| Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (7 July 2017) |
Jul 7, 2017 |
Sep 26, 2018 signature
Dec 11, 2020 ratification
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| Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (15 October 2016) |
Oct 15, 2016 |
Mar 19, 2018 ratification
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| Paris Agreement (12 December 2015) |
Dec 12, 2015 |
Apr 22, 2016 signature
Oct 31, 2016 ratification
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| United Nations Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration (10 December 2014) |
Dec 10, 2014 |
Jul 10, 2017 signature
Jul 19, 2021 ratification
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| Minamata Convention on Mercury (10 October 2013) |
Oct 10, 2013 |
Oct 10, 2013 signature
Nov 7, 2016 ratification
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| Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products от 12 ноября 2012 г. |
Nov 12, 2012 |
Sep 24, 2013 signature
Jul 6, 2018 ratification
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| Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure (19 December 2011) |
Dec 19, 2011 |
Sep 24, 2013 signature
Aug 19, 2019 ratification
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| Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity (29 October 2010) |
Oct 29, 2010 |
Oct 28, 2011 signature
Jan 22, 2014 ratification
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| 15 . International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (13 April 2005) |
Apr 13, 2005 |
Sep 15, 2005 signature
Nov 2, 2017 ratification
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| United Nations Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and Their Property (2 December 2004) |
Dec 2, 2004 |
Jul 7, 2022 accession
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| United Nations Convention against Corruption (31 October 2003) |
Oct 31, 2003 |
Dec 10, 2003 signature
Oct 14, 2004 ratification
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| WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control от 21 мая 2003 г. |
May 21, 2003 |
Jun 18, 2004 signature
Nov 3, 2005 ratification
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| Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (18 December 2002) |
Dec 18, 2002 |
Feb 24, 2005 signature
Sep 20, 2006 ratification
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| Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Criminal Court (9 September 2002) |
Sep 9, 2002 |
Sep 10, 2002 signature
Jan 24, 2006 ratification
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| Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, their Parts and Components and Ammunition, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (31 May 2001) |
May 31, 2001 |
May 17, 2002 signature
Aug 30, 2004 ratification
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| Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (22 May 2001) |
May 22, 2001 |
May 23, 2001 signature
Jan 5, 2004 ratification
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| Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (15 November 2000) |
Nov 15, 2000 |
May 17, 2002 signature
Aug 30, 2004 ratification
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| Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (15 November 2000) |
Nov 15, 2000 |
Dec 13, 2000 signature
Aug 30, 2004 ratification
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| United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (15 November 2000) |
Nov 15, 2000 |
Dec 13, 2000 signature
Aug 30, 2004 ratification
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| Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (25 May 2000) |
May 25, 2000 |
Feb 22, 2001 signature
Jan 31, 2005 ratification
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| Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict (25 May 2000) |
May 25, 2000 |
Feb 22, 2001 signature
Jan 31, 2005 ratification
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Declaration:
The Government of the Republic of Benin declares that the minimum age at which it permits the recruitment of volunteers into the armed forces and the national gendarmerie is eighteen (18) years (cf. article 13 of Act No. 63-5 of 30 May 1963 on recruitment in the Republic of Benin).
The Government of the Republic of Benin also indicates below the safeguards that it has adopted to ensure that such recruitment is in no event forced or coerced:
(a) The process of recruitment into the Beninese Armed Forces and the national gendarmerie is initiated by an announcement in the national press and news media for young persons;
(b) The recruitment file is composed, as appropriate, inter alia, of a birth certificate, a certificate of school attendance and/or a certificate of apprenticeship;
(c) The induction of young persons takes place in public, at a sports ground or a similar location;
(d) All recruits undergo a rigorous medical examination.
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| Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity (29 January 2000) |
Jan 29, 2000 |
May 24, 2000 signature
Mar 2, 2005 ratification
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| International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism (9 December 1999) |
Dec 9, 1999 |
Nov 16, 2001 signature
Aug 30, 2004 ratification
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| International Convention on Arrest of Ships, 1999 (12 March 1999) |
Mar 12, 1999 |
Mar 3, 2010 accession
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| Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (10 September 1998) |
Sep 10, 1998 |
Sep 11, 1998 signature
Jan 5, 2004 ratification
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| Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (17 July 1998) |
Jul 17, 1998 |
Sep 24, 1999 signature
Jan 22, 2002 ratification
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| International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings (15 December 1997) |
Dec 15, 1997 |
Jul 31, 2003 accession
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| Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (11 December 1997) |
Dec 11, 1997 |
Feb 25, 2002 accession
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| Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction (18 September 1997) |
Sep 18, 1997 |
Dec 3, 1997 signature
Sep 25, 1998 ratification
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| Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses (21 May 1997) |
May 21, 1997 |
Jul 5, 2012 accession
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| Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (10 September 1996) |
Sep 10, 1996 |
Sep 27, 1996 signature
Mar 6, 2001 ratification
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| Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks (4 August 1995) |
Aug 4, 1995 |
Nov 2, 2017 accession
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| Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel (9 December 1994) |
Dec 9, 1994 |
Nov 2, 2017 accession
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| United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa (14 October 1994) |
Oct 14, 1994 |
Oct 14, 1994 signature
Aug 29, 1996 ratification
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| Agreement to establish the South Centre (1 September 1994) |
Sep 1, 1994 |
Sep 30, 1994 signature
Jun 2, 1998 ratification
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| Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 (28 July 1994) |
Jul 28, 1994 |
Nov 16, 1994 ratification
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| Международная конвенция о морских залогах и ипотеках 1993 года организация объединенных наций от 6 мая 1993 г. |
May 6, 1993 |
Mar 3, 2010 accession
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| Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction (3 September 1992) |
Sep 3, 1992 |
Jan 14, 1993 signature
May 14, 1998 ratification
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| Convention on Biological Diversity (5 June 1992) |
Jun 5, 1992 |
Jun 13, 1992 signature
Jun 30, 1994 ratification
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| 7 . United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (9 May 1992) |
May 9, 1992 |
Jun 13, 1992 signature
Jun 30, 1994 ratification
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| Конвенция но охране и использованию трансграничных водостоков и международных озер от 17 марта 1992 г. |
Mar 17, 1992 |
Sep 22, 2026 accession
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| International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (18 December 1990) |
Dec 18, 1990 |
Sep 15, 2005 signature
Jul 6, 2018 ratification
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| Второй факультативный протокол к международному пакту о гражданских и политических правах, направленный на отмену смертной казни организация объединенных наций от 15 декабря 1989 г. |
Dec 15, 1989 |
Jul 5, 2012 accession
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| Convention on the Rights of the Child (20 November 1989) |
Nov 20, 1989 |
Apr 25, 1990 signature
Aug 3, 1990 ratification
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| Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (22 March 1989) |
Mar 22, 1989 |
Dec 4, 1997 accession
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| United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (20 December 1988) |
Dec 20, 1988 |
May 23, 1997 accession
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| Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (16 September 1987) |
Sep 16, 1987 |
Jul 1, 1993 accession
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| International Convention against Apartheid in Sports (10 December 1985) |
Dec 10, 1985 |
May 16, 1986 signature
Nov 2, 2017 ratification
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| Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer (22 March 1985) |
Mar 22, 1985 |
Jul 1, 1993 accession
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| Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (10 December 1984) |
Dec 10, 1984 |
Mar 12, 1992 accession
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| United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (10 December 1982) |
Dec 10, 1982 |
Aug 30, 1983 signature
Oct 16, 1997 ratification
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29 July 2021
Declaration under article 298
The Government of the Republic of Benin does not accept the procedures for the settlement of disputes provided for in Section 2 of Part XV of the Convention with respect to the categories of disputes referred to in article 298, paragraph 1 (a) of the Convention.
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| Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which may be deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to have Indiscriminate Effects (with Protocols I, II and III) (10 October 1980) |
Oct 10, 1980 |
Mar 27, 1989 accession
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| 21 . Agreement establishing the Common Fund for Commodities (27 June 1980) |
Jun 27, 1980 |
Sep 10, 1981 signature
Oct 25, 1982 ratification
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| United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (11 April 1980) |
Apr 11, 1980 |
Jul 29, 2011 accession
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| Конвенция о ликвидации всех форм дискриминации в отношении женщин объединенных наций 1980 год от 18 декабря 1979 г. |
Dec 18, 1979 |
Nov 11, 1981 signature
Mar 12, 1992 ratification
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| International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages (17 December 1979) |
Dec 17, 1979 |
Jul 31, 2003 accession
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| Additional Protocol to the Multilateral Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation of Copyright Royalties (13 December 1979) |
Dec 13, 1979 |
Aug 3, 2017 accession
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| Multilateral Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation of Copyright Royalties (13 December 1979) |
Dec 13, 1979 |
May 18, 2017 accession
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| Constitution of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (8 April 1979) |
Apr 8, 1979 |
Dec 4, 1979 signature
Mar 3, 1983 ratification
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| Convention on the prohibition of military or any other hostile use of environmental modification techniques (10 December 1976) |
Dec 10, 1976 |
Jun 10, 1977 signature
Jun 30, 1986 ratification
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| Agreement establishing the International Fund for Agricultural Development от 13 июня 1976 г. |
Jun 13, 1976 |
Dec 28, 1977 accession
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| Convention on the Limitation Period in the International Sale of Goods от 14 июня 1974 г. |
Jun 14, 1974 |
Jul 29, 2011 accession
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| Convention relating to the distribution of programme-carrying signals transmitted by satellite (21 May 1974) |
May 21, 1974 |
May 18, 2017 accession
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| Convention on a Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences (6 April 1974) |
Apr 6, 1974 |
Oct 27, 1975 accession
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| Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents (14 December 1973) |
Dec 14, 1973 |
Jul 31, 2003 accession
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| International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid (30 November 1973) |
Nov 30, 1973 |
Oct 7, 1974 signature
Dec 30, 1974 ratification
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| Protocol amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 (25 March 1972) |
Mar 25, 1972 |
Nov 6, 1973 accession
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| Convention on psychotropic substances (21 February 1971) |
Feb 21, 1971 |
Nov 6, 1973 accession
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| 1 . Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (23 May 1969) |
May 23, 1969 |
Nov 2, 2017 accession
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| 20 . Convention on Road Signs and Signals (8 November 1968) |
Nov 8, 1968 |
Jul 7, 2022 accession
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| Заключительный акт конференции Организации Объединенных Наций по дорожному движению от 8 ноября 1968 г. |
Nov 8, 1968 |
Jul 7, 2022 accession
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| Факультативный протокол к международному пакту о гражданских и политических правах организация объединенных наций от 16 декабря 1966 г. |
Dec 16, 1966 |
Mar 12, 1992 accession
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| International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (16 December 1966) |
Dec 16, 1966 |
Mar 12, 1992 accession
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| Международный пакт об экономических, социальных и культурных правах организация объецинениых наций от 16 декабря 1966 г. |
Dec 16, 1966 |
Mar 12, 1992 accession
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| International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (7 March 1966) |
Mar 7, 1966 |
Feb 2, 1967 signature
Nov 30, 2001 ratification
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| Agreement establishing the African Development Bank от 4 августа 1963 г. |
Aug 4, 1963 |
Oct 8, 1963 signature
Aug 25, 1964 ratification
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| Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (24 April 1963) |
Apr 24, 1963 |
Apr 24, 1963 signature
Apr 27, 1979 ratification
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| Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages (10 December 1962) |
Dec 10, 1962 |
Oct 19, 1965 accession
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| Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness (30 August 1961) |
Aug 30, 1961 |
Dec 8, 2011 accession
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| Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (18 April 1961) |
Apr 18, 1961 |
Mar 27, 1967 accession
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| Заключительный акт конференции Организации Объединенных Наций для принятия единой конвенции о наркотических средствах от 30 марта 1961 г. |
Mar 30, 1961 |
Mar 30, 1961 signature
Apr 27, 1962 ratification
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| Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (10 June 1958) |
Jun 10, 1958 |
May 16, 1974 accession
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| Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons (28 September 1954) |
Sep 28, 1954 |
Dec 8, 2011 accession
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| Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (28 July 1951) |
Jul 28, 1951 |
Apr 4, 1962 succession
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| Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials (22 November 1950) |
Nov 22, 1950 |
May 18, 2017 acceptance
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| Agreement for Facilitating the International Circulation of Visual and Auditory Materials of an Educational, Scientific and Cultural Character (15 July 1949) |
Jul 15, 1949 |
May 18, 2017 accession
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| International Convention for the Suppression of the White Slave Traffic, signed at Paris on 4 May 1910, amended by the Protocol signed at Lake Success, New York, 4 May 1949 (4 May 1949) |
May 4, 1949 |
Apr 4, 1962 succession
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| Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (9 December 1948) |
Dec 9, 1948 |
Nov 2, 2017 accession
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| Protocol Bringing under International Control Drugs Outside the Scope of the Convention of 13 July 1931 for Limiting the Manufacture and Regulating the Distribution of Narcotic Drugs, as amended by the Protocol signed at Lake Success, New York, on 11 December 1946 (19 November 1948) |
Nov 19, 1948 |
Dec 5, 1961 succession
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| Convention on the International Maritime Organization (6 March 1948) |
Mar 6, 1948 |
Mar 19, 1980 acceptance
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| Convention for Limiting the Manufacture and Regulating the Distribution of Narcotic Drugs (11 December 1946) |
Dec 11, 1946 |
Dec 5, 1961 succession
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| International Opium Convention (11 December 1946) |
Dec 11, 1946 |
Dec 5, 1961 succession
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| Constitution of the World Health Organization от 22 июля 1946 г. |
Jul 22, 1946 |
Sep 20, 1960 acceptance
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| Факультативный протокол к Конвенции о ликвидации всех форм дискриминации в отношении женщин от 6 октября 1999 г. |
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May 25, 2000 signature
Sep 27, 2019 ratification
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