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In the text of the Convention
Article 11 - Role of States Parties
Article 29 - Reports by the States Parties
Article 32 - Ratification, acceptance or approval
Article 34 - Entry into force
The Convention entered into force on 20 April 2006 for the thirty States that had ratified it on or before the 20 January 2006. With respect to any other State, the Convention enters into force three months after the deposit of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.
The following list of States is presented by electoral group and provided for easy reference, but has no official status.
| 153 STATES (as at 10-04-2013) | TERMS OF OFFICE |
|---|---|
| Group I (19 States) | |
| Austria | |
| Belgium | Committee Member: 2012-2016 |
| Cyprus | |
| Denmark | |
| Finland | |
| France | |
| Germany* | |
| Greece | Committee Member: 2012-2016 |
| Iceland | |
| Italy | |
| Luxembourg | |
| Monaco | |
| Netherlands | |
| Norway | |
| Portugal | |
| Spain | Committee Member: 2010-2014 |
| Sweden | |
| Switzerland | |
| Turkey | |
| Group II (24 States) | |
| Albania | Committee Member: 2010-2014 |
| Armenia | |
| Azerbaijan | Committee Member: 2010-2014 |
| Belarus | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Bulgaria | |
| Croatia | |
| Czech Republic | Committee Member: 2010-2014 |
| Estonia | |
| Georgia | |
| Hungary | |
| Latvia | Committee Member: 2012-2016 |
| Lithuania | |
| Montenegro | |
| Poland | |
| Republic of Moldova | |
| Romania | |
| Serbia | |
| Slovakia | |
| Slovenia | |
| Tajikistan | |
| The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | |
| Ukraine | |
| Uzbekistan | |
| Group III (28 States) | |
| Argentina | |
| Barbados | |
| Belize | |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | |
| Brazil | Committee Member: 2012-2016 |
| Chile | |
| Colombia | |
| Costa Rica | |
| Cuba | |
| Dominica | |
| Dominican Republic | |
| Ecuador | |
| El Salvador | |
| Grenada | Committee Member: 2010-2014 |
| Guatemala | |
| Haiti | |
| Honduras | |
| Jamaica | |
| Mexico | |
| Nicaragua | Committee Member: 2010-2014 |
| Panama | |
| Paraguay | |
| Peru | Committee Member: 2012-2016 |
| Saint Lucia | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Uruguay | Committee Member: 2012-2016 |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | |
| Group IV (29 States) | |
| Afghanistan | |
| Bangladesh | |
| Bhutan | |
| Brunei Darussalam | |
| Cambodia | |
| China | Committee Member: 2010-2014 |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | |
| Fiji | |
| India | |
| Indonesia | Committee Member: 2010-2014 |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | |
| Japan | Committee Member: 2010-2014 |
| Kazakhstan | |
| Kyrgyzstan | Committee Member: 2012-2016 |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | |
| Mongolia | |
| Nauru* | |
| Nepal | |
| Pakistan | |
| Palau | |
| Papua New Guinea | |
| Philippines | |
| Republic of Korea | |
| Sri Lanka | |
| Tonga | |
| Turkmenistan | |
| Vanuatu | |
| Viet Nam | |
| Group V(a) (37 States) | |
| Benin | |
| Botswana | |
| Burkina Faso | Committee Member: 2010-2014 |
| Burundi | |
| Cameroon | |
| Central African Republic | |
| Chad | |
| Congo | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Djibouti | |
| Equatorial Guinea | |
| Eritrea | |
| Ethiopia | |
| Gabon | |
| Gambia | |
| Guinea | |
| Kenya | |
| Lesotho | |
| Madagascar | Committee Member: 2010-2014 |
| Malawi | |
| Mali | |
| Mauritius | |
| Mozambique | |
| Namibia | Committee Member: 2012-2016 |
| Niger | |
| Nigeria | Committee Member: 2012-2016 |
| Rwanda | |
| Sao Tome and Principe | |
| Senegal | |
| Seychelles | |
| Swaziland | |
| Togo | |
| Uganda | Committee Member: 2012-2016 |
| United Republic of Tanzania | |
| Zambia | |
| Zimbabwe | |
| Group V(b) (16 States) | |
| Algeria | |
| Egypt | Committee Member: 2012-2016 |
| Iraq | |
| Jordan | |
| Lebanon | |
| Mauritania | |
| Morocco | Committee Member: 2010-2014 |
| Oman | |
| Palestine | |
| Qatar | |
| Saudi Arabia | |
| Sudan | |
| Syrian Arab Republic | |
| Tunisia | Committee Member: 2012-2016 |
| United Arab Emirates | |
| Yemen | |