§ 02 — jurisdictions

Somalia

International treaties · All documents of the country

Treaties: 46 (party — 39, withdrew — 0, signed only — 7). Source: UN Treaty Collection (Depositary of the Secretary-General).

Party (39)

Treaty	Adopted	Participation	Declarations and reservations
Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (15 October 2016)	Oct 15, 2016	Nov 27, 2019 ratification
Paris Agreement (12 December 2015)	Dec 12, 2015	Apr 22, 2016 signature Apr 22, 2016 ratification
United Nations Convention against Corruption (31 October 2003)	Oct 31, 2003	Aug 11, 2021 accession
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	Mar 25, 2025 accession	show Reservation made unpon accession “The Federal Republic of Somalia declares that it does not consider itself bound by the provisions of [Article 16(2)] of the Protocol regarding the settlement of disputes by arbitration or referral to the International Court of Justice, unless there is a separate agreement between the parties concerned.”
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (22 May 2001)	May 22, 2001	Jul 26, 2010 accession
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	Mar 25, 2025 accession	show Reservation made at the time of accession “The Federal Republic of Somalia declares that it does not consider itself bound by the provisions of [Article 20(2)] of the Protocol regarding the settlement of disputes by arbitration or referral to the International Court of Justice, unless there is a separate agreement between the parties concerned.”
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	Mar 25, 2025 accession	show Reservation made at the time of accession “The Federal Republic of Somalia declares that it does not consider itself bound by the provisions of Article 15(2) of the Protocol regarding the settlement of disputes by arbitration or referral to the International Court of Justice, unless there is a separate agreement between the parties concerned.”
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (15 November 2000)	Nov 15, 2000	Mar 25, 2025 accession	show Reservation made at the time of accession “The Federal Republic of Somalia declares that it does not consider itself bound by the provisions of Article 35(2) of the Convention regarding the settlement of disputes by arbitration or referral to the International Court of Justice, unless there is a separate agreement between the parties concerned.”
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity (29 January 2000)	Jan 29, 2000	Jul 26, 2010 accession
Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (10 September 1998)	Sep 10, 1998	Jul 26, 2010 accession
Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (11 December 1997)	Dec 11, 1997	Jul 26, 2010 accession
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	Apr 16, 2012 accession
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa (14 October 1994)	Oct 14, 1994	Jul 24, 2002 accession
Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction (3 September 1992)	Sep 3, 1992	May 29, 2013 accession
Convention on Biological Diversity (5 June 1992)	Jun 5, 1992	Sep 11, 2009 accession
7 . United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (9 May 1992)	May 9, 1992	Sep 11, 2009 accession
Convention on the Rights of the Child (20 November 1989)	Nov 20, 1989	May 9, 2002 signature Oct 1, 2015 ratification	show Reservations: “The Federal Republic of Somalia does not consider itself bound by Articles 14, 20, 21 of the above stated Convention and any other provisions of the Convention contrary to the General Principles of Islamic Sharia.”
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (22 March 1989)	Mar 22, 1989	Jul 26, 2010 accession
Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (16 September 1987)	Sep 16, 1987	Aug 1, 2001 accession
Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer (22 March 1985)	Mar 22, 1985	Aug 1, 2001 accession
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (10 December 1984)	Dec 10, 1984	Jan 24, 1990 accession
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (10 December 1982)	Dec 10, 1982	Dec 10, 1982 signature Jul 24, 1989 ratification
21 . Agreement establishing the Common Fund for Commodities (27 June 1980)	Jun 27, 1980	Oct 27, 1981 signature Aug 27, 1984 ratification
Constitution of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (8 April 1979)	Apr 8, 1979	Mar 21, 1980 signature Nov 20, 1981 ratification
Agreement establishing the International Fund for Agricultural Development от 13 июня 1976 г.	Jun 13, 1976	Jan 26, 1977 signature Sep 8, 1977 ratification
Convention on a Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences (6 April 1974)	Apr 6, 1974	Nov 14, 1988 accession
International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid (30 November 1973)	Nov 30, 1973	Aug 2, 1974 signature Jan 28, 1975 ratification
Convention on psychotropic substances (21 February 1971)	Feb 21, 1971	Sep 2, 1986 accession
Факультативный протокол к международному пакту о гражданских и политических правах организация объединенных наций от 16 декабря 1966 г.	Dec 16, 1966	Jan 24, 1990 accession
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (16 December 1966)	Dec 16, 1966	Jan 24, 1990 accession
Международный пакт об экономических, социальных и культурных правах организация объецинениых наций от 16 декабря 1966 г.	Dec 16, 1966	Jan 24, 1990 accession
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (7 March 1966)	Mar 7, 1966	Jan 26, 1967 signature Aug 26, 1975 ratification
Agreement establishing the African Development Bank от 4 августа 1963 г.	Aug 4, 1963	Aug 4, 1963 signature Oct 22, 1964 ratification
Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (24 April 1963)	Apr 24, 1963	Mar 29, 1968 accession
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (18 April 1961)	Apr 18, 1961	Mar 29, 1968 accession
Заключительный акт конференции Организации Объединенных Наций для принятия единой конвенции о наркотических средствах от 30 марта 1961 г.	Mar 30, 1961	Jun 9, 1988 accession
Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (28 July 1951)	Jul 28, 1951	Oct 10, 1978 accession	show “[Subject to] the following declaration: The Government of the Somali Democratic Republic acceded to the Convention and Protocol on the understanding that nothing in the said Convention or Protocol will be construed to prejudice or adversely affect the national status, or political aspiration of displaced people from Somali Territories under alien domination. It is in this spirit, that the Somali Democratic Republic will commit itself to respect the terms and provisions of the said Convention and Protocol."
Convention on the International Maritime Organization (6 March 1948)	Mar 6, 1948	Apr 4, 1978 acceptance
Constitution of the World Health Organization от 22 июля 1946 г.	Jul 22, 1946	Jan 26, 1961 acceptance

Signed only (7)

Treaty	Adopted	Signature
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	Jan 9, 2012 signature
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	Sep 16, 2005 signature
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism (9 December 1999)	Dec 9, 1999	Dec 19, 2001 signature
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (10 September 1996)	Sep 10, 1996	Sep 8, 2023 signature
International Convention against Apartheid in Sports (10 December 1985)	Dec 10, 1985	Jun 4, 1986 signature
Agreement establishing the African Development Bank done at Khartoum on 4 August 1963, as amended by resolution 05-79 adopted by the Board of Governors on 17 May 1979 от 7 мая 1982 г.	May 7, 1982	May 7, 1982 signature
Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, as amended by the Protocol amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 (8 August 1975)	Aug 8, 1975	Jun 9, 1988 signature

Dates of signature and ratification follow the Depositary; declarations and reservations are given in English, as in the source. Denunciations and withdrawals are taken from the Depositary's notes; the date is the date of effect, or the date of notification when the former is unknown.