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Other Treaties > Contracting Parties/Signatories > United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (Total Members: 197)
Contracting Parties/Signatories Signature Instrument In Force Details
Afghanistan Accession : November 1, 1995 December 26, 1996
Albania Accession : April 27, 2000 July 26, 2000
Algeria October 14, 1994 Ratification : May 22, 1996 December 26, 1996 Details
Andorra Accession : July 15, 2002 October 13, 2002
Angola October 14, 1994 Ratification : June 30, 1997 September 28, 1997
Antigua and Barbuda April 4, 1995 Ratification : June 6, 1997 September 4, 1997
Argentina October 15, 1994 Ratification : January 6, 1997 April 6, 1997
Armenia October 14, 1994 Ratification : July 2, 1997 September 30, 1997
Australia October 14, 1994 Ratification : May 15, 2000 August 13, 2000
Austria Accession : June 2, 1997 August 31, 1997 Details
Azerbaijan Accession : August 10, 1998 November 8, 1998
Bahamas Accession : November 10, 2000 February 8, 2001
Bahrain Accession : July 14, 1997 October 12, 1997
Bangladesh October 14, 1994 Ratification : January 26, 1996 December 26, 1996
Barbados Accession : May 14, 1997 August 12, 1997
Belarus Accession : August 29, 2001 November 27, 2001
Belgium Accession : June 30, 1997 September 28, 1997
Belize Accession : July 23, 1998 October 21, 1998
Benin October 14, 1994 Ratification : August 29, 1996 December 26, 1996
Bhutan Accession : August 20, 2003 November 18, 2003
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) October 14, 1994 Ratification : August 1, 1996 December 26, 1996
Bosnia and Herzegovina Accession : August 26, 2002 November 24, 2002
Botswana October 12, 1995 Ratification : September 11, 1996 December 26, 1996
Brazil October 14, 1994 Ratification : June 25, 1997 September 23, 1997
Brunei Darussalam Accession : December 4, 2002 March 4, 2003
Bulgaria Accession : February 21, 2001 May 21, 2001
Burkina Faso October 14, 1994 Ratification : January 26, 1996 December 26, 1996
Burundi October 14, 1996 Ratification : January 6, 1997 April 6, 1997
Cabo Verde October 14, 1994 Ratification : May 8, 1995 December 26, 1996
Cambodia October 15, 1994 Ratification : August 18, 1997 November 16, 1997
Cameroon October 14, 1994 Ratification : May 29, 1997 August 27, 1997
Canada Accession : December 21, 2016 March 21, 2017 Details
Central African Republic October 14, 1994 Ratification : September 5, 1996 December 26, 1996
Chad October 14, 1994 Ratification : September 27, 1996 December 26, 1996
Chile March 3, 1995 Ratification : November 11, 1997 February 9, 1998
China October 14, 1994 Ratification : February 18, 1997 May 19, 1997
Colombia October 14, 1994 Ratification : June 8, 1999 September 6, 1999
Comoros October 14, 1994 Ratification : March 3, 1998 June 1, 1998
Congo October 15, 1994 Ratification : July 12, 1999 October 10, 1999
Cook Islands Accession : August 21, 1998 November 19, 1998
Costa Rica October 15, 1994 Ratification : January 5, 1998 April 5, 1998
Croatia October 15, 1994 Acceptance : October 6, 2000 January 4, 2001
Cuba October 15, 1994 Ratification : March 13, 1997 June 11, 1997
Cyprus Accession : March 29, 2000 June 27, 2000
Czech Republic Accession : January 25, 2000 April 24, 2000
Côte d'Ivoire October 15, 1994 Ratification : March 4, 1997 June 2, 1997
Democratic People's Republic of Korea Accession : December 29, 2003 March 28, 2004
Democratic Republic of the Congo October 14, 1994 Ratification : September 12, 1997 December 11, 1997
Denmark October 15, 1994 Ratification : December 22, 1995 December 26, 1996
Djibouti October 15, 1994 Ratification : June 12, 1997 September 10, 1997
Dominica Accession : December 8, 1997 March 8, 1998
Dominican Republic Accession : June 26, 1997 September 24, 1997
Ecuador January 19, 1995 Ratification : September 6, 1995 December 26, 1996
Egypt October 14, 1994 Ratification : July 7, 1995 December 26, 1996
El Salvador Accession : June 27, 1997 September 25, 1997
Equatorial Guinea October 14, 1994 Ratification : June 27, 1997 September 25, 1997
Eritrea October 14, 1994 Ratification : August 14, 1996 December 26, 1996
Estonia Accession : February 8, 2012 May 8, 2012 Details
Eswatini July 27, 1995 Ratification : October 7, 1996 January 5, 1997
Ethiopia October 15, 1994 Ratification : June 27, 1997 September 25, 1997
European Union (EU) October 14, 1994 Ratification : March 26, 1998 June 24, 1998
Fiji Accession : August 26, 1998 November 24, 1998
Finland October 15, 1994 Acceptance : September 20, 1995 December 26, 1996
France October 14, 1994 Ratification : June 12, 1997 September 10, 1997
Gabon Accession : September 6, 1996 December 26, 1996
Gambia October 14, 1994 Ratification : June 11, 1996 December 26, 1996
Georgia October 15, 1994 Ratification : July 23, 1999 October 21, 1999
Germany October 14, 1994 Ratification : July 10, 1996 December 26, 1996
Ghana October 15, 1994 Ratification : December 27, 1996 March 27, 1997
Greece October 14, 1994 Ratification : May 5, 1997 August 3, 1997
Grenada Accession : May 28, 1997 August 26, 1997
Guatemala Accession : September 10, 1998 December 9, 1998 Details
Guinea October 14, 1994 Ratification : June 23, 1997 September 21, 1997
Guinea-Bissau October 15, 1994 Ratification : October 27, 1995 December 26, 1996
Guyana Accession : June 26, 1997 September 24, 1997
Haiti October 15, 1994 Ratification : September 25, 1996 December 26, 1996
Honduras February 22, 1995 Ratification : June 25, 1997 September 23, 1997
Hungary Accession : July 13, 1999 October 11, 1999
Iceland Accession : June 3, 1997 September 1, 1997
India October 14, 1994 Ratification : December 17, 1996 March 17, 1997
Indonesia October 15, 1994 Ratification : August 31, 1998 November 29, 1998
Iran (Islamic Republic of) October 14, 1994 Ratification : April 29, 1997 July 28, 1997
Iraq Accession : May 28, 2010 August 26, 2010
Ireland October 15, 1994 Ratification : July 31, 1997 October 29, 1997
Israel October 14, 1994 Ratification : March 26, 1996 December 26, 1996
Italy October 14, 1994 Ratification : June 23, 1997 September 21, 1997
Jamaica Accession : November 12, 1997 February 10, 1998
Japan October 14, 1994 Acceptance : September 11, 1998 December 10, 1998
Jordan April 13, 1995 Ratification : October 21, 1996 January 19, 1997
Kazakhstan October 14, 1994 Ratification : July 9, 1997 October 7, 1997
Kenya October 14, 1994 Ratification : June 24, 1997 September 22, 1997
Kiribati Accession : September 8, 1998 December 7, 1998
Kuwait September 22, 1995 Ratification : June 27, 1997 September 25, 1997 Details
Kyrgyzstan Accession : September 19, 1997 December 18, 1997
Lao People's Democratic Republic August 30, 1995 Acceptance : September 20, 1996 December 26, 1996
Latvia Accession : October 21, 2002 January 19, 2003
Lebanon October 14, 1994 Ratification : May 16, 1996 December 26, 1996
Lesotho October 15, 1994 Ratification : September 12, 1995 December 26, 1996
Liberia Accession : March 2, 1998 May 31, 1998
Libya October 15, 1994 Ratification : July 22, 1996 December 26, 1996
Liechtenstein Accession : December 29, 1999 March 28, 2000
Lithuania Accession : July 25, 2003 October 23, 2003
Luxembourg October 14, 1994 Ratification : February 4, 1997 May 5, 1997
Madagascar October 14, 1994 Ratification : June 25, 1997 September 23, 1997
Malawi January 17, 1995 Ratification : June 13, 1996 December 26, 1996
Malaysia October 6, 1995 Ratification : June 25, 1997 September 23, 1997
Maldives Accession : September 3, 2002 December 2, 2002
Mali October 15, 1994 Ratification : October 31, 1995 December 26, 1996
Malta October 15, 1994 Ratification : January 30, 1998 April 30, 1998
Marshall Islands Accession : June 2, 1998 August 31, 1998
Mauritania October 14, 1994 Ratification : August 7, 1996 December 26, 1996
Mauritius March 17, 1995 Ratification : January 23, 1996 December 26, 1996
Mexico October 15, 1994 Ratification : April 3, 1995 December 26, 1996
Micronesia (Federated States of) December 12, 1994 Ratification : March 25, 1996 December 26, 1996
Monaco Accession : March 5, 1999 June 3, 1999
Mongolia October 15, 1994 Ratification : September 3, 1996 December 26, 1996
Montenegro Accession : June 4, 2007 September 2, 2007
Morocco October 15, 1994 Ratification : November 7, 1996 February 5, 1997
Mozambique September 28, 1995 Ratification : March 13, 1997 June 11, 1997
Myanmar Accession : January 2, 1997 April 2, 1997
Namibia October 24, 1994 Ratification : May 16, 1997 August 14, 1997
Nauru Accession : September 22, 1998 December 21, 1998
Nepal October 12, 1995 Ratification : October 15, 1996 January 13, 1997
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) October 15, 1994 Acceptance : June 27, 1995 December 26, 1996 Details
New Zealand Accession : September 7, 2000 December 6, 2000 Details
Nicaragua November 21, 1994 Ratification : February 17, 1998 May 18, 1998
Niger October 14, 1994 Ratification : January 19, 1996 December 26, 1996
Nigeria October 31, 1994 Ratification : July 8, 1997 October 6, 1997
Niue Accession : August 14, 1998 November 12, 1998
North Macedonia Accession : March 6, 2002 June 4, 2002
Norway October 15, 1994 Ratification : August 30, 1996 December 26, 1996
Oman Accession : July 23, 1996 December 26, 1996
Pakistan October 15, 1994 Ratification : February 24, 1997 May 25, 1997
Palau Accession : June 15, 1999 September 13, 1999
Palestine Accession : December 29, 2017 March 29, 2018
Panama February 22, 1995 Ratification : April 4, 1996 December 26, 1996
Papua New Guinea Accession : December 6, 2000 March 6, 2001
Paraguay December 1, 1994 Ratification : January 15, 1997 April 15, 1997
Peru October 15, 1994 Ratification : November 9, 1995 December 26, 1996
Philippines December 8, 1994 Ratification : February 10, 2000 May 10, 2000
Poland Accession : November 14, 2001 February 12, 2002
Portugal October 14, 1994 Ratification : April 1, 1996 December 26, 1996
Qatar Accession : March 15, 1999 June 13, 1999
Republic of Korea October 14, 1994 Ratification : August 17, 1999 November 15, 1999
Republic of Moldova Accession : March 10, 1999 June 8, 1999
Romania Accession : August 19, 1998 November 17, 1998
Russian Federation Accession : May 29, 2003 August 27, 2003
Rwanda June 22, 1995 Ratification : October 22, 1998 January 20, 1999
Saint Kitts and Nevis Accession : June 30, 1997 September 28, 1997
Saint Lucia Accession : July 2, 1997 September 30, 1997
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines October 15, 1994 Ratification : March 16, 1998 June 14, 1998
Samoa Accession : August 21, 1998 November 19, 1998
San Marino Accession : July 23, 1999 October 21, 1999
Sao Tome and Principe October 4, 1995 Ratification : July 8, 1998 October 6, 1998
Saudi Arabia Accession : June 25, 1997 September 23, 1997
Senegal October 14, 1994 Ratification : July 26, 1995 December 26, 1996
Serbia Accession : December 18, 2007 March 17, 2008
Seychelles October 14, 1994 Ratification : June 26, 1997 September 24, 1997
Sierra Leone November 11, 1994 Ratification : September 25, 1997 December 24, 1997
Singapore Accession : April 26, 1999 July 25, 1999
Slovakia Accession : January 7, 2002 April 7, 2002
Slovenia Accession : June 28, 2001 September 26, 2001
Solomon Islands Accession : April 16, 1999 July 15, 1999
Somalia Accession : July 24, 2002 October 22, 2002
South Africa January 9, 1995 Ratification : September 30, 1997 December 29, 1997
South Sudan Accession : February 17, 2014 May 18, 2014
Spain October 14, 1994 Ratification : January 30, 1996 December 26, 1996
Sri Lanka Accession : December 9, 1998 March 9, 1999
Sudan October 15, 1994 Ratification : November 24, 1995 December 26, 1996
Suriname Accession : June 1, 2000 August 30, 2000
Sweden October 15, 1994 Ratification : December 12, 1995 December 26, 1996
Switzerland October 14, 1994 Ratification : January 19, 1996 December 26, 1996
Syrian Arab Republic October 15, 1994 Ratification : June 10, 1997 September 8, 1997
Tajikistan Accession : July 16, 1997 October 14, 1997
Thailand Accession : March 7, 2001 June 5, 2001
Timor-Leste Accession : August 20, 2003 November 18, 2003
Togo October 15, 1994 Acceptance : October 4, 1995 December 26, 1996
Tonga Accession : September 25, 1998 December 24, 1998
Trinidad and Tobago Accession : June 8, 2000 September 6, 2000
Tunisia October 14, 1994 Ratification : October 11, 1995 December 26, 1996
Turkmenistan March 27, 1995 Ratification : September 18, 1996 December 26, 1996
Tuvalu Accession : September 14, 1998 December 13, 1998
Türkiye October 14, 1994 Ratification : March 31, 1998 June 29, 1998
Uganda November 21, 1994 Ratification : June 25, 1997 September 23, 1997
Ukraine Accession : August 27, 2002 November 25, 2002
United Arab Emirates Accession : October 21, 1998 January 19, 1999
United Kingdom October 14, 1994 Ratification : October 18, 1996 January 16, 1997 Details
United Republic of Tanzania October 14, 1994 Ratification : June 19, 1997 September 17, 1997
United States of America October 14, 1994 Ratification : November 17, 2000 February 15, 2001 Details
Uruguay Accession : February 17, 1999 May 18, 1999
Uzbekistan December 7, 1994 Ratification : October 31, 1995 December 26, 1996
Vanuatu September 28, 1995 Ratification : August 10, 1999 November 8, 1999
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Accession : June 29, 1998 September 27, 1998
Viet Nam Accession : August 25, 1998 November 23, 1998
Yemen Accession : January 14, 1997 April 14, 1997
Zambia October 15, 1994 Ratification : September 19, 1996 December 26, 1996
Zimbabwe October 15, 1994 Ratification : September 23, 1997 December 22, 1997