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8.a. Amendment to article 20, paragraph 1 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

New York, 22 December 1995

 

Not yet in force: see paragraph 3 of Resolution 50/202 which reads as follows: "The amendment shall enter into force following consideration by the General Assembly and when it has been accepted by a two-thirds majority of States parties which shall have so notified the Secretary-General as depositary of the Convention.".
Status: ,Parties: 49.
Text: Doc. CEDAW/SP/1995/2. 

Note: The amendment was proposed by the Governments of Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Norway and Sweden and communicated by the Secretary-General by depositary notification C.N.373.1994.TREATIES-8 of 23 January 1995 in accordance with article 26 (1) of the Convention. At their eighth meeting held on 22 May 1995, the States Parties to the above Convention decided to amend article 20 (1) of the Convention and adopted the amendment. By Resolution 50/202 adopted at its fiftieth session held on 22 December 1995, the General Assembly noted with approval the amendment.

 

 

PARTICIPANTS

Participant  Acceptance (A) 
Andorra  14 Oct 2002 A 
Australia  4 Jun 1998 A 
Austria  11 Sep 2000 A 
Bahamas  17 Jan 2003 A 
Bangladesh  3 May 2007 A 
Brazil  5 Mar 1997 A 
Canada  3 Nov 1997 A 
Chile  8 May 1998 A 
China  10 Jul 2002 A 
Croatia  24 Oct 2003 A 
Cyprus  30 Jul 2002 A 
Denmark  12 Mar 1996 A 
Egypt  2 Aug 2001 A 
Finland  18 Mar 1996 A 
France  8 Aug 1997 A 
Georgia  30 Sep 2005 A 
Germany  25 Feb 2002 A 
Guatemala  3 Jun 1999 A 
Iceland  8 May 2002 A 
Ireland  11 Jun 2004 A 
Italy  31 May 1996 A 
Japan  12 Jun 2003 A 
Jordan  11 Jan 2002 A 
Lesotho  12 Nov 2001 A 
Liberia  16 Sep 2005 A 
Liechtenstein  15 Apr 1997 A 
Lithuania  5 Aug 2004 A 
Luxembourg  1 Jul 2003 A 
Madagascar  19 Jul 1996 A 
Maldives  7 Feb 2002 A 
Mali  20 Jun 2002 A 
Malta  5 Mar 1997 A 
Mauritius  29 Oct 2002 A 
Mexico  16 Sep 1996 A 
Mongolia  19 Dec 1997 A 
Netherlands1  10 Dec 1997 A 
New Zealand  26 Sep 1996 A 
Niger  1 May 2002 A 
Norway  29 Mar 1996 A 
Panama  5 Nov 1996 A 
Philippines  12 Nov 2003 A 
Portugal  8 Jan 2002 A 
Republic of Korea  12 Aug 1996 A 
Slovenia  10 Nov 2006 A 
Sweden  17 Jul 1996 A 
Switzerland  2 Dec 1997 A 
Turkey  9 Dec 1999 A 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2  19 Nov 1996 A 
Uruguay  8 Jan 2004 A 
 

 

NOTES

1. For the Kingdom in Europe, the Netherlands Antilles an Aruba.

2. For the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, British Virgin Islands, Falkland Islands, and Turks and Caicos Islands.