§ 02 — jurisdictions

Tuvalu

International treaties · All documents of the country

Treaties: 34 (party — 33, withdrew — 0, signed only — 1). Source: UN Treaty Collection (Depositary of the Secretary-General).

Party (33)

Treaty	Adopted	Participation	Declarations and reservations
Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (19 June 2023)	Jun 19, 2023	Sep 20, 2023 signature Jun 9, 2025 ratification
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (7 July 2017)	Jul 7, 2017	Sep 20, 2017 signature Oct 12, 2020 ratification
Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (15 October 2016)	Oct 15, 2016	Sep 21, 2017 ratification
Paris Agreement (12 December 2015)	Dec 12, 2015	Apr 22, 2016 ratification Apr 22, 2016 signature	show Declaration: “The Government of Tuvalu hereby notifies that it will apply the Paris Agreement provisionally as provided for in paragraph 4 of Decision 1/CP.21. […] The Government of Tuvalu further declares its understanding that acceptance of the aforesaid Paris Agreement and its provisional application shall in no way constitute a renunciation of any rights under international law concerning State responsibility for the adverse effects of climate change and that no provision in the Paris Agreement can be interpreted as derogating from principles of general international law or any claims or rights concerning compensation due to the impacts of climate change. The Government of Tuvalu further declares that, in light of the best available scientific information and assessment on climate change and its impacts, it considers the emissions reduction obligations in the aforesaid Paris Agreement to be inadequate to prevent a global temperature stabilisation level at or above 1.5 degrees Celsius relative to pre-industrial levels and as a consequence, such emissions will have severe implications for our national interests.”
Minamata Convention on Mercury (10 October 2013)	Oct 10, 2013	Jun 7, 2019 accession
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	Aug 28, 2018 accession
United Nations Convention against Corruption (31 October 2003)	Oct 31, 2003	Sep 4, 2015 accession
WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control от 21 мая 2003 г.	May 21, 2003	Jun 10, 2004 signature Sep 26, 2005 ratification
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (22 May 2001)	May 22, 2001	Jan 19, 2004 accession
Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (10 September 1998)	Sep 10, 1998	Aug 21, 2020 accession
Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (11 December 1997)	Dec 11, 1997	Nov 16, 1998 signature Nov 16, 1998 ratification
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	Sep 13, 2011 accession
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (10 September 1996)	Sep 10, 1996	Sep 25, 2018 signature Mar 31, 2022 ratification
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	Feb 2, 2009 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	Sep 14, 1998 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	Jan 19, 2004 accession
Convention on Biological Diversity (5 June 1992)	Jun 5, 1992	Jun 8, 1992 signature Dec 20, 2002 ratification
7 . United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (9 May 1992)	May 9, 1992	Jun 8, 1992 signature Oct 26, 1993 ratification	show Upon signature: Declaration: "The Government of Tuvalu declares its understanding that signature of the Convention shall in no way constitute a renunciation of any rights under international law concerning state responsibility for the adverse effects of climate change, and that no provisions in the Convention can be interpreted as derogating from the principles of general international law."
Convention on the Rights of the Child (20 November 1989)	Nov 20, 1989	Sep 22, 1995 accession
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (22 March 1989)	Mar 22, 1989	Aug 21, 2020 accession
Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (16 September 1987)	Sep 16, 1987	Jul 15, 1993 accession
Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer (22 March 1985)	Mar 22, 1985	Jul 15, 1993 accession
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (10 December 1984)	Dec 10, 1984	Mar 25, 2024 accession	show Reservation “The Government of Tuvalu does not recognize paragraph 1 of article 30 of the Convention and therefore shall not be bound by this provision.”
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (10 December 1982)	Dec 10, 1982	Dec 10, 1982 signature Dec 9, 2002 ratification
Конвенция о ликвидации всех форм дискриминации в отношении женщин объединенных наций 1980 год от 18 декабря 1979 г.	Dec 18, 1979	Oct 6, 1999 accession
Constitution of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (8 April 1979)	Apr 8, 1979	Sep 13, 2011 accession
Agreement establishing the International Fund for Agricultural Development от 13 июня 1976 г.	Jun 13, 1976	Feb 13, 2013 accession
Constitution of the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (27 March 1976)	Mar 27, 1976	Sep 13, 2011 accession
Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (24 April 1963)	Apr 24, 1963	Sep 15, 1982 succession
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (18 April 1961)	Apr 18, 1961	Sep 15, 1982 succession
Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (28 July 1951)	Jul 28, 1951	Mar 7, 1986 succession
Convention on the International Maritime Organization (6 March 1948)	Mar 6, 1948	May 19, 2004 acceptance
Constitution of the World Health Organization от 22 июля 1946 г.	Jul 22, 1946	May 7, 1993 acceptance

Signed only (1)

Treaty	Adopted	Signature
Arms Trade Treaty (2 April 2013)	Apr 2, 2013	Jun 3, 2013 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.