Ratification status of the Optional Protocol

On 25 May 2010, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon spoke at the commemoration of the 10th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Optional Protocols to the CRC. Photo: © UNICEF/UNI85695/Markisz

 

Total number of ratifications: 173

You can find a list of all countries that have ratified OPAC and their declarations here.

UN Member States who have not signed or ratified the Optional Protocol.

  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Barbados
  • Comoros
  • Cook Islands
  • DPR Korea
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Marshall Islands
  • Niue
  • Palau
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Tonga
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Tuvalu
  • United Arab Emirates

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Total: 16

UN Member States who have signed but not ratified the Optional Protocol.

  • Haiti 15/08/2002
  • Iran (Islamic Republic of) 21/09/2010
  • Lebanon 11/02/2002
  • Liberia 22/09/2004
  • Nauru 08/09/2000
  • Somalia 16/09/2005
  • Zambia 29/09/2008

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Total: 7

 

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