Convention against Discrimination in Education adopted by the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation at its Eleventh Session

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
UN EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION (UNESCO)
Signed at
Signed on
14 December 1960
In force on
22 May 1962

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Parties

  1. AFGHANISTAN
  2. ALBANIA
  3. ALGERIA
  4. Antarctic Territory
  5. Antigua
  6. ARGENTINA
  7. ARMENIA
  8. Ashmore And Cartier Island
  9. AUSTRALIA
  10. Bahrain
  11. BARBADOS
  12. BARBADOS
  13. Basutoland
  14. BELIZE
  15. BENIN
  16. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
  17. BRAZIL
  18. British Guiana
  19. British Honduras
  20. British Virgin Islands
  21. Brunei
  22. BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
  23. BULGARIA
  24. BURKINA FASO
  25. BYELORUSSIA S S R
  26. Cayman Islands
  27. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
  28. CHILE
  29. CHINA
  30. Christmas Island
  31. Cocos Keeling Islands
  32. CONGO
  33. COSTA RICA
  34. CROATIA
  35. CUBA
  36. CYPRUS
  37. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  38. CZECH REPUBLIC
  39. DENMARK
  40. Dominica
  41. DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF
  42. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  43. ECUADOR
  44. EGYPT
  45. Falkland Islands
  46. FINLAND
  47. FRANCE
  48. GEORGIA
  49. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  50. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  51. Gibraltar
  52. Gilbert And Ellice Islands
  53. GRENADA
  54. GUATEMALA
  55. GUINEA
  56. Heard Island
  57. HUNGARY
  58. INDONESIA
  59. IRAN
  60. IRAQ
  61. ISRAEL
  62. ITALY
  63. IVORY COAST
  64. JORDAN
  65. KUWAIT
  66. KYRGYZSTAN
  67. Land Berlin
  68. LATVIA
  69. LEBANON
  70. LIBERIA
  71. LIBYA
  72. LUXEMBOURG
  73. Macao
  74. Macdonald Island
  75. MADAGASCAR
  76. MALI
  77. MALTA
  78. MALTA
  79. MAURITIUS
  80. MAURITIUS
  81. MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF
  82. MONACO
  83. MONGOLIA
  84. Montserrat
  85. MOROCCO
  86. NAURU
  87. NETHERLANDS THE
  88. New Guinea
  89. NEW ZEALAND
  90. NICARAGUA
  91. NIGER
  92. NIGERIA
  93. Norfolk Island
  94. NORWAY
  95. PANAMA
  96. Papua
  97. PERU
  98. PHILIPPINES
  99. POLAND
  100. PORTUGAL
  101. ROMANIA
  102. RWANDA
  103. SAUDI ARABIA
  104. SENEGAL
  105. SEYCHELLES
  106. SIERRA LEONE
  107. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  108. SLOVENIA
  109. SOLOMON ISLANDS
  110. Solomon Islands Protectorate
  111. SOUTH AFRICA
  112. SOVIET UNION
  113. SPAIN
  114. SRI LANKA
  115. St Helena
  116. St Kitts Nevis Anguilla
  117. ST LUCIA
  118. St Vincent
  119. ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
  120. SWAZILAND
  121. SWAZILAND
  122. SWEDEN
  123. TAIWAN
  124. TAJIKISTAN
  125. TANZANIA
  126. The Gambia
  127. TONGA
  128. TUNISIA
  129. Turks And Caicos Islands
  130. UGANDA
  131. UKRAINE
  132. UNITED KINGDOM
  133. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  134. UZBEKISTAN
  135. VENEZUELA
  136. VIETNAM
  137. YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
AFGHANISTAN Acceptance 25 January 2010 25 April 2010
ALBANIA Ratification 21 November 1963
ALGERIA Ratification 24 December 1968
Antarctic Territory Extension 29 November 1966
Antigua Extension 29 May 1964
ARGENTINA Ratification 30 October 1963
ARMENIA Succession 5 September 1993
Ashmore And Cartier Island Extension 29 November 1966
AUSTRALIA Acceptance 29 November 1966
AUSTRALIA Declaration 29 November 1966
Bahrain Extension 4 November 1962
BARBADOS Extension 29 May 1964
BARBADOS Acceptance 24 June 1975
Basutoland Extension 29 May 1964
BELIZE Succession 1 December 1982
BENIN Acceptance 9 July 1963
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Succession 12 July 1993
BRAZIL Ratification 19 April 1968
British Guiana Extension 29 May 1964
British Honduras Extension 29 May 1964
British Virgin Islands Extension 9 December 1964
Brunei Extension 29 May 1964
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM Succession 25 January 1985
BULGARIA Acceptance 4 December 1962
BURKINA FASO Ratification 4 September 2012 4 December 2012
BYELORUSSIA S S R Ratification 12 December 1962
Cayman Islands Extension 29 May 1964
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Acceptance 22 February 1962
CHILE Ratification 26 October 1971
CHINA Communication 21 October 1999
CHINA Communication 6 September 2000
Christmas Island Extension 29 November 1966
Cocos Keeling Islands Extension 29 November 1966
CONGO Ratification 16 September 1968
COSTA RICA Ratification 10 September 1963
CROATIA Succession 1 July 1992
CUBA Ratification 2 November 1962
CYPRUS Acceptance 9 June 1970
CZECH REPUBLIC Succession 1 January 1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Ratification 14 March 1963
DENMARK Ratification 4 October 1963
Dominica Extension 29 May 1964
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF Declaration 14 March 1983
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Ratification 30 August 1977 30 November 1977
ECUADOR Acceptance 5 March 1979 5 June 1979
EGYPT Acceptance 28 March 1962
Falkland Islands Extension 29 May 1964
FINLAND Ratification 18 October 1971
FRANCE Declaration 1 January 1905
FRANCE Ratification 11 September 1961
GEORGIA Succession 4 November 1992
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Objection 1 January 1905
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Acceptance 5 July 1973
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 1 January 1905
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Ratification 17 July 1968
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 17 July 1968
Gibraltar Extension 29 May 1964
Gilbert And Ellice Islands Extension 29 May 1964
GRENADA Extension 29 May 1964
GUATEMALA Ratification 4 February 1983 4 May 1983
GUINEA Acceptance 11 December 1964
Heard Island Extension 29 November 1966
HUNGARY Ratification 16 January 1964
INDONESIA Acceptance 10 January 1967
IRAN Acceptance 17 July 1968
IRAQ Ratification 28 June 1977
IRAQ Declaration 28 June 1977
ISRAEL Ratification 22 September 1961
ITALY Ratification 6 October 1966
IVORY COAST Ratification 24 November 1999 24 February 2000
JORDAN Acceptance 6 April 1976 6 July 1976
KUWAIT Acceptance 15 January 1963
KYRGYZSTAN Acceptance 3 July 1995 3 October 1995
Land Berlin Extension 17 July 1968
LATVIA Acceptance 16 June 2009 16 September 2009
LEBANON Ratification 27 October 1964
LIBERIA Ratification 17 May 1962
LIBYA Ratification 9 January 1973
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 20 January 1970
Macao Extension 30 April 1999 30 July 1999
Macdonald Island Extension 29 November 1966
MADAGASCAR Ratification 21 December 1964
MALI Ratification 7 December 2007 7 March 2008
MALTA Extension 29 May 1964
MALTA Acceptance 5 January 1966
MAURITIUS Extension 29 May 1964
MAURITIUS Acceptance 20 August 1970
MAURITIUS Declaration 20 August 1970
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF Ratification 17 March 1993 17 September 1993
MONACO Acceptance 28 August 2012 28 November 2012
MONGOLIA Ratification 4 November 1964
Montserrat Extension 29 May 1964
MOROCCO Acceptance 30 August 1968
NAURU Extension 29 November 1966
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 25 March 1966
New Guinea Extension 29 November 1966
NEW ZEALAND Ratification 12 February 1963
NICARAGUA Ratification 28 September 1981 28 December 1981
NIGER Acceptance 16 July 1968
NIGERIA Acceptance 18 November 1969 18 December 1970
Norfolk Island Extension 29 November 1966
NORWAY Ratification 8 January 1963
PANAMA Acceptance 10 August 1967
Papua Extension 29 November 1966
PERU Ratification 19 December 1966
PHILIPPINES Acceptance 19 November 1964
POLAND Ratification 15 September 1964
PORTUGAL Ratification 12 December 1965
PORTUGAL Notification 13 November 1999
ROMANIA Ratification 9 July 1964
RWANDA Acceptance 28 December 2000 28 March 2001
SAUDI ARABIA Ratification 17 August 1973
SENEGAL Ratification 25 September 1967
SEYCHELLES Extension 29 May 1964
SIERRA LEONE Ratification 2 June 1967
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Succession 31 March 1993 1 January 1993
SLOVENIA Succession 28 October 1992
SOLOMON ISLANDS Succession 7 July 1978
Solomon Islands Protectorate Extension 29 May 1964
SOUTH AFRICA Ratification 9 March 2000 9 June 2000
SOVIET UNION Ratification 1 August 1962
SPAIN Acceptance 20 August 1969
SRI LANKA Acceptance 11 August 1983 11 November 1983
St Helena Extension 29 May 1964
St Kitts Nevis Anguilla Extension 29 May 1964
ST LUCIA Extension 29 May 1964
St Vincent Extension 29 May 1964
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Succession 22 January 1985
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Declaration 22 January 1985
SWAZILAND Extension 29 May 1964
SWAZILAND Acceptance 8 October 1970
SWEDEN Ratification 21 March 1968
TAIWAN Ratification 12 February 1965
TAJIKISTAN Succession 11 August 1992
TANZANIA Ratification 3 January 1979 3 April 1979
The Gambia Extension 29 May 1964
TONGA Extension 29 May 1964
TUNISIA Ratification 29 August 1969
Turks And Caicos Islands Extension 29 May 1964
UGANDA Acceptance 9 September 1968
UKRAINE Ratification 19 December 1962
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 1 January 1905
UNITED KINGDOM Acceptance 14 March 1962
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 11 April 1962
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 29 May 1964
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 9 December 1964
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Declaration 1 January 1905
UZBEKISTAN Ratification 8 December 1997 8 March 1998
VENEZUELA Ratification 16 December 1968
VIETNAM Acceptance 12 June 1968
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Accession 11 September 2001 27 April 1992

Citations

  1. UN Registration UNESCO/0: 429 93
  2. Treaty Series 044/1962: Cmnd 1760||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1962-TS0044.pdf
  3. Miscellaneous Series 001/1962: Cmnd 1613
  4. Treaty Series 020/2010: Cm 7952||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2010-TS0020.pdf
  5. Treaty Series 022/2010: Cm 8063||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2010-TS0022.pdf
  6. Australian Treaty Series 20/1966: 0
Metadata

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UUID: 9ddbad69-544e-475c-8bba-8deaf6f20cf2
Treaty ID: 2382
Record ID: 70628