Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon
Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden,
Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, UK,
Uruguay, Vietnam, Yemen, former Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe
countries that have signed, but not yet ratified-(46) Afghanistan,
Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia,
Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Republic of the
Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Hungary,
Iran, North Korea, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein,
Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua,
Niger, Niue, Poland, Qatar, Rwanda, Suriname, Swaziland, Switzerland,
Thailand, Tuvalu, Ukraine, UAE, Vanuatu
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries
Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in
Africa

note-abbreviated as Desertification
opened for signature-14 October 1994
entered into force-26 December 1996
objective-to combat desertification and mitigate the effects of
drought through national action programs that incorporate long-term
strategies supported by international cooperation and partnership
arrangements
parties-(124) Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda,
Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium,
Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi,
Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic,
Chad, Chile, China, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Costa
Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea,
Ethiopia, EU, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Germany, Ghana,
Greece, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras,
Iceland, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan,
Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho,
Liberia, Libya, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta,
Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Federated States of Micronesia,
Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Nicaragua,
Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru,
Portugal, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South
Africa, Spain, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria,
Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkm