<P> Currently 196 countries are parties to the treaty ( some with stated reservations or interpretations ) . This includes every member of the United Nations ( except the United States ) , plus the Cook Islands , Niue , the State of Palestine , and the Holy See . The United States has not ratified it . South Sudan did not sign the convention , however ratification was complete in January 2015 . Somalia 's domestic ratification finished in January 2015 and the instrument was deposited with the United Nations in October 2015 . </P>
which countries did not sign the un convention on the rights of the child
South Sudan