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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.

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 S
 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 —
 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 —
 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 — — —
 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 S
 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 S
 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 S
 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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.

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