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CEDAW OPTIONAL PROTOCOL - TOTAL UN STATES PARTIES TO CEDAW PROTOCOL NOW 92.
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Optional
Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
against Women New York, 6 October 1999
Last
update: |
1
October 2008 |
Entry
into force: |
22
December 2000, in accordance with article 16 (1) (see paragraph 16 of
Resolution A/RES/54/4). |
Registration:
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22
December 2000, No. 20378. |
Status:
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Signatories:
79, Parties: 92. |
Text:
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A/RES/54/4.
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Note: The Protocol was adopted by resolution A/RES/54/4 of 6 October 1999 at the fifty-fourth session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. In accordance with its article 15(1), the Protocol will be open for signature by any State that has signed, ratified or acceded to the Convention at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 10 December 1999.
Participant |
Signature |
Ratification, Accession (a), Succession (d) |
Albania
|
. |
23
Jun 2003 a |
Andorra
|
9
Jul 2001 |
14
Oct 2002 |
Angola |
|
1
Nov 2007 a |
Antigua
and Barbuda |
. |
5
Jun 2006 a |
Argentina
1 |
28
Feb 2000 |
20
Mar 2007 |
Armenia
|
. |
14
Sep 2006 a |
Austria
|
10
Dec 1999 |
6
Sep 2000 |
Azerbaijan
|
6
Jun 2000 |
1
Jun 2001 |
Bangladesh
|
6
Sep 2000 |
6
Sep 2000 |
Belarus
|
29
Apr 2002 |
3
Feb 2004 |
Belgium
|
10
Dec 1999 |
17
Jun 2004 |
Belize
|
. |
9
Dec 2002 a |
Benin
|
25
May 2000 |
. |
Bolivia
|
10
Dec 1999 |
27
Sep 2000 |
Bosnia
and Herzegovina |
7
Sep 2000 |
4
Sep 2002 |
Botswana
|
. |
21
Feb 2007 a |
Brazil
|
13
Mar 2001 |
28
Jun 2002 |
Bulgaria
|
6
Jun 2000 |
20
Sep 2006 |
Burkina
Faso |
16
Nov 2001 |
10
Oct 2005 |
Burundi
|
13
Nov 2001 |
. |
Cambodia
|
11
Nov 2001 |
. |
Cameroon
|
. |
7
Jan 2005 a |
Canada
|
. |
18
Oct 2002 a |
Chile
|
10
Dec 1999 |
. |
Colombia
|
10
Dec 1999 |
23
Jan 2007 |
Congo |
29
Sep 2008 |
. |
Cook
Islands |
|
27
Nov. 2007 |
Costa
Rica |
10
Dec 1999 |
20
Sep 2001 |
Croatia
|
5
Jun 2000 |
7
Mar 2001 |
Cuba
|
17
Mar 2000 |
. |
Cyprus
|
8
Feb 2001 |
26
Apr 2002 |
Czech
Republic |
10
Dec 1999 |
26
Feb 2001 |
Denmark
|
10
Dec 1999 |
31
May 2000 |
Dominican
Republic |
14
Mar 2000 |
10
Aug 2001 |
Ecuador
|
10
Dec 1999 |
5
Feb 2002 |
El
Salvador |
4
Apr 2001 |
. |
Finland
|
10
Dec 1999 |
29
Dec 2000 |
France
|
10
Dec 1999 |
9
Jun 2000 |
Gabon
|
. |
5
Nov 2004 a |
Georgia
|
. |
1
Aug 2002 a |
Germany
|
10
Dec 1999 |
15
Jan 2002 |
Ghana
|
24
Feb 2000 |
. |
Greece
|
10
Dec 1999 |
24
Jan 2002 |
Guatemala
|
7
Sep 2000 |
9
May 2002 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
12
Sep 2000 |
. |
Hungary
|
. |
22
Dec 2000 a |
Iceland
|
10
Dec 1999 |
6
Mar 2001 |
Indonesia
|
28
Feb 2000 |
. |
Ireland
|
7
Sep 2000 |
7
Sep 2000 |
Italy
|
10
Dec 1999 |
22
Sep 2000 |
Kazakhstan
|
6
Sep 2000 |
24
Aug 2001 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
. |
22
Jul 2002 a |
Lesotho
|
6
Sep 2000 |
24
Sep 2004 |
Liberia
|
22
Sep 2004 |
. |
Libyan
Arab Jamahiriya |
. |
18
Jun 2004 a |
Liechtenstein
|
10
Dec 1999 |
24
Oct 2001 |
Lithuania
|
8
Sep 2000 |
5
Aug 2004 |
Luxembourg
|
10
Dec 1999 |
1
Jul 2003 |
Madagascar
|
7
Sep 2000 |
. |
Malawi
|
7
Sep 2000 |
. |
Maldives
|
. |
13
Mar 2006 a |
Mali
|
. |
5
Dec 2000 a |
Mauritius
|
11
Nov 2001 |
. |
Mexico
|
10
Dec 1999 |
15
Mar 2002 |
Moldova
|
. |
28
Feb 2006 a |
Mongolia
|
7
Sep 2000 |
28
Mar 2002 |
Montenegro
2 |
. |
23
Oct 2006 d |
Namibia
|
19
May 2000 |
26
May 2000 |
Nepal
|
18
Dec 2001 |
15
Jun 2007 |
Netherlands
3 |
10
Dec 1999 |
22
May 2002 |
New
Zealand 4 |
7
Sep 2000 |
7
Sep 2000 |
Niger
|
. |
30
Sep 2004 a |
Nigeria
|
8
Sep 2000 |
22
Nov 2004 |
Norway
|
10
Dec 1999 |
5
Mar 2002 |
Panama
|
9
Jun 2000 |
9
May 2001 |
Paraguay
|
28
Dec 1999 |
14
May 2001 |
Peru
|
22
Dec 2000 |
9
Apr 2001 |
Philippines
|
21
Mar 2000 |
12
Nov 2003 |
Poland
|
. |
22
Dec 2003 a |
Portugal
|
16
Feb 2000 |
26
Apr 2002 |
Republic
of Korea |
. |
18
Oct 2006 a |
Romania
|
6
Sep 2000 |
25
Aug 2003 |
Russian
Federation |
8
May 2001 |
28
Jul 2004 |
Saint
Kitts and Nevis |
. |
20
Jan 2006 a |
San
Marino |
. |
15
Sep 2005 a |
Sao
Tome and Principe |
6
Sep 2000 |
. |
Senegal
|
10
Dec 1999 |
26
May 2000 |
Serbia
|
. |
31
Jul 2003 a |
Seychelles
|
22
Jul 2002 |
. |
Sierra
Leone |
8
Sep 2000 |
. |
Slovakia
|
5
Jun 2000 |
17
Nov 2000 |
Slovenia
|
10
Dec 1999 |
23
Sep 2004 |
Solomon
Islands |
. |
6
May 2002 a |
South
Africa |
. |
18
Oct 2005 a |
Spain
|
14
Mar 2000 |
6
Jul 2001 |
Sri
Lanka |
. |
15
Oct 2002 a |
Sweden
|
10
Dec 1999 |
24
Apr 2003 |
Switzerland
|
15
Feb 2007 |
29
Sep 2008 |
Tajikistan
|
7
Sep 2000 |
. |
Thailand
|
14
Jun 2000 |
14
Jun 2000 |
The
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
3
Apr 2000 |
17
Oct 2003 |
Timor-Leste
|
. |
16
Apr 2003 a |
Tunisia |
|
23
Sep 2008 a |
Turkey
|
8
Sep 2000 |
29
Oct 2002 |
Ukraine
|
7
Sep 2000 |
26
Sep 2003 |
United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5 |
. |
17
Dec 2004 a |
United
Republic of Tanzania |
. |
12
Jan 2006 a |
Uruguay
|
9
May 2000 |
26
Jul 2001 |
Vanuatu |
. |
17
May 2007 a |
Venezuela
(Bolivarian Republic of) |
17
Mar 2000 |
13
May 2002 |
Zambia |
29
Sep 2008 |
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