List of parties to the Geneva Conventions

The Geneva Conventions consist of seven individual treaties which are open to ratification or accession by any sovereign state. Below is a list of state parties to the Geneva Conventions.

A date indicates the year the state ratified or acceded. An "S" indicates that the state has signed but has not yet ratified. A "—" indicates that the state has taken no action.

Member state	GC I–IV^[1]	Protocol I^[2]	Protocol II^[3]	Protocol III^[4]	Notes
Afghanistan	1956	2009	2009	—
Albania	1957	1993	1993	2008
Algeria	1960	1989	1989	—
Andorra	1993	—	—	—
Angola	1984	1984	—	S
Antigua and Barbuda	1986	1986	1986	—
Argentina	1956	1986	1986	2011
Armenia	1993	1993	1993	—
Australia	1958	1991	1991	2009
Austria	1953	1982	1982	2009
Azerbaijan	1993	—	—	—
Bahamas	1975	1980	1980	—
Bahrain	1971	1986	1986	—
Bangladesh	1972	1980	1980	—
Barbados	1968	1990	1990	—
Belarus	1954	1989	1989	2011
Belgium	1952	1986	1986	S
Belize	1984	1984	1984	2007
Benin	1961	1986	1986	—
Bhutan	1991	—	—	—
Bolivia	1976	1992	1983	S
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1992	1992	1992	S
Botswana	1968	1979	1979	—
Brazil	1957	1992	1992	2009
Brunei	1991	1991	1991	—
Bulgaria	1954	1989	1989	2006
Burkina Faso	1961	1987	1987	S
Burundi	1971	1993	1993	S
Cambodia	1958	1998	1998	—
Cameroon	1963	1984	1984	—
Canada	1965	1990	1990	2007
Cape Verde	1984	1995	1995	S
Central African Republic	1966	1984	1984	—
Chad	1970	1997	1997	—
Chile	1950	1991	1991	2008
China	1956	1983	1983	—	Macau was declared by China to be covered by its ratification from 20 December 1999.^[5] There is no such declaration over Hong Kong, where the corresponding British declaration is not in effect since 1 July 1997.^[6]
Colombia	1961	1993	1995	S
Comoros	1985	1985	1985	—
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1961	1982	2002	—
Republic of the Congo	1967	1983	1983	S
Cook Islands	2002	2002	2002	—
Costa Rica	1969	1983	1983	2008
Côte d'Ivoire	1961	1989	1989	—
Croatia	1992	1992	1992	2007
Cuba	1954	1982	1999	—
Cyprus	1962	1979	1996	2007
Czech Republic	1993	1993	1993	2007
Denmark	1951	1982	1982	2007
Djibouti	1978	1991	1991	—
Dominica	1981	1996	1996	—
Dominican Republic	1958	1994	1994	2009
East Timor	2003	2005	2005	S
Ecuador	1954	1979	1979	S
Egypt	1952	1992	1992	—
El Salvador	1953	1978	1978	2007
Equatorial Guinea	1986	1986	1986	—
Eritrea	2000	—	—	—
Estonia	1993	1993	1993	2008
Ethiopia	1969	1994	1994	S
Fiji	1971	2008	2008	2008
Finland	1955	1980	1980	2009
France	1951	2001	1984	2009
Gabon	1965	1980	1980	—
The Gambia	1966	1989	1989	—
Georgia	1993	1993	1993	2007
Germany	1954	1991	1991	2009
Ghana	1958	1978	1978	S
Greece	1956	1989	1993	2009
Grenada	1981	1998	1998	—
Guatemala	1952	1987	1987	2008
Guinea	1984	1984	1984	—
Guinea-Bissau	1974	1986	1986	—
Guyana	1968	1998	1998	2009
Haiti	1957	2006	2006	S
Holy See	1951	1985	1985	—
Honduras	1965	1995	1995	2006
Hungary	1954	1989	1989	2006
Iceland	1965	1987	1987	2006
India	1950	—	—	—
Indonesia	1958	—	—	—
Iran	1957	S	S	—
Iraq	1956	2010	—	—
Ireland	1962	1999	1999	S
Israel	1951	—	—	2007
Italy	1951	1986	1986	2009
Jamaica	1964	1986	1986	S
Japan	1953	2004	2004	—
Jordan	1951	1979	1979	—
Kazakhstan	1992	1992	1992	2009
Kenya	1966	1999	1999	S
Kiribati	1989	—	—	—
North Korea	1957	1988	—	—
South Korea	1966	1982	1982	S
Kuwait	1967	1985	1985	—
Kyrgyzstan	1992	1992	1992	—
Laos	1956	1980	1980	—
Latvia	1991	1991	1991	2007
Lebanon	1951	1997	1997	—
Lesotho	1968	1994	1994	—
Liberia	1954	1988	1988	—
Libya	1956	1978	1978	—
Liechtenstein	1950	1989	1989	2006
Lithuania	1996	2000	2000	2007
Luxembourg	1953	1989	1989	S
Republic of Macedonia	1993	1993	1993	2008
Madagascar	1963	1992	1992	S
Malawi	1968	1991	1991	—
Malaysia	1962	—	—	—
Maldives	1991	1991	1991	—
Mali	1965	1989	1989	—
Malta	1968	1989	1989	S
Marshall Islands	2004	—	—	—
Mauritania	1962	1980	1980	—
Mauritius	1970	1982	1982	—
Mexico	1952	1983	—	2008
Federated States of Micronesia	1995	1995	1995	—
Moldova	1993	1993	1993	2008
Monaco	1950	2000	2000	2007
Mongolia	1958	1995	1995	—
Montenegro	2006	2006	2006	—
Morocco	1956	S	S	—
Mozambique	1983	1983	2002	—
Myanmar	1992	—	—	—
Namibia	1991	1994	1994	—
Nauru	2006	2006	2006	S
Nepal	1964	—	—	S
Netherlands	1954	1987	1987	2006
New Zealand	1959	1988	1988	S	Niue has declared through statute that New Zealand's ratification of GC I–IV applies to its territory
Nicaragua	1953	1999	1999	2009
Niger	1964	1979	1979	—
Nigeria	1961	1988	1988	—
Norway	1951	1981	1981	2006
Oman	1974	1984	1984	—
Pakistan	1951	S	S	—
Palau	1996	1996	1996	—
Panama	1956	1995	1995	S
Papua New Guinea	1976	—	—	—
Paraguay	1961	1990	1990	2008
Peru	1956	1989	1989	S
Philippines	1952	S	1986	2006
Poland	1954	1991	1991	2009
Portugal	1961	1992	1992	S
Qatar	1975	1988	2005	—
Romania	1954	1990	1990	S
Russia	1960	1989	1989	S	Ratified GC I–IV and Protocols I and II as the Soviet Union
Rwanda	1964	1984	1984	—
Saint Kitts and Nevis	1986	1986	1986	—
Saint Lucia	1981	1982	1982	—
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1981	1983	1983	—
Samoa	1984	1984	1984	—
San Marino	1953	1994	1994	2007
Sao Tome and Principe	1976	1996	1996	—
Saudi Arabia	1963	1987	2001	—
Senegal	1963	1985	1985	—
Serbia	2001	2001	2001	2010
Seychelles	1984	1984	1984	—
Sierra Leone	1965	1986	1986	S
Singapore	1973	—	—	2008
Slovakia	1993	1993	1993	2007
Slovenia	1992	1992	1992	2008
Solomon Islands	1981	1988	1988	—
Somalia	1962	—	—	—
South Africa	1952	1995	1995	—
Spain	1952	1989	1989	2010
Sri Lanka	1959	—	—	—
Sudan	1957	2006	2006	—
Suriname	1976	1985	1985	—
Swaziland	1973	1995	1995	—
Sweden	1953	1979	1979	S
Switzerland	1950	1982	1982	2006
Syria	1953	1983	—	—
Tajikistan	1993	1993	1993	—
Tanzania	1962	1983	1983	S
Thailand	1954	—	—	—
Togo	1962	1984	1984	S
Tonga	1978	2003	2003	—
Trinidad and Tobago	1963	2001	2001	—
Tunisia	1957	1979	1979	—
Turkey	1954	—	—	S
Turkmenistan	1992	1992	1992	—
Tuvalu	1981	—	—	—
Uganda	1964	1991	1991	2008
Ukraine	1954	1990	1990	2010
United Arab Emirates	1972	1983	1983	—
United Kingdom	1957	1998	1998	2009
United States	1955	S	S	2007
Uruguay	1969	1985	1985	S
Uzbekistan	1993	1993	1993	—
Vanuatu	1982	1985	1985	—
Venezuela	1956	1998	1998	—
Vietnam	1957	1981	—	—
Yemen	1970	1990	1990	—
Zambia	1966	1995	1995	—
Zimbabwe	1983	1992	1992	—

Special cases

Niue: in 1958, Niue enacted the Geneva Conventions Act 1958, in which it stated that an accession to Geneva Conventions I-IV by New Zealand would apply the Conventions to the territory of Niue. New Zealand acceded to the Conventions in 1959 and the International Committee of the Red Cross therefore considers New Zealand's accession to cover the territory of Niue.
Palestine: in 1989, the Palestine Liberation Organization submitted what it claimed was a letter of accession to Geneva Conventions I–IV on behalf of the State of Palestine. In response, the Swiss Federal Council, which is the authority that is notified of ratifications or accessions to the treaty, stated that it was not in a position to decide whether the letter constituted a valid instrument of accession, "due to the uncertainty within the international community as to the existence or non-existence of a State of Palestine".

Notes

^ Year the state ratified or acceded to the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Geneva Conventions of 1949. As of December 2009, every member state of the United Nations, plus the Cook Islands and the Holy See, was a party to the four Geneva Conventions of 1949.
^ Year the state ratified or acceded to Protocol I of 1977. An "S" indicates that the state has signed the Protocol but has not yet ratified it. A "—" indicates that the state has taken no action with respect to the Protocol.
^ Year the state ratified or acceded to Protocol II of 1977. An "S" indicates that the state has signed the Protocol but has not yet ratified it. A "—" indicates that the state has taken no action with respect to the Protocol.
^ Year the state ratified or acceded to Protocol III of 2005. An "S" indicates that the state has signed the Protocol but has not yet ratified it. A "—" indicates that the state has taken no action with respect to the Protocol.
^ China Macau declaration
^ UK Hong Kong declaration

References

ICRC: 1949 Conventions and Protocols