-2002
SOUTH AFRICA Signature 09-Jan-1995
SOUTH AFRICA Ratification 30-Sep-1997 29-Dec-1997
SOUTH SUDAN Accession 17-Feb-2014 18-May-2014
SPAIN Signature 14-Oct-1994
SPAIN Ratification 30-Jan-1996
SRI LANKA Accession 09-Dec-1998 09-Mar-1999
St Helena Ratification 18-Oct-1996 16-Jan-1997
ST KITTS AND NEVIS Accession 30-Jun-1997 28-Sep-1997
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Signature 14-Oct-1994
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Ratification 16-Mar-1998 14-Jun-1998
SUDAN Signature 14-Oct-1994
SUDAN Ratification 24-Nov-1995
SURINAME Accession 01-Jun-2000 30-Aug-2000
SWAZILAND Signature 27-Jul-1995
SWAZILAND Ratification 07-Oct-1996 05-Jan-1997
SWEDEN Signature 14-Oct-1994
SWEDEN Ratification 12-Dec-1995
SWITZERLAND Signature 14-Oct-1994
SWITZERLAND Ratification 19-Jan-1996
SYRIA Signature 14-Oct-1994
SYRIA Ratification 10-Jun-1997 08-Sep-1997
TAJIKISTAN Accession 16-Jul-1997 14-Oct-1997
TANZANIA Signature 14-Oct-1994
TANZANIA Ratification 19-Jun-1997 17-Sep-1997
THAILAND Accession 07-Mar-2001 05-Jun-2001
TIMOR-LESTE Accession 20-Aug-2003 18-Nov-2003
TOGO Signature 14-Oct-1994
TOGO Acceptance 04-Oct-1995
TONGA Accession 25-Sep-1998 24-Dec-1998
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Accession 08-Jun-2000 06-Sep-2000
TUNISIA Signature 14-Oct-1994
TUNISIA Ratification 11-Oct-1995
TURKEY Signature 14-Oct-1994
TURKEY Ratification 31-Mar-1998 29-Jun-1998
TURKMENISTAN Signature 27-Mar-1995
TURKMENISTAN Ratification 18-Sep-1996
TUVALU Accession 14-Sep-1998 13-Dec-1998
UGANDA Signature 21-Nov-1994
UGANDA Ratification 25-Jun-1997 23-Sep-1997
UKRAINE Accession 27-Aug-2002 25-Nov-2002
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Accession 21-Oct-1998 19-Jan-1999
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 14-Oct-1994
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 18-Oct-1996 16-Jan-1997
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 24-Dec-1996 16-Jan-1997
UNITED KINGDOM Extension 24-Dec-1996
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 14-Oct-1994
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 17-Nov-2000 15-Feb-2001
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Understanding 17-Nov-2000
URUGUAY Accession 17-Feb-1999 18-May-1999
UZBEKISTAN Signature 07-Dec-1994
UZBEKISTAN Ratification 31-Oct-1995
VANUATU Signature 28-Sep-1995
VANUATU Ratification 10-Aug-1999 08-Nov-1999
VENEZUELA Accession 29-Jun-1998 27-Sep-1998
VIETNAM Accession 25-Aug-1998 23-Nov-1998
YEMEN Accession 14-Jan-1997 14-Apr-1997
ZAIRE Signature 14-Oct-1994
ZAIRE Ratification 12-Sep-1997 11-Dec-1997
ZAMBIA Signature 14-Oct-1994
ZAMBIA Ratification 19-Sep-1996
ZIMBABWE Signature 14-Oct-1994
ZIMBABWE Ratification 23-Sep-1997 22-Dec-1997

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