United Nations Treaty Collection
[As of 5 February 2002]

10. International Convention against Apartheid in Sports

New York, 10 December 1985





Entry into force:  3 April 1988, in accordance with article 18 (1).
Registration:  3 April 1988, No. 25822.
Status:  Signatories: 72 ,Parties: 58.
Text:  United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1500, p. 161. 

Note: The Convention was adopted by resolution 40/64 G1,of 10 December 1985 at the fortieth session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
 
 

PARTICIPANTS

Participant2 Signature  Ratification, Accession (a), Acceptance (A), Approval (AA), Succession (d) 
Algeria  16 May 1986  27 Oct 1988 
Angola    9 Aug 1990 a 
Antigua and Barbuda  28 May 1986  9 Sep 1987 
Bahamas  20 May 1986  13 Nov 1986 
Barbados  16 May 1986  2 Oct 1986 
Belarus  16 May 1986  1 Jul 1987 
Benin  16 May 1986   
Bolivia  16 May 1986  27 Apr 1988 
Bosnia and Herzegovina3   1 Sep 1993 d 
Bulgaria  10 Jun 1986  18 Aug 1987 
Burkina Faso  16 May 1986  29 Jun 1988 
Burundi  16 May 1986   
Cameroon  21 Mar 1988   
Cape Verde  16 May 1986   
Central African Republic  16 May 1986   
China  21 Oct 1987   
Colombia  31 Jul 1986   
Croatia3   12 Oct 1992 d 
Cuba  16 May 1986  11 Dec 1990 
Cyprus  9 Jul 1987   
Czech Republic4   22 Feb 1993 d 
Democratic Republic of the Congo  16 May 1986   
Ecuador  16 May 1986  12 Jun 1991 
Egypt  16 May 1986  2 Apr 1991 
Equatorial Guinea    27 Mar 1987 a 
Estonia    21 Oct 1991 a 
Ethiopia  16 May 1986  22 Jul 1987 
Gabon  16 May 1986   
Ghana  16 May 1986  24 Mar 1988 
Guinea  16 May 1986  10 Oct 1989 
Guinea-Bissau  16 May 1986   
Guyana  1 Oct 1986  1 Oct 1986 
Haiti  16 May 1986   
Hungary  25 Jun 1986   
India    12 Sep 1990 a 
Indonesia  16 May 1986  23 Jul 1993 
Iran (Islamic Republic of)  16 May 1986  12 Jan 1988 
Iraq    30 Jan 1989 a 
Jamaica  16 May 1986  2 Oct 1986 
Jordan  16 May 1986  26 Aug 1987 
Kenya  16 May 1986   
Kuwait    28 Aug 1998 a 
Latvia    14 Apr 1992 a 
Lebanon  7 Nov 1986   
Liberia  2 May 1986   
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya  16 May 1986  29 Jun 1988 
Madagascar  16 May 1986   
Malaysia  16 May 1986   
Maldives  3 Oct 1986   
Mali    7 Feb 1989 a 
Mauritania  18 Jan 1988  13 Dec 1988 
Mauritius    26 Jun 1990 a 
Mexico  16 May 1986  18 Jun 1987 
Mongolia  16 May 1986  16 Dec 1987 AA 
Morocco  16 May 1986   
Nepal  24 Jun 1986  1 Mar 1989 
Nicaragua  16 May 1986   
Niger  27 May 1986  2 Sep 1986 
Nigeria  16 May 1986  20 May 1987 
Panama  16 May 1986   
Peru  30 May 1986  7 Jul 1988 
Philippines  16 May 1986  27 Jul 1987 
Poland  16 May 1986  4 Mar 1988 
Qatar  3 Dec 1987  19 Jan 1988 
Russian Federation  16 May 1986  11 Jun 1987 
Rwanda  16 May 1986   
Saint Kitts and Nevis  16 May 1986  5 Dec 1988 
Saint Lucia  29 May 1987   
Senegal  16 May 1986  15 Oct 1986 
Sierra Leone  16 May 1986   
Somalia  4 Jun 1986   
Sudan  16 May 1986  23 Feb 1990 
Syrian Arab Republic  16 May 1986  28 Nov 1988 
Togo  29 May 1986  23 Apr 1987 
Trinidad and Tobago  21 May 1986  11 Oct 1990 
Tunisia  16 May 1986  25 Sep 1989 
Uganda  16 May 1986  29 Aug 1986 
Ukraine  16 May 1986  19 Jun 1987 
United Republic of Tanzania  16 May 1986  13 Jan 1989 
Uruguay  28 May 1986  26 Jan 1988 
Venezuela  16 May 1986  3 Oct 1989 
Yemen5 16 May 1986   
Yugoslavia3   12 Mar 2001 d 
Zambia  10 Feb 1988  8 Mar 1988 
Zimbabwe  16 May 1986  14 Jul 1987 
 

DECLARATIONS

Declarations and Reservations

(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations and reservations were made upon

ratification, acceptance, approval, accession or succession.)

Cuba

Declaration:

The Government of the Republic of Cuba considers, with respect to the provisions of article 19 of the Convention, that any dispute arising between Parties should be resolved by direct negotiations through the diplomatic channel.
 
 

NOTES

1. Official Records of the General Assembly of the United Nations, Fortieth session, Supplement No. 53 (A/40/53), p. 37.

2. The German Democratic Republic had signed and ratified the Convention on 16 May 1986 and 15 September 1986, respectively. See note 15 in chapter I.2.

3. The former Yugoslavia had signed and ratified the Convention on 16 May 1986 and 22 December 1989, respectively. See also notes 1 regarding "Bosnia and Herzegovina", "Croatia", "former Yugoslavia", "Slovenia", "The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" and "Yugoslavia" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.

4. Czechoslovakia had signed and ratified the Convention on 25 February 1987 and 29 July 1987, respectively. See also note 12 in chapter I.2.

5. The formality was effected by Democratic Yemen. See also note 35 in chapter I.2.