§ 02 — jurisdictions

Zambia

International treaties · All documents of the country

Treaties: 89 (party — 77, withdrew — 0, signed only — 12). Source: UN Treaty Collection (Depositary of the Secretary-General).

Party (77)

Treaty Adopted Participation Declarations and reservations
Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (15 October 2016) Oct 15, 2016
Mar 15, 2021 ratification
Paris Agreement (12 December 2015) Dec 12, 2015
Sep 20, 2016 signature
Dec 9, 2016 ratification
Minamata Convention on Mercury (10 October 2013) Oct 10, 2013
Oct 10, 2013 signature
Mar 11, 2016 ratification
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
May 20, 2016 accession
15 . International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (13 April 2005) Apr 13, 2005
Apr 7, 2017 accession
United Nations Convention against Corruption (31 October 2003) Oct 31, 2003
Dec 11, 2003 signature
Dec 7, 2007 ratification
WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control от 21 мая 2003 г. May 21, 2003
May 23, 2008 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
Apr 24, 2005 accession
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (22 May 2001) May 22, 2001
May 23, 2001 signature
Jul 7, 2006 ratification
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
Apr 24, 2005 accession
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
Apr 24, 2005 accession
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (15 November 2000) Nov 15, 2000
Apr 24, 2005 accession
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity (29 January 2000) Jan 29, 2000
Apr 27, 2004 accession
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism (9 December 1999) Dec 9, 1999
Apr 7, 2017 accession
Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (10 September 1998) Sep 10, 1998
Jan 28, 2011 accession
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (17 July 1998) Jul 17, 1998
Jul 17, 1998 signature
Nov 13, 2002 ratification
International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings (15 December 1997) Dec 15, 1997
Apr 7, 2017 accession
Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (11 December 1997) Dec 11, 1997
Aug 5, 1998 signature
Jul 7, 2006 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
Dec 12, 1997 signature
Feb 23, 2001 ratification
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (10 September 1996) Sep 10, 1996
Dec 3, 1996 signature
Feb 23, 2006 ratification
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 15, 1994 signature
Sep 19, 1996 ratification
Lusaka Agreement on Co-operative Enforcement Operations Directed at Illegal Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora (8 September 1994) Sep 8, 1994
Sep 9, 1994 signature
Nov 9, 1995 ratification
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
Oct 13, 1994 signature
Nov 16, 1994 ratification
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 13, 1993 signature
Feb 9, 2001 ratification
Convention on Biological Diversity (5 June 1992) Jun 5, 1992
Jun 11, 1992 signature
May 28, 1993 ratification
7 . United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (9 May 1992) May 9, 1992
Jun 11, 1992 signature
May 28, 1993 ratification
Конвенция но охране и использованию трансграничных водостоков и международных озер от 17 марта 1992 г. Mar 17, 1992
Sep 4, 2024 accession
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
Dec 19, 2024 accession
Convention on the Rights of the Child (20 November 1989) Nov 20, 1989
Sep 30, 1990 signature
Dec 6, 1991 ratification
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (22 March 1989) Mar 22, 1989
Nov 15, 1994 accession
Terms of Reference of the International Copper Study Group (24 February 1989) Feb 24, 1989
Nov 18, 1992 ratification
United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (20 December 1988) Dec 20, 1988
Feb 9, 1989 signature
May 28, 1993 ratification
Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (16 September 1987) Sep 16, 1987
Jan 24, 1990 accession
International Convention against Apartheid in Sports (10 December 1985) Dec 10, 1985
Feb 10, 1988 signature
Mar 8, 1988 ratification
Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer (22 March 1985) Mar 22, 1985
Jan 24, 1990 accession
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (10 December 1984) Dec 10, 1984
Oct 7, 1998 accession
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (10 December 1982) Dec 10, 1982
Dec 10, 1982 signature
Mar 7, 1983 ratification
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
Sep 25, 2013 accession
21 . Agreement establishing the Common Fund for Commodities (27 June 1980) Jun 27, 1980
Feb 3, 1981 signature
Mar 16, 1983 ratification
United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (11 April 1980) Apr 11, 1980
Jun 6, 1986 accession
Конвенция о ликвидации всех форм дискриминации в отношении женщин объединенных наций 1980 год от 18 декабря 1979 г. Dec 18, 1979
Jul 17, 1980 signature
Jun 21, 1985 ratification
International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages (17 December 1979) Dec 17, 1979
Oct 17, 2016 accession
Constitution of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (8 April 1979) Apr 8, 1979
Oct 5, 1979 signature
May 15, 1981 ratification
Заключительный акт конференции Организации Объединенных Нация по морской перевозке грузов от 31 марта 1978 г. Mar 31, 1978
Oct 7, 1991 accession
Agreement establishing the International Fund for Agricultural Development от 13 июня 1976 г. Jun 13, 1976
Dec 16, 1977 accession
Convention on the Limitation Period in the International Sale of Goods от 14 июня 1974 г. Jun 14, 1974
Jun 6, 1986 participation
Convention on a Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences (6 April 1974) Apr 6, 1974
Apr 8, 1988 accession
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents (14 December 1973) Dec 14, 1973
Oct 17, 2016 accession
International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid (30 November 1973) Nov 30, 1973
Feb 14, 1983 accession
Protocol amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 (25 March 1972) Mar 25, 1972
May 13, 1998 accession
Convention on psychotropic substances (21 February 1971) Feb 21, 1971
May 28, 1993 accession
Факультативный протокол к международному пакту о гражданских и политических правах организация объединенных наций от 16 декабря 1966 г. Dec 16, 1966
Apr 10, 1984 accession
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (16 December 1966) Dec 16, 1966
Apr 10, 1984 accession
Международный пакт об экономических, социальных и культурных правах организация объецинениых наций от 16 декабря 1966 г. Dec 16, 1966
Apr 10, 1984 accession
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Reservation:

The Government of the Republic of Zambia states that it reserves the right to postpone the application of article 13 (2) (a) of the Covenant, in so far as it relates to primary education; since, while the Government of the Republic of Zambia fully accepts the principles embodied in the same article and undertakes to take the necessary steps to apply them in their entirety, the problems of implementation, and particularly the financial implications, are such that full application of the principles in question cannot be guaranteed at this stage.
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (7 March 1966) Mar 7, 1966
Oct 11, 1968 signature
Feb 4, 1972 ratification
Заклшитбльный акт конференции Организации Объединенных Наций по вопросам транзитной торговли стран, не имеющих выхода. к морю от 8 июля 1965 г. Jul 8, 1965
Dec 23, 1965 signature
Dec 2, 1966 ratification
Agreement establishing the African Development Bank от 4 августа 1963 г. Aug 4, 1963
Aug 15, 1966 withdrawal
Вступает в силу: 15.08.1966
Sep 1, 1966 accession
Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (24 April 1963) Apr 24, 1963
May 18, 2016 accession
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (18 April 1961) Apr 18, 1961
Jun 16, 1975 succession
Заключительный акт конференции Организации Объединенных Наций для принятия единой конвенции о наркотических средствах от 30 марта 1961 г. Mar 30, 1961
Aug 12, 1965 accession
Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (10 June 1958) Jun 10, 1958
Mar 14, 2002 accession
2 . Convention on the Nationality of Married Women (20 February 1957) Feb 20, 1957
Jan 22, 1975 succession
4 . Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery (7 September 1956) Sep 7, 1956
Mar 26, 1973 succession
Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons (28 September 1954) Sep 28, 1954
Nov 1, 1974 succession
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"Article 22 (1):

The Government of the Republic of Zambia considers paragraph 1 of article 22 to be a recommendation only, and not a binding obligation to accord to stateless persons national treatment with respect to elementary education;
"Article 26:

The Government of the Republic of Zambia reserves the right under article 26 to designate a place or places of residence for stateless persons;
"Article 28:

The Government of the Republic of Zambia does not consider itself bound under article 28 to issue a travel document with a return clause in cases where a country of second asylum has accepted or indicated its willingness to accept a stateless person from Zambia;
"Article 31:

"The Government of the Republic of Zambia shall not undertake under article 31 to grant treatment more favourable than that accorded to aliens generally with respect to expulsion."
Slavery Convention, signed at Geneva on 25 September 1926 and amended by the Protocol (7 December 1953) Dec 7, 1953
Mar 26, 1973 succession
Convention on the Political Rights of Women (31 March 1953) Mar 31, 1953
Feb 4, 1972 accession
Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (28 July 1951) Jul 28, 1951
Sep 24, 1969 succession
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"Subject to the following reservations made pursuant to article 42 (1) of the Convention:
Article 17 (2)
The Government of the Republic of Zambia wishes to state with regard to article 17, paragraph 2, that Zambia does not consider itself bound to grant to a refugee who fulfils any one of the conditions set out in sub-paragraphs (a) to (c) automatic exemption from the obligation to obtain a work permit.
Further, with regard to article 17 as a whole, Zambia does not wish to undertake to grant to refugees rights of wage-earning employment more favourable than those granted to aliens generally.
Article 22 (1)
The Government of the Republic of Zambia wishes to state that it considers article 22 (1) to be a recommendation only and not a binding obligation to accord to refugees the same treatment as is accorded to nationals with respect to elementary education.
Article 26
The Government of the Republic of Zambia wishes to state with regard to article 26 that it reserves the right to designate a place or places of residence for refugees.
Article 28
The Government of the Republic of Zambia wishes to state with regard to article 28 that Zambia considers itself not bound to issue a travel document with a return clause in cases where a country of second asylum has accepted or indicated its willingness to accept a refugee from Zambia."
Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials (22 November 1950) Nov 22, 1950
Nov 1, 1974 succession
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
Mar 26, 1973 succession
Agreement for the Suppression of the Circulation of Obscene Publications, signed at Paris on 4 May 1910, amended by the Protocol signed at Lake Success, New York, 4 May 1949 от 4 мая 1949 г. May 4, 1949
Nov 1, 1974 succession
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (9 December 1948) Dec 9, 1948
Apr 20, 2022 accession
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
Apr 9, 1973 succession
Convention on the International Maritime Organization (6 March 1948) Mar 6, 1948
Oct 2, 2014 acceptance
Convention for the Suppression of the Circulation of, and Traffic in, Obscene Publications, concluded at Geneva on 12 September 1923 and amended by the Protocol signed at Lake Success, New York, on 12 November 1947 (12 November 1947) Nov 12, 1947
Nov 1, 1974 succession
Convention for Limiting the Manufacture and Regulating the Distribution of Narcotic Drugs (11 December 1946) Dec 11, 1946
Apr 9, 1973 succession
International Opium Convention (11 December 1946) Dec 11, 1946
Apr 9, 1973 succession
Constitution of the World Health Organization от 22 июля 1946 г. Jul 22, 1946
Feb 2, 1965 definitive signature

Signed only (12)

Treaty Adopted Signature
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
Feb 13, 2024 signature
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (7 July 2017) Jul 7, 2017
Sep 26, 2019 signature
Arms Trade Treaty (2 April 2013) Apr 2, 2013
Sep 25, 2013 signature
Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (18 December 2002) Dec 18, 2002
Sep 27, 2010 signature
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
Sep 29, 2008 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 29, 2008 signature
International Sugar Agreement, 1992 (20 March 1992) Mar 20, 1992
Dec 31, 1992 signature
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties between States and International Organizations or between International Organizations (21 March 1986) Mar 21, 1986
Mar 21, 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
May 13, 1998 signature
1 . Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (23 May 1969) May 23, 1969
May 23, 1969 signature
Факультативный протокол к Конвенции о ликвидации всех форм дискриминации в отношении женщин от 6 октября 1999 г. —
Sep 29, 2008 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.