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Greece at the United Nations

Flag of Greece
Flag of Greece.svg (Public domain) — Wikimedia Commons
Admitted
1945-10-25
ISO 3166-1
GR / GRC
Charter signed
1945-06-26
Charter ratified
1945-10-25

A founding Member State: one of the fifty-one that signed the Charter at San Francisco in 1945.

International organisations

Every organisation this state belongs to that is compiled here, with the date it joined. Membership is resolved against this site’s own list of member states rather than taken from a query.

OrganisationJoined
United Nations 1945-10-25
European Union 1981-01-01

Service on principal organs

Elected terms as recorded by the Dag Hammarskjöld Library. A year marked pending is one the Library publishes as a partial list because its elections have not yet been held.

Economic and Social Council

2023 2022 2016 2015 2014 2009 2008 2007 2004 2003 2000 1996 1995 1994 1990 1989 1988 1984 1983 1982 1978 1977 1976 1972 1971 1970 1966 1958 1957 1956 1946

Security Council

2026 2025 2006 2005 1953 1952

Permanent mission

Mission
Permanent Mission of Greece to the United Nations
Address
Permanent Mission of Greece to the United Nations, 866 Second Avenue, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10017-2905
National holiday
Independence Day, 25 March
Accredited diplomats
21

Accredited diplomats

The numbers

IndicatorLatestYearSince 1981
Adult literacy rate 93.91 2009
CO2 emissions per capita 5.04642 2024
GDP 2.80636e+11 2025
GNI per capita 25,360 2025
Life expectancy at birth 81.839 2024
Military expenditure (% of GDP) 3.12798 2024
Population 1.0414e+07 2025
Refugees hosted (UNHCR mandate) 134,563 2025
Refugees originating (UNHCR mandate) 94 2025

World Bank, World Development Indicators, CC BY 4.0. The sparkline shows the shape of each run from its first reported year; the number beside it carries the magnitude, and there is deliberately no axis on it.

General Debate statements

79 statements to the General Debate since 1946, 221,339 words in all. The longest was 1988, at 8,058 words, delivered by Mr. PAPOULIAS.

Of the 32 statements since 1994 whose speaker’s post the record gives: Minister for Foreign Affairs ×18, Prime Minister ×9, Deputy Prime Minister ×2, Prime minister ×1. Earlier years are excluded because UN records do not consistently identify a speaker’s post before 1994, and counting those years as though they did would make any state look as though it sent nobody senior.

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Emblems and location

Coat of arms of Greece
Coat of arms. Coat of arms of Greece.svg by Tonyjeff, based on national symbol / : Philly boy92 (Public domain) — Wikimedia Commons

Treaties joined

116 actions recorded by the Secretary-General as depositary. Only treaties whose participant counts match the depositary’s own stated totals contribute rows.

TreatySignedRatified or acceded
Charter of the United Nations - 25 Oct 1945
Charter of the United Nations - 25 Oct 1945
Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations - 29 Dec 1947 a
Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations - 29 Dec 1947 a
Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies - 21 Jun 1977 a
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 29 Mar 1962 16 Jul 1970
Vienna Convention on Consular Relations - 14 Oct 1975 a
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide 29 Dec 1949 8 Dec 1954
Convention on the Rights of the Child 26 Jan 1990 11 May 1993
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty - 5 May 1997 a
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 30 Mar 2007 31 May 2012
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance 1 Oct 2008 9 Jul 2015
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination 7 Mar 1966 18 Jun 1970
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - 16 May 1985 a
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - 5 May 1997 a
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - 5 May 1997 a
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 2 Mar 1982 7 Jun 1983
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 4 Feb 1985 6 Oct 1988
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 4 Feb 1985 6 Oct 1988
Constitution of the World Health Organization 22 Jul 1946 12 Mar 1948 A
Protocol concerning the Office international d'hygiène publique 22 Jul 1946 12 Mar 1948 A
WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control 16 Jun 2003 27 Jan 2006
Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees - 7 Aug 1968 a
Protocol amending the Agreements, Conventions and Protocols on Narcotic Drugs, concluded at The Hague on 23 January 1912, at Geneva on 11 February 1925 and 19 February 1925, and 13 July 1931, at Bangkok on 27 November 1931 and at Geneva on 26 June 1936 11 Dec 1946 21 Feb 1949 A
Protocol Bringing under International Control Drugs Outside the Scope of the Convention of 13 July 1931 for Limiting the Manufacture and Regulating the Distribution of Narcotic Drugs, as amended by the Protocol signed at Lake Success, New York, on 11 December 1946 7 Dec 1948 29 Jul 1952 A
Protocol for Limiting and Regulating the Cultivation of the Poppy Plant, the Production of, International and Wholesale Trade in, and use of Opium 23 Jun 1953 6 Feb 1963
Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 - 6 Jun 1972 a
Convention on psychotropic substances 21 Feb 1971 10 Feb 1977
Protocol amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 25 Mar 1972 12 Jul 1985
United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances 23 Feb 1989 28 Jan 1992
Protocol signed at Lake Success, New York, on 12 November 1947, to amend the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Women and Children, concluded at Geneva on 30 September 1921, and the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Women of Full Age, concluded at Geneva on 11 October 1933 9 Mar 1951 5 Apr 1960 A
Protocol to amend the Convention for the suppression of the circulation of, and traffic in, obscene publications, concluded at Geneva on 12 September 1923 9 Mar 1951 5 Apr 1960 A
United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods - 12 Jan 1998 a
Agreement Establishing the Bank for Economic Cooperation and Development in the Middle East and North Africa 22 May 1997 -
Agreement establishing the International Fund for Agricultural Development 1 Jul 1977 30 Nov 1978
Constitution of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization [ 5 Oct 1979 ] [10 Jun 1983 ] (withdrawn)
Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Commercial Road Vehicles - 12 Sep 1961 a
Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention) - 2 May 1961 a
Customs Convention on Containers, 1972 11 Jan 1973 -
Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention) 30 Dec 1976 15 May 1980
International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods 1 Feb 1984 12 Jun 1987
Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring - 15 Jan 1974 a
Additional Protocol to the Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring, relating to the Importation of Tourist Publicity Documents and Material - 15 Jan 1974 a
Customs Convention on Containers - 12 Sep 1961 a
Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) - 24 May 1977 a
Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) - 27 May 1988 a
Agreement concerning the adoption of harmonized technical United Nations Regulations for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted and/or be used on wheeled vehicles and the conditions for reciprocal recognition of approvals granted on the basis of these United Nations Regulations - 6 Oct 1992 a
European Agreement concerning the Work of Crews of Vehicles Engaged in International Road Transport (AETR) - 11 Jan 1974 a
Agreement on the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs and on the Special Equipment to be used for such Carriage (ATP) 1 - 1 Apr 1992 a
European Agreement supplementing the Convention on road traffic opened for signature at Vienna on 8 November 1968 - 18 Dec 1986 a
European Agreement supplementing the Convention on Road Signs and Signals - 18 Dec 1986 a
Protocol on Road Markings, additional to the European Agreement supplementing the Convention on Road Signs and Signals - 18 Dec 1986 a
European Agreement on main international traffic arteries (AGR) - 11 Oct 1988 a
Protocol on Road Signs and Signals - 1 Jul 1952 a
Agreement concerning the Adoption of Uniform Conditions for Periodical Technical Inspections of Wheeled Vehicles and the Reciprocal Recognition of such Inspections 13 Nov 1997 -
European Agreement supplementing the 1949 Convention on road traffic and the 1949 Protocol on road signs and signals - 1 Jul 1952 a
European Agreement on the application of article 23 of the 1949 Convention on road traffic, concerning the dimensions and weights of vehicles permitted to travel on certain roads of the Contracting Parties - 1 Jul 1952 a
Declaration on the construction of main international traffic arteries - 1 Jul 1952 a
General Agreement on Economic Regulations for International Road transport (a) Additional Protocol (b) Protocol of Signature 17 Mar 1954 11 Dec 1956
Agreement on Signs for Road Works, amending the European Agreement of 16 September 1950 supplementing the 1949 Convention on Road Traffic and the 1949 Protocol on Road Signs and Signals 1 16 Dec 1955 -
European Agreement on Main International Railway Lines (AGC) 9 Jul 1986 31 Mar 1995
European Agreement on Main Inland Waterways of International Importance (AGN) 24 Sep 1997 -
United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea 23 Sep 2009 -
European Agreement on Important International Combined Transport Lines and Related Installations (AGTC) 30 Oct 1991 26 Apr 1995
Convention on the International Maritime Organization 6 Mar 1948 31 Dec 1958 A
Convention on the International Maritime Organization 6 Mar 1948 31 Dec 1958 A
Protocol amending the International Convention relating to Economic Statistics, signed at Geneva on 14 December 1928 9 Dec 1948 9 Oct 1950 A
Agreement for Facilitating the International Circulation of Visual and Auditory Materials of an Educational, Scientific and Cultural Character 31 Dec 1949 9 Jul 1954 A
Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials 22 Nov 1950 12 Dec 1955
International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations - 6 Oct 1992 a
Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms against Unauthorized Duplication of their Phonograms - 2 Nov 1993 a
Protocol to the Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials of 22 November 1950 - 4 Mar 1983 a
Statutes of the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology 13 Sep 1983 -
International Tropical Timber Agreement, 2006 29 Oct 2007 21 Oct 2011
Food Assistance Convention 26 Sep 2012 -
Convention on the Political Rights of Women 1 Apr 1953 29 Dec 1953
Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages 3 Jan 1963 -
Protocol amending the Slavery Convention signed at Geneva on 25 September 1926 7 Dec 1953 12 Dec 1955 A
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 18 Jul 1998 15 May 2002
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism 8 Mar 2000 16 Apr 2004
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime 13 Dec 2000 11 Jan 2011
Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Criminal Court 25 Sep 2003 6 Jul 2007
United Nations Convention against Corruption 10 Dec 2003 17 Sep 2008
United Nations Convention against Cybercrime; Strengthening International Cooperation for Combating Certain Crimes Committed by Means of Information and Communications Technology Systems and for the Sharing of Evidence in Electronic Form of Serious Crimes 25 Oct 2025 -
International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages 18 Mar 1980 18 Jun 1987
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents - 3 Jul 1984 a
Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel - 3 Aug 2000 a
International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings 2 Feb 1998 27 May 2003
Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction 21 Sep 2023 9 Jun 2025
Convention on the Continental Shelf - 6 Nov 1972 a
Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks 27 Jun 1996 19 Dec 2003
Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea 1 Jul 1997 17 Oct 2007
Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Seabed Authority 14 Oct 1998 12 Dec 2022
Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards - 16 Jul 1962 a
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties between States and International Organizations or between International Organizations 15 Jul 1986 28 Jan 1992
Convention relating to the distribution of programme-carrying signals transmitted by satellite - 22 Jul 1991 a
Convention on the prohibition of military or any other hostile use of environmental modification techniques - 23 Aug 1983 a
Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which may be deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to have Indiscriminate Effects (with Protocols I, II and III) 10 Apr 1981 28 Jan 1992
Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction 13 Jan 1993 22 Dec 1994
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty 24 Sep 1996 21 Apr 1999
Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction 3 Dec 1997 25 Sep 2003
Arms Trade Treaty 3 Jun 2013 29 Feb 2016
Convention on long-range transboundary air pollution 14 Nov 1979 30 Aug 1983
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa 14 Oct 1994 5 May 1997
Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses - 2 Dec 2010 a
Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters 25 Jun 1998 27 Jan 2006
Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade 11 Sep 1998 23 Dec 2003
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants 23 May 2001 3 May 2006
Protocol on Civil Liability and Compensation for Damage Caused by the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents on Transboundary Waters to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes and to the 1992 Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents 21 May 2003 -
Minamata Convention on Mercury 10 Oct 2013 10 Jun 2020
Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer 22 Mar 1985 29 Dec 1988
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal 22 Mar 1989 4 Aug 1994
Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context 26 Feb 1991 24 Feb 1998
Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes 18 Mar 1992 6 Sep 1996
Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents 18 Mar 1992 24 Feb 1998
Convention on Biological Diversity 12 Jun 1992 4 Aug 1994

Recorded votes

ResolutionDateVote
S/RES/2824(2026) - yes
A/RES/80/282 - yes
A/RES/80/286 - yes
S/RES/2825(2026) - yes
A/RES/80/296 - yes
A/RES/80/293 B - yes
A/RES/80/294 - yes
A/RES/80/293 A - yes
A/RES/80/297 - yes
A/RES/80/299 - yes

Provenance

Every fact on this page, with where it came from and how sure we are.

AttributeValueSourceConfidenceFetched
iso2GR wikidata 1.02026-08-26T06:55:17.905932+00:00
iso3GRC wikidata 1.02026-08-26T06:55:17.905942+00:00
m49300 un_sdg 1.02026-08-26T06:55:41.141743+00:00
nameGreece wikidata 1.02026-08-26T06:55:17.905913+00:00
un_admission_date1945-10-25 wikidata 1.02026-08-26T06:55:17.905922+00:00
unsd_nameGreece un_sdg 1.02026-08-26T06:55:41.141753+00:00

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