Constitution of the World Health Organization
Signed at New York on 22 July 1946
ENTRY INTO FORCE: 7 April 1948, in accordance with article 80.
REGISTRATION: 7 April 1948, No. 221.
TEXT: United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 14, p. 185 (with regard to the text of subsequent amendments, see further under each series of amendments).
STATUS: Signatories: 60. Parties: 191.
Note: The Constitution was drawn up by the International Health Conference, which had been convened pursuant to resolution l (I)1 of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, adopted on 15 February 1946. The Conference was held at New York from 19 June to 22 July 1946. In addition to the Constitution, the Conference drew up the Final Act, the Arrangements for the Establishment of an Interim Commission of the World Health Organization and the Protocol concerning the Office international d'hygiène publique, for the text of which, see United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 9, p. 3.
|
Participant |
Signature |
Definitive signature (s), acceptance |
Afghanistan 19 Apr 1948
Albania 22 Jul 1946 26 May 1947
Algeria 8 Nov 1962
Andorra 15 Jan 1997
Angola 15 May 1976
Antigua and Barbuda 12 Mar 1984
Argentina 22 Jul 1946 22 Oct 1948
Armenia 4 May 1992
Australia 22 Jul 1946 2 Feb 1948
Austria 22 Jul 1946 30 Jun 1947
Azerbaijan 2 Oct 1992
Bahamas 1 Apr 1974
Bahrain 2 Nov 1971
Bangladesh 19 May 1972
Barbados 25 Apr 1967
Belarus 22 Jul 1946 7 Apr 1948
Belgium 22 Jul 1946 25 Jun 1948
Belize 23 Aug 1990
Benin 20 Sep 1960
Bhutan 8 Mar 1982
Bolivia 22 Jul 1946 23 Dec 1949
Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 Sep 1992
Botswana 26 Feb 1975
Brazil 22 Jul 1946 2 Jun 1948
Brunei Darussalam 25 Mar 1985
Bulgaria 22 Jul 1946 9 Jun 1948
Burkina Faso 4 Oct 1960
Burundi 22 Oct 1962
Cambodia 17 May 1950
Cameroon 6 May 1960
Canada 22 Jul 1946 29 Aug 1946
Cape Verde 5 Jan 1976
Central African Republic 20 Sep 1960
Chad 1 Jan 1961
Chile 22 Jul 1946 15 Oct 1948
China
2 22 Jul 1946 sColombia 22 Jul 1946 14 May 1959
Comoros 9 Dec 1975
Congo 26 Oct 1960
Cook Islands 9 May 1984
Costa Rica 22 Jul 1946 17 Mar 1949
Côte d'Ivoire 28 Oct 1960
Croatia 11 Jun 1992
Cuba 22 Jul 1946 9 May 1950
Cyprus 16 Jan 1961
Czech Republic
3 22 Jan 1993Democratic People's
Republic of Korea 19 May 1973
Democratic Republic
of the Congo 24 Feb 1961
Denmark 22 Jul 1946 19 Apr 1948
Djibouti 10 Mar 1978
Dominica 13 Aug 1981
Dominican Republic 22 Jul 1946 21 Jun 1948
Ecuador 22 Jul 1946 1 Mar 1949
Egypt 22 Jul 1946 16 Dec 1947
El Salvador 22 Jul 1946 22 Jun 1948
Equatorial Guinea 5 May 1980
Eritrea 24 Jul 1993
Ethiopia 22 Jul 1946 11 Apr 1947
Fiji 1 Jan 1972
Finland 22 Jul 1946 7 Oct 1947
France 22 Jul 1946 16 Jun 1948
Gabon 21 Nov 1960
Gambia 26 Apr 1971
Georgia 26 May 1992
Germany
4,5 29 May 1951Ghana 8 Apr 1957
Greece 22 Jul 1946 12 Mar 1948
Grenada 4 Dec 1974
Guatemala 22 Jul 1946 26 Aug 1949
Guinea 19 May 1959
Guinea-Bissau 29 Jul 1974
Guyana 27 Sep 1966
Haiti 22 Jul 1946 12 Aug 1947
Honduras 22 Jul 1946 8 Apr 1949
Hungary 19 Feb 1947 17 Jun 1948
Iceland 17 Jun 1948
India 22 Jul 1946 12 Jan 1948
Indonesia 23 May 1950
Iran (Islamic
Republic of) 22 Jul 1946 23 Nov 1946
Iraq 22 Jul 1946 23 Sep 1947
Ireland 22 Jul 1946 20 Oct 1947
Israel 21 Jun 1949
Italy 22 Jul 1946 11 Apr 1947
Jamaica 21 Mar 1963
Japan 16 May 1951
Jordan 22 Jul 1946 7 Apr 1947
Kazakhstan 19 Aug 1992
Kenya 27 Jan 1964
Kiribati 26 Jul 1984
Kuwait 9 May 1960
Kyrgyzstan 29 Apr 1992
Lao People's
Democratic
Republic 17 May 1950
Latvia 4 Dec 1991
Lebanon 22 Jul 1946 19 Jan 1949
Lesotho 7 Jul 1967
Liberia 22 Jul 1946 14 Mar 1947
Libyan Arab
Jamahiriya 16 May 1952
Lithuania 25 Nov 1991
Luxembourg 22 Jul 1946 3 Jun 1949
Madagascar 16 Jan 1961
Malawi 9 Apr 1965
Malaysia 24 Apr 1958
Maldives 5 Nov 1965
Mali 17 Oct 1960
Malta 1 Feb 1965
Marshall Islands 5 Jun 1991
Mauritania 7 Mar 1961
Mauritius 9 Dec 1968
Mexico 22 Jul 1946 7 Apr 1948
Micronesia (Federated
States of) 14 Aug 1991
Monaco 8 Jul 1948
Mongolia 18 Apr 1962
Morocco 14 May 1956
Mozambique 11 Sep 1975
Myanmar 1 Jul 1948
Namibia 23 Apr 1990
Nauru 9 May 1994
Nepal 2 Sep 1953
Netherlands 22 Jul 1946 25 Apr 1947
New Zealand 22 Jul 1946 10 Dec 1946
Nicaragua 22 Jul 1946 24 Apr 1950
Niger 5 Oct 1960
Nigeria 25 Nov 1960
Niue 5 May 1994
Norway 22 Jul 1946 18 Aug 1947
Oman 28 May 1971
Pakistan 23 Jun 1948
Palau 9 Mar 1995
Panama 22 Jul 1946 20 Feb 1951
Papua New Guinea 29 Apr 1976
Paraguay 22 Jul 1946 4 Jan 1949
Peru 22 Jul 1946 11 Nov 1949
Philippines 22 Jul 1946 9 Jul 1948
Poland 22 Jul 1946 6 May 1948
Portugal 22 Jul 1946 13 Feb 1948
Qatar 11 May 1972
Republic of Korea 17 Aug 1949
Republic of Moldova 4 May 1992
Romania 8 Jun 1948
Russian Federation 22 Jul 1946 24 Mar 1948
Rwanda 7 Nov 1962
Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 Dec 1984
Saint Lucia 11 Nov 1980
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 Sep 1983
Samoa 16 May 1962
San Marino 12 May 1980
Sao Tome and Principe 23 Mar 1976
Saudi Arabia 2 Jul 1946 26 May 1947
Senegal 31 Oct 1960
Seychelles 11 Sep 1979
Sierra Leone 20 Oct 1961
Singapore 25 Feb 1966
Slovakia
3 4 Feb 1993Slovenia 7 May 1992
Solomon Islands 4 Apr 1983
Somalia 26 Jan 1961
South Africa 22 Jul 1946 7 Aug 1947
Spain 28 May 1951
Sri Lanka 7 Jul 1948
Sudan 14 May 1956
Suriname 25 Mar 1976
Swaziland 16 Apr 1973
Sweden 13 Jan 1947 28 Aug 1947
Switzerland 22 Jul 1946 26 Mar 1947
Syrian Arab Republic 22 Jul 1946 18 Dec 1946
Tajikistan 4 May 1992
Thailand 22 Jul 1946 26 Sep 1947
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 22 Apr 1993
Togo 13 May 1960
Tonga 14 Aug 1975
Trinidad and Tobago 3 Jan 1963
Tunisia 14 May 1956
Turkey 22 Jul 1946 2 Jan 1948
Turkmenistan 2 Jul 1992
Tuvalu 7 May 1993
Uganda 7 Mar 1963
Ukraine 22 Jul 1946 3 Apr 1948
United Arab Emirates 30 Mar 1972
United Kingdom 22 Jul 1946
sUnited Republic of Tanzania6
for Tanganyika 15 Mar 1962
for Zanzibar 29 Feb 1964
United States
of America
Uruguay 22 Jul 1946 22 Apr 1949
Uzbekistan 22 May 1992
Vanuatu 7 Mar 1983
Venezuela 22 Jul 1946 7 Jul 1948
Viet Nam
8 17 May 1950Yemen
9 20 Nov 1953 sYugoslavia 22 Jul 1946 19 Nov 1947
Zambia 2 Feb 1965
sZimbabwe 16 May 1980
Amendments to the Constitution of the World Health Organization
Amendments to articles 24 and 25 of the Constitution of the World Health Organization
Adopted by the Twelfth World Health Assembly by resolution WHA 12.43 of 28 May 1959
ENTRY INTO FORCE: 25 October 1960 for all Members of the World Health Organization, in accordance with article 73 of the Constitution.
REGISTRATION: 25 October 1960, No. 221.
TEXT: United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 377, p. 380.
STATUS: Acceptances: 118.
|
Participant |
Acceptance |
Afghanistan 11 Aug 1960
Albania 27 Jul 1960
Algeria 8 Nov 1962
Andorra 15 Jan 1997
Argentina 11 Apr 1962
Armenia 4 May 1992
Australia 12 Aug 1959
Austria 29 Mar 1960
Azerbaijan 2 Oct 1992
Belgium 20 Nov 1959
Belize 23 Aug 1990
Benin 20 Sep 1960
Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 Sep 1992
Brazil 18 Mar 1963
Brunei Darussalam 25 Mar 1985
Bulgaria 11 Feb 1960
Burkina Faso 4 Oct 1960
Burundi 22 Oct 1962
Cambodia 8 Dec 1959
Cameroon 6 May 1960
Canada 25 Feb 1960
Central African Republic 20 Sep 1960
Chad 1 Jan 1961
Chile . 28 Apr 1960
China
10Congo 26 Oct 1960
Cook Islands 9 May 1984
Côte d'Ivoire 28 Oct 1960
Croatia 11 Jun 1992
Cuba 27 Jul 1960
Cyprus 16 Jan 1961
Czech Republic
3 22 Jan 1993Democratic Republic of the Congo 24 Feb 1961
Denmark 15 Jan 1960
Dominican Republic 16 Sep 1960
Ecuador 10 Jun 1960
Egypt . 25 Mar 1960
El Salvador 10 Feb 1960
Eritrea 24 Jul 1993
Ethiopia 3 May 1960
Finland 4 May 1960
France 10 Mar 1961
Gabon 21 Nov 1960
Georgia 26 May 1992
Ghana 16 Sep 1960
Greece 23 May 1960
Guinea 5 Aug 1960
Honduras 23 Feb 1960
Iceland 5 Jan 1961
India 23 Feb 1960
Indonesia 4 Nov 1959
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2 May 1960
Iraq . 25 Nov 1959
Ireland 15 Oct 1960
Israel 4 Jan 1960
Italy 28 Dec 1960
Jamaica 21 Mar 1963
Jordan 25 Mar 1960
Kazakhstan 19 Aug 1992
Kuwait 9 May 1960
Kyrgyzstan 29 Apr 1992
Lao People's Democratic Republic 4 May 1960
Latvia 4 Dec 1991
Lebanon 3 Jan 1961
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 8 Feb 1960
Lithuania 25 Nov 1991
Luxembourg . 25 Oct 1960
Madagascar 16 Jan 1961
Malaysia 4 Feb 1960
Mali 17 Oct 1960
Marshall Islands 5 Jun 1991
Mauritania 7 Mar 1961
Mexico 2 Aug 1960
Micronesia (Federated States of) 14 Aug 1991
Morocco 28 Mar 1960
Myanmar 19 Apr 1960
Nauru 9 May 1994
Nepal 12 May 1960
Netherlands
11 14 Sep 1960New Zealand 4 Apr 1960
Niger 5 Oct 1960
Nigeria 25 Nov 1960
Niue 5 May 1994
Norway 2 Nov 1959
Pakistan 12 Feb 1960
Palau 9 Mar 1995
Paraguay 8 Feb 1960
Philippines 25 Mar 1960
Poland 18 Feb 1960
Republic of Korea . 29 Dec 1959
Republic of Moldova 4 May 1992
Romania 2 Dec 1960
Russian Federation 17 Jun 1960
Rwanda 7 Nov 1962
Samoa 16 May 1962
Slovakia
3 4 Feb 1993Slovenia 7 May 1992
Somalia . 26 Jan 1961
Spain 4 Nov 1959
Sri Lanka 9 May 1960
Sudan 1 Apr 1960
Sweden 1 Dec 1959
Switzerland 15 Jan 1960
Syrian Arab Republic
12 25 Mar 1960Tajikistan 4 May 1992
Thailand 24 Sep 1959
the former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia 22 Apr 1993
Togo 13 May 1960
Trinidad and Tobago 3 Jan 1963
Tunisia 18 Mar 1960
Turkey 10 Jan 1962
Turkmenistan 2 Jul 1992
Tuvalu 7 May 1993
Uganda 7 Mar 1963
United Kingdom 1 Apr 1960
Uzbekistan 22 May 1992
Venezuela 20 Mar 1961
Viet Nam
13 7 Sep 1959Yugoslavia 8 Apr 1960
Amendments to articles 24 and 25 of the Constitution of the World Health Organization
Adopted by the Twenty-ninth World Health Assembly by resolution WHA 29.33 of 17 May 1976
ENTRY INTO FORCE: 20 January 1984, in accordance with article 73 of the Constitution.
REGISTRATION: 20 January 1984, No. 221.
TEXT: United Nations, Treaty Series, vol.1347, 289.
STATUS: Acceptances: 140.
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Participant |
Acceptance |
Afghanistan 20 Sep 1982
Algeria 23 Nov 1983
Andorra 15 Jan 1997
Armenia 4 May 1992
Australia 30 Mar 1977
Azerbaijan 2 Oct 1992
Bahamas 29 May 1980
Bahrain 25 Apr 1980
Bangladesh 3 Aug 1978
Barbados 3 Aug 1977
Belgium 29 Dec 1977
Belize 23 Aug 1990
Benin 4 May 1983
Bhutan 8 Sep 1982
Bolivia 16 Jun 1982
Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 Sep 1992
Botswana 24 Feb 1978
Brazil 27 Aug 1982
Bulgaria 18 Jan 1983
Burundi 21 Jul 1981
Cambodia 17 Aug 1983
Cameroon 25 Sep 1978
Canada 20 Jan 1984
Cape Verde 13 Jan 1978
Chile 5 Aug 1982
China 20 May 1982
Comoros 13 Dec 1982
Côte d'Ivoire 16 Dec 1977
Croatia 11 Jun 1992
Cyprus 27 Nov 1985
Czech Republic
3 22 Jan 1993Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2 Mar 1982
Democratic Republic of the Congo 2 May 1983
Denmark 1 Jul 1981
Djibouti 5 Dec 1983
Ecuador 22 Nov 1976
Egypt 21 Dec 1976
Eritrea 24 Jul 1993
Ethiopia 6 Jan 1977
Fiji 20 May 1981
Finland 14 Jun 1977
France 22 Jul 1981
Gabon 11 May 1982
Georgia 26 May 1992
Germany
27,28 16 Jan 1985Greece 27 Feb 1978
Guatemala 16 Jan 1979
Guinea-Bissau 5 Feb 1980
Guyana 30 Sep 1982
Hungary 4 May 1983
Iceland 22 Jul 1983
India 23 Jan 1978
Indonesia 24 May 1978
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 22 Feb 1980
Iraq
29 25 Sep 1978Ireland 16 Feb 1982
Italy 17 May 1983
Jamaica 11 Apr 1983
Jordan 10 Jun 1983
Kazakhstan 19 Aug 1992
Kenya 1 Mar 1983
Kuwait 7 Jun 1984
Kyrgyzstan 29 Apr 1992
Lao People's Democratic Republic 23 Jan 1978
Latvia 4 Dec 1991
Lebanon 21 Jun 1982
Liberia 25 May 1982
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 16 Jun 1982
Lithuania 25 Nov 1991
Luxembourg 22 Jun 1982
Madagascar 8 Mar 1983
Malawi 9 Apr 1980
Malaysia 25 Jan 1984
Maldives 20 Sep 1977
Malta 20 Jul 1977
Marshall Islands 5 Jun 1991
Mauritania 28 Apr 1982
Mauritius 3 Sep 1981
Mexico 23 Feb 1979
Micronesia (Federated States of) 14 Aug 1991
Monaco 13 Jan 1983
Mongolia 10 Nov 1981
Mozambique 27 Feb 1978
Myanmar 15 Jun 1979
Nauru 9 May 1994
Nepal 23 Apr 1980
Netherlands
24 18 Oct 1977New Zealand 26 Mar 1980
Nicaragua 16 Feb 1983
Niger 28 Dec 1976
Niue 5 May 1994
Norway 29 Dec 1976
Oman 8 Aug 1980
Palau 9 Mar 1995
Panama 12 Nov 1984
Papua New Guinea 1 Jul 1983
Peru 10 Oct 1978
Philippines 7 Oct 1981
Portugal 26 Jun 1978
Qatar 7 Dec 1982
Republic of Moldova 4 May 1992
Romania 18 Jul 1977
Russian Federation 1 Apr 1982
Samoa 9 May 1980
San Marino 28 Oct 1980
Sao Tome and Principe 12 Apr 1982
Saudi Arabia 13 Jan 1977
Senegal 12 Jan 1983
Seychelles 22 Feb 1980
Singapore 9 Jun 1983
Slovakia
3 4 Feb 1993Slovenia 7 May 1992
Spain 4 Nov 1976
Sri Lanka 6 Oct 1978
Sudan 13 Jul 1982
Suriname 4 Oct 1976
Sweden 4 Feb 1980
Switzerland 21 Jul 1978
Tajikistan 4 May 1992
Thailand 7 Jun 1978
the former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia 22 Apr 1993
Togo 18 Oct 1982
Tonga 28 Nov 1977
Trinidad and Tobago 4 Jun 1985
Tunisia 30 Sep 1983
Turkey 29 Dec 1982
Turkmenistan 2 Jul 1992
Tuvalu 7 May 1993
Uganda 10 Jan 1978
United Arab Emirates 7 Oct 1982
United Kingdom 24 Feb 1978
United States of America 11 Nov 1982
Uruguay 10 Apr 1978
Uzbekistan 22 May 1992
Venezuela 17 Aug 1983
Viet Nam 30 Dec 1981
Yemen
30 8 Mar 1982Yugoslavia 2 Sep 1983
Zambia 10 Aug 1984
Zimbabwe 13 Oct 1982
Amendments to articles 24 and 25 of the Constitution of the World Health Organization
Adopted by the Thirty-ninth World Health Assembly by resolution WHA 39.6 of 12 May 1986
ENTRY INTO FORCE: 11 July 1994, in accordance with article 73 of the Constitution.
TEXT: Doc. WHA39/1986/REC/1, p. 3.
STATUS: Acceptances: 137.
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Participant |
Acceptance |
Afghanistan 7 Dec 1989
Andorra 15 Jan 1997
Argentina 11 Apr 1995
Australia 25 Feb 1987
Bahamas 2 Jun 1987
Bahrain 21 Jun 1991
Bangladesh 18 May 1994
Barbados 2 Nov 1993
Belarus 16 Feb 1993
Belgium 5 Feb 1987
Bhutan 23 Oct 1990
Bolivia 18 Mar 1992
Bosnia and Herzegovina 16 Jul 1993
Botswana 10 Jan 1992
Brunei Darussalam 4 Mar 1987
Bulgaria 4 May 1994
Burkina Faso 1 Apr 1992
Cambodia 17 Nov 1993
Cameroon 15 Oct 1987
Chad 26 May 1993
Chile 21 Aug 1995
China 4 Dec 1986
Colombia 24 Sep 1993
Comoros 29 Jul 1994
Congo 13 Jul 1993
Cook Islands 2 Jan 1990
Côte d'Ivoire 30 Apr 1993
Croatia 11 Feb 1993
Cyprus 18 Jan 1990
Denmark 8 Jul 1991
Djibouti 2 Jun 1993
Dominica 1 Mar 1990
Ecuador 14 Apr 1993
Egypt 10 Sep 1990
El Salvador 13 Jan 1994
Ethiopia 4 Dec 1990
Fiji 23 Oct 1989
Finland 19 Dec 1986
France 17 Mar 1987
Gabon 20 May 1987
Germany
32,33 15 Sep 1987Ghana 4 Oct 1991
Greece 23 Jan 1991
Grenada 31 Dec 1991
Guatemala 21 Jul 1994
Guinea 27 Dec 1991
Guinea-Bissau 7 Nov 1991
Honduras 9 Jan 1991
Hungary 2 June 1992
Iceland 2 Apr 1991
India 12 Dec 1988
Indonesia 6 Jul 1988
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 22 Oct 1990
Iraq 20 Mar 1990
Ireland 6 Oct 1993
Italy 30 Jun 1995
Jamaica 4 Dec 1986
Japan 23 Jun 1987
Jordan 26 Mar 1987
Kiribati 11 May 1988
Kuwait 27 Apr 1987
Lao People's Democratic Republic 5 Apr 1988
Latvia 19 Apr 1993
Lebanon 9 Sep 1993
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 22 Jul 1996
Lithuania 11 Mar 1993
Luxembourg 29 Sep 1987
Madagascar 24 Nov 1986
Malaysia 29 Sep 1988
Maldives 26 Oct 1990
Malta 23 Jan 1990
Marshall Islands 12 Jul 1993
Mauritius 23 Apr 1993
Mexico 17 Feb 1989
Micronesia (Federated
States of) 13 Mar 1992
Monaco 22 Feb 1990
Mongolia 26 Mar 1993
Morocco 2 Mar 1987
Mozambique 8 Oct 1991
Myanmar 17 Nov 1993
Namibia 11 Nov 1991
Nepal 30 Aug 1990
Netherlands
24 6 Nov 1987New Zealand 30 Dec 1986
Nicaragua 14 Apr 1994
Nigeria 3 Jan 1991
Niue 11 Jul 1994
Norway 1 Feb 1990
Oman 3 Jul 1990
Pakistan 22 Aug 1994
Palau 9 Mar 1995
Panama 14 Jun 1990
Papua New Guinea 17 Oct 1990
Peru 21 Sep 1995
Philippines 16 Mar 1989
Portugal 22 Mar 1994
Qatar 17 May 1993
Republic of Korea 5 May 1987
Romania 17 Nov 1993
Russian Federation 2 Apr 1990
Samoa 21 Feb 1991
Saint Lucia 26 Sep 1991
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 24 Sep 1991
San Marino 30 Jul 1987
Saudi Arabia 10 Jan 1990
Senegal 16 Apr 1987
Seychelles 30 Jul 1993
Sierra Leone 25 Jul 1994
Singapore 2 Mar 1987
Slovenia 21 Jun 1993
Solomon Islands 9 Mar 1987
South Africa 5 May 1994
Spain 17 Apr 1991
|
Participant |
Acceptance |
Sri Lanka 21 May 1993
Sudan 13 Nov 1990
Swaziland 10 Dec 1991
Sweden 10 Oct 1986
Switzerland 19 Feb 1987
Syrian Arab Republic 6 Feb 1990
Thailand 15 Aug 1990
Togo 30 Jan 1987
Tonga 2 Jan 1987
Trinidad and Tobago 15 Oct 1986
Tunisia 4 Oct 1990
Turkmenistan 16 Apr 1993
Tuvalu 27 Jan 1994
Objections
(Unless otherwise indicated, the objections were made upon acceptance.)
france
13 October 1983
The Secretariat should take note that France not recognizing the Government of the [Democratic Kampuchea], considers as being without effect the acceptance by that Government of the 1976 amendments to articles 24 and 25 of the Constitution of the World Health Organization, adopted by the Twenty-ninth World Health Assembly on 17 May 1976.
(
h) Amendments to articles 24 and 25 of the Constitution of the World Health OrganizationAdopted by the Fifty-first World Health Assembly in resolution WHA 51.23 of 16 May 1998
NOT YET IN FORCE: (see article 73 of the Constitution).
TEXT: Doc. WHA51/1998/REC/1, p. 26.
STATUS: Acceptances: 42.
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Participant |
Acceptance |
Andorra 31 Mar 1999
Angola 29 Sep 1998
Bahrain 20 Jul 1998
Belgium 8 Mar 1999
Benin 10 Sep 1998
China 6 Nov 1998
Comoros 15 Sep 1998
Côte d'Ivoire 24 Sep 1998
Democratic People's
Republic of Korea 7 Oct 1998
Denmark 20 Jan 1999
Dominica 26 Aug 1998
Fiji 9 Feb 1999
Finland 14 Jul 1998
Ghana 5 Nov 1998
Greece 7 Dec 1998
Lebanon 21 Oct 1998
Mali 5 Nov 1998
Mauritius 17 Mar 1999
Micronesia (Federated
States of) 9 Sep 1998
Morocco 12 Mar 1999
Namibia 26 Mar 1999
Nauru 10 Mar 1999
Oman 4 Dec 1998
Palau 5 Nov 1998
Peru 19 Aug 1998
Samoa 19 Aug 1998
San Marino 5 Nov 1998
Saudi Arabia 23 Mar 1999
Seychelles 10 Sep 1998
Singapore 4 Dec 1998
Slovenia 21 Oct 1998
Sweden 16 Sep 1998
Switzerland 13 Nov 1998
Tajikistan 21 Jul 1998
Thailand 4 Aug 1998
the former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia 9 Mar 1999
Togo 15 Dec 1998
Uganda 16 Sep 1998
United Arab Emirates 15 Dec 1998
United Republic of Tanzania 23 Sep 1998
Vanuatu 5 Oct 1998
Zimbabwe 14 Sep 1998
Notes:
1 Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, First Session, Supplement No. 1, p. 86. 2 See note concerning signatures, ratifications, accessions, etc., on behalf of China (note in chapter I.1). 3 Czechoslovakia had signed and accepted the Convention on 22 July 1946 and 1 March 1948, respectively. Subsequently, Czechoslovakia had accepted the amendments to articles 24 and 25 adopted by the Twentieth and Thirty-ninth sessions of the World Health Assembly by resolutions WHA 20.36 and WHA 39.6, on 4 September 1968 and 16 August 1991, respectively. See also note in chapter I.2. 4 The German Democratic Republic had accepted the Constitution on 8 May 1973. See also note in chapter I.2. 5 In a communication received by the Secretary-General on 6 October 1964, the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany stated that the Constitution of the World Health Organization, including the amendments which came into force on 25 October 1960, applies to Land Berlin. With reference to the above-mentioned statement, communications have been addressed to the Secretary-General by the Governments of Albania, Bulgaria, the Byelorussian SSR, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, on the one hand, and by the Governments of the Federal Republic of Germany, France, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America, on the other hand. The said communications are identical in essence, mutatis mutandis, to the corresponding ones referred to in note of chapter III.3.Subsequently, in a communication received by the Secretary-General on 3 October 1990, the Government of Hungary indicated that, the German State having achieved its unity on this day (3 October 1990), it had decided to withdraw, as from that date, the declaration it had made with respect to the notification of extension by the Federal Republic of Germany to
Land Berlin. See also note 4 above. 6 See note in chapter I.2. 7 Accepted subject to the provisions of the joint resolution of the Congress of the United States of America approved 14 June 1948 (Public Law 643, 80th Congress), section 4 of which reads as follows: "In adopting this joint resolution the Congress does so with the understanding that, in the absence of any provision in the World Health Organization Constitution for withdrawal from the organization, the United States reserves its right to withdraw from the organization on a one-year notice, provided, however, that the financial obligations of the United States to the organization shall be met in full for the organization's current fiscal year.""The World Health Assembly adopted unanimously on 2 July 1948 the following resolution: "The Assembly recognized the validity of the ratification by the United States of America and resolved that the Secretary-General of the United Nations be advised of this decision."
8 By a letter dated at Hanoi on 12 July 1976, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Viet-Nam notified the Director-General of the World Health Organization that the Democratic Republic of Viet-Nam and the Republic of South Viet-Nam had united to form the Socialist Republic of Viet-Nam, and that the latter would continue to exercise the official membership in the World Health Organization of the Democratic Republic of Viet-Nam and the Republic of South Viet-Nam. The above-mentioned communication from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Viet-Nam was brought to the attention of the Member States of the World Health Organization by a circular letter from the Director-General of that Organization dated 30 August 1976. The Thirtieth World Health Assembly took note of the said notification in its resolution WHA 30.13 dated 10 May 1977. The Constitution of the World Health Organization had been accepted on behalf of the Democratic Republic of Viet-Nam on 22 October 1975 and on behalf of the Republic of Viet-Nam (later replaced by the Republic of South Viet-Nam) on 17 May 1950. 9 Democratic Yemen had accepted the Constitution on 6 May 1968. See also note in chapter I.2. 10 Acceptance on behalf of the Republic of China on 25 April 1960. See note concerning signatures, ratifications, accessions, etc. on behalf of China (note in chapter I.1). 11 The instrument of acceptance stipulates that the Kingdom of the Netherlands accepts the amendments for the Kingdom in Europe, Surinam, the Netherlands Antilles and Netherlands New Guinea. 12 Acceptance by the United Arab Republic. See note in chapter I.1. 13 See note 8. The amendments had been accepted on behalf of the Republic of Viet-Nam (later replaced by the Republic of South Viet-Nam) on 7 September 1959. 14 The German Democratic Republic had accepted the amendment to article 7 on 21 February 1974. See also note in chapter I.2. 15 With a declaration to the effect that the acceptance of the Amendments by the Chiang Kai-shek clique usurping the name of China is illegal and null and void. See note concerning signatures, ratifications, accessions, etc., on behalf of China (note in chapter I.1). An instrument of acceptance on behalf of the Republic of China had been deposited with the Secretary-General on 19 January 1971. In this connection, the Secretary-General had received communications from the Governments of Mongolia, Poland, Romania and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics objecting to the said acceptance, as well as communications in reply on behalf of the Government of the Republic of China. 16 The German Democratic Republic had accepted the amendments to articles 24 and 25 on 21 February 1974. See also note in chapter I.2. 17 With a declaration to the effect that "the said amendments will also apply to Land Berlin with effect from the date on which they enter into force for the Federal Republic of Germany."With reference to the above-mentioned statement, communications have been addressed to the Secretary-General by the Governments of Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Mongolia and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The said communications are identical in essence,
mutatis mutandis, to the corresponding ones referred to in note of chapter III.3. See also note 16 above. 18 In a communication received by the Secretary-General on 24 February 1972 with reference to the above-mentioned acceptance, the Permanent Representative of Romania to the United Nations stated that his Government considers that the said acceptance constitutes an illegal act, inasmuch as the South Korean authorities can, in no case, act on behalf of Korea. 19 The instrument of acceptance contains the following statement:"As was the case in the original acceptance by the United States of America of the Constitution of the World Health Organization, the present acceptance is subject to the provisions of the joint resolution of the Congress of the United States of America approved June 14, 1948 (Public Law 643, 80th Congress)."
20 See note 8. The amendments had been accepted on behalf of the Republic of Viet-Nam (later replaced by the Republic of South Viet-Nam) on 12 July 1973. 21 The formality was effected by Democratic Yemen. See also note in chapter I.2. 22 The German Democratic Republic had accepted the amendments to articles 34 and 55 on 13 July 1976. See also note in chapter I.2. 23 With a declaration that the said amendments shall also apply to Berlin (West) with effect from the date on which they enter into force for the Federal Republic of Germany. See also note 22 above. 24 On behalf of the Kingdom in Europe, Surinam and the Netherlands Antilles. 25 See note 8. The amendments had been accepted on behalf of the Republic of Viet-Nam (later replaced by the Republic of South Viet-Nam) on 10 October 1974. 26 The Yemen Arab Republic had accepted the amendments to articles 34 and 35 on 11 February 1977. See also note in chapter I.2. 27 See note in chapter I.2.c
28 In a note accompanying the instrument, the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany declared that the amendments shall also apply to Berlin (West) with effect from the date on which they entered into force for the Federal Republic of Germany. See also note 27 above. 29 The instrument of acceptance contains the following declaration: The acceptance shall in no way imply recognition of Israel or be a cause for the establishment of any relations of any kind therewith.In this respect the Secretary-General received on 11 May 1979 from the Government of Israel the following communication:
"The Instrument deposited by the Government of Iraq contains a statement of a political character in respect to Israel. In the view of the Government of Israel, this is not the proper place for making such political pronouncements, which are, moreover, in flagrant contradiction to the principles, objects and purposes of the Organization. That pronouncement by the Government of Iraq cannot in any way affect whatever obligations are binding upon it under general international law or under particular treaties.
"The Government of Israel will, insofar as concerns the substance of the matter, adopt towards the Government of Iraq an attitude of complete reciprocity."
30 Democratic Yemen had accepted the amendments to articles 24 and 25 adopted on 17 May 1976, on 3 May 1982. See also note in chapter I.2. 31 The formality was effected by the Yemen Arab Republic. See also note in chapter I.2. 32 See note in chapter I.2. 33 In a letter accompanying the instrument of acceptance, the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany declared that the said amendments shall also apply to Berlin (West) with effect from the date on which they enter into force for the Federal Republic of Germany. See also note c 32 above.