CEDAW – RATIFICATIONS – RESERVATIONS – UN Conventions on All Forms of Discrimination against Women

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CHAPTER IV

HUMAN RIGHTS

8 . Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

New York, 18 December 1979 ¹

Entry into force

3 September 1981, in accordance with article 27(1).

Registration

3 September 1981, No. 20378

Status

Signatories : 99. Parties : 189

Text

United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 1249, p. 13.

Note

The Convention was opened for signature at the United Nations Headquarters on 1 March 1980.

Participant	Signature	Ratification, Accession(a), Succession(d)
Afghanistan	14 Aug 1980	5 Mar 2003
Albania		11 May 1994 a
Algeria 2		22 May 1996 a
Andorra		15 Jan 1997 a
Angola		17 Sep 1986 a
Antigua and Barbuda		1 Aug 1989 a
Argentina	17 Jul 1980	15 Jul 1985
Armenia		13 Sep 1993 a
Australia 3	17 Jul 1980	28 Jul 1983
Austria 4	17 Jul 1980	31 Mar 1982
Azerbaijan		10 Jul 1995 a
Bahamas		6 Oct 1993 a
Bahrain		18 Jun 2002 a
Bangladesh 5		6 Nov 1984 a
Barbados	24 Jul 1980	16 Oct 1980
Belarus	17 Jul 1980	4 Feb 1981
Belgium 6	17 Jul 1980	10 Jul 1985
Belize	7 Mar 1990	16 May 1990
Benin	11 Nov 1981	12 Mar 1992
Bhutan	17 Jul 1980	31 Aug 1981
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	30 May 1980	8 Jun 1990
Bosnia and Herzegovina ⁷		1 Sep 1993 d
Botswana		13 Aug 1996 a
Brazil 8	31 Mar 1981	1 Feb 1984
Brunei Darussalam		24 May 2006 a
Bulgaria 9	17 Jul 1980	8 Feb 1982
Burkina Faso		14 Oct 1987 a
Burundi	17 Jul 1980	8 Jan 1992
Cabo Verde		5 Dec 1980 a
Cambodia ^{10, 11}	17 Oct 1980	15 Oct 1992 a
Cameroon	6 Jun 1983	23 Aug 1994
Canada 12	17 Jul 1980	10 Dec 1981
Central African Republic		21 Jun 1991 a
Chad		9 Jun 1995 a
Chile	17 Jul 1980	7 Dec 1989
China 13, 14	17 Jul 1980	4 Nov 1980
Colombia	17 Jul 1980	19 Jan 1982
Comoros		31 Oct 1994 a
Congo	29 Jul 1980	26 Jul 1982
Cook Islands 15		11 Aug 2006 a
Costa Rica	17 Jul 1980	4 Apr 1986
Côte d’Ivoire	17 Jul 1980	18 Dec 1995
Croatia ⁷		9 Sep 1992 d
Cuba	6 Mar 1980	17 Jul 1980
Cyprus 16		23 Jul 1985 a
Czech Republic 17		22 Feb 1993 d
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 18, 19		27 Feb 2001 a
Democratic Republic of the Congo	17 Jul 1980	17 Oct 1986
Denmark ²⁰	17 Jul 1980	21 Apr 1983
Djibouti		2 Dec 1998 a
Dominica	15 Sep 1980	15 Sep 1980
Dominican Republic	17 Jul 1980	2 Sep 1982
Ecuador	17 Jul 1980	9 Nov 1981
Egypt 21	16 Jul 1980	18 Sep 1981
El Salvador	14 Nov 1980	19 Aug 1981
Equatorial Guinea		23 Oct 1984 a
Eritrea		5 Sep 1995 a
Estonia		21 Oct 1991 a
Ethiopia	8 Jul 1980	10 Sep 1981
Fiji 22		28 Aug 1995 a
Finland	17 Jul 1980	4 Sep 1986
France 23	17 Jul 1980	14 Dec 1983
Gabon	17 Jul 1980	21 Jan 1983
Gambia	29 Jul 1980	16 Apr 1993
Georgia		26 Oct 1994 a
Germany 24, 25, 26	17 Jul 1980	10 Jul 1985
Ghana	17 Jul 1980	2 Jan 1986
Greece	2 Mar 1982	7 Jun 1983
Grenada	17 Jul 1980	30 Aug 1990
Guatemala	8 Jun 1981	12 Aug 1982
Guinea ²⁷	17 Jul 1980	9 Aug 1982
Guinea-Bissau	17 Jul 1980	23 Aug 1985
Guyana	17 Jul 1980	17 Jul 1980
Haiti	17 Jul 1980	20 Jul 1981
Honduras	11 Jun 1980	3 Mar 1983
Hungary 28	6 Jun 1980	22 Dec 1980
Iceland	24 Jul 1980	18 Jun 1985
India	30 Jul 1980	9 Jul 1993
Indonesia	29 Jul 1980	13 Sep 1984
Iraq		13 Aug 1986 a
Ireland 29		23 Dec 1985 a
Israel 30	17 Jul 1980	3 Oct 1991
Italy	17 Jul 1980	10 Jun 1985
Jamaica 31	17 Jul 1980	19 Oct 1984
Japan	17 Jul 1980	25 Jun 1985
Jordan	3 Dec 1980	1 Jul 1992
Kazakhstan		26 Aug 1998 a
Kenya		9 Mar 1984 a
Kiribati		17 Mar 2004 a
Kuwait 32		2 Sep 1994 a
Kyrgyzstan		10 Feb 1997 a
Lao People’s Democratic Republic	17 Jul 1980	14 Aug 1981
Latvia		14 Apr 1992 a
Lebanon		16 Apr 1997 a
Lesotho 33	17 Jul 1980	22 Aug 1995
Liberia		17 Jul 1984 a
Libya 34		16 May 1989 a
Liechtenstein 35		22 Dec 1995 a
Lithuania		18 Jan 1994 a
Luxembourg	17 Jul 1980	2 Feb 1989
Madagascar	17 Jul 1980	17 Mar 1989
Malawi 36		12 Mar 1987 a
Malaysia 37		5 Jul 1995 a
Maldives 38, 39		1 Jul 1993 a
Mali	5 Feb 1985	10 Sep 1985
Malta		8 Mar 1991 a
Marshall Islands		2 Mar 2006 a
Mauritania 40		10 May 2001 a
Mauritius 41		9 Jul 1984 a
Mexico	17 Jul 1980	23 Mar 1981
Micronesia (Federated States of)		1 Sep 2004 a
Monaco		18 Mar 2005 a
Mongolia 42	17 Jul 1980	20 Jul 1981
Montenegro ⁴³		23 Oct 2006 d
Morocco		21 Jun 1993 a
Mozambique		21 Apr 1997 a
Myanmar		22 Jul 1997 a
Namibia		23 Nov 1992 a
Nauru		23 Jun 2011 a
Nepal	5 Feb 1991	22 Apr 1991
Netherlands 44	17 Jul 1980	23 Jul 1991
New Zealand 45, 46, 47, 48, 49	17 Jul 1980	10 Jan 1985
Nicaragua	17 Jul 1980	27 Oct 1981
Niger 50		8 Oct 1999 a
Nigeria	23 Apr 1984	13 Jun 1985
Norway	17 Jul 1980	21 May 1981
Oman		7 Feb 2006 a
Pakistan		12 Mar 1996 a
Palau	20 Sep 2011
Panama	26 Jun 1980	29 Oct 1981
Papua New Guinea		12 Jan 1995 a
Paraguay		6 Apr 1987 a
Peru	23 Jul 1981	13 Sep 1982
Philippines	15 Jul 1980	5 Aug 1981
Poland 51	29 May 1980	30 Jul 1980
Portugal ^{13, 52}	24 Apr 1980	30 Jul 1980
Qatar		29 Apr 2009 a
Republic of Korea 53	25 May 1983	27 Dec 1984
Republic of Moldova		1 Jul 1994 a
Romania 54	4 Sep 1980	7 Jan 1982
Russian Federation 55	17 Jul 1980	23 Jan 1981
Rwanda	1 May 1980	2 Mar 1981
Samoa		25 Sep 1992 a
San Marino	26 Sep 2003	10 Dec 2003
Sao Tome and Principe	31 Oct 1995	3 Jun 2003
Saudi Arabia	7 Sep 2000	7 Sep 2000
Senegal	29 Jul 1980	5 Feb 1985
Serbia ⁷		12 Mar 2001 d
Seychelles		5 May 1992 a
Sierra Leone	21 Sep 1988	11 Nov 1988
Singapore 56, 57, 58		5 Oct 1995 a
Slovakia 17		28 May 1993 d
Slovenia ⁷		6 Jul 1992 d
Solomon Islands		6 May 2002 a
South Africa	29 Jan 1993	15 Dec 1995
South Sudan		30 Apr 2015 a
Spain	17 Jul 1980	5 Jan 1984
Sri Lanka	17 Jul 1980	5 Oct 1981
St. Kitts and Nevis		25 Apr 1985 a
St. Lucia		8 Oct 1982 a
St. Vincent and the Grenadines		4 Aug 1981 a
State of Palestine		2 Apr 2014 a
Suriname		1 Mar 1993 a
Swaziland		26 Mar 2004 a
Sweden ^{59, 60}	7 Mar 1980	2 Jul 1980
Switzerland 61	23 Jan 1987	27 Mar 1997
Syrian Arab Republic		28 Mar 2003 a
Tajikistan		26 Oct 1993 a
Thailand 62		9 Aug 1985 a
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia ⁷		18 Jan 1994 d
Timor-Leste		16 Apr 2003 a
Togo		26 Sep 1983 a
Trinidad and Tobago	27 Jun 1985	12 Jan 1990
Tunisia	24 Jul 1980	20 Sep 1985
Turkey		20 Dec 1985 a
Turkmenistan		1 May 1997 a
Tuvalu		6 Oct 1999 a
Uganda	30 Jul 1980	22 Jul 1985
Ukraine	17 Jul 1980	12 Mar 1981
United Arab Emirates 63		6 Oct 2004 a
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 14, 64, 65, 66	22 Jul 1981	7 Apr 1986
United Republic of Tanzania	17 Jul 1980	20 Aug 1985
United States of America	17 Jul 1980
Uruguay	30 Mar 1981	9 Oct 1981
Uzbekistan		19 Jul 1995 a
Vanuatu		8 Sep 1995 a
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)	17 Jul 1980	2 May 1983
Viet Nam	29 Jul 1980	17 Feb 1982
Yemen 67		30 May 1984 a
Zambia	17 Jul 1980	21 Jun 1985
Zimbabwe		13 May 1991 a

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