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Other Treaties > Contracting Parties/Signatories > First 1949 Geneva Convention (Total Members: 196)
Contracting Parties/Signatories Signature Instrument In Force Details
Afghanistan December 8, 1949 Ratification : September 26, 1956 March 26, 1957
Albania December 12, 1949 Ratification : May 27, 1957 November 27, 1957 Details
Algeria Accession : June 20, 1960 December 20, 1960
Andorra Accession : September 17, 1993 March 17, 1994
Angola Accession : September 20, 1984 March 20, 1985
Antigua and Barbuda Declaration/Notification of Succession : October 6, 1986 November 1, 1981
Argentina December 8, 1949 Ratification : September 18, 1956 March 18, 1957
Armenia Accession : June 7, 1993 December 7, 1993
Australia January 4, 1950 Ratification : October 14, 1958 April 14, 1959
Austria August 12, 1949 Ratification : August 27, 1953 February 27, 1954
Azerbaijan Accession : June 1, 1993 December 1, 1993
Bahamas Declaration/Notification of Succession : July 11, 1975 July 10, 1973
Bahrain Accession : November 30, 1971 May 30, 1972
Bangladesh Declaration/Notification of Succession : April 4, 1972 March 26, 1971 Details
Barbados Declaration/Notification of Succession : September 10, 1968 November 30, 1966
Belarus December 12, 1949 Ratification : August 3, 1954 February 3, 1955 Details
Belgium December 8, 1949 Ratification : September 3, 1952 March 3, 1953
Belize Accession : June 29, 1984 December 29, 1984
Benin Declaration/Notification of Succession : December 14, 1961 August 1, 1960 Details
Bhutan Accession : January 10, 1991 July 10, 1991
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) December 8, 1949 Ratification : December 10, 1976 June 10, 1977
Bosnia and Herzegovina Declaration/Notification of Succession : December 31, 1992 March 6, 1992
Botswana Accession : March 29, 1968 September 29, 1968
Brazil December 8, 1949 Ratification : June 29, 1957 December 29, 1957
Brunei Darussalam Accession : October 14, 1991 April 14, 1992
Bulgaria December 28, 1949 Ratification : July 22, 1954 January 22, 1955
Burkina Faso Declaration/Notification of Succession : November 7, 1961 August 5, 1960 Details
Burundi Declaration/Notification of Succession : December 27, 1971 July 1, 1962
Cabo Verde Accession : May 11, 1984 November 11, 1984
Cambodia Accession : December 8, 1958 June 8, 1959
Cameroon Declaration/Notification of Succession : September 16, 1963 January 1, 1960
Canada December 8, 1949 Ratification : May 14, 1965 November 14, 1965
Central African Republic Declaration/Notification of Succession : August 1, 1966 August 13, 1960
Chad Accession : August 5, 1970 February 5, 1971
Chile August 12, 1949 Ratification : October 12, 1950 April 12, 1951
China December 10, 1949 Ratification : December 28, 1956 June 28, 1957 Details
Colombia August 12, 1949 Ratification : November 8, 1961 May 8, 1962
Comoros Accession : November 21, 1985 May 21, 1986
Congo Declaration/Notification of Succession : February 4, 1967 August 15, 1960 Details
Cook Islands Declaration/Notification of Succession : May 7, 2002 June 11, 2001
Costa Rica Accession : October 15, 1969 April 15, 1970
Croatia Declaration/Notification of Succession : May 11, 1992 October 8, 1991
Cuba August 12, 1949 Ratification : April 15, 1954 October 15, 1954
Cyprus Accession : May 23, 1962 November 23, 1962
Czech Republic Declaration/Notification of Succession : February 5, 1993 January 1, 1993
Côte d'Ivoire Declaration/Notification of Succession : December 28, 1961 August 7, 1960
Democratic People's Republic of Korea Accession : August 27, 1957 February 27, 1958 Details
Democratic Republic of the Congo Declaration/Notification of Succession : February 24, 1961 June 30, 1960 Details
Denmark December 12, 1949 Ratification : June 27, 1951 December 27, 1951
Djibouti Declaration/Notification of Succession : March 6, 1978 June 27, 1977
Dominica Declaration/Notification of Succession : September 28, 1981 November 3, 1978
Dominican Republic Accession : January 22, 1958 July 22, 1958
Ecuador August 12, 1949 Ratification : August 11, 1954 February 11, 1955
Egypt December 8, 1949 Ratification : November 10, 1952 May 10, 1953
El Salvador December 8, 1949 Ratification : June 17, 1953 December 17, 1953
Equatorial Guinea Accession : July 24, 1986 January 24, 1987
Eritrea Accession : August 14, 2000 August 14, 2000
Estonia Accession : January 18, 1993 July 18, 1993
Eswatini Accession : June 28, 1973 December 28, 1973
Ethiopia December 8, 1949 Ratification : October 2, 1969 April 2, 1970
Fiji Declaration/Notification of Succession : August 9, 1971 October 10, 1970
Finland December 8, 1949 Ratification : February 22, 1955 August 22, 1955
France December 8, 1949 Ratification : June 28, 1951 December 28, 1951
Gabon Declaration/Notification of Succession : February 26, 1965 August 17, 1960
Gambia (the) Declaration/Notification of Succession : October 20, 1966 February 18, 1965
Georgia Accession : September 14, 1993 March 14, 1994
Germany Accession : September 3, 1954 March 3, 1955 Details
Ghana Accession : August 2, 1958 February 2, 1959
Greece December 22, 1949 Ratification : June 5, 1956 December 5, 1956
Grenada Declaration/Notification of Succession : April 13, 1981 February 7, 1974
Guatemala August 12, 1949 Ratification : May 14, 1952 November 14, 1952
Guinea Accession : July 11, 1984 January 11, 1985
Guinea-Bissau Accession : February 21, 1974 August 21, 1974 Details
Guyana Declaration/Notification of Succession : July 22, 1968 May 26, 1966
Haiti Accession : April 11, 1957 October 11, 1957
Holy See December 8, 1949 Ratification : February 22, 1951 August 22, 1951
Honduras Accession : December 31, 1965 June 30, 1966
Hungary December 8, 1949 Ratification : August 3, 1954 February 3, 1955
Iceland Accession : August 10, 1965 February 10, 1966
India December 16, 1949 Ratification : November 9, 1950 May 9, 1951
Indonesia Accession : September 30, 1958 March 30, 1959
Iran (Islamic Republic of) December 8, 1949 Ratification : February 20, 1957 August 20, 1957 Details
Iraq Accession : February 14, 1956 August 14, 1956
Ireland December 9, 1949 Ratification : September 27, 1962 March 27, 1963
Israel December 8, 1949 Ratification : July 6, 1951 January 6, 1952 Details
Italy December 8, 1949 Ratification : December 17, 1951 June 17, 1952
Jamaica Declaration/Notification of Succession : July 20, 1964 August 6, 1962
Japan Accession : April 21, 1953 October 21, 1953
Jordan Accession : May 29, 1951 November 29, 1951
Kazakhstan Declaration/Notification of Succession : May 5, 1992 December 21, 1991
Kenya Accession : September 20, 1966 March 20, 1967
Kiribati Declaration/Notification of Succession : January 5, 1989 July 12, 1979
Kuwait Accession : September 2, 1967 March 2, 1968 Details
Kyrgyzstan Declaration/Notification of Succession : September 18, 1992 December 21, 1991
Lao People's Democratic Republic Accession : October 29, 1956 April 29, 1957
Latvia Accession : December 24, 1991 June 24, 1992
Lebanon December 8, 1949 Ratification : April 10, 1951 October 10, 1951
Lesotho Declaration/Notification of Succession : May 20, 1968 October 4, 1966
Liberia Accession : March 29, 1954 September 29, 1954
Libya Accession : May 22, 1956 November 22, 1956
Liechtenstein August 12, 1949 Ratification : September 21, 1950 March 21, 1951
Lithuania Accession : October 3, 1996 April 3, 1997
Luxembourg December 8, 1949 Ratification : July 1, 1953 January 1, 1954
Madagascar Declaration/Notification of Succession : July 18, 1963 June 26, 1960
Malawi Declaration/Notification of Succession : January 5, 1968 July 5, 1968
Malaysia Accession : August 24, 1962 February 24, 1963 Details
Maldives Accession : June 18, 1991 December 18, 1991
Mali Accession : May 24, 1965 November 24, 1965
Malta Declaration/Notification of Succession : August 22, 1968 September 21, 1964
Marshall Islands Accession : June 1, 2004 December 1, 2004
Mauritania Declaration/Notification of Succession : October 30, 1962 November 28, 1960
Mauritius Declaration/Notification of Succession : August 18, 1970 March 12, 1968
Mexico December 8, 1949 Ratification : October 29, 1952 April 29, 1953
Micronesia (Federated States of) Accession : September 19, 1995 March 19, 1996
Monaco August 12, 1949 Ratification : July 5, 1950 January 5, 1951
Mongolia Accession : December 20, 1958 June 20, 1959
Montenegro Accession : August 2, 2006 February 2, 2007
Morocco Accession : July 26, 1956 January 26, 1957
Mozambique Accession : March 14, 1983 September 14, 1983
Myanmar Accession : August 25, 1992 February 25, 1993
Namibia Declaration/Notification of Succession : August 22, 1991 March 21, 1990
Nauru Accession : June 27, 2006 December 27, 2006
Nepal Accession : February 7, 1964 August 7, 1964
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) December 8, 1949 Ratification : August 3, 1954 February 3, 1955
New Zealand February 11, 1950 Ratification : May 2, 1959 November 2, 1959 Details
Nicaragua August 12, 1949 Ratification : December 17, 1953 June 17, 1954
Niger Declaration/Notification of Succession : April 21, 1964 August 3, 1960
Nigeria Declaration/Notification of Succession : June 20, 1961 October 1, 1960
North Macedonia Declaration/Notification of Succession : September 1, 1993 September 8, 1991 Details
Norway August 12, 1949 Ratification : August 3, 1951 February 3, 1952
Oman Accession : January 31, 1974 July 31, 1974
Pakistan August 12, 1949 Ratification : June 12, 1951 December 12, 1951
Palau Accession : June 25, 1996 December 25, 1996
Palestine Accession : April 2, 2014 October 2, 2014 Details
Panama Accession : February 10, 1956 August 10, 1956
Papua New Guinea Declaration/Notification of Succession : May 26, 1976 September 16, 1975
Paraguay December 10, 1949 Ratification : October 23, 1961 April 23, 1962
Peru August 12, 1949 Ratification : February 15, 1956 August 15, 1956
Philippines December 8, 1949 Ratification : February 7, 1951 September 7, 1951
Poland December 8, 1949 Ratification : November 26, 1954 May 26, 1955
Portugal February 11, 1950 Ratification : March 14, 1961 September 14, 1961 Details
Qatar Accession : October 15, 1975 April 15, 1976
Republic of Korea Accession : August 16, 1966 August 16, 1966 Details
Republic of Moldova Accession : May 24, 1993 November 24, 1993
Romania February 10, 1950 Ratification : June 1, 1954 December 1, 1954
Russian Federation December 12, 1949 Ratification : May 10, 1954 November 10, 1954 Details
Rwanda Declaration/Notification of Succession : May 5, 1964 July 1, 1962
Saint Kitts and Nevis Declaration/Notification of Succession : February 14, 1986 September 19, 1983
Saint Lucia Declaration/Notification of Succession : September 18, 1981 February 22, 1979
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Accession : April 1, 1981 October 1, 1981
Samoa Declaration/Notification of Succession : August 23, 1984 January 1, 1962
San Marino Accession : August 29, 1953 February 28, 1954
Sao Tome and Principe Accession : May 21, 1976 November 21, 1976
Saudi Arabia Accession : May 18, 1963 November 18, 1963
Senegal Declaration/Notification of Succession : May 18, 1963 August 20, 1960
Serbia Declaration/Notification of Succession : October 16, 2001 April 27, 1992
Seychelles Accession : November 8, 1984 May 8, 1985
Sierra Leone Declaration/Notification of Succession : June 10, 1965 April 27, 1961
Singapore Accession : April 27, 1973 October 27, 1973
Slovakia Declaration/Notification of Succession : April 2, 1993 January 1, 1993
Slovenia Declaration/Notification of Succession : March 26, 1992 June 25, 1991
Solomon Islands Declaration/Notification of Succession : July 6, 1981 July 7, 1978
Somalia Accession : July 12, 1962 January 12, 1963
South Africa Accession : March 31, 1952 September 30, 1952
South Sudan Accession : January 25, 2013 July 25, 2013
Spain December 8, 1949 Ratification : August 4, 1952 February 4, 1953
Sri Lanka December 8, 1949 Ratification : February 28, 1959 August 28, 1959 Details
Sudan Accession : September 23, 1957 March 23, 1958
Suriname Declaration/Notification of Succession : October 13, 1976 November 25, 1975
Sweden December 8, 1949 Ratification : December 28, 1953 June 28, 1954
Switzerland August 12, 1949 Ratification : March 31, 1950 October 21, 1950
Syrian Arab Republic August 12, 1949 Ratification : November 2, 1953 May 2, 1954
Tajikistan Declaration/Notification of Succession : January 13, 1993 December 21, 1991
Thailand Accession : December 29, 1954 June 29, 1955
Timor-Leste Accession : May 8, 2003 November 8, 2003
Togo Declaration/Notification of Succession : January 6, 1962 April 27, 1960
Tonga Declaration/Notification of Succession : April 13, 1978 June 4, 1970
Trinidad and Tobago Accession : May 17, 1963 November 17, 1963
Tunisia Accession : May 4, 1957 November 4, 1957
Turkmenistan Declaration/Notification of Succession : April 10, 1992 December 26, 1991
Tuvalu Declaration/Notification of Succession : February 19, 1981 October 1, 1978
Türkiye August 12, 1949 Ratification : February 10, 1954 August 10, 1954
Uganda Accession : May 18, 1964 November 18, 1964
Ukraine December 12, 1949 Ratification : August 3, 1954 February 3, 1955 Details
United Arab Emirates Accession : May 10, 1972 November 10, 1972
United Kingdom December 8, 1949 Ratification : September 23, 1957 March 23, 1958 Details
United Republic of Tanzania Declaration/Notification of Succession : December 12, 1962 December 9, 1961 Details
United States of America August 12, 1949 Ratification : August 2, 1955 February 2, 1956 Details
Uruguay August 12, 1949 Ratification : March 5, 1969 September 5, 1969
Uzbekistan Accession : October 8, 1993 April 8, 1994
Vanuatu Accession : October 27, 1982 April 27, 1983
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) February 10, 1950 Ratification : February 13, 1956 August 13, 1956
Viet Nam Accession : June 28, 1957 December 28, 1957 Details
Yemen Accession : July 16, 1970 January 16, 1971 Details
Zambia Accession : October 19, 1966 April 19, 1967
Zimbabwe Accession : March 7, 1983 September 7, 1983