Canada hopes to be in a position to ratify the Convention shortly.

Cuba was one of the first countries to ratify the Convention.

Nor was it certain that States would have sufficient incentive to ratify such a convention.

It was also not certain that States would have a sufficient incentive to ratify such a convention.

Jordan was among the first to sign and ratify the Ottawa Convention.

(c) The Sudan is the second Arab country to ratify that Convention

Slovenia is determined to ratify this Convention at the earliest possible date.

His Government intended to sign and ratify the Convention in the near future.

Sweden was one of the first countries to ratify the chemical weapons Convention.

Bulgaria was among the first 10 States to ratify the chemical weapons Convention.

The purpose of the draft resolution was to encourage a larger number of States to ratify the Convention.

It intended to ratify the Convention against Transnational Organized Crime in the near future.

The EU urges States parties to ratify the amended Convention at the earliest opportunity.

Mali had been one of the first African countries to ratify the Ottawa Convention.

Indeed, Namibia, on 18 April 1983, was the fifth State to ratify the Convention.

Urges all States to ratify, as soon as possible, the Convention and its Optional Protocol

Urges all States to ratify, as soon as possible, the Convention and its Optional Protocol

Moreover, we were the first country in this hemisphere to ratify the chemical weapons Convention.

They recalled that Guyana had demonstrated a long commitment to the Convention and was among the first Member States to sign and ratify the Convention without reservation.

Today, I call on the nations of the world to ratify the comprehensive convention on terrorism.

It was important that all countries, including OECD countries, ratify the United Nations Convention on Corruption.

My country is a party to all major disarmament treaties and was among the first to ratify the chemical weapons Convention.

6. Invites the countries that have not yet done so to ratify the Convention on Biological Diversity

2. Urges all States that signed but have not ratified the Convention to ratify it without delay

2. Urges all States that have signed but not ratified the Convention to ratify it without delay

Invites the countries that have not yet done so to ratify or to accede to the Convention

Urges all States that have signed but have not ratified the Convention to ratify it without delay

The reporting State should also clarify whether it planned to ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention.

Urges all States that have signed but have not ratified the Convention to ratify it without delay

A number of speakers indicated that their States had ratified the United Nations Convention against Corruption or were preparing to ratify it.

Unequivocal compliance with such a commitment will occur when those States that have not done so ratify or accede to the Convention.

8. Invites the countries that have not yet done so to ratify or to accede to the Convention

2. Urges all States that have signed but have not ratified the Convention to ratify it without delay

12. Invites the countries that have not yet done so to ratify or to accede to the Convention

2. Urges all States that have signed but have not ratified the Convention to ratify it without delay

14. Invites the countries that have not yet done so to ratify or to accede to the Convention

Guyana was the most recent state to ratify the Convention, having acceded to it on 25 September 2014.

Governments are urged to promote and ratify the International Labour Organization Convention on equal pay for equal work.

In this regard, the Committee recommends that States parties ratify the ILO Maternity Protection Convention, 2000 (No. 183).

Japan urged all governments that had not yet done so to ratify the Convention as soon as possible.

Bangladesh was among the very first countries to ratify the 1988 Convention against illicit drugs and psychotropic substances.

We are also proceeding to amend our domestic legislation to ratify the 1988 Convention as soon as possible.

Fiji was the first State to ratify the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

The Committee encourages the State party to ratify the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

How effective the Convention will be will depend, to a large extent, upon how many countries ratify it and how they implement it.