Last Change:

07/04/2024

African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, 1990

Full Name: African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, 1990

Description

Guarantees the rights and welfare of children in Africa. It covers areas such as education, health, protection from exploitation, and participation in decision-making processes affecting them.

Details

Abbreviation: ACRWC

Official link: https://au.int/en/treaties/african-charter-rights-and-welfare-child

International Organisations: African Union

Geographical region: Africa

Binding nature: Binding

Country Party to Year of accession Reservation or Declaration
Afghanistan No
Albania No
Algeria Yes 2003 No
Andorra No
Angola Yes 1999 No
Antigua and Barbuda No
Argentina No
Armenia No
Australia No
Austria No
Azerbaijan No
Bahamas (the) No
Bahrain No
Bangladesh No
Barbados No
Belarus No
Belgium No
Belize No
Benin Yes 1997 No
Bhutan No
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) No
Bosnia and Herzegovina No
Botswana Yes 2001 No
Brazil No
Brunei Darussalam No
Bulgaria No
Burkina Faso Yes 1992 No
Burundi Yes 2004 No
Cabo Verde Yes 1993 No
Cambodia No
Cameroon Yes 1999 No
Canada No
Central African Republic (the) Yes 2016 No
Chad Yes 2000 No
Chile No
China No
Colombia No
Comoros (the) Yes 2004 No
Congo (the) Yes 2006 No
Cook Islands (the) No
Costa Rica No
Côte d'Ivoire Yes 2007 No
Croatia No
Cuba No
Cyprus No
Czechia No
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (the) No
Democratic Republic of the Congo (the) Yes 2020 No
Denmark No
Djibouti Yes 2011 No
Dominica No
Dominican Republic (the) No
Ecuador No
Egypt Yes 2001 No
El Salvador No
Equatorial Guinea No No
Eritrea No No
Estonia No
Eswatini Yes 2012 No
Ethiopia No No
Fiji No
Finland No
France No
Gabon Yes 2007 No
Gambia (the) No No
Georgia No
Germany No
Ghana Yes 2005 No
Greece No
Grenada No
Guatemala No
Guinea Yes 2000 No
Guinea-Bissau Yes 2008 No
Guyana No
Haiti No
Holy See (the) No
Honduras No
Hungary No
Iceland No
India No
Indonesia No
Iran (Islamic Republic of) No
Iraq No
Ireland No
Israel No
Italy No
Jamaica No
Japan No
Jordan No
Kazakhstan No
Kenya No No
Kiribati No
Kuwait No
Kyrgyzstan No
Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) No
Latvia No
Lebanon No
Lesotho No No
Liberia Yes 2008 No
Libya Yes 2000 No
Liechtenstein No
Lithuania No
Luxembourg No
Madagascar Yes 2005 No
Malawi Yes 1999 No
Malaysia No
Maldives No
Mali Yes 1998 No
Malta No
Marshall Islands (the) No
Mauritania No No
Mauritius Yes 1992 No
Mexico No
Micronesia (Federated States of) No
Monaco No
Mongolia No
Montenegro No
Morocco No No
Mozambique No No
Myanmar No
Namibia Yes 2004 No
Nauru No
Nepal No
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) No
New Zealand No
Nicaragua No
Niger (the) Yes 1997 No
Nigeria Yes 2003 No
Niue No
North Macedonia No
Norway No
Oman No
Pakistan No
Palau No
Panama No
Papua New Guinea No
Paraguay No
Peru No
Philippines (the) No
Poland No
Portugal No
Qatar No
Republic of Korea (the) No
Republic of Moldova (the) No
Romania No
Russian Federation (the) No
Rwanda Yes 2001 No
Saint Kitts and Nevis No
Saint Lucia No
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines No
Samoa No
San Marino No
Sao Tome and Principe Yes 2019 No
Saudi Arabia No
Senegal Yes 1998 No
Serbia No
Seychelles Yes 1992 No
Sierra Leone Yes 2002 No
Singapore No
Slovakia No
Slovenia No
Solomon Islands No
Somalia No No
South Africa Yes 2000 No
South Sudan No No
Spain No
Sri Lanka No
State of Palestine (the) No
Sudan (the) No No
Suriname No
Sweden No
Switzerland No
Syrian Arab Republic (the) No
Tajikistan No
Thailand No
Timor-Leste No
Togo Yes 1998 No
Tonga No
Trinidad and Tobago No
Tunisia No No
Türkiye No
Turkmenistan No
Tuvalu No
Uganda Yes 1994 No
Ukraine No
United Arab Emirates (the) No
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the) No
United Republic of Tanzania (the) Yes 2003 No
United States of America (the) No
Uruguay No
Uzbekistan No
Vanuatu No
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) No
Viet Nam No
Yemen No
Zambia Yes 2009 No
Zimbabwe No No