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Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

Treaty data

Treaty number 000837
Date of conclusion 18-12-1979
Place of conclusion New York
Provisional application
Entry into force 03-09-1981
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series
Parliamentary paper
Approval act 1991, 355
Consolidated text 0002909

Comment

The Convention was in force for the Netherlands Antilles from 22-08-1991 until 10-10-2010.

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Koninkrijksdeel Provisional
application		 Entry into force Retroactive effect Termination
Netherlands (in Europe) 22-08-1991
Netherlands (Bonaire) 10-10-2010
Netherlands (Sint Eustatius) 10-10-2010
Netherlands (Saba) 10-10-2010
Aruba 22-08-1991
Curaçao 10-10-2010
Sint Maarten 10-10-2010

PartiesParties with a link have a reservation.

Party Signature RatificationS=Signature without reservation or requirement of ratification R=Ratification, Acceptance, Approval or Notification A=Accession Su=Succession NK=Not Known Entry into force Renunciation Termination
Afghanistan 14-08-1980 05-03-2003 (R) 04-04-2003
Albania 11-05-1994 (A) 10-06-1994
Algeria 22-05-1996 (A) 21-06-1996
Andorra 15-01-1997 (A) 14-02-1997
Angola 17-09-1986 (A) 17-10-1986
Antigua and Barbuda 01-08-1989 (A) 31-08-1989
Argentina 17-07-1980 15-07-1985 (R) 14-08-1985
Armenia 13-09-1993 (A) 13-10-1993
Australia 17-07-1980 28-07-1983 (R) 27-08-1983
Austria 17-07-1980 31-03-1982 (R) 30-04-1982
Azerbaijan 10-07-1995 (A) 09-08-1995
Bahamas 06-10-1993 (A) 05-11-1993
Bahrain 18-06-2002 (A) 18-07-2002
Bangladesh 06-11-1984 (A) 06-12-1984
Barbados 24-07-1980 16-10-1980 (R) 03-09-1981
Belarus 17-07-1980 04-02-1981 (R) 03-09-1981
Belgium 17-07-1980 10-07-1985 (R) 09-08-1985
Belize 07-03-1990 16-05-1990 (R) 15-06-1990
Benin 11-11-1981 12-03-1992 (R) 11-04-1992
Bhutan 17-07-1980 31-08-1981 (R) 30-09-1981
Bolivia 30-05-1980 08-06-1990 (R) 08-07-1990
Bosnia and Herzegovina 01-09-1993 (Su) 06-03-1992
Botswana 13-08-1996 (A) 12-09-1996
Brazil 31-03-1981 01-02-1984 (R) 02-03-1984
Brunei 24-05-2006 (A) 23-06-2006
Bulgaria 17-07-1980 08-02-1982 (R) 10-03-1982
Burkina Faso 14-10-1987 (A) 13-11-1987
Burundi 17-07-1980 08-01-1992 (R) 07-02-1992
Cabo Verde 05-12-1980 (A) 03-09-1981
Cambodia 15-10-1992 (A) 14-11-1992
Cameroon 06-06-1983 23-08-1994 (R) 22-09-1994
Canada 17-07-1980 10-12-1981 (R) 09-01-1982
Central African Republic 21-06-1991 (A) 21-07-1991
Chad 09-06-1995 (A) 09-07-1995
Chile 17-07-1980 07-12-1989 (R) 06-01-1990
China 17-07-1980 04-11-1980 (R) 03-09-1981
Colombia 17-07-1980 19-01-1982 (R) 18-02-1982
Comoros 31-10-1994 (A) 30-11-1994
Cook Islands 11-08-2006 (A) 10-09-2006
Costa Rica 17-07-1980 04-04-1986 (R) 04-05-1986
Côte d'Ivoire 17-07-1980 18-12-1995 (R) 17-01-1996
Croatia 09-09-1992 (Su) 08-10-1991
Cuba 06-03-1980 17-07-1980 (R) 03-09-1981
Cyprus 23-07-1985 (A) 22-08-1985
Czech Republic 22-02-1993 (Su) 01-01-1993
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993) 17-07-1980 16-02-1982 (R) 18-03-1982
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 27-02-2001 (A) 29-03-2001
Democratic Republic of the Congo 17-07-1980 17-10-1986 (R) 16-11-1986
Denmark 17-07-1980 21-04-1983 (R) 21-05-1983
Djibouti 02-12-1998 (A) 01-01-1999
Dominica 15-09-1980 15-09-1980 (R) 03-09-1981
Dominican Republic 17-07-1980 02-09-1982 (R) 02-10-1982
Ecuador 17-07-1980 09-11-1981 (R) 09-12-1981
Egypt 16-07-1980 18-09-1981 (R) 18-10-1981
El Salvador 14-11-1980 19-08-1981 (R) 18-09-1981
Equatorial Guinea 23-10-1984 (A) 22-11-1984
Eritrea 05-09-1995 (A) 05-10-1995
Estonia 21-10-1991 (A) 20-11-1991
Eswatini 26-03-2004 (A) 25-04-2004
Ethiopia 08-07-1980 10-09-1981 (R) 10-10-1981
Federated States of Micronesia 01-09-2004 (A) 01-10-2004
Fiji 28-08-1995 (A) 27-09-1995
Finland 17-07-1980 04-09-1986 (R) 04-10-1986
France 17-07-1980 14-12-1983 (R) 13-01-1984
Gabon 17-07-1980 21-01-1983 (R) 20-02-1983
Gambia, The 29-07-1980 16-04-1993 (R) 16-05-1993
Georgia 26-10-1994 (A) 25-11-1994
Germany 17-07-1980 10-07-1985 (R) 09-08-1985
Ghana 17-07-1980 02-01-1986 (R) 01-02-1986
Greece 02-03-1982 07-06-1983 (R) 07-07-1983
Grenada 17-07-1980 30-08-1990 (R) 29-09-1990
Guatemala 08-06-1981 12-08-1982 (R) 11-09-1982
Guinea 17-07-1980 09-08-1982 (R) 08-09-1982
Guinea-Bissau 17-07-1980 23-08-1985 (R) 22-09-1985
Guyana 17-07-1980 17-07-1980 (R) 03-09-1981
Haïti 17-07-1980 20-07-1981 (R) 03-09-1981
Honduras 11-06-1980 03-03-1983 (R) 02-04-1983
Hungary 06-06-1980 22-12-1980 (R) 03-09-1981
Iceland 24-07-1980 18-06-1985 (R) 18-07-1985
India 30-07-1980 09-07-1993 (R) 08-08-1993
Indonesia 29-07-1980 13-09-1984 (R) 13-10-1984
Iraq 13-08-1986 (A) 12-09-1986
Ireland 23-12-1985 (A) 22-01-1986
Israel 17-07-1980 03-10-1991 (R) 02-11-1991
Italy 17-07-1980 10-06-1985 (R) 10-07-1985
Jamaica 17-07-1980 19-10-1984 (R) 18-11-1984
Japan 17-07-1980 25-06-1985 (R) 25-07-1985
Jordan 03-12-1980 01-07-1992 (R) 31-07-1992
Kazakhstan 26-08-1998 (A) 25-09-1998
Kenya 09-03-1984 (A) 08-04-1984
Kiribati 17-03-2004 (A) 16-04-2004
Kuwait 02-09-1994 (A) 02-10-1994
Kyrgyzstan 10-02-1997 (A) 12-03-1997
Laos 17-07-1980 14-08-1981 (R) 13-09-1981
Latvia 14-04-1992 (A) 14-05-1992
Lebanon 16-04-1997 (A) 16-05-1997
Lesotho 17-07-1980 22-08-1995 (R) 21-09-1995
Liberia 17-07-1984 (A) 16-08-1984
Libya 16-05-1989 (A) 15-06-1989
Liechtenstein 22-12-1995 (A) 21-01-1996
Lithuania 18-01-1994 (A) 17-02-1994
Luxembourg 17-07-1980 02-02-1989 (R) 04-03-1989
Madagascar 17-07-1980 17-03-1989 (R) 16-04-1989
Malawi 12-03-1987 (A) 11-04-1987
Malaysia 05-07-1995 (A) 04-08-1995
Maldives 01-07-1993 (A) 31-07-1993
Mali 05-02-1985 10-09-1985 (R) 10-10-1985
Malta 08-03-1991 (A) 07-04-1991
Marshall Islands 02-03-2006 (A) 01-04-2006
Mauritania 10-05-2001 (A) 09-06-2001
Mauritius 09-07-1984 (A) 08-08-1984
Mexico 17-07-1980 23-03-1981 (R) 03-09-1981
Moldova 01-07-1994 (A) 31-07-1994
Monaco 18-03-2005 (A) 17-04-2005
Mongolia 17-07-1980 20-07-1981 (R) 03-09-1981
Montenegro 23-10-2006 (Su) 03-06-2006
Morocco 21-06-1993 (A) 21-07-1993
Mozambique 21-04-1997 (A) 21-05-1997
Myanmar 22-07-1997 (A) 21-08-1997
Namibia 23-11-1992 (A) 23-12-1992
Nauru 23-06-2011 (A) 23-07-2011
Nepal 05-02-1991 22-04-1991 (R) 22-05-1991
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 17-07-1980 23-07-1991 (R) 22-08-1991
New Zealand 17-07-1980 10-01-1985 (R) 09-02-1985
Nicaragua 17-07-1980 27-10-1981 (R) 26-11-1981
Niger 08-10-1999 (A) 07-11-1999
Nigeria 23-04-1984 13-06-1985 (R) 13-07-1985
North Macedonia 18-01-1994 (Su) 17-11-1991
Norway 17-07-1980 21-05-1981 (R) 03-09-1981
Oman 07-02-2006 (A) 09-03-2006
Pakistan 12-03-1996 (A) 11-04-1996
Palau 20-09-2011
Palestine 02-04-2014 (A) 02-05-2014
Panama 26-06-1980 29-10-1981 (R) 28-11-1981
Papua New Guinea 12-01-1995 (A) 11-02-1995
Paraguay 06-04-1987 (A) 06-05-1987
Peru 23-07-1981 13-09-1982 (R) 13-10-1982
Philippines 15-07-1980 05-08-1981 (R) 04-09-1981
Poland 29-05-1980 30-07-1980 (R) 03-09-1981
Portugal 24-04-1980 30-07-1980 (R) 03-09-1981
Qatar 29-04-2009 (A) 29-05-2009
Republic of Korea, the 25-05-1983 27-12-1984 (R) 26-01-1985
Republic of the Congo 29-07-1980 26-07-1982 (R) 25-08-1982
Romania 04-09-1980 07-01-1982 (R) 06-02-1982
Russian Federation 17-07-1980 23-01-1981 (R) 03-09-1981
Rwanda 01-05-1980 02-03-1981 (R) 03-09-1981
Saint Kitts and Nevis 25-04-1985 (A) 25-05-1985
Saint Lucia 08-10-1982 (A) 07-11-1982
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 04-08-1981 (A) 03-09-1981
Samoa 25-09-1992 (A) 25-10-1992
San Marino 26-09-2003 10-12-2003 (R) 09-01-2004
São Tomé e Principe 31-10-1995 03-06-2003 (R) 03-07-2003
Saudi Arabia 07-09-2000 07-09-2000 (R) 07-10-2000
Senegal 29-07-1980 05-02-1985 (R) 07-03-1985
Serbia 12-03-2001 (Su) 27-04-1992
Seychelles 05-05-1992 (A) 04-06-1992
Sierra Leone 21-09-1988 11-11-1988 (R) 11-12-1988
Singapore 05-10-1995 (A) 04-11-1995
Slovakia 28-05-1993 (Su) 01-01-1993
Slovenia 06-07-1992 (Su) 25-06-1991
Solomon Islands 06-05-2002 (A) 05-06-2002
South Africa 29-01-1993 15-12-1995 (R) 14-01-1996
South Sudan 30-04-2015 (A) 30-05-2015
Spain 17-07-1980 05-01-1984 (R) 04-02-1984
Sri Lanka 17-07-1980 05-10-1981 (R) 04-11-1981
Suriname 01-03-1993 (A) 31-03-1993
Sweden 07-03-1980 02-07-1980 (R) 03-09-1981
Switzerland 23-01-1987 27-03-1997 (R) 26-04-1997
Syria 28-03-2003 (A) 27-04-2003
Tajikistan 26-10-1993 (A) 25-11-1993
Tanzania 17-07-1980 20-08-1985 (R) 19-09-1985
Thailand 09-08-1985 (A) 08-09-1985
Timor-Leste 16-04-2003 (A) 16-05-2003
Togo 26-09-1983 (A) 26-10-1983
Trinidad and Tobago 27-06-1985 12-01-1990 (R) 11-02-1990
Tunisia 24-07-1980 20-09-1985 (R) 20-10-1985
Türkiye 20-12-1985 (A) 19-01-1986
Turkmenistan 01-05-1997 (A) 31-05-1997
Tuvalu 06-10-1999 (A) 05-11-1999
Uganda 30-07-1980 22-07-1985 (R) 21-08-1985
Ukraine 17-07-1980 12-03-1981 (R) 03-09-1981
United Arab Emirates 06-10-2004 (A) 05-11-2004
United Kingdom 22-07-1981 07-04-1986 (R) 07-05-1986
United States of America 17-07-1980
Uruguay 30-03-1981 09-10-1981 (R) 08-11-1981
Uzbekistan 19-07-1995 (A) 18-08-1995
Vanuatu 08-09-1995 (A) 08-10-1995
Venezuela 17-07-1980 02-05-1983 (R) 01-06-1983
Vietnam 29-07-1980 17-02-1982 (R) 19-03-1982
Yemen 30-05-1984 (A) 29-06-1984
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991) 17-07-1980 26-02-1982 (R) 28-03-1982
Zambia 17-07-1980 21-06-1985 (R) 21-07-1985
Zimbabwe 13-05-1991 (A) 12-06-1991

Extensions

China

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Hong Kong SAR 01-07-1997
Macao SAR 20-12-1999

New Zealand

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Tokelau Islands 09-02-1982

Portugal

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Macao (<20-12-1999) 27-04-1999 20-12-1999

United Kingdom

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Anguilla 16-03-2016
Bermuda 16-03-2017
British Virgin Islands 07-05-1986
Cayman Islands 16-03-2016
Falkland Islands 07-05-1986
Hong Kong (< 01-07-1997) 14-10-1996 01-07-1997
Jersey 16-02-2021
Man, Isle of 07-05-1986
Saint-Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 16-03-2017
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands 07-05-1986
Turks and Caicos Islands 07-05-1986
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