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Registration Number
20378
Title
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
Participant(s)
Submitter
ex officio
Places/dates of conclusion
Place
Date
New York
06/10/1999
EIF information
22 December 2000 , in accordance with article 16(1) (see paragraph 16 of Resolution A/RES/54/4)
Authentic texts
Spanish
Russian
French
English
Chinese
Arabic
Attachments
ICJ information
Depositary
Secretary-General of the United Nations
Registration Date
ex officio 22 December 2000
Subject terms
Human rights
Women
Agreement type
Multilateral
UNTS Volume Number
2131 (p.83)
Publication format
Full
Certificate Of Registration
Text document(s)
Volume In PDF
v2131.pdf
Map(s)
Corrigendum/Addendum/Note
Participant
Action
Date of Notification/Deposit
Date of Effect
Albania
Accession
23/06/2003
23/09/2003
Andorra
Signature
09/07/2001
Andorra
Ratification
14/10/2002
14/01/2003
Angola
Accession
01/11/2007
01/02/2008
Antigua and Barbuda
Accession
05/06/2006
05/09/2006
Argentina
Communication
18/01/2005
Argentina
Signature
28/02/2000
Argentina
Ratification
20/03/2007
20/06/2007
Armenia
Accession
14/09/2006
14/12/2006
Australia
Accession
04/12/2008
04/03/2009
Austria
Signature
10/12/1999
Austria
Ratification
06/09/2000
22/12/2000
Azerbaijan
Signature
06/06/2000
Azerbaijan
Ratification
01/06/2001
01/09/2001
Bangladesh
Signature
06/09/2000
Bangladesh
Ratification
06/09/2000
22/12/2000
Belarus
Signature
29/04/2002
Belarus
Ratification
03/02/2004
03/05/2004
Belgium
Signature
10/12/1999
Belgium
Ratification
17/06/2004
17/09/2004
Belize
Accession
09/12/2002
09/03/2003
Benin
Signature
25/05/2000
Benin
Ratification
27/09/2019
27/12/2019
Bolivia
Signature
10/12/1999
Bolivia
Ratification
27/09/2000
27/12/2000
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Signature
07/09/2000
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ratification
04/09/2002
04/12/2002
Botswana
Accession
21/02/2007
21/05/2007
Brazil
Signature
13/03/2001
Brazil
Ratification
28/06/2002
28/09/2002
Bulgaria
Signature
06/06/2000
Bulgaria
Ratification
20/09/2006
20/12/2006
Burkina Faso
Signature
16/11/2001
Burkina Faso
Ratification
10/10/2005
10/01/2006
Burundi
Signature
13/11/2001
Cambodia
Signature
11/11/2001
Cambodia
Ratification
13/10/2010
13/01/2011
Cameroon
Accession
07/01/2005
07/04/2005
Canada
Accession
18/10/2002
18/01/2003
Cape Verde
Accession
10/10/2011
10/01/2012
Central African Republic
Accession
11/10/2016
11/01/2017
Chad
Signature
26/09/2012
Chile
Signature
10/12/1999
Chile
Ratification
12/03/2020
12/06/2020
Colombia
Withdrawal of declaration
08/02/2023
Colombia
Partial withdrawal of declaration
22/11/2022
Colombia
Signature
10/12/1999
Colombia
Ratification
23/01/2007
23/04/2007
Congo
Signature
29/09/2008
Cook Islands
Accession
27/11/2007
27/02/2008
Costa Rica
Signature
10/12/1999
Costa Rica
Ratification
20/09/2001
20/12/2001
Côte d'Ivoire
Accession
20/01/2012
20/04/2012
Croatia
Signature
05/06/2000
Croatia
Ratification
07/03/2001
07/06/2001
Cuba
Signature
17/03/2000
Cyprus
Signature
08/02/2001
Cyprus
Ratification
26/04/2002
26/07/2002
Czech Republic
Signature
10/12/1999
Czech Republic
Ratification
26/02/2001
26/05/2001
Denmark
Signature
10/12/1999
Denmark
Ratification
31/05/2000
22/12/2000
Dominican Republic
Signature
14/03/2000
Dominican Republic
Ratification
10/08/2001
10/11/2001
Ecuador
Signature
10/12/1999
Ecuador
Ratification
05/02/2002
05/05/2002
El Salvador
Signature
04/04/2001
Equatorial Guinea
Accession
16/10/2009
16/01/2010
Finland
Signature
10/12/1999
Finland
Ratification
29/12/2000
29/03/2001
France
Signature
10/12/1999
France
Ratification
09/06/2000
22/12/2000
Gabon
Accession
05/11/2004
05/02/2005
Georgia
Accession
01/08/2002
01/11/2002
Germany
Signature
10/12/1999
Germany
Ratification
15/01/2002
15/04/2002
Ghana
Signature
24/02/2000
Ghana
Ratification
03/02/2011
03/05/2011
Greece
Signature
10/12/1999
Greece
Ratification
24/01/2002
24/04/2002
Guatemala
Signature
07/09/2000
Guatemala
Ratification
09/05/2002
09/08/2002
Guinea-Bissau
Signature
12/09/2000
Guinea-Bissau
Ratification
05/08/2009
05/11/2009
Hungary
Accession
22/12/2000
22/03/2001
Iceland
Signature
10/12/1999
Iceland
Ratification
06/03/2001
06/06/2001
Indonesia
Signature
28/02/2000
Ireland
Signature
07/09/2000
Ireland
Ratification
07/09/2000
22/12/2000
Italy
Signature
10/12/1999
Italy
Ratification
22/09/2000
22/12/2000
Kazakhstan
Signature
06/09/2000
Kazakhstan
Ratification
24/08/2001
24/11/2001
Kyrgyzstan
Accession
22/07/2002
20/10/2002
Lesotho
Signature
06/09/2000
Lesotho
Ratification
24/09/2004
24/12/2004
Liberia
Signature
22/09/2004
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Accession
18/06/2004
18/09/2004
Liechtenstein
Signature
10/12/1999
Liechtenstein
Ratification
24/10/2001
24/01/2002
Lithuania
Signature
08/09/2000
Lithuania
Ratification
05/08/2004
05/11/2004
Luxembourg
Signature
10/12/1999
Luxembourg
Ratification
01/07/2003
01/10/2003
Madagascar
Signature
07/09/2000
Malawi
Signature
07/09/2000
Maldives
Accession
13/03/2006
13/06/2006
Mali
Accession
05/12/2000
05/03/2001
Malta
Accession
14/03/2019
14/06/2019
Marshall Islands
Accession
29/01/2019
29/04/2019
Mauritius
Signature
11/11/2001
Mauritius
Ratification
31/10/2008
31/01/2009
Mexico
Signature
10/12/1999
Mexico
Ratification
15/03/2002
15/06/2002
Monaco
Accession
03/05/2016
03/08/2016
Mongolia
Signature
07/09/2000
Mongolia
Ratification
28/03/2002
28/06/2002
Montenegro
Succession
23/10/2006
03/06/2006
Morocco
Accession
22/04/2022
22/07/2022
Mozambique
Accession
04/11/2008
04/02/2009
Namibia
Signature
19/05/2000
Namibia
Ratification
26/05/2000
22/12/2000
Nepal
Signature
18/12/2001
Nepal
Ratification
15/06/2007
15/09/2007
Netherlands
Signature
10/12/1999
Netherlands
Territorial application
22/05/2002
Netherlands
Ratification
22/05/2002
22/08/2002
New Zealand
Signature
07/09/2000
New Zealand
Territorial exclusion
07/09/2000
New Zealand
Ratification
07/09/2000
22/12/2000
Niger
Accession
30/09/2004
30/12/2004
Nigeria
Signature
08/09/2000
Nigeria
Ratification
22/11/2004
22/02/2005
None
Issuance of certified true copies
24/11/1999
None
Opening for signature
10/12/1999
None
Entry into force
22/09/2000
22/12/2000
Norway
Signature
10/12/1999
Norway
Ratification
05/03/2002
05/06/2002
Panama
Signature
09/06/2000
Panama
Ratification
09/05/2001
09/08/2001
Paraguay
Signature
28/12/1999
Paraguay
Ratification
14/05/2001
14/08/2001
Peru
Signature
22/12/2000
Peru
Ratification
09/04/2001
09/07/2001
Philippines
Signature
21/03/2000
Philippines
Ratification
12/11/2003
12/02/2004
Poland
Accession
22/12/2003
22/03/2004
Portugal
Signature
16/02/2000
Portugal
Ratification
26/04/2002
26/07/2002
Republic of Korea
Accession
18/10/2006
18/01/2007
Republic of Moldova
Accession
28/02/2006
28/05/2006
Romania
Signature
06/09/2000
Romania
Ratification
25/08/2003
25/11/2003
Russian Federation
Signature
08/05/2001
Russian Federation
Ratification
28/07/2004
28/10/2004
Rwanda
Accession
15/12/2008
15/03/2009
San Marino
Accession
15/09/2005
15/12/2005
Sao Tome and Principe
Signature
06/09/2000
Sao Tome and Principe
Ratification
23/03/2017
23/06/2017
Senegal
Signature
10/12/1999
Senegal
Ratification
26/05/2000
22/12/2000
Serbia and Montenegro
Accession
31/07/2003
31/10/2003
Seychelles
Signature
22/07/2002
Seychelles
Ratification
01/03/2011
01/06/2011
Sierra Leone
Signature
08/09/2000
Slovakia
Signature
05/06/2000
Slovakia
Ratification
17/11/2000
17/02/2001
Slovenia
Signature
10/12/1999
Slovenia
Ratification
23/09/2004
23/12/2004
Solomon Islands
Accession
06/05/2002
06/08/2002
South Africa
Accession
18/10/2005
18/01/2006
South Sudan
Accession
30/04/2015
30/07/2015
Spain
Signature
14/03/2000
Spain
Ratification
06/07/2001
06/10/2001
Sri Lanka
Accession
15/10/2002
15/01/2003
St. Kitts and Nevis
Accession
20/01/2006
20/04/2006
State of Palestine
Accession
10/04/2019
10/07/2019
Sweden
Signature
10/12/1999
Sweden
Ratification
24/04/2003
24/07/2003
Switzerland
Signature
15/02/2007
Switzerland
Ratification
29/09/2008
29/12/2008
Tajikistan
Signature
07/09/2000
Tajikistan
Ratification
22/07/2014
22/10/2014
Thailand
Signature
14/06/2000
Thailand
Ratification
14/06/2000
22/12/2000
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Signature
03/04/2000
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Ratification
17/10/2003
17/01/2004
Timor-Leste
Accession
16/04/2003
16/07/2003
Tunisia
Accession
23/09/2008
23/12/2008
Turkey
Signature
08/09/2000
Turkey
Ratification
29/10/2002
29/01/2003
Turkmenistan
Accession
20/05/2009
20/08/2009
Ukraine
Signature
07/09/2000
Ukraine
Ratification
26/09/2003
26/12/2003
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
17/12/2004
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Accession
17/12/2004
17/03/2005
United Republic of Tanzania
Accession
12/01/2006
12/04/2006
Uruguay
Signature
09/05/2000
Uruguay
Ratification
26/07/2001
26/10/2001
Vanuatu
Accession
17/05/2007
17/08/2007
Venezuela
Signature
17/03/2000
Venezuela
Ratification
13/05/2002
13/08/2002
Zambia
Signature
29/09/2008
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