Multilateral Instruments signed/ratified/accepted/adhered to by the Royal Government of Bhutan
Charter of the United Nations
Date of Adoption – September 21, 1971
HUMAN RIGHTS
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
Signature – March 26, 1973
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
Signature – July 17, 1980
Accession – August 31, 1981
Convention on the Rights of the Child
Signature – June 4, 1990
Ratification – August 1, 1990
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of children in armed conflict
Signature – September 15, 2005
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography
Signature – September 15, 2005
ENVIRONMENT, AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
International Plant Protection Convention
Adherence – June 20, 1994
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
Signature – June 11, 1992 Ratification – August 25 1995
Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Accession – August 26, 2002
Convention on Biological Diversity
Signature – June 11, 1992
Ratification – August 25, 1995
Basel Convention on the Control of Trans-boundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal
Accession – August 26, 2002
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
Accession – August 15, 2002
FAO International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Signature – June 10, 2002
Ratification – September 2, 2003
Vienna Convention on the Protection of the Ozone Layer
Accession – August 23, 2004
Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
Accession – August 23, 2004
Convention of the World Meteorological Organization
Accession – February 11, 2003
Agreement on the Establishment of the International Vaccine Institute
Signature – October 28, 1996
WORLD HERITAGE
Constitution of UNESCO
Acceptance – April 13, 1982
UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of ownership of Cultural Property
Ratification – September 26, 2002
Convention on the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
Ratification – October 12, 2005
HUMANITARIAN, DISARMAMENT AND ARMS CONTROL
UN Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction
Ratification – June 8, 1978
UN Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Accession – May 23, 1985
Four Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 for the Protection of War Victim
Accession – January 10, 1991
1. Geneva Convention for the amelioration of the Condition of the wonded and sick in armed forces in the field of 12 August 1949
2. Geneva Convention for the amelioration of wounded, sick and shipwrecked members of armed forces at sea of 12 August 1949
3. Geneva Convention relating to the Treatment of Prisoners of War of 12 August 1949
4. Geneva Convention relating to the Protection of Civilian Persons in time of War of 12 August 1949
UN Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction or the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)
Signature – April 23, 1997
Ratification – August 18, 2005
Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production, and Transfer of Anti-Personal Mines and on their Destruction
Accession – August 18, 2005
CIVIL AVIATION AND TERRORISM
International Convention Against the taking of Hostages
Accession – August 31, 1981
Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft
Accession – December 28, 1988
Convention on Offenses and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft
Accession – January 25, 1989
Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Civil Aviation
Accession – December 28, 1988
Convention on International Civil Aviation
Adherence – May 17, 1989
Protocol on the Authentic Trilingual Text of the Convention on International Civil Aviation
Acceptance – May 17, 1989
Protocol Relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, Article 83 bis
Ratification – August 26, 2005
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism
Signature – November 14, 2001
Ratification – March 22, 2004
WHO
Constitution of the WHO
Acceptance – March 8, 1982
WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
Signature – December 9, 2003
Ratification – August 23, 2004
CRIME AND DRUGS
UN Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance
Accession – August 27, 1990
Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs 1961 (as amended by the Protocol amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961)
Accession – August 24, 2005
Convention on Psychotropic Substances 1971
Accession – August 18, 2005
UN Convention Against Corruption
Signature – September 15, 2005
DIPLOMATIC PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITY
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1961
Accession – December 7, 1972
Vienna Convention on Consular Relations 1963
Accession – July 28, 1981
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crime against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents
Accession – January 16, 1989
POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Constitution of the Universal Postal Union
Acceptance – March 7, 1969
Second Additional Protocol to the Constitution of the Universal Postal Union
Ratification – August 10, 1979
General Regulations of the Universal Postal Union
Ratification – January 21, 1980
TRADE AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Constitution of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Signature – September 15, 1983
Ratification – October 25 1983
Notification under Article 25 – August 23 1985
Convention establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Ratification – March 16 1994
Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, as revised at Lisbon on October 31, 1958 (Lisbon Act), and at Stockholm on July 14, 1967 (Stockholm Act)
Accession – May 4, 2000
Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
Accession – May 4, 2000
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
Accession – August 25, 2004
FINANCIAL
Agreement establishing the Asian Development Bank
Accession – April 15, 1982
International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System 1983, as amended by the Protocol of Amendment of 1986
Accession – October 27, 2006
MARITIME
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Signature – December 10, 1982
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Statute of the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
Signature – May 31, 1984
Ratification – May 7 1985
SOUTH ASIAN ASSOCIATION FOR REGIONAL COOPERATION (SAARC)
SAARC Regional Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism
Signature – November 4, 1987
Ratification – January 11, 1988
SAARC Regional Convention on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances
Ratification – February 4, 1991
Charter of the SAARC Development Fund (SDF) Amendment 2020
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UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION AGAINST TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME AND THE PROTOCOL THERETO
UNTOC and TIP Protocol