Depositary
STATUS AS AT : 04-12-2024 10:16:07 EDT
CHAPTER IV
HUMAN RIGHTS
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 the amendment 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 : 81
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 apted at its fiftieth session held on 22 December 1995, the General Assembly noted with approval the amendment.
Participant
 Acceptance(A)
Albania
 20 May 2011 A
Andorra
 14 Oct 2002 A
Argentina
  9 Jul 2009 A
Australia
  4 Jun 1998 A
Austria
 11 Sep 2000 A
Azerbaijan
 23 May 2008 A
Bahamas
 17 Jan 2003 A
Bangladesh
  3 May 2007 A
Belgium
 11 Nov 2016 A
Bosnia and Herzegovina
 10 May 2012 A
Brazil
  5 Mar 1997 A
Bulgaria
 15 Sep 2010 A
Canada
  3 Nov 1997 A
Chile
  8 May 1998 A
China
 10 Jul 2002 A
Cook Islands
 27 Nov 2007 A
Costa Rica
 27 Apr 2009 A
Croatia
 24 Oct 2003 A
Cuba
  7 Mar 2008 A
Cyprus
 30 Jul 2002 A
Czech Republic
 30 Jun 2011 A
Denmark
 12 Mar 1996 A
Ecuador
 22 Dec 2011 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
Greece
  8 Jan 2013 A
Grenada
 12 Dec 2007 A
Guatemala
  3 Jun 1999 A
Honduras
  2 May 2023 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
Kuwait
 23 May 2011 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
Malaysia
 30 Jul 2018 A
Maldives
  7 Feb 2002 A
Mali
 20 Jun 2002 A
Malta
  5 Mar 1997 A
Marshall Islands
 29 Jan 2019 A
Mauritius
 29 Oct 2002 A
Mexico
 16 Sep 1996 A
Monaco
 19 Oct 2017 A
Mongolia
 19 Dec 1997 A
Montenegro
  2 Nov 2018 A
Morocco
 31 Mar 2010 A
Nauru
 23 Jun 2011 A
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1
10 Dec 1997 A
New Zealand
 26 Sep 1996 A
Niger
  1 May 2002 A
Norway
 29 Mar 1996 A
Oman
  6 Feb 2019 A
Panama
  5 Nov 1996 A
Paraguay
 24 Jul 2018 A
Philippines
 12 Nov 2003 A
Poland
 23 Dec 2010 A
Portugal
  8 Jan 2002 A
Republic of Korea
 12 Aug 1996 A
Republic of Moldova
 21 Dec 2012 A
Samoa
 24 Oct 2018 A
Saudi Arabia
 22 Jul 2019 A
Serbia
 18 Jun 2014 A
Singapore
 30 Aug 2010 A
Slovenia
 10 Nov 2006 A
Spain
 26 Jan 2010 A
Sri Lanka
 21 Jul 2015 A
Sweden
 17 Jul 1996 A
Switzerland
  2 Dec 1997 A
Thailand
  3 Apr 2019 A
Türkiye
  9 Dec 1999 A
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2, 3
19 Nov 1996 A
Uruguay
  8 Jan 2004 A
Argentina

Declaration:

       The Argentine Republic recalls that the Malvinas Islands, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands are an integral part of Argentine national territory and are illegally occupied by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, being the object of a dispute over sovereignty between that country and Argentina that is recognized by various international organizations.

       The illegal occupation by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has led to the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of the following resolutions: 2065 (XX), 3160 (XXVIII), 31/49, 37/9, 38/12, 39/6, 40/21, 41/40, 42/19 and 43/25, concerning the question of the Malvinas Islands, all of which recognize the existence of a dispute over sovereignty and urge the

       Governments of the Argentine Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to resume negotiations in order to find a just, peaceful and definitive solution to that dispute at the earliest possible opportunity.

       Furthermore, the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization has repeatedly affirmed this position, most recently in the resolution that was adopted on 12 June 2008.
End Note
1For the Kingdom in Europe, the Netherlands Antilles an Aruba. See also note 2 under “Netherlands” regarding Netherlands Antilles in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
2For the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, British Virgin Islands, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), and Turks and Caicos Islands.
3On 16 March 2016, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland notified the Secretary-General that its acceptance of the Amendment would extend to the territories of Anguilla and the Cayman Islands.



On 16 March 2017, the  Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland notified the Secretary-General that its acceptance of the Amendment would extend to the territory of Bermuda as follows :

“… the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland wishes that… the United Kingdom’s acceptance of the Amendment shall be extended to the territory of Bermuda, for whose international relations the United Kingdom is responsible.

The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland… considers the extension of the Amendment to Bermuda to enter into force on the day on which the Amendment enters into force…”



On 16 March 2017, the  Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland notified the Secretary-General that its acceptance of the Amendment would extend to the territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan Da Cunha as follows :

“… the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland wishes that… the United Kingdom’s acceptance of the Amendment shall be extended to the territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan Da Cunha, for whose international relations the United Kingdom is responsible.

The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland… considers the extension of the Amendment to Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan Da Cunha to enter into force on the day on which the Amendment enters into force…”



On 16 February 2021, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland notified the Secretary-General that its acceptance of the Amendment would extend to the territory of the Bailiwick of Jersey as follows :

“... the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland hereby extends the application of... the United Kingdom’s Acceptance of the Amendment, to the territory of the Bailiwick of Jersey, for the international relations of which the United Kingdom is responsible.

The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland... considers that the extension of the Amendment to the Bailiwick of Jersey will enter into force on the day on which the Amendment enters into force for the United Kingdom.”
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