CEDAW: Country Reports

Country Reports

Reporting guidelines
General recommendations

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

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)

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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)

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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)
C魌e 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)

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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)

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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)

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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

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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)

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States Latest Reports:	Examined at:
Haiti No report submitted
Honduras Third periodic report	11th Session (1992)

Hungary	Exceptional Session (2002)

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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)

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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)

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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)
�

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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

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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)

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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)
�

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States Latest Reports:	Examined at:
Oman No report submitted

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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)
�

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

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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)

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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)

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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

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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)

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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)

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

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States Latest Reports:	Examined at:
Zambia Combined third and fourth periodic reports	27th Session (2002)
Zimbabwe	18th Session (1998)

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