International justice
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
Source: UN Treaty Collection · scraped 2026-09-26
Figures below count the 193 UN member states separately from other parties to this treaty (international organizations and non-member observer states) — a treaty can have more parties than there are UN member states.
153/193
RatifiedUN member states
154 in total, incl. 1 non-UN member (State of Palestine)
1
Signed, not ratifiedUN member states
0
WithdrawnUN member states
39
No actionUN member states
| Country | Signature | Ratification | Withdrawal | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | — | 1956-03-22(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Albania | — | 1955-05-12(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Algeria | — | 1963-10-31(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Andorra | — | 2006-09-22(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Angola | — | — | — | No action |
| Antigua and Barbuda | — | 1988-10-25(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Argentina | — | 1956-06-05(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Armenia | — | 1993-06-23(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Australia | 1948-12-11 | 1949-07-08 | — | Ratified |
| Austria | — | 1958-03-19(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Azerbaijan | — | 1996-08-16(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Bahamas | — | 1975-08-05(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Bahrain | — | 1990-03-27(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Bangladesh | — | 1998-10-05(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Barbados | — | 1980-01-14(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Belarus | 1949-12-16 | 1954-08-11 | — | Ratified |
| Belgium | 1949-12-12 | 1951-09-05 | — | Ratified |
| Belize | — | 1998-03-10(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Benin | — | 2017-11-02(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Bhutan | — | — | — | No action |
| Bolivia | 1948-12-11 | 2005-06-14 | — | Ratified |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | — | 1992-12-29(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Botswana | — | — | — | No action |
| Brazil | 1948-12-11 | 1952-04-15 | — | Ratified |
| Brunei Darussalam | — | — | — | No action |
| Bulgaria | — | 1950-07-21(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Burkina Faso | — | 1965-09-14(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Burundi | — | 1997-01-06(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Cabo Verde | — | 2011-10-10(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Cambodia | — | 1950-10-14(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Cameroon | — | — | — | No action |
| Canada | 1949-11-28 | 1952-09-03 | — | Ratified |
| Central African Republic | — | — | — | No action |
| Chad | — | — | — | No action |
| Chile | 1948-12-11 | 1953-06-03 | — | Ratified |
| China | 1949-07-20 | 1983-04-18 | — | Ratified |
| Colombia | 1949-08-12 | 1959-10-27 | — | Ratified |
| Comoros | — | 2004-09-27(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Congo | — | — | — | No action |
| Costa Rica | — | 1950-10-14(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Croatia | — | 1992-10-12(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Cuba | 1949-12-28 | 1953-03-04 | — | Ratified |
| Cyprus | — | 1982-03-29(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Czech Republic | — | 1993-02-22(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Côte d'Ivoire | — | 1995-12-18(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | — | 1989-01-31(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | — | 1962-05-31(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Denmark | 1949-09-28 | 1951-06-15 | — | Ratified |
| Djibouti | — | 2026-02-25(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Dominica | — | 2019-05-13(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Dominican Republic | 1948-12-11 | — | — | Signed, not ratified |
| Ecuador | 1948-12-11 | 1949-12-21 | — | Ratified |
| Egypt | 1948-12-12 | 1952-02-08 | — | Ratified |
| El Salvador | 1949-04-27 | 1950-09-28 | — | Ratified |
| Equatorial Guinea | — | — | — | No action |
| Eritrea | — | — | — | No action |
| Estonia | — | 1991-10-21(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Eswatini | — | — | — | No action |
| Ethiopia | 1948-12-11 | 1949-07-01 | — | Ratified |
| Fiji | — | 1973-01-11(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Finland | — | 1959-12-18(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| France | 1948-12-11 | 1950-10-14 | — | Ratified |
| Gabon | — | 1983-01-21(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Gambia | — | 1978-12-29(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Georgia | — | 1993-10-11(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Germany | — | 1954-11-24(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Ghana | — | 1958-12-24(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Greece | 1949-12-29 | 1954-12-08 | — | Ratified |
| Grenada | — | — | — | No action |
| Guatemala | 1949-06-22 | 1950-01-13 | — | Ratified |
| Guinea | — | 2000-09-07(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Guinea-Bissau | — | 2013-09-24(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Guyana | — | — | — | No action |
| Haiti | 1948-12-11 | 1950-10-14 | — | Ratified |
| Honduras | 1949-04-22 | 1952-03-05 | — | Ratified |
| Hungary | — | 1952-01-07(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Iceland | 1949-05-14 | 1949-08-29 | — | Ratified |
| India | 1949-11-29 | 1959-08-27 | — | Ratified |
| Indonesia | — | — | — | No action |
| Iran | 1949-12-08 | 1956-08-14 | — | Ratified |
| Iraq | — | 1959-01-20(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Ireland | — | 1976-06-22(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Israel | 1949-08-17 | 1950-03-09 | — | Ratified |
| Italy | — | 1952-06-04(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Jamaica | — | 1968-09-23(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Japan | — | — | — | No action |
| Jordan | — | 1950-04-03(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Kazakhstan | — | 1998-08-26(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Kenya | — | — | — | No action |
| Kiribati | — | — | — | No action |
| Kuwait | — | 1995-03-07(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Kyrgyzstan | — | 1997-09-05(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | — | 1950-12-08(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Latvia | — | 1992-04-14(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Lebanon | 1949-12-30 | 1953-12-17 | — | Ratified |
| Lesotho | — | 1974-11-29(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Liberia | 1948-12-11 | 1950-06-20 | — | Ratified |
| Libya | — | 1989-05-16(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Liechtenstein | — | 1994-03-24(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Lithuania | — | 1996-02-01(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Luxembourg | — | 1981-10-07(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Madagascar | — | — | — | No action |
| Malawi | — | 2017-07-14(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Malaysia | — | 1994-12-20(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Maldives | — | 1984-04-24(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Mali | — | 1974-07-16(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Malta | — | 2014-06-06(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Marshall Islands | — | — | — | No action |
| Mauritania | — | — | — | No action |
| Mauritius | — | 2019-07-08(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Mexico | 1948-12-14 | 1952-07-22 | — | Ratified |
| Micronesia | — | — | — | No action |
| Monaco | — | 1950-03-30(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Mongolia | — | 1967-01-05(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Montenegro | — | 2006-10-23(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Morocco | — | 1958-01-24(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Mozambique | — | 1983-04-18(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Myanmar | 1949-12-30 | 1956-03-14 | — | Ratified |
| Namibia | — | 1994-11-28(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Nauru | — | — | — | No action |
| Nepal | — | 1969-01-17(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Netherlands | — | 1966-06-20(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| New Zealand | 1949-11-25 | 1978-12-28 | — | Ratified |
| Nicaragua | — | 1952-01-29(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Niger | — | — | — | No action |
| Nigeria | — | 2009-07-27(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| North Macedonia | — | 1994-01-18(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Norway | 1948-12-11 | 1949-07-22 | — | Ratified |
| Oman | — | — | — | No action |
| Pakistan | 1948-12-11 | 1957-10-12 | — | Ratified |
| Palau | — | — | — | No action |
| Panama | 1948-12-11 | 1950-01-11 | — | Ratified |
| Papua New Guinea | — | 1982-01-27(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Paraguay | 1948-12-11 | 2001-10-03 | — | Ratified |
| Peru | 1948-12-11 | 1960-02-24 | — | Ratified |
| Philippines | 1948-12-11 | 1950-07-07 | — | Ratified |
| Poland | — | 1950-11-14(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Portugal | — | 1999-02-09(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Qatar | — | — | — | No action |
| Republic of Korea | — | 1950-10-14(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Moldova | — | 1993-01-26(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Romania | — | 1950-11-02(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Russian Federation | 1949-12-16 | 1954-05-03 | — | Ratified |
| Rwanda | — | 1975-04-16(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | — | — | — | No action |
| Saint Lucia | — | — | — | No action |
| Samoa | — | — | — | No action |
| San Marino | — | 2013-11-08(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Sao Tome and Principe | — | — | — | No action |
| Saudi Arabia | — | 1950-07-13(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Senegal | — | 1983-08-04(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Serbia | — | 2001-03-12(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Seychelles | — | 1992-05-05(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Sierra Leone | — | — | — | No action |
| Singapore | — | 1995-08-18(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Slovakia | — | 1993-05-28(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Slovenia | — | 1992-07-06(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Solomon Islands | — | — | — | No action |
| Somalia | — | — | — | No action |
| South Africa | — | 1998-12-10(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| South Sudan | — | — | — | No action |
| Spain | — | 1968-09-13(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Sri Lanka | — | 1950-10-12(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | — | 1981-11-09(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| State of PalestineNon-UN member | — | 2014-04-02(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Sudan | — | 2003-10-13(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Suriname | — | — | — | No action |
| Sweden | 1949-12-30 | 1952-05-27 | — | Ratified |
| Switzerland | — | 2000-09-07(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Syrian Arab Republic | — | 1955-06-25(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Tajikistan | — | 2015-11-03(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Thailand | — | — | — | No action |
| Timor-Leste | — | — | — | No action |
| Togo | — | 1984-05-24(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Tonga | — | 1972-02-16(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Trinidad and Tobago | — | 2002-12-13(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Tunisia | — | 1956-11-29(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Turkmenistan | — | 2018-12-26(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Tuvalu | — | — | — | No action |
| Türkiye | — | 1950-07-31(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Uganda | — | 1995-11-14(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Ukraine | 1949-12-16 | 1954-11-15 | — | Ratified |
| United Arab Emirates | — | 2005-11-11(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| United Kingdom | — | 1970-01-30(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| United Republic of Tanzania | — | 1984-04-05(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| United States of America | 1948-12-11 | 1988-11-25 | — | Ratified |
| Uruguay | 1948-12-11 | 1967-07-11 | — | Ratified |
| Uzbekistan | — | 1999-09-09(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Vanuatu | — | — | — | No action |
| Venezuela | — | 1960-07-12(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Viet Nam | — | 1981-06-09(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Yemen | — | 1989-04-06(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Zambia | — | 2022-04-20(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Zimbabwe | — | 1991-05-13(Accession) | — | Ratified |