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50 Nations which are not party to the Genocide Convention (as of June 14, 2005)

List by Date of Membership in the United Nations
Alphabetical List
List by World Region
Name
U.N. Membership
Region
Dominican Republic *
October 24, 1945
South America
Thailand
December 16, 1946
Asia
Indonesia
September 28, 1950
Asia
Japan
December 18, 1956
Asia
Cameroon
September 20, 1960
Africa -Central
Central African Republic
September 20, 1960
Africa -Central
Somalia
September 20, 1960
Africa -East
Benin
September 20, 1960
Africa -West
Congo
September 20, 1960
Africa -Central
Democratic Republic of the Congo September 20, 1960Africa -Central
Madagascar
September 20, 1960
Africa -Southern
Niger
September 20, 1960
Africa -West
Chad
September 20, 1960
Africa -Central
Nigeria
October 7, 1960
Africa -West
Sierra Leone
September 27, 1961
Africa -West
Mauritania
October 27, 1961
Africa -West
Zambia
December 1, 1962
Africa -Southern
Kenya
December 16, 1963
Africa -East
Malta
December 1, 1964
Europe
Malawi
December 1, 1964
Africa -Southern
Guyana
September 20, 1966
South America
Botswana
October 17, 1966
Africa -Southern
Mauritius
April 24, 1968
Africa -Southern
Swaziland
September 24, 1968
Africa -Southern
Equatorial Guinea
November 12, 1968
Africa -Central
Bhutan
September 21, 1971
Asia
Qatar
September 21, 1971
Persian Gulf
Oman
October 7, 1971
Persian Gulf
United Arab Emirates
December 9, 1971
Persian Gulf
Grenada
September 17, 1974
Caribbean
Guinea-Bissau
September 17, 1974
Africa -West
Cape Verde
September 16, 1975
Africa -West
Suriname
December 4, 1975
South America
Angola
December 1, 1976
South America
Samoa
December 15, 1976
Pacific
Djibouti
September 20, 1977
Africa -East
Solomon Islands
September 19, 1978
Pacific
Dominica
December 18, 1978
Caribbean
Saint Lucia
September 18, 1979
Caribbean
Vanuatu
September 15, 1981
Pacific
St. Kitts and Nevis
September 23, 1983
Caribbean
Brunei Darussalam
September 21, 1984
Asia
Micronesia
September 17, 1991
Pacific
Marshall Islands
September 17, 1991
Pacific
Tajikistan
March 2, 1992
Central Asia
San Marino
March 2, 1992
Europe
Turkmenistan
March 2, 1992
Central Asia
Uzbekistan
March 2, 1992
Central Asia
Eritrea
May 28, 1993
Africa -East
Andorra
July 28, 1993
Europe
Palau
December 15, 1994
Pacific

* The Dominican Republic signed but has not ratified the Genocide Convention. The Dominican Republic signed on December 11, 1948, the first day the Convention was open for signature. Of the 43 nations which signed the Convention under Article XI by December 31, 1949, only the Dominican Republic has yet to follow this action with formal ratification.

List of parties to the Convention (UN status report)
Nations NOT party to the Genocide Convention

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