Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

For the purposes of this Convention, the term "discrimination against women" shall mean any distinction, exclusion or restriction made on the basis…

The States Parties to the present Convention condemn discrimination against women in all its forms, agree to pursue by all appropriate means and…

States Parties shall take in all fields, in particular in the political, social, economic and cultural fields, all appropriate measures, including…

Adoption by States Parties of temporary special measures aimed at accelerating de facto equality between men and women shall not be considered…

The States Parties to this Convention shall take all appropriate measures to:

The States Parties to this Convention shall take all appropriate measures, including legislation, to suppress all forms of traffic in women and…

The States Parties to this Convention shall take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women in the political and public life…

The States Parties to this Convention shall take all appropriate measures to ensure to women, on equal terms with men and without any discrimination…

States Parties to this Convention shall grant women equal rights with men to acquire, change or retain their nationality. They shall ensure in…

The States Parties to this Convention shall take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women in order to ensure to them equal…

The States Parties to this Convention shall take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women in the field of employment in…

The States Parties to this Convention shall take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women in the field of health care in…

The States Parties to this Convention shall take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women in other areas of economic and…

States Parties to this Convention shall take into account the particular problems faced by rural women and the significant role which rural women…

The States Parties to this Convention shall accord to women equality with men before the law.

The States Parties to this Convention shall take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women in all matters relating to…

For the purpose of considering the progress made in the implementation of this Convention, there shall be established a Committee on the Elimination…

States Parties to this Convention undertake to submit to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, for consideration by the Committee, a report on…

The Committee shall adopt its own internal rules of procedure.

The Committee shall normally meet for a period of not more than two weeks annually in order to examine the reports submitted in accordance with…

The Committee shall, through the Economic and Social Council, report annually to the General Assembly of the United Nations on its activities and may…

The specialised agencies shall be entitled to be represented during the consideration of the implementation of such provisions of this Convention as…

No provision of this Convention shall affect any provisions which are more conducive to the achievement of equality between men and women and which…

The States Parties to this Convention undertake to take all necessary measures at the national level to achieve the full realization of the rights…

This Convention is open for signature by all States.

Any State Party to this Convention may at any time submit a petition for the revision of this Convention by means of a written notification addressed…

This Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the date of deposit of the twentieth instrument of ratification or accession with…

The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall receive the text of reservations made by States at the time of ratification or accession and shall…

Any dispute between two or more States Parties to this Convention concerning the interpretation or application of this Convention, which is not…

This Convention, of which the Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the…