2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions

Under Article 15, the convention was open for signature from 3 December 2008 until its
entry into force, which was 1 August 2010. On the following list, the first date is signature;
the second date is ratification. Now that the convention has entered into force, states may
no longer sign—rather they may become bound through a one-step procedure known as
accession. According to Article 16(2), the treaty is open for accession by any state that has
not signed. Accession is indicated below with (a).

As of 3 August 2023 there were 112 States Parties and 12 signatories.

States Parties 

Afghanistan 3 Dec 08; 8 Sep 11

Albania 3 Dec 08; 16 Jun 09

Andorra 9 Apr 13 (a)

Antigua and Barbuda 16 Jul 10; 23 Aug 10

Australia 3 Dec 08; 8 Oct 12

Austria 3 Dec 08; 2 Apr 09

Belgium 3 Dec 08; 22 Dec 09

Belize 2 Sep 14 (a)

Benin 3 Dec 08; 10 Jul 17

Bolivia 3 Dec 08; 30 Apr 13

Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 Dec 08; 7 Sep 10

Botswana 3 Dec 08; 27 Jun 11

Bulgaria 3 Dec 08; 6 Apr 11

Burkina Faso 3 Dec 08; 16 Feb 10

Burundi 3 Dec 08; 25 Sep 09

Cameroon 15 Dec 09; 12 Jul 12

Canada 3 Dec 08; 16 Mar 15

Cabo Verde 3 Dec 08; 19 Oct 10

Chad 3 Dec 08; 26 Mar 13

Chile 3 Dec 08; 16 Dec 10\

Colombia 3 Dec 08; 10 Sep 15

Comoros 3 Dec 08; 28 Jul 10

Congo, Rep. 3 Dec 08; 2 Sep 14

Cook Islands 3 Dec 08; 23 Aug 11

Costa Rica 3 Dec 08; 28 Apr 11

Côte d’Ivoire 4 Dec 08; 12 Mar 12

Croatia 3 Dec 08; 17 Aug 09

Cuba 6 Apr 16 (a)

Czech Republic 3 Dec 08; 22 Sep 11

Denmark 3 Dec 08; 12 Feb 10

Dominican Republic 10 Nov 09; 20 Dec 11

Ecuador 3 Dec 08; 11 May 10

El Salvador 3 Dec 08; 10 Jan 11

Eswatini 13 Sep 11 (a)

Fiji 3 Dec 08; 28 May 10

France 3 Dec 08; 25 Sep 09

Gambia 3 Dec 08; 11 Dec 18

Germany 3 Dec 08; 8 Jul 09

Ghana 3 Dec 08; 3 Feb 11

Grenada 29 Jun 11 (a)

Guatemala 3 Dec 08; 3 Nov 10

Guinea 3 Dec 08; 21 Oct 14

Guinea-Bissau 3 Dec 08; 29 Nov 10

Guyana 31 Oct 14 (a)

Holy See 3 Dec 08; 3 Dec 08

Honduras 3 Dec 08; 21 Mar 12

Hungary 3 Dec 08; 3 Jul 12

Iceland 3 Dec 08; 31 Aug 15

Iraq 12 Nov 09; 14 May 13

Ireland 3 Dec 08; 3 Dec 08

Italy 3 Dec 08; 21 Sep 11

Japan 3 Dec 08; 14 Jul 09

Lao PDR 3 Dec 08; 18 Mar 09

Lebanon 3 Dec 08; 5 Nov 10

Lesotho 3 Dec 08; 28 May 10

Liechtenstein 3 Dec 08; 4 Mar 13

Lithuania 3 Dec 08; 24 Mar 11

Luxembourg 3 Dec 08; 10 Jul 09

Madagascar 3 Dec 08; 20 May 17

Malawi 3 Dec 08; 7 Oct 09

Maldives 27 Sep 19 (a)

Mali 3 Dec 08; 30 Jun 10

Malta 3 Dec 08; 24 Sep 09

Mauritania 19 Apr 10; 1 Feb 12

Mauritius 1 Oct 15 (a)

Mexico 3 Dec 08; 6 May 09

Moldova 3 Dec 08; 16 Feb 10

Monaco 3 Dec 08; 21 Sep 10

Montenegro 3 Dec 08; 25 Jan 10

Mozambique 3 Dec 08; 14 Mar 11

Namibia 3 Dec 08; 31 Aug 18

Nauru 3 Dec 08; 4 Feb 13

Netherlands 3 Dec 08; 23 Feb 11

New Zealand 3 Dec 08; 22 Dec 09

Nicaragua 3 Dec 08; 2 Nov 09

Niger 3 Dec 08; 2 Jun 09

Nigeria 12 Jun 09; 28 Feb 23

Niue 6 Aug 20 (a)

North Macedonia 3 Dec 08; 8 Oct 09

Norway 3 Dec 08; 3 Dec 08

Palau 3 Dec 08; 19 Apr 16

Palestine 2 Jan 15 (a)

Panama 3 Dec 08; 29 Nov 10

Paraguay 3 Dec 08; 12 Mar 15

Peru 3 Dec 08; 26 Sep 12

Philippines 3 Dec 08; 3 Jan 19

Portugal 3 Dec 08; 9 Mar 11

Rwanda 3 Dec 08; 25 Aug 15

Saint Kitts and Nevis 13 Sep 13 (a)

Saint Lucia 15 Sep 20 (a)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 23 Sep 09; 29 Oct 10

Samoa 3 Dec 08; 28 Apr 10

San Marino 3 Dec 08; 10 Jul 09

São Tomé & Príncipe 3 Dec 08; 27 Jan 20

Senegal 3 Dec 08; 3 Aug 11

Seychelles 13 Apr 10; 20 May 10

Sierra Leone 3 Dec 08; 3 Dec 08

Slovak Republic 24 Jul 15 (a)

Slovenia 3 Dec 08; 19 Aug 09

Somalia 3 Dec 08; 30 Sep 15

South Africa 3 Dec 08; 28 May 15

South Sudan 3 Aug 23 (a)

Spain 3 Dec 08; 17 Jun 09

Sri Lanka 1 Mar 2018 (a)

Sweden 3 Dec 08; 23 Apr 12

Switzerland 3 Dec 08; 17 Jul 12

Togo 3 Dec 08; 22 Jun 12

Trinidad and Tobago 21 Sep 11 (a)

Tunisia 12 Jan 09; 28 Sep 10

United Kingdom 3 Dec 08; 4 May 10

Uruguay 3 Dec 08; 24 Sep 09

Zambia 3 Dec 08; 12 Aug 09