Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

About “Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women”

The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) is an international treaty adopted in 1979 by the United Nations General Assembly. It was instituted on 3 September 1981 and has been ratified by 189 states. Some countries have added declarations, reservations, or objections to the treaty, with 38 countries rejecting article 29, which outlines procedures for resolving disputes. Australia included a declaration about its federal constitutional system. The United States and Palau have signed the treaty but have not ratified it. The Holy See, Iran, Somalia, Sudan, and Tonga have not signed the convention. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)