Member States
As a treaty-based international organization, the International Vaccine Institute works closely with its member states to advance its mission of discovering, developing, and delivering vaccines while promoting equitable access to vaccines and strengthening international health collaboration. Member states engage in IVI’s direction and work in a variety of ways.
Establishment Agreement and Constitution
The Establishment Agreement and Constitution outline IVI’s purpose, governance structure, membership, and operational framework. The United Nations is the depository:
- IVI Establishment Agreement and Constitution (amended and consolidated as of 16 November 2022)
- United Nations Treaty Collection
The original 1997 agreement is available in other languages:
Role of member states
Member states:
- Endorse our work: By signing and ratifying the IVI Establishment Agreement, countries publicly affirm their appreciation of IVI’s efforts toward a shared vision of a world free of infectious diseases. IVI occasionally calls upon its member states to lend a supportive voice to IVI initiatives.
- Voluntary funding and mutual development: IVI places no financial obligations on its member states. IVI strives to provide a return on investment to its state funders through a variety of collaborative development opportunities.
- Information exchange and leadership: IVI regularly engages with the embassies of member states and signatory countries to exchange information and explore collaborative opportunities. IVI’s state funders participate in IVI’s governance, where they can influence institutional policies and strategy.
Read more in Value of IVI to Current and Prospective Member States.
Member states
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Austria, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, India, Kenya, Liberia, Mongolia, the Netherlands, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Rwanda, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, and the World Health Organization are Parties to the IVI Establishment Agreement
States approved by the IVI Board of Trustees which have not yet deposited an Instrument of Accession with the United Nations include: Argentina, Botswana, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, France, Ghana, Kuwait, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mozambique, Slovakia, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, Uruguay, and Zambia.
Signatory: A State that expresses its consent to be bound by a treaty by signing the treaty without the need for ratification, acceptance, or approval. A State may definitively sign a treaty only when the treaty so permits. The IVI Establishment Agreement was open for signature from 28 October 1996 to 28 October 1998.
Party: A Party to a Treaty is a State or other entity with treaty-making capacity that has expressed its consent to be bound by that treaty by an act of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, etc. where that treaty has entered into force for that particular State.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]