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5.c. Amendment to Article 61 of the Charter of the United Nations, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in resolution 2847 (XXVI) of 20 December 1971

New York, 20 December 19711

 

Entry into force: 24 September 1973, in accordance with article 108 for all Members of the United Nations2.
Registration: 24 September 1973, No. 8132.
Status: Parties: 106.
Text: United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 892, p. 119
 

 

PARTICIPANTS


Participant3,4  Ratification 
Afghanistan  20 Sep 1973 
Albania  22 Mar 1974 
Algeria  21 Jun 1972 
Argentina  19 Mar 1973 
Australia  16 Nov 1972 
Austria  12 Jan 1973 
Bahrain  22 Aug 1972 
Barbados  12 Jun 1972 
Belarus  15 Jun 1973 
Belgium  26 Mar 1973 
Benin  5 Feb 1973 
Bhutan  13 Sep 1972 
Bolivia  29 Jun 1973 
Botswana  12 Feb 1973 
Brazil  7 Sep 1972 
Bulgaria  5 Jun 1973 
Cameroon  12 Dec 1972 
Canada  28 Sep 1972 
Chad  11 May 1973 
Chile  23 Jul 1974 
China5,6  15 Sep 1972 
Colombia  20 May 1975 
Costa Rica  14 Aug 1973 
Côte d'Ivoire  28 Feb 1973 
Cuba  17 May 1976 
Cyprus  26 Jun 1972 
Democratic Republic of the Congo  16 Aug 1973 
Denmark  23 Jan 1973 
Dominican Republic  29 Nov 1972 
Ecuador  20 Apr 1973 
Egypt  28 Dec 1972 
Ethiopia  27 Feb 1974 
Fiji  12 Jun 1972 
Finland  30 Mar 1972 
France  1 Jun 1973 
Ghana  8 Jan 1973 
Greece  15 Jan 1974 
Guatemala  3 Oct 1972 
Guinea  27 Jun 1973 
Guyana  22 May 1973 
Hungary  12 Jul 1973 
Iceland  6 Mar 1973 
India  5 Jan 1973 
Indonesia  30 Mar 1973 
Iran (Islamic Republic of)  15 Mar 1973 
Iraq  9 Aug 1972 
Ireland  6 Oct 1972 
Italy  25 Jul 1973 
Jamaica  6 Oct 1972 
Japan  15 Jun 1973 
Jordan  2 Jun 1972 
Kenya  5 Oct 1972 
Kuwait  20 Jun 1972 
Lebanon  2 Jul 1973 
Lesotho  30 May 1973 
Liberia  4 Dec 1972 
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya  12 Apr 1973 
Luxembourg  5 Jun 1973 
Madagascar  19 Jul 1973 
Malawi  15 Sep 1972 
Malaysia  16 Jun 1972 
Mali  30 Aug 1973 
Malta  22 Feb 1973 
Mauritius  29 Jun 1973 
Mexico  11 Apr 1973 
Mongolia  18 May 1973 
Morocco  26 Sep 1972 
Nepal  24 Nov 1972 
Netherlands  31 Oct 1972 
New Zealand  19 Jul 1972 
Nicaragua  17 Jul 1973 
Niger  22 Aug 1972 
Nigeria  17 Oct 1973 
Norway  14 Mar 1973 
Oman  23 Jun 1972 
Pakistan  21 Aug 1973 
Panama  26 Sep 1972 
Paraguay  28 Dec 1973 
Peru  26 Jun 1973 
Philippines  14 Nov 1972 
Poland  19 Sep 1973 
Qatar  15 Jun 1972 
Romania  26 Feb 1973 
Russian Federation  1 Jun 1973 
Rwanda  6 Nov 1973 
Senegal  25 Jan 1973 
Sierra Leone  15 Oct 1973 
Singapore  18 Apr 1972 
Spain  26 Jul 1973 
Sri Lanka  6 Dec 1972 
Sudan  4 Oct 1972 
Sweden  22 Dec 1972 
Syrian Arab Republic  21 Aug 1974 
Thailand  19 Jul 1972 
Togo  29 Oct 1973 
Trinidad and Tobago  11 Sep 1972 
Tunisia  8 Nov 1972 
Uganda  12 Jun 1972 
Ukraine  16 May 1973 
United Arab Emirates  29 Sep 1972 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland5  19 Jun 1973 
United Republic of Tanzania  4 Apr 1973 
United States of America  24 Sep 1973 
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)  29 Oct 1974 
Yemen7  15 Jun 1972 
Zambia  13 Oct 1972 
 

 

NOTES


1. Official Records of the General Assembly, Twentieth Session, Supplement No. 29 (A/8429), p. 67.


2. As depositary of the amendments to the Charter, the Secretary-General drew up a protocol of entry into force of these amendments and communicated it to all Member States.


3. Czechoslovakia had ratified the amendments on 4 February 1972. See also note 1 under "Czech Republic" and note 1 under "Slovakia" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.


4. The former Yugoslavia had ratified the amendment on 23 October 1972. See also note 1 under "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.


5. See note 2 under "China" and note 2 under "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" regarding Hong Kong in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.


6. See note 3 under "China" and note 1 under "Portugal" regarding Macao in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.


7. The Yemen Arab Republic had ratified the amendment to Article 61 of the Charter on 7 July 1972. See also note 1 under "Yemen" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume. .