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[ 2002 ] Appendices Roster of the United Nations 1501 Appendix I Appendix l Roster of the United Nations There were 191 Member States as at 31 December 2002. DATE OF DATE OF DATE OF MEMBER ADMISSION MEMBER ADMISSION MEMBER ADMISSION Afghanistan 19 Nov. 1946 El Salvador 24 Oct. 1945 Mauritania 27 Oct. 1961 Albania 14 Dec. 1955 Equatorial Guinea 12 Nov. 1968 Mauritius 24 Apr. 1968 Algeria 8 Oct. 1962 Eritrea 28 May 1993 Mexico 7 Nov. 1945 Andorra 28 July 1993 Estonia 17 Sep. 1991 Micronesia (Federated Angola 1 Dec. 1976 Ethiopia 13 Nov. 1945 States of) 17 Sep. 1991 Antigua and Barbuda 11 Nov. 1981 Fiji 13 Oct. 1970 Monaco 28 May 1993 Argentina 24 Oct. 1945 Finland 14 Dec. 1955 Mongolia 27 Oct. 1961 Armenia 2 Mar. 1992 France 24 Oct. 1945 Morocco 12 Nov. 1956 Australia 1 Nov. 1945 Gabon 20 Sep. 1960 Mozambique 16 Sep. 1975 Austria 14 Dec. 1955 Gambia 21 Sep. 1965 Myanmar 19 Apr. 1948 Azerbaijan 2 Mar. 1992 Georgia 31 July 1992 Namibia 23 Apr. 1990 Bahamas 18 Sep. 1973 Germany3 18 Sep. 1973 Nauru 14 Sep. 1999 Bahrain 21 Sep. 1971 Ghana 8 Mar. 1957 Nepal 14 Dec. 1955 Bangladesh 17 Sep. 1974 Greece 25 Oct. 1945 Netherlands 10 Dec. 1945 Barbados 9 Dec. 1966 Grenada 17 Sep. 1974 New Zealand 24 Oct. 1945 Belarus 24 Oct. 1945 Guatemala 21 Nov. 1945 Nicaragua 24 Oct. 1945 Belgium 27 Dec. 1945 Guinea 12 Dec. 1958 Niger 20 Sep. 1960 Belize 25 Sep. 1981 Guinea-Bissau 17 Sep. 1974 Nigeria 7 Oct. 1960 Benin 20 Sep. 1960 Guyana 20 Sep. 1966 Norway 27 Nov. 1945 Bhutan 21 Sep. 1971 Haiti 24 Oct. 1945 Oman 7 Oct. 1971 Bolivia 14 Nov. 1945 Honduras 17 Dec. 1945 Pakistan 30 Sep. 1947 Bosnia and Herzegovina 22 May 1992 Hungary 14 Dec. 1955 Palau 15 Dec. 1994 Botswana 17 Oct. 1966 Iceland 19 Nov. 1946 Panama 13 Nov. 1945 Brazil 24 Oct. 1945 India 30 Oct. 1945 Papua New Guinea 10 Oct. 1975 Brunei Darussalam 21 Sep. 1984 Indonesia4 28 Sep. 1950 Paraguay 24 Oct. 1945 Bulgaria 14 Dec. 1955 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 24 Oct. 1945 Peru 31 Oct. 1945 Burkina Faso 20 Sep. 1960 Iraq 21 Dec. 1945 Philippines 24 Oct. 1945 Burundi 18 Sep. 1962 Ireland 14 Dec. 1955 Poland 24 Oct. 1945 Cambodia 14 Dec. 1955 Israel 11 May 1949 Portugal 14 Dec. 1955 Cameroon 20 Sep. 1960 Italy 14 Dec. 1955 Qatar 21 Sep. 1971 Canada 9 Nov. 1945 Jamaica 18 Sep. 1962 Republic of Korea 17 Sep. 1991 Cape Verde 16 Sep. 1975 Japan 18 Dec. 1956 Republic of Moldova 2 Mar. 1992 Central African Republic 20 Sep. 1960 Jordan 14 Dec. 1955 Romania 14 Dec. 1955 Chad 20 Sep. 1960 Kazakhstan 2 Mar. 1992 Russian Federation6 24 Oct. 1945 Chile 24 Oct. 1945 Kenya 16 Dec. 1963 Rwanda 18 Sep. 1962 China 24 Oct. 1945 Kiribati 14 Sep. 1999 Saint Kitts and Nevis 23 Sep. 1983 Colombia 5 Nov. 1945 Kuwait 14 May 1963 Saint Lucia 18 Sep. 1979 Comoros 12 Nov. 1975 Kyrgyzstan 2 Mar. 1992 Saint Vincent and the Congo 20 Sep. 1960 Lao People’s Democratic Grenadines 16 Sep. 1980 Costa Rica 2 Nov. 1945 Republic 14 Dec. 1955 Samoa 15 Dec. 1976 Côte d’Ivoire 20 Sep. 1960 Latvia 17 Sep. 1991 San Marino 2 Mar. 1992 Croatia 22 May 1992 Lebanon 24 Oct. 1945 Sao Tome and Principe 16 Sep. 1975 Cuba 24 Oct. 1945 Lesotho 17 Oct. 1966 Saudi Arabia 24 Oct. 1945 Cyprus 20 Sep. 1960 Liberia 2 Nov. 1945 Senegal 28 Sep. 1960 Czech Republic1 19 Jan. 1993 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 14 Dec. 1955 Seychelles 21 Sep. 1976 Democratic People’s Liechtenstein 18 Sep. 1990 Sierra Leone 27 Sep. 1961 Republic of Korea 17 Sep. 1991 Lithuania 17 Sep. 1991 Singapore5 21 Sep. 1965 Democratic Republic of Luxembourg 24 Oct. 1945 Slovakia1 19 Jan. 1993 the Congo 20 Sep. 1960 Madagascar 20 Sep. 1960 Slovenia 22 May 1992 Denmark 24 Oct. 1945 Malawi 1 Dec. 1964 Solomon Islands 19 Sep. 1978 Djibouti 20 Sep. 1977 Malaysia5 17 Sep. 1957 Somalia 20 Sep. 1960 Dominica 18 Dec. 1978 Maldives 21 Sep. 1965 South Africa 7 Nov. 1945 Dominican Republic 24 Oct. 1945 Mali 28 Sep. 1960 Spain 14 Dec. 1955 Ecuador 21 Dec. 1945 Malta 1 Dec. 1964 Sri Lanka 14 Dec. 1955 Egypt2 24 Oct. 1945 Marshall Islands 17 Sep. 1991 Sudan 12 Nov. 1956 YUN2002—3rd page proofs May 25 2004 1502 Appendix l DATE OF DATE OF DATE OF MEMBER ADMISSION MEMBER ADMISSION MEMBER ADMISSION Suriname 4 Dec. 1975 Tunisia 12 Nov. 1956 Uruguay 18 Dec. 1945 Swaziland 24 Sep. 1968 Turkey 24 Oct. 1945 Uzbekistan 2 Mar. 1992 Sweden 19 Nov. 1946 Turkmenistan 2 Mar. 1992 Vanuatu 15 Sep. 1981 Switzerland 10 Sep. 2002 Tuvalu 5 Sep. 2000 Venezuela 15 Nov. 1945 Syrian Arab Republic2 24 Oct. 1945 Uganda 25 Oct. 1962 Viet Nam 20 Sep. 1977 Tajikistan 2 Mar. 1992 Ukraine 24 Oct. 1945 Yemen8 30 Sep. 1947 Thailand 16 Dec. 1946 United Arab Emirates 9 Dec. 1971 Yugoslavia (Federal The former Yugoslav United Kingdom of Great Republic of) 1 Nov. 2000 Republic of Macedonia 8 Apr. 1993 Britain and Northern Zambia 1 Dec. 1964 Timor-Leste 27 Sep. 2002 Ireland 24 Oct. 1945 Zimbabwe 25 Aug. 1980 Togo 20 Sep. 1960 United Republic of Tonga 14 Sep. 1999 Tanzania7 14 Dec. 1961 Trinidad and Tobago 18 Sep. 1962 United States of America 24 Oct. 1945 1Czechoslovakia, which was an original Member of the United Nations from 24 October 1945, split up on 1 January 1993 and was succeeded by the Czech Republic and Slovakia. 2Egypt and Syria, both of which became Members of the United Nations on 24 October 1945, joined together—following a plebiscite held in those countries on 21 February 1958—to form the United Arab Republic. On 13 October 1961, Syria, having resumed its status as an independent State, also re- sumed its separate membership in the United Nations; it changed its name to the Syrian Arab Republic on 14 September 1971. The United Arab Republic continued as a Member of the United Nations and reverted to the name of Egypt on 2 September 1971. 3Through accession of the German Democratic Republic to the Federal Republic of Germany on 3 October 1990, the two German States (both of which became United Nations Members on 18 September 1973) united to form one sovereign State. As from that date, the Federal Republic of Germany has acted in the United Nations under the designation Germany. 4On 20 January 1965, Indonesia informed the Secretary-General that it had decided to withdraw from the United Nations. By a telegram of 19 Septem- ber 1966, it notified the Secretary-General of its decision to resume participation in the activities of the United Nations. On 28 September 1966, the General Assembly took note of that decision and the President invited the representatives of Indonesia to take their seats in the Assembly. 5On 16 September 1963, Sabah (North Borneo), Sarawak and Singapore joined with the Federation of Malaya (which became a United Nations Mem- ber on 17 September 1957) to form Malaysia. On 9 August 1965, Singapore became an independent State and on 21 September 1965 it became a Mem- ber of the United Nations. 6The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was an original Member of the United Nations from 24 October 1945. On 24 December 1991, the President of the Russian Federation informed the Secretary-General that the membership of the USSR in all United Nations organs was being continued by the Russian Federation. 7Tanganyika was admitted to the United Nations on 14 December 1961, and Zanzibar, on 16 December 1963. Following ratification, on 26 April 1964, of the Articles of Union between Tanganyika and Zanzibar, the two States became represented as a single Member: the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar; it changed its name to the United Republic of Tanzania on 1 November 1964. 8Yemen was admitted to the United Nations on 30 September 1947 and Democratic Yemen on 14 December 1967. On 22 May 1990, the two countries merged and have since been represented as one Member. YUN2002—3rd page proofs May 25 2004 Charter of the United Nations 1503 Appendix II Appendix ll Charter of the United Nations and Statute of the International Court of Justice Charter of the United Nations NOTE: The Charter of the United Nations was signed on 26 June The amendment to Article 61, which entered into force 1945, in San Francisco, at the conclusion of the United Nations on 31 August 1965, enlarged the membership of the Conference on International Organization, and came into force Economic and Social Council from 18 to 27. The subsequent on 24 October 1945. The Statute of the International Court of amendment to that Article, which entered into force on 24 Sep- Justice is an integral part of the Charter. tember 1973, further increased the membership of the Council Amendments to Articles 23, 27 and 61 of the Charter were from 27 to 54. adopted by the General Assembly on 17 December 1963 and The amendment to Article 109, which relates to the first para- came into force on 31 August 1965. A further amendment to Ar- graph of that Article, provides that a General Conference of ticle 61 was adopted by the General Assembly on 20 December Member States for the purpose of reviewing the Charter may 1971 and came into force on 24 September 1973. An amend- be held at a date and place to be fixed by a two-thirds vote of the ment to Article 109, adopted by the General Assembly on 20 De- members of the General Assembly and by a vote of any nine cember 1965, came into force on 12 June 1968.
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