Human rights
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
Source: UN Treaty Collection · scraped 2026-09-26
Figures below count the 193 UN member states separately from other parties to this treaty (international organizations and non-member observer states) — a treaty can have more parties than there are UN member states.
187/193
RatifiedUN member states
189 in total, incl. 2 non-UN members (Cook Islands, State of Palestine)
2
Signed, not ratifiedUN member states
0
WithdrawnUN member states
4
No actionUN member states
| Country | Signature | Ratification | Withdrawal | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 1980-08-14 | 2003-03-05 | — | Ratified |
| Albania | — | 1994-05-11(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Algeria | — | 1996-05-22(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Andorra | — | 1997-01-15(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Angola | — | 1986-09-17(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Antigua and Barbuda | — | 1989-08-01(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Argentina | 1980-07-17 | 1985-07-15 | — | Ratified |
| Armenia | — | 1993-09-13(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Australia | 1980-07-17 | 1983-07-28 | — | Ratified |
| Austria | 1980-07-17 | 1982-03-31 | — | Ratified |
| Azerbaijan | — | 1995-07-10(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Bahamas | — | 1993-10-06(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Bahrain | — | 2002-06-18(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Bangladesh | — | 1984-11-06(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Barbados | 1980-07-24 | 1980-10-16 | — | Ratified |
| Belarus | 1980-07-17 | 1981-02-04 | — | Ratified |
| Belgium | 1980-07-17 | 1985-07-10 | — | Ratified |
| Belize | 1990-03-07 | 1990-05-16 | — | Ratified |
| Benin | 1981-11-11 | 1992-03-12 | — | Ratified |
| Bhutan | 1980-07-17 | 1981-08-31 | — | Ratified |
| Bolivia | 1980-05-30 | 1990-06-08 | — | Ratified |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | — | 1993-09-01(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Botswana | — | 1996-08-13(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Brazil | 1981-03-31 | 1984-02-01 | — | Ratified |
| Brunei Darussalam | — | 2006-05-24(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Bulgaria | 1980-07-17 | 1982-02-08 | — | Ratified |
| Burkina Faso | — | 1987-10-14(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Burundi | 1980-07-17 | 1992-01-08 | — | Ratified |
| Cabo Verde | — | 1980-12-05(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Cambodia | 1980-10-17 | 1992-10-15(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Cameroon | 1983-06-06 | 1994-08-23 | — | Ratified |
| Canada | 1980-07-17 | 1981-12-10 | — | Ratified |
| Central African Republic | — | 1991-06-21(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Chad | — | 1995-06-09(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Chile | 1980-07-17 | 1989-12-07 | — | Ratified |
| China | 1980-07-17 | 1980-11-04 | — | Ratified |
| Colombia | 1980-07-17 | 1982-01-19 | — | Ratified |
| Comoros | — | 1994-10-31(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Congo | 1980-07-29 | 1982-07-26 | — | Ratified |
| Cook IslandsNon-UN member | — | 2006-08-11(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Costa Rica | 1980-07-17 | 1986-04-04 | — | Ratified |
| Croatia | — | 1992-09-09(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Cuba | 1980-03-06 | 1980-07-17 | — | Ratified |
| Cyprus | — | 1985-07-23(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Czech Republic | — | 1993-02-22(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 1980-07-17 | 1995-12-18 | — | Ratified |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | — | 2001-02-27(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1980-07-17 | 1986-10-17 | — | Ratified |
| Denmark | 1980-07-17 | 1983-04-21 | — | Ratified |
| Djibouti | — | 1998-12-02(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Dominica | 1980-09-15 | 1980-09-15 | — | Ratified |
| Dominican Republic | 1980-07-17 | 1982-09-02 | — | Ratified |
| Ecuador | 1980-07-17 | 1981-11-09 | — | Ratified |
| Egypt | 1980-07-16 | 1981-09-18 | — | Ratified |
| El Salvador | 1980-11-14 | 1981-08-19 | — | Ratified |
| Equatorial Guinea | — | 1984-10-23(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Eritrea | — | 1995-09-05(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Estonia | — | 1991-10-21(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Eswatini | — | 2004-03-26(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Ethiopia | 1980-07-08 | 1981-09-10 | — | Ratified |
| Fiji | — | 1995-08-28(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Finland | 1980-07-17 | 1986-09-04 | — | Ratified |
| France | 1980-07-17 | 1983-12-14 | — | Ratified |
| Gabon | 1980-07-17 | 1983-01-21 | — | Ratified |
| Gambia | 1980-07-29 | 1993-04-16 | — | Ratified |
| Georgia | — | 1994-10-26(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Germany | 1980-07-17 | 1985-07-10 | — | Ratified |
| Ghana | 1980-07-17 | 1986-01-02 | — | Ratified |
| Greece | 1982-03-02 | 1983-06-07 | — | Ratified |
| Grenada | 1980-07-17 | 1990-08-30 | — | Ratified |
| Guatemala | 1981-06-08 | 1982-08-12 | — | Ratified |
| Guinea | 1980-07-17 | 1982-08-09 | — | Ratified |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1980-07-17 | 1985-08-23 | — | Ratified |
| Guyana | 1980-07-17 | 1980-07-17 | — | Ratified |
| Haiti | 1980-07-17 | 1981-07-20 | — | Ratified |
| Honduras | 1980-06-11 | 1983-03-03 | — | Ratified |
| Hungary | 1980-06-06 | 1980-12-22 | — | Ratified |
| Iceland | 1980-07-24 | 1985-06-18 | — | Ratified |
| India | 1980-07-30 | 1993-07-09 | — | Ratified |
| Indonesia | 1980-07-29 | 1984-09-13 | — | Ratified |
| Iran | — | — | — | No action |
| Iraq | — | 1986-08-13(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Ireland | — | 1985-12-23(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Israel | 1980-07-17 | 1991-10-03 | — | Ratified |
| Italy | 1980-07-17 | 1985-06-10 | — | Ratified |
| Jamaica | 1980-07-17 | 1984-10-19 | — | Ratified |
| Japan | 1980-07-17 | 1985-06-25 | — | Ratified |
| Jordan | 1980-12-03 | 1992-07-01 | — | Ratified |
| Kazakhstan | — | 1998-08-26(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Kenya | — | 1984-03-09(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Kiribati | — | 2004-03-17(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Kuwait | — | 1994-09-02(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Kyrgyzstan | — | 1997-02-10(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1980-07-17 | 1981-08-14 | — | Ratified |
| Latvia | — | 1992-04-14(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Lebanon | — | 1997-04-16(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Lesotho | 1980-07-17 | 1995-08-22 | — | Ratified |
| Liberia | — | 1984-07-17(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Libya | — | 1989-05-16(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Liechtenstein | — | 1995-12-22(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Lithuania | — | 1994-01-18(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Luxembourg | 1980-07-17 | 1989-02-02 | — | Ratified |
| Madagascar | 1980-07-17 | 1989-03-17 | — | Ratified |
| Malawi | — | 1987-03-12(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Malaysia | — | 1995-07-05(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Maldives | — | 1993-07-01(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Mali | 1985-02-05 | 1985-09-10 | — | Ratified |
| Malta | — | 1991-03-08(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Marshall Islands | — | 2006-03-02(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Mauritania | — | 2001-05-10(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Mauritius | — | 1984-07-09(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Mexico | 1980-07-17 | 1981-03-23 | — | Ratified |
| Micronesia | — | 2004-09-01(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Monaco | — | 2005-03-18(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Mongolia | 1980-07-17 | 1981-07-20 | — | Ratified |
| Montenegro | — | 2006-10-23(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Morocco | — | 1993-06-21(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Mozambique | — | 1997-04-21(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Myanmar | — | 1997-07-22(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Namibia | — | 1992-11-23(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Nauru | — | 2011-06-23(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Nepal | 1991-02-05 | 1991-04-22 | — | Ratified |
| Netherlands | 1980-07-17 | 1991-07-23 | — | Ratified |
| New Zealand | 1980-07-17 | 1985-01-10 | — | Ratified |
| Nicaragua | 1980-07-17 | 1981-10-27 | — | Ratified |
| Niger | — | 1999-10-08(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Nigeria | 1984-04-23 | 1985-06-13 | — | Ratified |
| North Macedonia | — | 1994-01-18(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Norway | 1980-07-17 | 1981-05-21 | — | Ratified |
| Oman | — | 2006-02-07(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Pakistan | — | 1996-03-12(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Palau | 2011-09-20 | — | — | Signed, not ratified |
| Panama | 1980-06-26 | 1981-10-29 | — | Ratified |
| Papua New Guinea | — | 1995-01-12(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Paraguay | — | 1987-04-06(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Peru | 1981-07-23 | 1982-09-13 | — | Ratified |
| Philippines | 1980-07-15 | 1981-08-05 | — | Ratified |
| Poland | 1980-05-29 | 1980-07-30 | — | Ratified |
| Portugal | 1980-04-24 | 1980-07-30 | — | Ratified |
| Qatar | — | 2009-04-29(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Republic of Korea | 1983-05-25 | 1984-12-27 | — | Ratified |
| Moldova | — | 1994-07-01(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Romania | 1980-09-04 | 1982-01-07 | — | Ratified |
| Russian Federation | 1980-07-17 | 1981-01-23 | — | Ratified |
| Rwanda | 1980-05-01 | 1981-03-02 | — | Ratified |
| Samoa | — | 1992-09-25(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| San Marino | 2003-09-26 | 2003-12-10 | — | Ratified |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 1995-10-31 | 2003-06-03 | — | Ratified |
| Saudi Arabia | 2000-09-07 | 2000-09-07 | — | Ratified |
| Senegal | 1980-07-29 | 1985-02-05 | — | Ratified |
| Serbia | — | 2001-03-12(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Seychelles | — | 1992-05-05(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Sierra Leone | 1988-09-21 | 1988-11-11 | — | Ratified |
| Singapore | — | 1995-10-05(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Slovakia | — | 1993-05-28(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Slovenia | — | 1992-07-06(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Solomon Islands | — | 2002-05-06(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Somalia | — | — | — | No action |
| South Africa | 1993-01-29 | 1995-12-15 | — | Ratified |
| South Sudan | — | 2015-04-30(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Spain | 1980-07-17 | 1984-01-05 | — | Ratified |
| Sri Lanka | 1980-07-17 | 1981-10-05 | — | Ratified |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | — | 1985-04-25(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Saint Lucia | — | 1982-10-08(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | — | 1981-08-04(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| State of PalestineNon-UN member | — | 2014-04-02(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Sudan | — | — | — | No action |
| Suriname | — | 1993-03-01(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Sweden | 1980-03-07 | 1980-07-02 | — | Ratified |
| Switzerland | 1987-01-23 | 1997-03-27 | — | Ratified |
| Syrian Arab Republic | — | 2003-03-28(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Tajikistan | — | 1993-10-26(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Thailand | — | 1985-08-09(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Timor-Leste | — | 2003-04-16(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Togo | — | 1983-09-26(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Tonga | — | — | — | No action |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1985-06-27 | 1990-01-12 | — | Ratified |
| Tunisia | 1980-07-24 | 1985-09-20 | — | Ratified |
| Turkmenistan | — | 1997-05-01(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Tuvalu | — | 1999-10-06(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Türkiye | — | 1985-12-20(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Uganda | 1980-07-30 | 1985-07-22 | — | Ratified |
| Ukraine | 1980-07-17 | 1981-03-12 | — | Ratified |
| United Arab Emirates | — | 2004-10-06(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| United Kingdom | 1981-07-22 | 1986-04-07 | — | Ratified |
| United Republic of Tanzania | 1980-07-17 | 1985-08-20 | — | Ratified |
| United States of America | 1980-07-17 | — | — | Signed, not ratified |
| Uruguay | 1981-03-30 | 1981-10-09 | — | Ratified |
| Uzbekistan | — | 1995-07-19(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Vanuatu | — | 1995-09-08(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Venezuela | 1980-07-17 | 1983-05-02 | — | Ratified |
| Viet Nam | 1980-07-29 | 1982-02-17 | — | Ratified |
| Yemen | — | 1984-05-30(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Zambia | 1980-07-17 | 1985-06-21 | — | Ratified |
| Zimbabwe | — | 1991-05-13(Accession) | — | Ratified |