State party

Date due

Afghanistan

Initial report

4 April 2004

Second periodic report

4 April 2008

Albania

Third periodic report

10 June 2003

Fourth periodic report

10 June 2007

Algeria1

Third periodic report

21 June 2005

Andorra

Second periodic report

14 February 2002

Third periodic report

14 February 2006

Angola

Sixth periodic report

17 October 2007

Antigua and Barbuda

Fourth periodic report

31 August 2002

Fifth periodic report

31 August 2006

Argentina

Sixth periodic report

14 August 2006

Australia2

Sixth periodic report

27 August 2004

Austria3

Seventh periodic report

30 April 2007

Bahamas

Initial report

5 November 1994

Second periodic report

5 November 1998

Third periodic report

5 November 2002

Fourth periodic report

5 November 2006

Bangladesh4

Sixth periodic report

6 December 2005

Barbados

Fifth periodic report

3 September 1999

Sixth periodic report

3 September 2003

Seventh periodic report

3 September 2007

Bel arus

Seventh periodic report

3 September 2006

Belize

Fifth periodic report

15 June 2007

Benin5

Fourth periodic report

11 April 2005

Bolivia

Fifth periodic report

8 July 2007

Bosnia and Herzegovina6

Fourth periodic report

1 October 2006

Botswana

Initial report

12 September 1997

Second periodic report

12 September 2001

Third periodic report

12 September 2005

Brunei Darussalam

Initial report

23 June 2007

Bulgaria

Fourth periodic report

10 March 1995

Fifth periodic report

10 March 1999

Sixth periodic report

10 March 2003

Seventh periodic report

10 March 2007

Cambodia7

Fourth periodic report

14 November 2005

Cameroon

Fourth periodic report

22 September 2007

Cape Verde8

Seventh periodic report

3 September 2006

Central African Republic

Initial report

21 July 1992

Second periodic report

21 July 1996

Third periodic report

21 July 2000

Fourth periodic report

21 July 2004

Chad

Initial report

9 July 1996

Second periodic report

9 July 2000

Third periodic report

9 July 2004

Chile9

Fifth periodic report

6 January 2007

China10

Seventh periodic report

3 September 2006

Colombia11

Seventh periodic report

18 February 2007

Comoro s

Initial report

30 November 1995

Second periodic report

30 November 1999

Third periodic report

30 November 2003

Fourth periodic report

30 November 2007

Congo

Sixth periodic report

25 August 2003

Seventh periodic report

25 August 2007

Costa Rica

Fifth periodic report

4 May 2003

Sixth periodic report

4 May 2007

Côte d’Ivoire

Initial report

17 January 1997

Second periodic report

17 January 2001

Third periodic report

17 January 2005

Croatia12

Fourth periodic report

9 October 2005

Cuba13

Seventh periodic report

3 September 2006

Cyprus14

Sixth periodic report

22 August 2006

Czech Republic15

Fourth periodic report

24 March 2005

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Second periodic report

27 March 2006

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sixth periodic report

16 November 2007

De nmark

Seventh periodic report

21 May 2008

Djibouti

Initial report

2 January 2000

Second periodic report

2 January 2004

Third periodic report

2 January 2008

Dominica16

Initial report

3 September 1982

Second periodic report

3 September 1986

Third periodic report

3 September 1990

Fourth periodic report

3 September 1994

Fifth periodic report

3 September 1998

Sixth periodic report

3 September 2002

Seventh periodic report

3 September 2006

Dominican Republic17

Sixth periodic report

2 October 2003

Seventh periodic report

2 October 2007

Equatorial Guine a

Sixth periodic report

22 November 2005

Et h iop i a

Sixth periodic report

10 October 2002

Seventh periodic report

10 October 2006

Fiji

Second periodic report

27 September 2000

Third periodic report

27 September 2004

Gabon18

Sixth periodic report

20 February 2004

Seventh periodic report

20 February 2008

Gambia

Fourth periodic report

16 May 2006

Georgia

Fourth periodic report

25 November 2007

Ghana19

Sixth periodic report

1 February 2007

Grenada

Initial report

29 September 1991

Second periodic report

29 September 1995

Third periodic report

29 September 1999

Fourth periodic report

29 September 2003

Fifth periodic report

29 September 2007

Guinea

Seventh periodic report

8 September 2007

Guinea-Bissau16

Initial report

22 September 1986

Second periodic report

22 September 1990

Third periodic report

22 September 1994

Fourth periodic report

22 September 1998

Fifth periodic report

22 September 2002

Sixth periodic report

22 September 2006

Guyana

Seventh periodic report

3 September 2006

Haiti16

Initial report

20 September 1982

Second periodic report

20 September 1986

Third periodic report

20 September 1990

Fourth periodic report

20 September 1994

Fifth periodic report

20 September 1998

Sixth periodic report

20 September 2002

Seventh periodic report

20 September 2006

Honduras

Seventh periodic report

2 April 2008

Hungary

Seventh periodic report

3 September 2006

India

Fourth periodic report

8 August 2006

Indonesia

Sixth periodic report

13 October 2005

Iraq

Fourth periodic report

12 September 1999

Fifth periodic report

12 September 2003

Sixth periodic report

12 September 2007

Ireland

Sixth periodic report

22 January 2007

Italy

Sixth periodic report

10 July 2006

Jamaica20

Sixth periodic report

18 November 2005

Japan

Sixth periodic report

25 July 2006

Kazakhstan

Third periodic report

25 September 2007

Kiribati

Initial report

16 April 2005

Kuwait21

Third periodic report

2 October 2003

Fourth periodic report

2 October 2007

Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Sixth periodic report

13 September 2002

Seventh periodic report

13 September 2006

Latvia

Fourth periodic report

14 May 2005

Lesotho

Initial report

21 September 1996

Second periodic report

21 September 2000

Third periodic report

21 September 2004

Liberia16

Initial report

16 August 1985

Second periodic report

16 August 1989

Third periodic report

16 August 1993

Fourth periodic report

16 August 1997

Fifth periodic report

16 August 2001

Sixth periodic report

16 August 2005

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

Third periodic report

15 June 1998

Fourth periodic report

15 June 2002

Fifth periodic report

15 June 2006

Malawi

Sixth periodic report

11 April 2008

Malaysia22

Third periodic report

4 August 2004

Maldives23

Fourth periodic report

31 July 2006

Mali24

Sixth periodic report

10 October 2006

Malta

Fourth periodic report

7 April 2004

Fifth periodic report

7 April 2008

Marshall Islands

Initial report

1 April 2007

Mauritania

Second periodic report

9 June 2006

Mauritius25

Sixth periodic report

8 August 2005

Mexico26

Seventh periodic report

3 September 2006

Micronesia (Federated States of)

Initial report

1 October 2005

Moldova

Third periodic report

31 July 2003

Fourth periodic report

31 July 2007

Monaco

Initial report

17 April 2006

Montenegro

Initial report

22 November 2007

Mozambique

Third periodic report

21 May 2006

Namibia27

Fourth periodic report

23 December 2005

Nepal28

Fourth periodic report

22 May 2004

Fifth periodic report

22 May 2008

Nicaragua29

Seventh periodic report

26 November 2006

Oman

Initial report

9 March 2007

Panama

Fourth periodic report

28 November 1994

Fifth periodic report

28 November 1998

Sixth periodic report

28 November 2002

Seventh periodic report

28 November 2006

Papua New Guinea

Initial report

11 February 1996

Second periodic report

11 February 2000

Third periodic report

11 February 2004

Fourth periodic report

11 February 2008

Peru

Seventh periodic report

13 October 2007

Philippines30

Seventh periodic report

4 September 2006

Poland31

Seventh periodic report

3 September 2006

Romania32

Seventh periodic report

6 February 2007

Russian Federation

Sixth periodic report

3 September 2002

Seventh periodic report

3 September 2006

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Fifth periodic report

25 May 2002

Sixth periodic report

25 May 2006

Saint Lucia

Seventh periodic report

7 November 2007

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Fourth periodic report

3 September 1994

Fifth periodic report

3 September 1998

Sixth periodic report

3 September 2002

Seventh periodic report

3 September 2006

Samoa33

Fourth periodic report

25 October 2005

San Marino

Initial report

9 January 2005

Sao Tome and Principe

Initial report

3 July 2004

Sen e gal

Third periodic report

7 March 1994

Fourth periodic report

7 March 1998

Fifth periodic report

7 March 2002

Sixth periodic report

7 March 2006

Serbia

Second periodic report

11 April 2006

Seychelles

Initial report

4 June 1993

Second periodic report

4 June 1997

Third periodic report

4 June 2001

Fourth periodic report

4 June 2005

Solomon Islands

Initial report

6 June 2003

Second periodic report

6 June 2007

South Africa

Second periodic report

14 January 2001

Third periodic report

14 January 2005

Sri Lanka

Fifth periodic report

4 November 1998

Sixth periodic report

4 November 2002

Seventh periodic report

4 November 2006

Suriname34

Fourth periodic report

31 March 2006

Swaziland

Initial report

25 April 2005

Syrian Arab Republic

Second periodic report

27 April 2008

Tajikistan35

Fourth periodic report

25 November 2006

Thailand36

Sixth periodic report

8 September 2006

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia37

Fourth periodic report

17 February 2007

Togo38

Sixth periodic report

26 October 2004

Trinidad and Tobago

Fourth periodic report

11 February 2003

Fifth periodic report

11 February 2007

Tunisia

Fifth periodic report

20 October 2002

Sixth periodic report

20 October 2006

Turke y

Sixth periodic report

19 January 2007

Turkmenistan

Third periodic report

31 May 2006

Tuvalu

Initial report

6 November 2000

Second periodic report

6 November 2004

Uganda

Fourth periodic report

21 August 1998

Fifth periodic report

21 August 2002

Sixth periodic report

21 August 2006

Ukraine

Sixth periodic report

3 September 2002

Seventh periodic report

3 September 2006

United Arab Emirates

Initial report

5 November 2005

Viet Nam39

Seventh periodic report

19 March 2007

Zambia

Fifth periodic report

21 July 2002

Sixth periodic report

21 July 2006

Zimbabwe

Second periodic report

12 June 1996

Third periodic report

12 June 2000

Fourth periodic report

12 June 2004

1The Committee invited the State party to submit its third periodic report, which is due in June 2005, and its fourth periodic report, which is due in June 2009, in a combined report in 2009.

2The Committee invited the State party to submit its sixth periodic report, which was due in 2004, and its seventh periodic report, due in 2008, in a combined report in 2008.

3The Committee invited the State party to submit its seventh periodic report, due in April 2007, and its eighth periodic report, due in April 2011, in a combined report in 2011.

4The Committee requested the State party to respond to the concerns expressed in the concluding comments in its combined sixth and seventh periodic reports under article 18 of the Convention.

5The Committee invited the State party to submit its fourth periodic report, due in April 2005, and its fifth periodic report, due in April 2009, in a combined report in April 2009.

6The Committee invited the State party to submit its fourth periodic report, which is due in October 2006, and its fifth periodic report, which is due in October 2010, in a combined report in 2010.

7The Committee invited the State party to submit its fourth periodic report, which was due in November 2005, and its fifth periodic report, which is due in November 2009, in a combined report in 2009.

8The Committee invited the State party to submit its seventh periodic report, which is due in September 2006, and its eighth periodic report, which is due in September 2010, in a combined report in September 2010.

9The Committee invited the State party to submit its fifth periodic report, which is due in January 2007, and its sixth periodic report, due in January 2011, in a combined report in January 2011.

10The Committee invited the State party to submit its seventh periodic report, due in September 2006, and its eighth periodic report, due in September 2010, in a combined report in 2010.

11The Committee invited the State party to submit its seventh periodic report, due in February 2007, and its eighth periodic report, due in February 2011, in a combined report in 2011.

12The Committee invited the State party to submit its fourth periodic report, which is due in October 2005, and its fifth periodic report, which is due in October 2009, as a combined report in 2009.

13The Committee invited the State party to submit its seventh periodic report, which is due in September 2006, and its eighth periodic report, due in September 2010, in a combined report in 2010.

14The Committee invited the State party to submit its sixth periodic report, which is due in August 2006, and its seventh periodic report, due in August 2010, in a combined report in 2010.

15The Committee invited the State party to submit its fourth periodic report, which was due in March 2005, and its fifth periodic report, due in 2009, in a combined report in March 2009.

16At its thirty-seventh session, the Committee decided to consider this State party at its forty-third session, if necessary in the absence of a report.

17The Committee invited the State party to submit its sixth periodic report which was due in October 2003, and its seventh report, due in October 2007, in a combined report in 2007.

18The Committee invited the State party to submit its sixth periodic report, which was due in February 2004, and its seventh periodic report, which is due in February 2008, in a combined report in 2008.

19The Committee invited the State party to submit its sixth periodic report, which is due in February 2007, and its seventh periodic report, which is due in February 2011, in a combined report in February 2011.

20The Committee invited the State party to submit its sixth periodic report, which was due in November 2005, and its seventh periodic report, due in November 2009, in a combined report in 2009.

21The Committee invited the State party to submit its third periodic report, which was due in October 2003 and its fourth periodic report due in October 2007, in a combined report in 2007.

22The Committee invited the State party to submit its third periodic report, which was due in August 2004 and its fourth periodic report, which is due in August 2008, in a combined report in 2008.

23The Committee invited the State party to submit its fourth periodic report, which was due in July 2006, and its fifth periodic report, due in July 2010, in a combined report in 2010.

24The Committee invited the State party to submit its sixth periodic report, which is due in October 2006, and its seventh periodic report, which is due in October 2010, in a combined report in 2010.

25The Committee invited the State party to submit its sixth periodic report, which was due in August 2005, and its seventh periodic report, which is due in August 2009, in a combined report in 2009.

26The Committee invited the State party to submit its seventh periodic report, which is due in September 2006, and its eighth periodic report, due in September 2010, in a combined report in 2010.

27The Committee invited the State party to submit its fourth periodic report, which was due in December 2005, and its fifth periodic report, due in December 2009, in a combined report in 2009.

28The Committee invited the State Party to submit its fourth periodic report due in May 2004, and its fifth periodic report due in May 2008, in a combined report in 2008.

29The Committee invited the State party to submit its seventh periodic report, which was due in November 2006, and its eighth periodic report, which is due in November 2010, in a combined report in 2010.

30The Committee invited the State party to submit its seventh periodic report, which is due in September 2006, and its eighth periodic report, which is due in September 2010, in a combined report in September 2010.

31The Committee invited the State party to submit its seventh periodic report, which was due in September 2006, and its eighth periodic report, due in September 2010, in a combined report in 2010.

32The Committee invited the State party to submit its seventh periodic report, which is due in February 2007, and its eighth periodic report, due in February 2011, in a combined report in 2011.

33The Committee invited the State party to submit its fourth periodic report, which is due in October 2005, and its fifth periodic report, which is due in October 2009, as a combined report in 2009.

34The Committee invited the State party to submit its fourth periodic report, which was due in March 2006, and its fifth periodic report, which is due in March 2010, in a combined report in 2010.

35The Committee invited the State party to submit its fourth periodic report, which was due in November 2006, and its fifth periodic report, due in November 2010, in a combined report in 2010.

36The Committee invited the State party to submit its sixth periodic report, which is due in September 2006, and its seventh periodic report, which is due in September 2010, in a combined report in 2010.

37The Committee invited the State party to submit its fourth periodic report, which is due in February 2007, and its fifth periodic report, which is due in February 2011, in a combined report in 2011.

38The Committee invited the State party to submit its sixth periodic report, which was due in October 2004, and its seventh periodic report, which is due in October 2008, in a combined report in 2008.

39The Committee invited the State party to submit its seventh periodic report, which is due in March 2007, and its eighth periodic report, due in March 2011, in a combined report in March 2011.

Annex II

States parties whose reports were five years or more overdue as at 30 April 2008

State party

Andorra

Antigua and Barbuda

Bahamas

Barbados

Botswana

Bulgaria

Central African Republic

Chad

Comoros

Côte d’Ivoire

Djibouti

Dominica

Ethiopia

Fiji

Grenada

Guinea-Bissau

Haiti

Iraq

Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Lesotho

Liberia

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

Panama

Papua New Guinea

Russian Federation

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Senegal

Seychelles

South Africa

Sri Lanka

Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia

Tuvalu

Uganda

Ukraine

Zambia

Zimbabwe