International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
General Information
- Type: Convention
- Date of signature: 16/12/1966
- Place of signature: New York
- Depositary: Secretary-General of the United Nations
- Date of entry into force: 03/01/1976
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Country | Ratification date |
Afghanistan | 24/01/1983 |
Albania | 04/10/1991 |
Algeria | 12/09/1989 |
Andorra | 22/09/2006 |
Angola | 10/01/1992 |
Antigua and Barbuda | 16/12/1966 |
Argentina | 08/08/1986 |
Armenia | 23/06/1993 |
Australia | 13/08/1980 |
Austria | 10/09/1978 |
Azerbaijan | 13/08/1992 |
Bahamas | 23/12/2008 |
Bahrain | 20/09/2006 |
Bangladesh | 06/09/2000 |
Barbados | 05/01/1973 |
Belarus | 12/11/1973 |
Belgium | 21/04/1983 |
Belize | 10/06/1996 |
Benin | 12/03/1992 |
Bhutan | 16/12/1966 |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 12/08/1982 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 01/09/1993 |
Botswana | 08/09/2000 |
Brazil | 24/01/1992 |
Brunei Darussalam | 16/12/1966 |
Bulgaria | 21/09/1970 |
Burkina Faso | 04/01/1999 |
Burundi | 09/05/1990 |
Cambodia | 26/05/1992 |
Cameroon | 27/06/1984 |
Canada | 19/05/1976 |
Cape Verde | 06/08/1993 |
Central African Republic | 08/05/1981 |
Chad | 09/06/1995 |
Chile | 10/02/1972 |
China | 16/12/1966 |
Colombia | 29/10/1969 |
Comoros | 16/12/1966 |
Congo | 05/10/1983 |
Costa Rica | 16/12/1966 |
Cote d'Ivoire | 29/11/1968 |
Croatia | 26/03/1992 |
Cuba | 12/10/1992 |
Cyprus | 16/12/1966 |
Czech Republic | 02/04/1969 |
Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 22/02/1993 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | 14/09/1981 |
Denmark | 01/11/1976 |
Djibouti | 06/01/1972 |
Dominica | 05/11/2002 |
Dominican Republic | 17/06/1993 |
Ecuador | 04/01/1978 |
Egypt | 06/03/1969 |
El Salvador | 14/01/1982 |
Equatorial Guinea | 30/11/1979 |
Eritrea | 25/09/1987 |
Estonia | 22/01/2002 |
Ethiopia | 21/10/1991 |
Falkland Islands | 11/06/1993 |
Fiji | 16/12/1966 |
Finland | 16/12/1966 |
France | 19/08/1975 |
Gabon | 04/11/1980 |
Gambia | 21/01/1983 |
Georgia | 22/03/1979 |
Germany | 03/05/1994 |
Ghana | 17/12/1973 |
Greece | 07/09/2000 |
Grenada | 06/09/1991 |
Guatemala | 05/05/1992 |
Guinea | 24/01/1978 |
Guinea-Bissau | 01/11/2010 |
Guyana | 15/02/1977 |
Haiti | 06/02/1991 |
Holy See | 16/12/1966 |
Honduras | 25/08/1997 |
Hungary | 17/01/1974 |
Iceland | 22/08/1979 |
India | 10/04/1979 |
Indonesia | 23/02/2006 |
Iran | 24/06/1975 |
Iraq | 25/01/1971 |
Ireland | 08/12/1989 |
Israel | 03/10/1991 |
Italy | 15/09/1978 |
Jamaica | 03/10/1975 |
Japan | 21/06/1979 |
Jordan | 28/05/1975 |
Kazakhstan | 24/01/2006 |
Kenya | 01/05/1972 |
Kiribati | 16/12/1966 |
Kuwait | 21/05/1996 |
Kyrgyzstan | 07/10/1994 |
Lao People's Democratic Republic | 25/09/2009 |
Latvia | 14/04/1992 |
Lebanon | 03/11/1972 |
Lesotho | 09/09/1992 |
Liberia | 22/09/2004 |
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 15/05/1970 |
Liechtenstein | 10/12/1998 |
Lithuania | 20/11/1991 |
Luxembourg | 18/08/1983 |
Macedonia (The former Yugoslav Republic of) | 21/06/1971 |
Madagascar | 22/12/1993 |
Malawi | 16/12/1966 |
Malaysia | 19/09/2006 |
Maldives | 16/07/1974 |
Mali | 13/09/1990 |
Malta | 16/12/1966 |
Marshall Islands | 17/11/2004 |
Mauritania | 12/12/1973 |
Mauritius | 23/03/1981 |
Mexico | 16/12/1966 |
Micronesia (Federated States of) | 28/08/1997 |
Moldova | 18/11/1974 |
Monaco | 23/10/2006 |
Mongolia | 03/05/1979 |
Montenegro | 21/07/1993 |
Morocco | 16/12/1966 |
Mozambique | 28/11/1994 |
Myanmar | 16/12/1966 |
Namibia | 14/05/1991 |
Nauru | 11/12/1978 |
Nepal | 28/12/1978 |
Netherlands | 12/03/1980 |
New Zealand | 07/03/1986 |
Nicaragua | 29/07/1993 |
Niger | 16/12/1966 |
Nigeria | 13/09/1972 |
Norway | 16/12/1966 |
Oman | 23/06/2010 |
Pakistan | 16/12/1966 |
Palau | 08/03/1977 |
Palestine | 21/07/2008 |
Panama | 10/06/1992 |
Papua New Guinea | 28/04/1978 |
Paraguay | 23/10/1986 |
Peru | 18/03/1977 |
Philippines | 15/06/1978 |
Poland | 16/12/1966 |
Portugal | 10/04/1990 |
Qatar | 26/01/1993 |
Republic of Korea | 09/12/1974 |
Romania | 16/10/1973 |
Russian Federation | 16/04/1975 |
Rwanda | 16/12/1966 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 16/12/1966 |
Saint Lucia | 09/11/1981 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 15/02/2008 |
Samoa | 18/10/1985 |
San Marino | 16/12/1966 |
Sao Tome and Principe | 16/12/1966 |
Saudi Arabia | 13/02/1978 |
Senegal | 12/03/2001 |
Serbia | 05/05/1992 |
Seychelles | 23/08/1996 |
Sierra Leone | 16/12/1966 |
Singapore | 28/05/1993 |
Slovakia | 06/07/1992 |
Slovenia | 16/12/1966 |
Solomon Islands | 24/01/1990 |
Somalia | 10/12/1998 |
South Africa | 16/12/1966 |
South Sudan | 27/04/1977 |
Spain | 11/06/1980 |
Sri Lanka | 02/04/2014 |
Sudan | 18/03/1986 |
Suriname | 28/12/1976 |
Swaziland | 26/03/2004 |
Sweden | 06/12/1971 |
Switzerland | 18/06/1992 |
Syrian Arab Republic | 21/04/1969 |
Tajikistan | 04/01/1999 |
Thailand | 29/10/1996 |
Timor-Leste | 18/01/1994 |
Togo | 18/09/2003 |
Tonga | 24/05/1984 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 16/12/1966 |
Tunisia | 21/12/1978 |
Turkey | 18/03/1969 |
Turkmenistan | 23/09/2003 |
Tuvalu | 01/05/1997 |
Uganda | 16/12/1966 |
Ukraine | 21/06/1995 |
United Arab Emirates | 12/11/1973 |
United Kingdom | 16/12/1966 |
United Republic of Tanzania | 20/05/1976 |
United States of America | 11/06/1976 |
Uruguay | 08/06/1992 |
Uzbekistan | 01/04/1970 |
Vanuatu | 28/09/1995 |
Venezuela | 21/11/2008 |
Viet Nam | 10/05/1978 |
Western Sahara | 24/09/1982 |
Yemen | 09/02/1987 |
Zambia | 10/04/1984 |
Zimbabwe | 13/05/1991 |
Year | Ratifications |
1966 | 32 |
1968 | 1 |
1969 | 5 |
1970 | 3 |
1971 | 3 |
1972 | 5 |
1973 | 6 |
1974 | 4 |
1975 | 5 |
1976 | 6 |
1977 | 4 |
1978 | 11 |
1979 | 6 |
1980 | 4 |
1981 | 4 |
1982 | 3 |
1983 | 5 |
1984 | 3 |
1985 | 1 |
1986 | 4 |
1987 | 2 |
1989 | 2 |
1990 | 4 |
1991 | 8 |
1992 | 15 |
1993 | 11 |
1994 | 4 |
1995 | 3 |
1996 | 4 |
1997 | 3 |
1998 | 2 |
1999 | 2 |
2000 | 3 |
2001 | 1 |
2002 | 2 |
2003 | 2 |
2004 | 3 |
2006 | 6 |
2008 | 4 |
2009 | 1 |
2010 | 2 |
2014 | 1 |
Total | 200 |