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Countries that have ratified or acceded to the Convention are legally bound to put its provisions into practice. They are also committed to submit national reports, at least every four years, on measures they have taken to comply with their treaty obligations. For an update on the status of submission by country, please download the status of submission and consideration of reports submitted by States parties, as at 31 August 2006

This section contains the most recent country reports submitted, under article 18 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, to the Division for the Advancement of Women. Not all documents are available in electronic format - we will add links as they become available. For reports submitted prior to 1995, please contact daw@un.org.


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Last Updated: 28-Dec-2007

  A

States Latest Reports: Examined at:
Afghanistan
  • No report submitted
  •  
    Albania

  • 28th Session
    (2003)
    Algeria

  • 20th Session
    (1999)

  • 32nd Session (2005)
    Andorra
  • Initial report

  • 25th Session
    (2001)
    Angola

  • 31st session
    (2004)

  • 31st session (2004)
    Antigua & Barbuda

  • 17th Session
    (1997)
    Argentina

  • Exceptional Session
    (2002)

  •  
    Exceptional Session (2002)
  •  
    31st session (2004)
    Armenia

  • Exceptional Session
    (2002)
    Australia

  • 17th Session
    (1997)
  •  
    34th Session (2006)
    Austria

  • 23th Session (2000)
  •  
    23th Session (2000)
  •  
    37th Session (2007)
    Azerbaijan

  • 18th Session (1996)
  •  
    37th Session (2007)

      B

    States Latest Reports: Examined at:
    Bahamas
  • No report submitted
  •  
    Bahrain
  • Combined initial and second periodic report
  •  
    Bangladesh

  • 17th Session
    (1997)
  • 31st session (2004)
    Barbados

  • Exceptional Session
    (2002)
    Belarus

  • 22nd Session
    (2000)

  •  
    30th Session (2004)
    Belgium
  • Combined third and fourth periodic reports

  • 27th Session
    (2002)
  • Belize

  • 21st Session
    (1999)
  •  
     
    Benin

  • 33rd session
    (2005)
    Bhutan

  • 30th session
    (2004)
  • 30th session (2004)
    Bolivia

  • 14th session
    (1995)
  • 14th session (1995)
  • 40th Session (2008)
    Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • 35th Session (2006)

    Botswana
  • No report submitted
  •  
    Brazil

  •  29th Session (2003)
  •  
    Brunei Darussalam
  • No report submitted
  •  
    Bulgaria

  • 18th Session
    (1998)
    Burkina Faso

  • 22nd Session
    (2000)
  • 33rd session (2005)
    Burundi
  • Initial report

  • 24th Session
    (2001)
  • 40th Session (2008)

      C

    States Latest Reports: Examined at:
    Cambodia
  •  34th Session (2006)
    Cameroon
  • Initial report

  • 23rd Session
    (2000)
  •  
     
    Canada
  • ( )

  • 28th Session
    (2003)
  •  
    Cape Verde
  • 36th Session (2006)
    Central African Republic
  • No report submitted
  •  
    Chad
  • No report submitted
  •  
    Chile

  • 21st Session (1999)

  • 21st Session (1999)
  • 36th Session (2006)
    China
  • () ()

  • 20th Session (1999)
  • ( ) ()
  • 36th Session (2006)
    Colombia

  • 20th Session
    (1999)
  • 37th Session (2007)
    Comoros
  • No report submitted
  •  
    Congo
  • 28th Session (2003)
    Cook Islands
  •  
    Costa Rica

  • 29th Session
    (2003)
  • 29th Session (2003)
    Côte d’Ivoire
  • No report submitted
  •  
    Croatia
  • 18th session (1998)

    32nd session (2005)
    Cuba

  • 23rd Session
    (2000)

  • 36th Session (2006)

    Cyprus

  • 15th Session (1996)
  • 35th Session (2006)
    Czech Republic

  • Exceptional Session (2002)
  • 36th Session (2006)

      D

    States Latest Reports: Examined at:
    Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  •  
    33rd session (2005)
    Democratic Republic of the Congo (former Zaire)

  • 22nd Session (2000)
  • 22nd Session (2000)
  • 22nd Session (2000)
  • 36th Session (2006)
    Denmark
  • Fourth periodic report

  • 27th Session
    (2002)
  • (Add.1)
  • 27th Session (2002)
  • 36th Session (2006)
    Djibouti
  • No report submitted
  •  
    Dominica
  • No report submitted
  •  
    Dominican Republic

  • 18th Session
    (1998)
  • 18th Session (1998)
  • 31st session (2004)

      E

    States Latest Reports: Examined at:
    Ecuador

  • 29th Session
    (2003)
  •  
     
    Egypt
  • Third periodic report

  • 24th Session
    (2001)
  • Combined fourth and fifth periodic reports
  • 24th Session (2001)
    El Salvador

  • 28th Session
    (2003)
  • 28th Session (2003)
  • 28th Session (2003)
  •  
     
    Equatorial Guinea
  • Initial report

  • 8th Session (1989)
  • 31st session (2004)
  • 31st session (2004)
    Eritrea
  • ( )
  • 34th session (2006)
    Estonia

  • 26th Session (2002)
  •  
     
    Ethiopia
  • ( )

  • 15th Session
    (1996)


  • 30th Session (2005)

      F

    States Latest Reports: Examined at:
    Fiji
  • Initial report
  • 26th Session (2002)
    Finland
  • 24th Session (2001)
  • 24th Session (2001)
  • 41st Session (2008)
    France
  • ( )
  • 29th Session (2003)
  • 29th Session (2003)
  • 40th Session (2008)
  • Annexes to sixth periodic report
  •  

      G

    States Latest Reports: Examined at:
    Gabon
  • Initial report

  • 8th Session (1989)
  • 32nd Session (2005)
    Gambia

  • 33rd session
    (2005)
    Georgia
  • ( , )

  • 21st Session
    (1999)
  • 36th Session (2006)
    Germany

  • 22nd Session
    (2000)
  • 22nd Session (2000)
  • 30th Session (2004)
  • Sixth periodic report
  •  
    Ghana
  • Combined initial and second periodic reports

  • 11th Session (1992)
  • 36th Session (2006)
    Greece

  • Exceptional Session
    (2002)
  • 37th Session (2007)
    Grenada
  • No report submitted
  •  
    Guatemala

  • Exceptional Session (2002)
  • Exceptional Session (2002)
  • 35th Session (2006)
    Guinea
  • Combined initial, second and third periodic reports ( )

  • 25th Session
    (2001)
  •  
    Guinea-Bissau
  • No report submitted
  •  
    Guyana
  • 25th Session (2001)
  • 33rd session (2005)

      H

    States Latest Reports: Examined at:
    Haiti
  • No report submitted
  •  
    Honduras
  • Third periodic report

  • 11th Session (1992)

  • Hungary

  • Exceptional Session
    (2002)
  •  

      I

    States Latest Reports: Examined at:
    Iceland

  • 26th Session
    (2002)
  • 41st Session (2008)
  • Annex to fifth periodic report
  •  
    India

  • 22nd Session
    (2000)
  • Combined second and third periodic reports
  • 37th Session (2007)
    Indonesia

  • 18th Session
    (1998)
  •  
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • not a party to CEDAW convention
  •  
    Iraq
  • 23rd Session (2000)
    Ireland

  • 21st Session (1999)
  • 33rd session (2005)
    Israel

  • 17th Session
    (1997)
  • 33rd session (2005)
  • Annex to fourth periodic report
  •  
    Italy

  • 17th Session
    (1997)
  • 17th Session (1997)
  • 32nd Session (2005)

      J

    States Latest Reports: Examined at:
    Jamaica

  • 24th Session
    (2001)
  • 36th Session (2006)
    Japan

  • 29th Session
    (2003)
  • 29th Session (2003)
    Jordan
  • 22nd Session (2000)
  • 22nd Session (2000)
  •  

      K

    States Latest Reports: Examined at:
    Kazakhstan

  • 24th Session
    (2001)
  •  
    37th Session (2007)
    Kenya

  • 28th Session
    (2003)
  •  
    Kiribati
  • No report submitted
  •  
    Kuwait
  •  
    30th Session (2004)
    Kyrgyzstan

  • 20th Session
    (1999)

  • ()
  •  
    30th Session (2004)
  •  
     

      L

    States Latest Reports: Examined at:
    Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • 32nd Session (2005)
    Latvia
  • 31st session (2004)
    Lebanon

  • 33rd session
    (2005)
  •  
    33rd session (2005)
  •  
    40th Session (2008)
    Lesotho
  • No report submitted
  •  
    Liberia
  • No report submitted
  •  
    Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
  • ( )

  • 13th Session (1994)
  •  
     
    Liechtenstein

  • 20th Session (1999)
  •  
     
  •  
     
  • Annex to third periodic report
  •  
     
    Lithuania
  • Initial report

  • 23rd Session (2000)
  •  
    23rd Session (2000)
  •  
    41st Session (2008)
    Luxembourg

  • 17th Session
    (1997)
  • 17th Session (1997)
  • ( )
  • 22nd Session (2000)
  • 28th Session (2003)
  • 40th Session (2008)
  • Annexes to fifth periodic report
  •  

      M

    States Latest Reports: Examined at:
    Madagascar

  • 13th Session
    (1994)
  • Combined second, third, fourth and fifth periodic report
  •  
    Malawi

  • 9th Session (1990)
  • 35th Session (2006)
    Malaysia
  •  
    35th Session (2006)
    Maldives

  • 24th Session
    (2001)
  • 37th Session (2007)
    Mali
  • Initial report
  • 7th Session (1988)
  • 34th session (2006)
    Malta
  • 31st session (2004)
    Marshall Islands
  • Report not yet submitted
  •  
    Mauritania
  •  
    38th Session (2007)
    Mauritius

  • 14th Session (1995)
  •  
    36th Session (2006)
    Mexico

  • Exceptional Session
    (2002)
  •  
    36th Session (2006)
    Micronesia, Federated States of
  • No report submitted
  •  
    Monaco
  • No report submitted
  •  
    Mongolia
  • Combined third and fourth periodic reports
  • 24th Session (2001)
  •  
     
    Montenegro
  • No report submitted
  •  
    Morocco

  • 29th Session
    (2003)
  • 40th Session (2008)
    Mozambique
  •  
    38th Session (2007)
    Myanmar
  • 22nd Session (2000)


  •   N

    States Latest Reports: Examined at:
    Namibia

  • 17th Session
    (1997)
  • 37th Session (2007)
    Nauru
  • not a party to CEDAW convention
  •  
    Nepal

  • 21st Session
    (1999)

  •  
    30th Session (2004)
    Netherlands
  • ( , )

  • 25th Session
    (2001)
  • ( , )
  •  
    25th Session (2001)
  • ( )
  •  
    37th Session (2007)
    New Zealand

  • 29th Session
    (2003)
  •  
    Nicaragua

  • 25th Session
    (2001)
  •  
    25th Session (2001)
  •  
    37th Session (2007)
    Niger
  •  
    38th Session (2007)
    Nigeria

  • 19th Session
    (1998)

  •  
    30th Session (2004)
  • Annex to sixth periodic report
  •  
    41st Session (2008)
    Norway

  • 28th Session (2003)
  •  
    28th Session (2003)
  •  
     

      O

    States Latest Reports: Examined at:
    Oman
  • No report submitted
  •  

      P

    States Latest Reports: Examined at:
    Pakistan
  •  
    38th Session (2007)
    Palau
  • not a party to CEDAW convention
  •  
    Panama

  • 19th Session
    (1998)
    Papua New Guinea
  • No report submitted
  •  
    Paraguay
  • ( , )
  • 15th Session (1996)
  •  
    32nd Session (2005)
  •  
    32nd Session (2005)
    Peru
  • Initial report

  • 9th Session (1995)

  •  
    14th Session (1995)
  •  
    19th Session (1998)
  •  
    Exceptional Session (2002)
  •  
    37th Session (2007)
    Philippines

  • 16th Session (1997)
  •  
    16th Session (1997)
  •  
    36th Session (2006)
    Poland
  • Initial report

  • 6th Session
  • Second periodic report
  •  
    10th Session (1991)
  • Third periodic report
  •  
    10th Session (1991)
  •  
    37th Session (2007)
  •  
     
    Portugal

  • 26th Session
    (2002)
  •  
    26th Session (2002)
  •  
     

      Q

    States Latest Reports: Examined at:
    Qatar
  • not a party to CEDAW convention
  •  

      R

    States Latest Reports: Examined at:
    Republic of Korea
  • Initial report

  • Sixth Session

  • Second periodic report
  •  
    12th Session
  •  
    19th Session (1998)
  •  
    19th Session (1998)
  •  
  •  
    Republic of Moldova

  • 23rd Session (2000)
  •  
    36th Session (2006)
    Romania

  • 23rd Session
    (2000)
  •  
    35th Session (2006)
    Russian Federation
  • Fifth periodic report

  • 26th Session
    (2002)
    Rwanda
  • Third periodic report

  • 12th Session (1993)

      S

    States Latest Reports: Examined at:
    Saint Kitts and Nevis

  • 27th Session
    (2002)
    Saint Lucia
  •  
    35th Session
    (2006)
    Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • ( )

  • 16th Session
    (1997)
    Samoa

  • 32nd Session (2005)
    San Marino
  • No report submitted
  •  
    Sao Tome and Principe
  • No report submitted
  •  
    Saudi Arabia
  •  
    40th Session (2008)
    Senegal
  • Second periodic report (Amend 1)

  • 13th Session
    (1994)
    Serbia
  •  
    38th Session (2007)
    Seychelles
  • No report submitted
  •  
    Sierra Leone
  •  
    38th Session (2007)
    Singapore

  • 25th Session (2001)
  •  
    25th Session (2001)
  •  
     
    Slovakia
  • ( )

  • 19th Session
    (1998)
  • Annexes to combined second, third and fourth periodic report
  •  
    41st Session (2008)
    Slovenia

  • 29th Session
    (2003)
  •  
    29th Session (2003)
  •  
     
    Solomon Islands
  • No report submitted
  •  
    Somalia
  • not a party to CEDAW convention
  •  
    South African Republic
  • 19th Session (1998)
    Spain

  • 21st Session
    (1999)

  •  
    21st Session (1999)
  •  
    31st session (2004)
    Sri Lanka
  • Combined third and fourth periodic reports

  • 26th Session
    (2002)
    Sudan
  • not a party to CEDAW convention
  •  
    Suriname

  • 27th Session
    (2002)
  •  
    37th Session (2007)
    Swaziland
  • No report submitted
  •  
    Sweden

  • 25th Session
    (2001)
  •  
    25th Session (2001)
  •  
    40th Session (2008)
    Switzerland
  • ( )

  • 28th Session
    (2003)
    Syrian Arab Republic
  •  
    38th Session (2007)

      T

    States Latest Reports: Examined at:
    Tajikistan
  •  
    37th Session (2007)
    Thailand

  • 20th Session
    (1999)
  •  
    34th Session (2006)
    The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia


  • 34th Session (2006)
    Timor-Leste
  • No report submitted
  •  
    Togo
  •  
    34th Session (2006)
    Tonga
  • not a party to CEDAW convention
  •  
    Trinidad and Tobago

  • 26th Session
    (2002)
    Tunisia
  • Combined third and fourth periodic reports

  • 27th Session
    (2002)
    Turkey
  • ( )

  • 16th Session
    (1997)
  •  
    32nd Session (2005)
    Turkmenistan
  •  
    35th Session (2006)
    Tuvalu
  • No report submitted
  •  

      U

    States Latest Reports: Examined at:
    Uganda

  • Exceptional Session
    (2002)
    Ukraine
  • Combined fourth and fifth periodic reports ( )

  • 27th Session
    (2002)
    United Arab Emirates
  • No report submitted
  •  
    United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • ( , )


  • 21st Session
    (1999)
  • ( , , , )
  •  
    21st Session (1999)
  • ( , )
  •  
    41st Session (2008)
  • ( , )
  •  
  • Annex to Sixth periodic report
  • Annex to Sixth periodic report, Add.1
  • 41st Session (2008)
    United Republic of Tanzania
  • ( )
  • 19th Session (1998)
  •  
    41st Session (2008)
    United States of America
  • not a party to CEDAW convention
  •  
    Uruguay

  • 26th Session
    (2002)
  •  
     
    Uzbekistan

  • 24th Session
    (2001)
  •  
    36th Session (2006)

      V

    States Latest Reports: Examined at:
    Vanuatu
  •  
    38th Session (2007)
    Venezuela

  • 16th Session (1997)
  •  
    34th Session (2006)
    Viet Nam

  • 25th Session
    (2001)
  •  
    25th Session (2001)
  •  
    37th Session (2007)

      Y

    States Latest Reports: Examined at:
    Yemen
  • Exceptional Session (2002)
  •  
    Exceptional Session (2002)
  •  
    41st Session (2008)

      Z

    States Latest Reports: Examined at:
    Zambia
  • Combined third and fourth periodic reports

  • 27th Session
    (2002)
    Zimbabwe

  • 18th Session
    (1998)


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