The Convention entered into force on 20 April 2006 for the thirty States that had ratified it on or before the 20 January 2006. With respect to any other State, the Convention enters into force three months after the deposit of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.
The following list of States is presented by electoral group and provided for easy reference, but has no official status.
| 172 STATES (as at 10-06-2016) | TERMS OF OFFICE |
|---|---|
| Group I (21 States) | |
| Andorra | |
| Austria | Committee Member: 2016-2020 |
| Belgium | |
| Cyprus | Committee Member: 2016-2020 |
| Denmark | |
| Finland | |
| France | |
| Germany | |
| Greece | |
| Iceland | |
| Ireland | |
| Italy | |
| Luxembourg | |
| Monaco | |
| Netherlands | |
| Norway | |
| Portugal | |
| Spain | |
| Sweden | |
| Switzerland | |
| Turkey | Committee Member: 2014-2018 |
| Group II (24 States) | |
| Albania | |
| Armenia | Committee Member: 2016-2020 |
| Azerbaijan | |
| Belarus | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Bulgaria | Committee Member: 2014-2018 |
| Croatia | |
| Czechia | |
| Estonia | |
| Georgia | |
| Hungary | Committee Member: 2014-2018 |
| Latvia | |
| Lithuania | |
| Montenegro | |
| Poland | |
| Republic of Moldova | |
| Romania | |
| Serbia | |
| Slovakia | |
| Slovenia | |
| Tajikistan | |
| The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | |
| Ukraine | |
| Uzbekistan | |
| Group III (31 States) | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | |
| Argentina | |
| Bahamas | |
| Barbados | |
| Belize | |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | |
| Brazil | |
| Chile | |
| Colombia | Committee Member: 2016-2020 |
| Costa Rica | |
| Cuba | Committee Member: 2016-2020 |
| Dominica | |
| Dominican Republic | |
| Ecuador | |
| El Salvador | |
| Grenada | |
| Guatemala | Committee Member: 2016-2020 |
| Haiti | |
| Honduras | |
| Jamaica | |
| Mexico | |
| Nicaragua | |
| Panama | |
| Paraguay | |
| Peru | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| Saint Lucia | Committee Member: 2014-2018 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Uruguay | |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | |
| Group IV (36 States) | |
| Afghanistan | Committee Member: 2014-2018 |
| Bangladesh | |
| Bhutan | |
| Brunei Darussalam | |
| Cambodia | |
| China | |
| Cook Islands | |
| Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | |
| Fiji | |
| India | Committee Member: 2014-2018 |
| Indonesia | |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | |
| Japan | |
| Kazakhstan | |
| Kyrgyzstan | |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | |
| Malaysia | |
| Marshall Islands | |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | |
| Mongolia | Committee Member: 2014-2018 |
| Myanmar | |
| Nauru | |
| Nepal | |
| Pakistan | |
| Palau | |
| Papua New Guinea | |
| Philippines | Committee Member: 2016-2020 |
| Republic of Korea | Committee Member: 2014-2018 |
| Samoa | |
| Sri Lanka | |
| Thailand | |
| Timor-Leste* | |
| Tonga | |
| Turkmenistan | |
| Vanuatu | |
| Viet Nam | |
| Group V(a) (42 States) | |
| Benin | |
| Botswana | |
| Burkina Faso | |
| Burundi | |
| Cabo Verde | |
| Cameroon | |
| Central African Republic | |
| Chad | |
| Comoros | |
| Congo | Committee Member: 2014-2018 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Committee Member: 2014-2018 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Djibouti | |
| Equatorial Guinea | |
| Eritrea | |
| Ethiopia | Committee Member: 2014-2018 |
| Gabon | |
| Gambia | |
| Ghana | |
| Guinea | |
| Guinea-Bissau | |
| Kenya | |
| Lesotho | |
| Madagascar | |
| Malawi | |
| Mali | |
| Mauritius | Committee Member: 2016-2020 |
| Mozambique | |
| Namibia | |
| Niger | |
| Nigeria | |
| Rwanda | |
| Sao Tome and Principe | |
| Senegal | Committee Member: 2016-2020 |
| Seychelles | |
| South Sudan | |
| Swaziland | |
| Togo | |
| Uganda | |
| United Republic of Tanzania | |
| Zambia | Committee Member: 2016-2020 |
| Zimbabwe | |
| Group V(b) (18 States) | |
| Algeria | Committee Member: 2014-2018 |
| Bahrain | |
| Egypt | |
| Iraq | |
| Jordan | |
| Kuwait | |
| Lebanon | Committee Member: 2016-2020 |
| Mauritania | |
| Morocco | |
| Oman | |
| Palestine | Committee Member: 2016-2020 |
| Qatar | |
| Saudi Arabia | |
| Sudan | |
| Syrian Arab Republic | |
| Tunisia | |
| United Arab Emirates | |
| Yemen | |