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| Party | Signature | RatificationS=Signature without reservation or requirement of ratification R=Ratification, Acceptance, Approval or Notification A=Accession Su=Succession NK=Not Known | Entry into force | Renunciation | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 19-04-1948 (R) | 19-04-1948 | |||
| Albania | 22-07-1946 | 26-05-1947 (R) | 07-04-1948 | 25-02-1950 | 25-02-1950 |
| Algeria | 08-11-1962 (R) | 08-11-1962 | |||
| Andorra | 15-01-1997 (R) | 15-01-1997 | |||
| Angola | 15-05-1976 (R) | 15-05-1976 | |||
| Antigua and Barbuda | 12-03-1984 (R) | 12-03-1984 | |||
| Argentina | 22-07-1946 | 22-10-1948 (R) | 22-10-1948 | ||
| Armenia | 04-05-1992 (R) | 04-05-1992 | |||
| Australia | 22-07-1946 | 02-02-1948 (R) | 07-04-1948 | ||
| Austria | 22-07-1946 | 30-06-1947 (R) | 07-04-1948 | ||
| Azerbaijan | 02-10-1992 (R) | 02-10-1992 | |||
| Bahamas | 01-04-1974 (R) | 01-04-1974 | |||
| Bahrain | 02-11-1971 (R) | 02-11-1971 | |||
| Bangladesh | 19-05-1972 (R) | 19-05-1972 | |||
| Barbados | 25-04-1967 (R) | 25-04-1967 | |||
| Belarus | 22-07-1946 | 07-04-1948 (R) | 07-04-1948 | 14-02-1949 | 14-02-1949 |
| Belgium | 22-07-1946 | 25-06-1948 (R) | 25-06-1948 | ||
| Belize | 23-08-1990 (R) | 23-08-1990 | |||
| Benin | 20-09-1960 (R) | 20-09-1960 | |||
| Bhutan | 08-03-1982 (R) | 08-03-1982 | |||
| Bolivia | 22-07-1946 | 23-12-1949 (R) | 23-12-1949 | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10-09-1992 (R) | 10-09-1992 | |||
| Botswana | 26-02-1975 (R) | 26-02-1975 | |||
| Brazil | 22-07-1946 | 02-06-1948 (R) | 02-06-1948 | ||
| Brunei | 25-03-1985 (R) | 25-03-1985 | |||
| Bulgaria | 22-07-1946 | 09-06-1948 (R) | 09-06-1948 | 29-11-1949 | 29-11-1949 |
| Burkina Faso | 04-10-1960 (R) | 04-10-1960 | |||
| Burundi | 22-10-1962 (R) | 22-10-1962 | |||
| Cabo Verde | 05-01-1976 (R) | 05-01-1976 | |||
| Cambodia | 17-05-1950 (R) | 17-05-1950 | |||
| Cameroon | 06-05-1960 (R) | 06-05-1960 | |||
| Canada | 22-07-1946 | 29-08-1946 (R) | 07-04-1948 | ||
| Central African Republic | 20-09-1960 (R) | 20-09-1960 | |||
| Chad | 01-01-1961 (R) | 01-01-1961 | |||
| Chile | 22-07-1946 | 15-10-1948 (R) | 15-10-1948 | ||
| China | 22-07-1946 (S) | 07-04-1948 | |||
| Colombia | 22-07-1946 | 14-05-1959 (R) | 14-05-1959 | ||
| Comoros | 09-12-1975 (R) | 09-12-1975 | |||
| Cook Islands | 09-05-1984 (R) | 09-05-1984 | |||
| Costa Rica | 22-07-1946 | 17-03-1949 (R) | 17-03-1949 | ||
| Côte d'Ivoire | 28-10-1960 (R) | 28-10-1960 | |||
| Croatia | 11-06-1992 (R) | 11-06-1992 | |||
| Cuba | 22-07-1946 | 09-05-1950 (R) | 09-05-1950 | ||
| Cyprus | 16-01-1961 (R) | 16-01-1961 | |||
| Czech Republic | 22-01-1993 (R) | 22-01-1993 | |||
| Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993) | 22-07-1946 | 01-03-1948 (R) | 07-04-1948 | 14-04-1950 | 14-04-1950 |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 19-05-1973 (R) | 19-05-1973 | |||
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 24-02-1961 (R) | 24-02-1961 | |||
| Denmark | 22-07-1946 | 19-04-1948 (R) | 19-04-1948 | ||
| Djibouti | 10-03-1978 (R) | 10-03-1978 | |||
| Dominica | 13-08-1981 (R) | 13-08-1981 | |||
| Dominican Republic | 22-07-1946 | 21-06-1948 (R) | 21-06-1948 | ||
| Ecuador | 22-07-1946 | 01-03-1949 (R) | 01-03-1949 | ||
| Egypt | 22-07-1946 | 16-12-1947 (R) | 07-04-1948 | ||
| El Salvador | 22-07-1946 | 22-06-1948 (R) | 22-06-1948 | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | 05-05-1980 (R) | 05-05-1980 | |||
| Eritrea | 24-07-1993 (R) | 24-07-1993 | |||
| Estonia | 31-03-1993 (R) | 31-03-1993 | |||
| Eswatini | 16-04-1973 (R) | 16-04-1973 | |||
| Ethiopia | 22-07-1946 | 11-04-1947 (R) | 07-04-1948 | ||
| Federated States of Micronesia | 14-08-1991 (R) | 14-08-1991 | |||
| Fiji | 01-01-1972 (R) | 01-01-1972 | |||
| Finland | 22-07-1946 | 07-10-1947 (R) | 07-04-1948 | ||
| France | 22-07-1946 | 16-06-1948 (R) | 16-06-1948 | ||
| Gabon | 21-11-1960 (R) | 21-11-1960 | |||
| Gambia, The | 26-04-1971 (R) | 26-04-1971 | |||
| Georgia | 26-05-1992 (R) | 26-05-1992 | |||
| Germany | 29-05-1951 (R) | 29-05-1951 | |||
| Ghana | 08-04-1957 (R) | 08-04-1957 | |||
| Greece | 22-07-1946 | 12-03-1948 (R) | 07-04-1948 | ||
| Grenada | 04-12-1974 (R) | 04-12-1974 | |||
| Guatemala | 22-07-1946 | 26-08-1949 (R) | 26-08-1949 | ||
| Guinea | 19-05-1959 (R) | 19-05-1959 | |||
| Guinea-Bissau | 29-07-1974 (R) | 29-07-1974 | |||
| Guyana | 27-09-1966 (R) | 27-09-1966 | |||
| Haïti | 22-07-1946 | 12-08-1947 (R) | 07-04-1948 | ||
| Honduras | 22-07-1946 | 08-04-1949 (R) | 08-04-1949 | ||
| Hungary | 19-02-1947 | 17-06-1948 (R) | 17-06-1948 | 19-05-1950 | 19-05-1950 |
| Iceland | 17-06-1948 (R) | 17-06-1948 | |||
| India | 22-07-1946 | 12-01-1948 (R) | 07-04-1948 | ||
| Indonesia | 23-05-1950 (R) | 23-05-1950 | |||
| Iran | 22-07-1946 | 23-11-1946 (R) | 07-04-1948 | ||
| Iraq | 22-07-1946 | 23-09-1947 (R) | 07-04-1948 | ||
| Ireland | 22-07-1946 | 20-10-1947 (R) | 07-04-1948 | ||
| Israel | 21-06-1949 (R) | 21-06-1949 | |||
| Italy | 22-07-1946 | 11-04-1947 (R) | 07-04-1948 | ||
| Jamaica | 21-03-1963 (R) | 21-03-1963 | |||
| Japan | 16-05-1951 (R) | 16-05-1951 | |||
| Jordan | 22-07-1946 | 07-04-1947 (R) | 07-04-1948 | ||
| Kazakhstan | 19-08-1992 (R) | 19-08-1992 | |||
| Kenya | 27-01-1964 (R) | 27-01-1964 | |||
| Kiribati | 26-07-1984 (R) | 26-07-1984 | |||
| Kuwait | 09-05-1960 (R) | 09-05-1960 | |||
| Kyrgyzstan | 29-04-1992 (R) | 29-04-1992 | |||
| Laos | 17-05-1950 (R) | 17-05-1950 | |||
| Latvia | 04-12-1991 (R) | 04-12-1991 | |||
| Lebanon | 22-07-1946 | 19-01-1949 (R) | 19-01-1949 | ||
| Lesotho | 07-07-1967 (R) | 07-07-1967 | |||
| Liberia | 22-07-1946 | 14-03-1947 (R) | 07-04-1948 | ||
| Libya | 16-05-1952 (R) | 16-05-1952 | |||
| Lithuania | 25-11-1991 (R) | 25-11-1991 | |||
| Luxembourg | 22-07-1946 | 03-06-1949 (R) | 03-06-1949 | ||
| Madagascar | 16-01-1961 (R) | 16-01-1961 | |||
| Malawi | 09-04-1965 (R) | 09-04-1965 | |||
| Malaysia | 24-04-1958 (R) | 24-04-1958 | |||
| Maldives | 05-11-1965 (R) | 05-11-1965 | |||
| Mali | 17-10-1960 (R) | 17-10-1960 | |||
| Malta | 01-02-1965 (R) | 01-02-1965 | |||
| Marshall Islands | 05-06-1991 (R) | 05-06-1991 | |||
| Mauritania | 07-03-1961 (R) | 07-03-1961 | |||
| Mauritius | 09-12-1968 (R) | 09-12-1968 | |||
| Mexico | 22-07-1946 | 07-04-1948 (R) | 07-04-1948 | ||
| Moldova | 04-05-1992 (R) | 04-05-1992 | |||
| Monaco | 08-07-1948 (R) | 08-07-1948 | |||
| Mongolia | 18-04-1962 (R) | 18-04-1962 | |||
| Montenegro | 29-08-2006 (R) | 29-08-2006 | |||
| Morocco | 14-05-1956 (R) | 14-05-1956 | |||
| Mozambique | 11-09-1975 (R) | 11-09-1975 | |||
| Myanmar | 01-07-1948 (R) | 01-07-1948 | |||
| Namibia | 23-04-1990 (R) | 23-04-1990 | |||
| Nauru | 09-05-1994 (R) | 09-05-1994 | |||
| Nepal | 02-09-1953 (R) | 02-09-1953 | |||
| Netherlands, the Kingdom of the | 22-07-1946 | 25-04-1947 (R) | 07-04-1948 | ||
| New Zealand | 22-07-1946 | 10-12-1946 (R) | 07-04-1948 | ||
| Nicaragua | 22-07-1946 | 24-04-1950 (R) | 24-04-1950 | ||
| Niger | 05-10-1960 (R) | 05-10-1960 | |||
| Nigeria | 25-11-1960 (R) | 25-11-1960 | |||
| Niue | 05-05-1994 (R) | 05-05-1994 | |||
| North Macedonia | 22-04-1993 (R) | 22-04-1993 | |||
| Norway | 22-07-1946 | 18-08-1947 (R) | 07-04-1948 | ||
| Oman | 28-05-1971 (R) | 28-05-1971 | |||
| Pakistan | 23-06-1948 (R) | 23-06-1948 | |||
| Palau | 09-03-1995 (R) | 09-03-1995 | |||
| Panama | 22-07-1946 | 20-02-1951 (R) | 20-02-1951 | ||
| Papua New Guinea | 29-04-1976 (R) | 29-04-1976 | |||
| Paraguay | 22-07-1946 | 04-01-1949 (R) | 04-01-1949 | ||
| Peru | 22-07-1946 | 11-11-1949 (R) | 11-11-1949 | ||
| Philippines | 22-07-1946 | 09-07-1948 (R) | 09-07-1948 | ||
| Poland | 22-07-1946 | 06-05-1948 (R) | 06-05-1948 | 15-10-1950 | 15-10-1950 |
| Portugal | 22-07-1946 | 13-02-1948 (R) | 07-04-1948 | ||
| Qatar | 11-05-1972 (R) | 11-05-1972 | |||
| Republic of Korea, the | 17-08-1949 (R) | 17-08-1949 | |||
| Republic of the Congo | 26-10-1960 (R) | 26-10-1960 | |||
| Romania | 08-06-1948 (R) | 08-06-1948 | 20-02-1950 | 20-02-1950 | |
| Russian Federation | 22-07-1946 | 24-03-1948 (R) | 07-04-1948 | 12-02-1949 | 12-02-1949 |
| Rwanda | 07-11-1962 (R) | 07-11-1962 | |||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 03-12-1984 (R) | 03-12-1984 | |||
| Saint Lucia | 11-11-1980 (R) | 11-11-1980 | |||
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 01-09-1983 (R) | 01-09-1983 | |||
| Samoa | 16-05-1962 (R) | 16-05-1962 | |||
| San Marino | 12-05-1980 (R) | 12-05-1980 | |||
| São Tomé e Principe | 23-03-1976 (R) | 23-03-1976 | |||
| Saudi Arabia | 22-07-1946 | 26-05-1947 (R) | 07-04-1948 | ||
| Senegal | 31-10-1960 (R) | 31-10-1960 | |||
| Serbia | 28-11-2000 (R) | 28-11-2000 | |||
| Seychelles | 11-09-1979 (R) | 11-09-1979 | |||
| Sierra Leone | 20-10-1961 (R) | 20-10-1961 | |||
| Singapore | 25-02-1966 (R) | 25-02-1966 | |||
| Slovakia | 04-02-1993 (R) | 04-02-1993 | |||
| Slovenia | 07-05-1992 (R) | 07-05-1992 | |||
| Solomon Islands | 04-04-1983 (R) | 04-04-1983 | |||
| Somalia | 26-01-1961 (R) | 26-01-1961 | |||
| South Africa | 22-07-1946 | 07-08-1947 (R) | 07-04-1948 | ||
| Spain | 28-05-1951 (R) | 28-05-1951 | |||
| Sri Lanka | 07-07-1948 (R) | 07-07-1948 | |||
| Sudan | 14-05-1956 (R) | 14-05-1956 | |||
| Suriname | 25-03-1976 (R) | 25-03-1976 | |||
| Sweden | 13-01-1947 | 28-08-1947 (R) | 07-04-1948 | ||
| Switzerland | 22-07-1946 | 26-03-1947 (R) | 07-04-1948 | ||
| Syria | 22-07-1946 | 18-12-1946 (R) | 07-04-1948 | ||
| Tajikistan | 04-05-1992 (R) | 04-05-1992 | |||
| Tanzania | 15-03-1962 (R) | 15-03-1962 | |||
| Thailand | 22-07-1946 | 26-09-1947 (R) | 07-04-1948 | ||
| Timor-Leste | 27-09-2002 (R) | 27-09-2002 | |||
| Togo | 13-05-1960 (R) | 13-05-1960 | |||
| Tonga | 14-08-1975 (R) | 14-08-1975 | |||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 03-01-1963 (R) | 03-01-1963 | |||
| Tunisia | 14-05-1956 (R) | 14-05-1956 | |||
| Türkiye | 22-07-1946 | 02-01-1948 (R) | 07-04-1948 | ||
| Turkmenistan | 02-07-1992 (R) | 02-07-1992 | |||
| Tuvalu | 07-05-1993 (R) | 07-05-1993 | |||
| Uganda | 07-03-1963 (R) | 07-03-1963 | |||
| Ukraine | 22-07-1946 | 03-04-1948 (R) | 07-04-1948 | 14-02-1949 | 14-02-1949 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30-03-1972 (R) | 30-03-1972 | |||
| United Kingdom | 22-07-1946 (S) | 07-04-1948 | |||
| United States of America | 22-07-1946 | 21-06-1948 (R) | 21-06-1948 | 22-01-2025 | 22-01-2026 |
| Uruguay | 22-07-1946 | 22-04-1949 (R) | 22-04-1949 | ||
| Uzbekistan | 22-05-1992 (R) | 22-05-1992 | |||
| Vanuatu | 07-03-1983 (R) | 07-03-1983 | |||
| Venezuela | 22-07-1946 | 07-07-1948 (R) | 07-07-1948 | ||
| Vietnam | 17-05-1950 (R) | 17-05-1950 | |||
| Yemen | 06-05-1968 (R) | 06-05-1968 | |||
| Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991) | 22-07-1946 | 19-11-1947 (R) | 07-04-1948 | ||
| Zambia | 02-02-1965 (S) | 02-02-1965 | |||
| Zimbabwe | 16-05-1980 (R) | 16-05-1980 |
Extensions
China
| Extended to | Entry into force | Termination |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong SAR | 01-07-1997 | |
| Macao SAR | 20-12-1999 |
Parties with reservations, declarations and objections
| Party | Reservations / Declarations | Objections |
|---|---|---|
| United States of America | Yes | No |
United States of America
20-01-2021
This letter constitutes a retraction by the Government of the United States of the
letter dated July 6, 2020, notifying you that the Government of the United States
intended to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO), effective July 6, 2021.
The United States intends to remain a member of the World Health Organization.
The WHO plays a crucial role in the world's fight against the deadly COVID-19 pandemic
as well as countless other threats to global health and health security. The United
States will continue to be a full participant and a global leader in confronting such
threats and advancing global health and health security.