SWITZERLAND

• International conventions ratified: 

UN: Date of admission: 04 /12/1975
ICESCR Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Signature: N /A – Ratification/Accession :18 June 1992(a)
ICCPR International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: Signature : N /A – Accession : Ratification : 18 June 1992(a)
Convention on the Rights of the Child: Signature: 01 May 1991
Ratification/Accession: 24 February 1997
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families: Signature: NO – Ratification/Accession: NO
UNESCO: Member since 1949
CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women: Signature: 1987 – Ratification/Accession: 1997
Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions – Ratification/Accession: 16 July 2008

• Regional and inter-regional conventions ratified:

Currency: Swiss franc CHF
EU member country: NO
CoE (Council of Europe): 6 May 1963
Schengen area: Member of the Schengen area since 12 December 2008
European Convention on Human Rights: Ratified in 1974
Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union: NO