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Letter of Urgent Appeal to the Government of Sierra Leone
Communique 44th Ordinary Session
44th Ordinary Session of ACERWC
44th
RESOLUTION NO. 21/2024 OF THE ACERWC WORKING GROUP ON CHILDREN’S RIGHTS AND BUSINESS ON THE REGULATION OF THE INFORMAL BUSINESS SECTOR TO ENSURE ENHANCED PROTECTION OF CHILDREN’S RIGHTS
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Ratifications Table
List of countries which have SIGNED, RATIFIED/ACCEDED to the AFRICAN CHARTER ON THE RIGHTS AND WELFARE OF THE CHILD
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Country
Ratification Status
Signed
Ratified
Deposited
1
Algeria
RATIFIED
21 May 1999
08 Jul 2003
24 Sep 2003
2
Angola
RATIFIED
27 Jan 2012
11 Apr 1992
07 Oct 1999
3
Benin
RATIFIED
27 Feb 1992
17 Apr 1997
30 May 1997
4
Botswana
RATIFIED
10 Jul 2001
10 Jul 2001
10 Jul 2001
5
Burkina Faso
RATIFIED
27 Feb 1992
08 Jun 1992
10 Jul 1992
6
Burundi
RATIFIED
21 May 2004
28 Jun 2004
24 Aug 2004
7
Cameroon
RATIFIED
16 Sep 1992
05 Sep 1997
23 Jun 1999
8
Cape Verde
RATIFIED
27 Feb 1992
20 Jul 1993
01 Sep 1993
9
Central African Republic
RATIFIED
04 Feb 2003
07 Jul 2016
01 Aug 2016
10
Chad
RATIFIED
06 Dec 2004
20 Mar 2000
04 Apr 2000
11
Comoros
RATIFIED
26 Feb 2004
18 Mar 2004
16 Apr 2004
12
Congo Republic
RATIFIED
28 Feb 1992
08 Sep 2006
10 Oct 2006
13
Cote d'Ivoire
RATIFIED
27 Feb 2004
03 Jan 2000
18 Jun 2007
14
Djibouti
RATIFIED
28 Feb 1992
03 Jan 2011
25 Jan 2011
15
DR Congo
RATIFIED
02 Feb 2010
31 Jan 2017
08 Dec 2020
16
Egypt
RATIFIED
30 Jun 1999
09 May 2001
22 Jun 2001
17
Equatorial Guinea
RATIFIED
20 Dec 2002
19 Feb 2003
18
Eritrea
RATIFIED
22 Dec 1999
25 Jan 2000
19
Eswatini
RATIFIED
29 Jun 1992
05 Oct 2012
06 Nov 2012
20
Ethiopia
RATIFIED
02 Oct 2002
27 Dec 2002
21
Gabon
RATIFIED
27 Feb 1992
18 May 2007
12 Jun 2007
22
Gambia
RATIFIED
14 Dec 2000
30 Mar 2001
23
Ghana
RATIFIED
18 Aug 1997
10 Jun 2005
15 Jul 2005
24
Guinea
RATIFIED
22 May 1998
27 May 1999
21 Jan 2000
25
Guinea-Bissau
RATIFIED
08 Mar 2005
19 Jun 2008
14 Oct 2008
26
Kenya
RATIFIED
25 Jul 2000
10 Aug 2000
27
Lesotho
RATIFIED
27 Sep 1999
29 Oct 1999
28
Liberia
RATIFIED
14 May 1992
01 Aug 2007
15 Jul 2008
29
Libya
RATIFIED
09 Jun 1998
23 Sep 2000
03 Nov 2000
30
Madagascar
RATIFIED
27 Feb 1992
30 Mar 2005
24 Jun 2005
31
Malawi
RATIFIED
13 Jul 1999
16 Sep 1999
17 Nov 1999
32
Mali
RATIFIED
28 Feb 1996
03 Jun 1998
14 Aug 1998
33
Mauritania
RATIFIED
21 Aug 2005
14 Dec 2005
34
Mauritius
RATIFIED
07 Nov 1991
14 Feb 1992
27 Feb 1992
35
Morocco
NOT-RATIFIED
36
Mozambique
RATIFIED
15 Jul 1998
22 Dec 1998
37
Namibia
RATIFIED
13 Jul 1999
23 Jul 2004
26 Aug 2004
38
Niger
RATIFIED
13 Jul 1999
11 Dec 1999
05 Mar 1997
39
Nigeria
RATIFIED
13 Jul 1999
23 Jul 2001
02 May 2003
40
Rwanda
RATIFIED
02 Oct 1991
11 May 2001
17 May 2001
41
Sahrawi Republic
RATIFIED
31 Jul 2024
42
Sao Tome and Principe
RATIFIED
01 Feb 2010
18 Apr 2019
27 Jun 2019
43
Senegal
RATIFIED
18 May 1992
29 Sep 1998
30 Oct 1998
44
Seychelles
RATIFIED
27 Feb 1992
13 Feb 1992
27 Feb 1992
45
Sierra Leone
RATIFIED
14 Apr 1992
13 May 2002
18 Jun 2002
46
Somalia
NOT-RATIFIED
47
South Africa
RATIFIED
10 Oct 1997
07 Jan 2000
21 Jan 2000
48
South Sudan
NOT-RATIFIED
49
Sudan
RATIFIED
24 Jan 2013
30 Jul 2005
18 Jul 2008
50
Tanzania
RATIFIED
23 Oct 1998
16 Mar 2003
09 May 2003
51
Togo
RATIFIED
27 Feb 1992
05 May 1998
18 May 1998
52
Tunisia
NOT-RATIFIED
16 Jun 1995
53
Uganda
RATIFIED
26 Feb 1992
17 Aug 1994
21 Oct 1994
54
Zambia
RATIFIED
28 Feb 1992
02 Dec 2008
10 Feb 2009
55
Zimbabwe
RATIFIED
19 Jan 1995
22 Feb 1995
56
UnAssigned
RATIFIED
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