Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women - Seventeenth session ANNEX I States parties to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women as at 25 July 1997 Date of receipt of the instrument of Date of entry States parties ratification or accession into force Albania 11 May 1994 a/ 10 June 1994 Algeria 22 May 1996 a/, b/ 21 June 1996 Andorra 15 January 1997 a/ 14 February 1997 Angola 17 September 1986 a/ 17 October 1986 Antigua and Barbuda 1 August 1989 a/ 31 August 1989 Argentina 15 July 1985 b/ 14 August 1985 Armenia 13 September 1993 a/ 13 October 1993 Australia 28 July 1983 b/ 27 August 1983 Austria 31 March 1982 b/ 30 April 1982 Azerbaijan 10 July 1995 a/ 9 August 1995 Bahamas 6 October 1993 a/ 5 November 1993 Bangladesh 6 November 1984 a/, b/ 6 December 1984 Barbados 16 October 1980 3 September 1981 Belarus 4 February 1981 c/ 3 September 1981 Belgium 10 July 1985 b/ 9 August 1985 Belize 16 May 1990 15 June 1990 Benin 12 March 1992 11 April 1992 Bhutan 31 August 1981 30 September 1981 Bolivia 8 June 1990 8 July 1990 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 September 1993 d/ 1 October 1993 Botswana 13 August 1996 a/ 12 September 1996 Brazil 1 February 1984 b/ 2 March 1984 Bulgaria 8 February 1982 c/ 10 March 1982 Burkina Faso 14 October 1987 a/ 13 November 1987 Burundi 8 January 1992 7 February 1992 Cambodia 15 October 1992 a/ 14 November 1992 Cameroon 23 August 1994 a/ 22 September 1994 Canada 10 December 1981 c/ 9 January 1982 Cape Verde 5 December 1980 a/ 3 September 1981 Central African Republic 21 June 1991 a/ 21 July 1991 Chad 9 June 1995 a/ 9 July 1995 Chile 7 December 1989 6 January 1990 China 4 November 1980 b/ 3 September 1981 Colombia 19 January 1982 18 February 1982 Comoros 31 October 1994 a/ 30 November 1994 Congo 26 July 1982 25 August 1982 Costa Rica 4 April 1986 4 May 1986 Co^te d'Ivoire 19 December 1995 a/ 17 January 1996 Croatia 9 September 1992 d/ 9 October 1992 Cuba 17 July 1980 b/ 3 September 1981 Cyprus 23 July 1985 a/, b/ 22 August 1985 Czech Republic e/ 22 February 1993 c/, d/ 24 March 1993 Democratic Republic of the Congo f/ 17 October 1986 16 November 1986 Denmark 21 April 1983 21 May 1983 Dominica 15 September 1980 3 September 1981 Dominican Republic 2 September 1982 2 October 1982 Ecuador 9 November 1981 9 December 1981 Egypt 18 September 1981 b/ 18 October 1981 El Salvador 19 August 1981 b/ 18 September 1981 Equatorial Guinea 23 October 1984 a/ 22 November 1984 Eritrea 5 September 1995 a/ 5 October 1995 Estonia 21 October 1991 a/ 20 November 1991 Ethiopia 10 September 1981 b/ 10 October 1981 Fiji 28 August 1995 a/, b/ 27 September 1995 Finland 4 September 1986 4 October 1986 France 14 December 1983 b/, c/ 13 January 1984 Gabon 21 January 1983 20 February 1983 Gambia 16 April 1993 16 May 1993 Georgia 26 October 1994 a/ 25 November 1994 Germany g/ 10 July 1985 b/ 9 August 1985 Ghana 2 January 1986 1 February 1986 Greece 7 June 1983 7 July 1983 Grenada 30 August 1990 29 September 1990 Guatemala 12 August 1982 11 September 1982 Guinea 9 August 1982 8 September 1982 Guinea-Bissau 23 August 1985 22 September 1985 Guyana 17 July 1980 3 September 1981 Haiti 20 July 1981 3 September 1981 Honduras 3 March 1983 2 April 1983 Hungary 22 December 1980 c/ 3 September 1981 Iceland 18 June 1985 18 July 1985 India 9 July 1993 b/ 8 August 1993 Indonesia 13 September 1984 b/ 13 October 1984 Iraq 13 August 1986 a/, b/ 12 September 1986 Ireland 23 December 1985 a/, b/, c/ 22 January 1986 Israel 3 October 1991 b/ 2 November 1991 Italy 10 June 1985 b/ 10 July 1985 Jamaica 19 October 1984 b/ 18 November 1984 Japan 25 June 1985 25 July 1985 Jordan 1 July 1992 b/ 31 July 1992 Kenya 9 March 1984 a/ 8 April 1984 Kuwait 2 September 1994 a/ 2 October 1994 Kyrgyzstan 10 February 1997 a/ 12 March 1997 Lao People's Democratic Republic 14 August 1981 13 September 1981 Latvia 14 April 1992 a/ 14 May 1992 Lebanon 21 April 1997 a/, b/ 21 May 1997 Lesotho 22 August 1995 a/, b/ 21 September 1995 Liberia 17 July 1984 a/ 16 August 1984 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 16 May 1989 a/, b/ 15 June 1989 Liechtenstein 22 December 1995 a/, c/ 21 January 1996 Lithuania 18 January 1994 a/ 17 February 1994 Luxembourg 2 February 1989 b/ 4 March 1989 Madagascar 17 March 1989 16 April 1989 Malawi 12 March 1987 a/, c/ 11 April 1987 Malaysia 5 July 1995 a/ 4 August 1995 Maldives 1 July 1993 a/, b/ 31 July 1993 Mali 10 September 1985 10 October 1985 Malta 8 March 1991 a/, b/ 7 April 1991 Mauritius 9 July 1984 a/, b/ 8 August 1984 Mexico 23 March 1981 b/ 3 September 1981 Mongolia 20 July 1981 c/ 3 September 1981 Morocco 21 June 1993 a/, b/ 21 July 1993 Mozambique 16 April 1997 a/ 16 May 1997 Namibia 23 November 1992 a/ 23 December 1992 Nepal 22 April 1991 22 May 1991 Netherlands 23 July 1991 b/ 22 August 1991 New Zealand 10 January 1985 b/, c/ 9 February 1985 Nicaragua 27 October 1981 26 November 1981 Nigeria 13 June 1985 13 July 1985 Norway 21 May 1981 3 September 1981 Pakistan 12 March 1996 a/, b/ 11 April 1996 Panama 29 October 1981 28 November 1981 Papua New Guinea 12 January 1995 a/ 11 February 1995 Paraguay 6 April 1987 a/ 6 May 1987 Peru 13 September 1982 13 October 1982 Philippines 5 August 1981 4 September 1981 Poland 30 July 1980 b/ 3 September 1981 Portugal 30 July 1980 3 September 1981 Republic of Korea 27 December 1984 b/, c/ 26 January 1985 Republic of Moldova 1 July 1994 a/ 31 July 1994 Romania 7 January 1982 b/ 6 February 1982 Russian Federation 23 January 1981 c/ 3 September 1981 Rwanda 2 March 1981 3 September 1981 Saint Kitts and Nevis 25 April 1985 a/ 25 May 1985 Saint Lucia 8 October 1982 a/ 7 November 1982 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4 August 1981 a/ 3 September 1981 Samoa 25 September 1992 a/ 25 October 1992 Senegal 5 February 1985 7 March 1985 Seychelles 5 May 1992 a/ 4 June 1992 Sierra Leone 11 November 1988 11 December 1988 Singapore 5 October 1995 a/, b/ 4 November 1995 Slovakia e/ 28 May 1993 c/, d/ 27 June 1993 Slovenia 6 July 1992 d/ 5 August 1992 South Africa 15 December 1995 a/ 14 January 1996 Spain 5 January 1984 b/ 4 February 1984 Sri Lanka 5 October 1981 4 November 1981 Suriname 1 March 1993 a/ 31 March 1993 Sweden 2 July 1980 3 September 1981 Switzerland 27 March 1997 a/ 26 April 1997 Tajikistan 26 October 1993 a/ 25 November 1993 Thailand 9 August 1985 a/, b/, c/ 8 September 1985 The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 18 January 1994 d/ 17 February 1994 Togo 26 September 1983 a/ 26 October 1983 Trinidad and Tobago 12 January 1990 b/ 11 February 1990 Tunisia 20 September 1985 b/ 20 October 1985 Turkey 20 December 1985 a/, b/ 19 January 1986 Turkmenistan 1 May 1997 a / 31 May 1997 Uganda 22 July 1985 21 August 1985 Ukraine 12 March 1981 c/ 3 September 1981 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 7 April 1986 b/ 7 May 1986 United Republic of Tanzania 20 August 1985 19 September 1985 Uruguay 9 October 1981 8 November 1981 Uzbekistan 19 July 1995 a/ 18 August 1995 Vanuatu 8 September 1995 a/ 8 October 1995 Venezuela 2 May 1983 b/ 1 June 1983 Viet Nam 17 February 1982 b/ 19 March 1982 Yemen h/ 30 May 1984 a/, b/ 29 June 1984 Yugoslavia 26 February 1982 28 March 1982 Zambia 21 June 1985 21 July 1985 Zimbabwe 13 May 1991 a/ 12 June 1991 a/ Accession. b/ Declarations and reservations. c/ Reservation subsequently withdrawn. d/ Succession. e/ Before becoming separate States on 1 January 1993, the Czech Republic and Slovakia formed part of Czechoslovakia, which State had ratified the Convention on 16 February 1982. f/ Effective 17 May 1997, Zaire was renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo. g/ With effect from 3 October 1990, the German Democratic Republic (which ratified the Convention on 9 July 1980) and the Federal Republic of Germany (which ratified the Convention on 10 July 1985) united to form one sovereign State, which acts in the United Nations under the designation "Germany". h/ On 22 May 1990 Democratic Yemen and Yemen merged to form a single State, which acts in the United Nations under the designation "Yemen". ANNEX II Membership of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Name of member Country of nationality Charlotte Abaka* Ghana Ayse Feride Acar** Turkey Emna Aouij* Tunisia Tendai Ruth Bare* Zimbabwe Desiree Patricia Bernard* Guyana Carlota Bustelo Garci'a del Real** Spain Silvia Rose Cartwright** New Zealand Miriam Yolanda Estrada Castillo* Ecuador Ivanka Corti* Italy Yolanda Ferrer Go'mez** Cuba Ai'da Gonza'lez Marti'nez** Mexico Sunaryati Hartono* Indonesia Aurora Javate de Dios* Philippines Salma Khan** Bangladesh Yung-Chung Kim** Republic of Korea Lin Shangzhen* China Ahoua Ouedraogo** Burkina Faso Anne Lise Ryel** Norway Ginko Sato* Japan Hanna Beate Scho"pp-Schilling** Germany Carmel Shalev* Israel Kongit Sinegiorgis** Ethiopia Mervat Tallawy* Egypt ________________________ * Term of office expires in 1998. ** Term of office expires in 2000. ANNEX III Documents before the Committee at its sixteenth and seventeenth sessions A. Sixteenth session Document number Title or description CEDAW/C/1997/1 Provisional agenda and annotations CEDAW/C/1997/2 Report of the Secretary-General on the status of submission of reports by States parties under article 18 of the Convention CEDAW/C/1997/3 Note by the Secretary-General on reports of specialized agencies on the implementation of the Convention in areas falling within the scope of their activities CEDAW/C/1997/3/Add.2 Report of the International Labour Organization CEDAW/C/1997/3/Add.3 Report of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization CEDAW/C/1997/4 Report of the Secretariat on reservations to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women CEDAW/C/1997/5 Report of the Secretariat on ways and means of improving the work of the Committee CEDAW/C/1997/CRP.1 and Report of the pre-session working group Corr.1 and Add.1-5 CEDAW/C/1997/INF.1/Rev.1 List of participants CEDAW/C/1997/L.1 and Add.1-12 Draft report of the Committee CEDAW/C/1997/WG.I/WP.1 Draft rules of procedure CEDAW/C/1997/WG.I/WP.2 Report of Working Group I and Add.1 CEDAW/C/1997/WG.II/WP.1 Draft general recommendation on articles 7 and 8 CEDAW/C/1997/WG.II/WP.2 and Report of Working Group II Corr.1 and Add.1-3 Reports of States parties CEDAW/C/CAN/3 Third periodic report of Canada CEDAW/C/CAN/4 Fourth periodic report of Canada CEDAW/C/DEN/3 Third periodic report of Denmark CEDAW/C/MOR/1 Initial report of Morocco CEDAW/C/PHI/3 Third periodic report of the Philippines CEDAW/C/PHI/4 Fourth periodic report of the Philippines CEDAW/C/SVN/1 Initial report of Slovenia CEDAW/C/STV/1-3/Add.1 Combined initial, second and third periodic reports of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines CEDAW/C/TUR/2-3 Combined second and third periodic reports of Turkey CEDAW/C/VEN/3 Third periodic report of Venezuela B. Seventeenth session Document number Title or description CEDAW/C/1997/II/1 Provisional agenda and annotations CEDAW/C/1997/II/2 Report of the Secretary-General on the status of submission of reports by States parties under article 18 of the Convention CEDAW/C/1997/II/3 Note by the Secretary-General on reports of specialized agencies on the implementation of the Convention in areas falling within the scope of their activities CEDAW/C/1997/II/3/Add.1 Report of the World Health Organization CEDAW/C/1997/II/3/Add.3 Report of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization CEDAW/C/1997/II/4 Report of the Secretariat on ways and means of improving the work of the Committee CEDAW/C/1997/II/5 Report of the Secretariat on draft general recommendation on articles 7 and 8 CEDAW/C/1997/II/CRP.1 and Report of the pre-session working group Add.1-4 CEDAW/C/1997/II/INF.1/Rev.1 List of participants CEDAW/C/1997/II/L.1 Draft report of the Committee and Add.1-10 CEDAW/C/1997/II/WG.I/WP.1 Report of Working Group I CEDAW/C/1997/II/WG.II/WP.1 Report of Working Group II Reports of States parties CEDAW/C/ANT/1-3 Combined initial, second and third periodic reports of Antigua and Barbuda CEDAW/C/ARG/2 and Second periodic report of Argentina Add.1 and 2 CEDAW/C/ARG/3 Third periodic report of Argentina CEDAW/C/ARM/1 and Initial report of Armenia Corr.1 CEDAW/C/AUL/3 Third periodic report of Australia CEDAW/C/BGD/3-4 Combined third and fourth periodic reports of Bangladesh CEDAW/C/ISR/1-2 Combined initial and second periodic reports of Israel CEDAW/C/ITA/2 Second periodic report of Italy CEDAW/C/ITA/3 Third periodic report of Italy CEDAW/C/LUX/1 Initial report of Luxembourg CEDAW/C/LUX/2 Second periodic report of Luxembourg CEDAW/C/NAM/1 Initial report of Namibia ANNEX IV Status of submission and consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 18 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women as at 25 July 1997 States parties Date due a/ Date of submission Considered by Committee (session (year)) A. Initial reports Albania 10 June 1995 Algeria 21 June 1997 Andorra 14 February 1998 Angola 17 October 1987 Antigua and Barbuda 31 August 1990 21 September 1994 (CEDAW/C/ANT/1-3) Seventeenth (1997) Argentina 14 August 1986 6 October 1986 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.39) Seventh (1988) Armenia 13 October 1994 30 November 1994 (CEDAW/C/ARM/1) 10 February 1997 (CEDAW/C/ARM/1/Corr.1) Seventeenth (1997) Australia 27 August 1984 3 October 1986 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.40) Seventh (1988) Austria 30 April 1983 20 October 1983 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.17) Fourth (1985) Azerbaijan 9 August 1996 11 September 1996 (CEDAW/C/AZE/1) Bahamas 5 November 1994 Bangladesh 6 December 1985 12 March 1986 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.34) Sixth (1987) Barbados 3 September 1982 11 April 1990 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.64) Eleventh (1992) Belarus 3 September 1982 4 October 1982 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.5) Second (1983) Belgium 9 August 1986 20 July 1987 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.53) Eighth (1989) Belize 15 June 1991 19 June 1996 (CEDAW/C/BLZ/1-2) Benin 11 April 1993 Bhutan 30 September 1982 Bolivia 8 July 1991 8 July 1991 (CEDAW/C/BOL/1) 26 August 1993 (CEDAW/C/BOL/1/Add.1) Fourteenth (1995) Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 October 1994 Botswana 12 September 1997 Brazil 2 March 1985 Bulgaria 10 March 1983 13 June 1983 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.15) Fourth (1985) Burkina Faso 13 November 1988 24 May 1990 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.67) Tenth (1991) Burundi 7 February 1993 Cambodia 14 November 1993 Cameroon 22 September 1995 Canada 9 January 1983 15 July 1983 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.16) Fourth (1985) Cape Verde 3 September 1982 Central African Republic 21 July 1992 Chad 9 July 1996 Chile 6 January 1991 3 September 1991 (CEDAW/C/CHI/1) Fourteenth (1995) China 3 September 1982 25 May 1983 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.14) Third (1984) Colombia 18 February 1983 16 January 1986 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.32) Sixth (1987) Comoros 30 November 1995 Congo 25 August 1983 Costa Rica 4 May 1987 C“te d'Ivoire 17 January 1997 Croatia 9 October 1993 10 January 1995 (CEDAW/C/CRO/1) Cuba 3 September 1982 27 September 1982 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.4) Second (1983) Cyprus 22 August 1986 2 February 1994 (CEDAW/C/CYP/1-2) Fifteenth (1996) Czech Republic 24 March 1994 30 October 1995 (CEDAW/C/CZE/1) Denmark 21 May 1984 30 July 1984 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.22) Fifth (1986) Dominica 3 September 1982 Dominican Republic 2 October 1983 2 May 1986 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.37) Seventh (1988) Ecuador 9 December 1982 14 August 1984 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.23) Fifth (1986) Egypt 18 October 1982 2 February 1983 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.10) Third (1984) El Salvador 18 September 1982 3 November 1983 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.19) Fifth (1986) Equatorial Guinea 22 November 1985 16 March 1987 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.50) Eighth (1989) Eritrea 5 October 1996 Estonia 20 November 1992 Ethiopia 10 October 1982 22 April 1993 (CEDAW/C/ETH/1-3) 16 October 1995 (CEDAW/C/ETH/1-3/Add.1) Fifteenth (1996) Fiji 27 September 1996 Finland 4 October 1987 16 February 1988 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.56) Eighth (1989) France 13 January 1985 13 February 1986 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.33) Sixth (1987) Gabon 20 February 1984 19 June 1987 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.54) Eighth (1989) Gambia 16 May 1994 Georgia 25 November 1995 Germany 9 August 1986 15 September 1988 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.59) Ninth (1990) Ghana 1 February 1987 29 January 1991 (CEDAW/C/GHA/1-2) Eleventh (1992) Greece 7 July 1984 5 April 1985 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.28) Sixth (1987) Grenada 29 September 1991 Guatemala 11 September 1983 2 April 1991 (CEDAW/C/GUA/1-2 and Corr.1) 7 April 1993 (CEDAW/C/GUA/1-2/ Amend.1) Thirteenth (1994) Guinea 8 September 1983 Guinea-Bissau 22 September 1986 Guyana 3 September 1982 23 January 1990 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.63) Thirteenth (1994) Haiti 3 September 1982 Honduras 2 April 1984 3 December 1986 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.44) Eleventh (1992) Hungary 3 September 1982 20 September 1982 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.3) Third (1984) Iceland 18 July 1986 5 May 1993 (CEDAW/C/ICE/1-2) Fifteenth (1996) India 8 August 1994 Indonesia 13 October 1985 17 March 1986 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.36) Seventh (1988) Iraq 12 September 1987 16 May 1990 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.66/Rev.1) Twelfth (1993) Ireland 22 January 1987 18 February 1987 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.47) Eighth (1989) Israel 2 November 1992 12 January 1994 b/ 7 April 1997 (CEDAW/C/ISR/1-2) Seventeenth (1997) Italy 10 July 1986 20 October 1989 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.62) Tenth (1991) Jamaica 18 November 1985 12 September 1986 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.38) Seventh (1988) Japan 25 July 1986 13 March 1987 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.48) Seventh (1988) Jordan 31 July 1993 Kenya 8 April 1985 4 December 1990 (CEDAW/C/KEN/1-2) Twelfth (1993) Kuwait 1 October 1995 Kyrgyzstan 12 March 1998 Lao People's Democratic Republic 13 September 1982 Latvia 14 May 1993 Lebanon 21 May 1998 Lesotho 21 September 1996 Liberia 16 August 1985 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 15 June 1990 18 February 1991 (CEDAW/C/LIB/1) 4 October 1993 (CEDAW/C/LIB/1/Add.1) Thirteenth (1994) Liechtenstein 21 January 1997 Lithuania 17 February 1995 Luxembourg 4 March 1990 13 November 1996 (CEDAW/C/LUX/1) Seventeenth (1997) Madagascar 16 April 1990 21 May 1990 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.65) 8 November 1993 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.65/Rev.2) Thirteenth (1994) Malawi 11 April 1988 15 July 1988 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.58) Ninth (1990) Malaysia 4 August 1996 Maldives 1 July 1994 Mali 10 October 1986 13 November 1986 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.43) Seventh (1988) Malta 7 April 1992 Mauritius 8 August 1985 23 February 1992 (CEDAW/C/MAR/1-2) Fourteenth (1995) Mexico 3 September 1982 14 September 1982 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.2) Second (1983) Mongolia 3 September 1982 18 November 1983 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.20) Fifth (1986) Morocco 21 July 1994 14 September 1994 (CEDAW/C/MOR/1) Sixteenth (1997) Mozambique 16 May 1998 Namibia 23 December 1993 4 November 1996 (CEDAW/C/NAM/1) Seventeenth (1997) Nepal 22 May 1992 Netherlands 22 August 1992 19 November 1992 (CEDAW/C/NET/1) 17 September 1993 (CEDAW/C/NET/1/Add.1) 20 September 1993 (CEDAW/C/NET/1/Add.2) 9 October 1993 (CEDAW/C/NET/1/Add.3)) Thirteenth (1994) New Zealand 9 February 1986 3 October 1986 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.41) Seventh (1988) Nicaragua 26 November 1982 22 September 1987 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.55) Eighth (1989) Nigeria 13 July 1986 1 April 1987 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.49) Seventh (1987) Norway 3 September 1982 18 November 1982 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.7) Third (1984) Pakistan 11 April 1997 Panama 28 November 1982 12 December 1982 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.9) Fourth (1985) Papua New Guinea 11 February 1996 Paraguay 6 May 1988 4 June 1992 (CEDAW/C/PAR/1-2) 23 August 1995 (CEDAW/C/PAR/1-2/Add.1) 20 November 1995 (CEDAW/C/PAR/1-2/Add.2) Fifteenth (1996) Peru 13 October 1983 14 September 1988 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.60) Ninth (1990) Philippines 4 September 1982 22 October 1982 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.6) Third (1984) Poland 3 September 1982 10 October 1985 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.31) Sixth (1987) Portugal 3 September 1982 19 July 1983 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.21) Fifth (1986) Republic of Korea 26 January 1986 13 March 1986 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.35) Sixth (1987) Republic of Moldova 31 July 1995 Romania 6 February 1983 14 January 1987 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.45) Twelfth (1993) Russian Federation 3 September 1982 2 March 1983 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.12) Second (1983) Rwanda 3 September 1982 24 May 1983 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.13) Third (1984) Saint Kitts and Nevis 25 May 1986 Saint Lucia 7 November 1983 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 September 1982 27 September 1991 (CEDAW/C/STV/1-3) 28 July 1994 (CEDAW/C/STV/1-3/Add.1) Sixteenth (1997) Samoa 25 October 1993 Senegal 7 March 1986 5 November 1986 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.42) Seventh (1988) Seychelles 4 June 1993 Sierra Leone 11 December 1989 Singapore 4 November 1996 Slovakia 27 June 1994 29 April 1996 (CEDAW/C/SVK/1) Slovenia 5 August 1993 23 November 1993 (CEDAW/C/SVN/1) Sixteenth (1997) South Africa 14 January 1997 Spain 4 February 1985 20 August 1985 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.30) Sixth (1987) Sri Lanka 4 November 1982 7 July 1985 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.29) Sixth (1987) Suriname 31 March 1994 Sweden 3 September 1982 22 October 1982 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.8) Second (1983) Switzerland 26 April 1998 Tajikistan 25 October 1994 Thailand 8 September 1986 1 June 1987 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.51) Ninth (1990) The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 17 February 1995 Togo 26 October 1984 Trinidad and Tobago 11 February 1991 Tunisia 20 October 1986 17 September 1993 (CEDAW/C/TUN/1-2) Fourteenth (1995) Turkey 19 January 1987 27 January 1987 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.46) Ninth (1990) Turkmenistan 31 May 1998 Uganda 21 August 1986 1 June 1992 (CEDAW/C/UGA/1-2) Fourteenth (1995) Ukraine 3 September 1982 2 March 1983 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.11) Second (1983) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 7 May 1987 25 June 1987 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.52) Ninth (1990) United Republic of Tanzania 19 September 1986 9 March 1988 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.57) Ninth (1990) Uruguay 8 November 1982 23 November 1984 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.27) Seventh (1988) Uzbekistan 18 August 1996 Vanuatu 8 October 1996 Venezuela 1 June 1984 27 August 1984 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.24) Fifth (1986) Viet Nam 19 March 1983 2 October 1984 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.25) Fifth (1986) Yemen 29 June 1985 23 January 1989 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.61) Twelfth (1993) Yugoslavia 28 March 1983 3 November 1983 (CEDAW/C/5/Add.18) Fourth (1985) Zaire 16 November 1987 1 March 1994 (CEDAW/C/ZAR/1) Zambia 21 July 1986 6 March 1991 (CEDAW/C/ZAM/1-2) Thirteenth (1994) Zimbabwe 12 June 1992 28 April 1996 (CEDAW/C/ZWE/1) B. Second periodic reports Angola 17 October 1991 Antigua and Barbuda 31 August 1994 21 September 1994 (CEDAW/C/ANT/1-3) Seventeenth (1997) Argentina 14 August 1990 13 February 1992 (CEDAW/C/ARG/2) 27 May 1994 (CEDAW/C/ARG/2/Add.1) 19 August 1994 (CEDAW/C/ARG/2/Add.2) Seventeenth (1997) Australia 27 August 1988 24 July 1992 (CEDAW/C/AUL/2) Thirteenth (1994) Austria 30 April 1987 18 December 1989 (CEDAW/C/13/Add.27) Tenth (1991) Bangladesh 6 December 1989 23 February 1990 (CEDAW/C/13/Add.30) Twelfth (1993) Barbados 3 September 1986 4 December 1991 (CEDAW/C/BAR/2-3) Thirteenth (1994) Belarus 3 September 1986 3 March 1987 (CEDAW/C/13/Add.5) Eighth (1989) Belgium 9 August 1990 9 February 1993 (CEDAW/C/BEL/2) Fifteenth (1996) Belize 15 June 1995 19 June 1996 (CEDAW/C/BLZ/1-2) Benin 11 April 1997 Bhutan 30 September 1986 Bolivia 8 July 1995 Brazil 2 March 1989 Bulgaria 10 March 1987 6 September 1994 (CEDAW/C/BGR/2-3) Burkina Faso 13 November 1992 Burundi 7 February 1997 Canada 9 January 1987 20 January 1988 (CEDAW/C/13/Add.11) Ninth (1990) Cape Verde 3 September 1986 China 3 September 1986 22 June 1989 (CEDAW/C/13/Add.26) Eleventh (1992) Chile 6 January 1995 9 March 1995 (CEDAW/C/CHI/2) Colombia 18 February 1987 14 January 1993 (CEDAW/C/COL/2-3) 2 September 1993 (CEDAW/C/COL/2-3/Rev.1) Thirteenth (1994) Congo 25 August 1987 Costa Rica 4 May 1991 Cuba 3 September 1986 13 March 1992 (CEDAW/C/CUB/2-3) 30 November 1995 (CEDAW/C/CUB/2-3/Add.1) Fifteenth (1996) Cyprus 22 August 1990 2 February 1994 (CEDAW/C/CYP/1-2) Fifteenth (1996) Czech Republic 24 March 1998 Denmark 21 May 1988 2 June 1988 (CEDAW/C/13/Add.14) Tenth (1991) Dominica 3 September 1986 Dominican Republic 2 October 1987 26 April 1993 (CEDAW/C/DOM/2-3) Ecuador 9 December 1986 28 May 1990 (CEDAW/C/13/Add.31) Thirteenth (1994) Egypt 18 October 1986 19 December 1986 (CEDAW/C/13/Add.2) Ninth (1990) El Salvador 18 September 1986 18 December 1987 (CEDAW/C/13/Add.12) Eleventh (1992) Equatorial Guinea 22 November 1989 6 January 1994 (CEDAW/C/GNQ/2-3) Estonia 20 November 1996 Ethiopia 10 October 1986 22 April 1993 (CEDAW/C/ETH/1-3) 16 October 1995 (CEDAW/C/ETH/1-3/Add.1) Fifteenth (1996) Finland 4 October 1991 9 February 1993 (CEDAW/C/FIN/2) Fourteenth (1995) France 13 January 1989 10 December 1990 (CEDAW/C/FRA/2 and Rev.1) Twelfth (1993) Gabon 20 February 1988 Germany 9 August 1990 8 October 1996 (CEDAW/C/DEU/2-3) Ghana 1 February 1991 29 January 1991 (CEDAW/C/GHA/1-2) Eleventh (1992) Greece 7 July 1988 1 March 1996 (CEDAW/C/GRC/2-3) Grenada 29 September 1995 Guatemala 11 September 1987 2 April 1991 (CEDAW/C/GUA/1-2 and Corr.1) 7 April 1993 (CEDAW/C/GUA/1-2/ Amend.1)Thirteenth (1994) Guinea 8 September 1987 Guinea-Bissau 22 September 1990 Guyana 3 September 1986 Haiti 3 September 1986 Honduras 2 April 1988 28 October 1987 (CEDAW/C/13/Add.9) Eleventh (1992) Hungary 3 September 1986 29 September 1986 (CEDAW/C/13/Add.1) Seventh (1988) Iceland 18 July 1990 5 May 1993 (CEDAW/C/ICE/1-2) Fifteenth (1996) Indonesia 13 October 1989 6 February 1997 (CEDAW/C/IDN/2-3) Iraq 12 September 1991 Ireland 22 January 1991 Israel 2 November 1996 7 April 1997 (CEDAW/C/ISR/1-2) Seventeenth (1997) Italy 10 July 1990 1 March 1994 (CEDAW/C/ITA/2) Seventeenth (1997) Jamaica 18 November 1989 Japan 25 July 1990 21 February 1992 (CEDAW/C/JPN/2) Thirteenth (1994) Kenya 8 April 1989 4 December 1990 (CEDAW/C/KEN/1-2) Twelfth (1993) Lao People's Democratic Republic 13 September 1986 Latvia 14 May 1997 Liberia 16 August 1989 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 15 June 1994 Luxembourg 4 March 1994 8 April 1997 (CEDAW/C/LUX/2) Seventeenth (1997) Madagascar 16 April 1994 Malawi 11 April 1992 Mali 10 October 1990 Malta 7 April 1996 Mauritius 8 August 1989 23 February 1992 (CEDAW/C/MAR/1-2) Fourteenth (1995) Mexico 3 September 1986 3 December 1987 (CEDAW/C/13/Add.10) Ninth (1990) Mongolia 3 September 1986 17 March 1987 (CEDAW/C/13/Add.7) Ninth (1990) Nepal 22 May 1996 Netherlands 22 August 1996 New Zealand 9 February 1990 3 November 1992 (CEDAW/C/NZE/2) 27 October 1993 (CEDAW/C/NZE/2/Add.1)Thirteenth (1994) Nicaragua 26 November 1986 16 March 1989 (CEDAW/C/13/Add.20) Twelfth (1993) Nigeria 13 July 1990 13 February 1997 (CEDAW/C/NGA/2-3) Norway 3 September 1986 23 June 1988 (CEDAW/C/13/Add.15) Tenth (1991) Panama 28 November 1986 17 January 1997 (CEDAW/C/PAN/2-3) Paraguay 6 May 1992 4 June 1992 (CEDAW/C/PAR/1-2) 23 August 1995 (CEDAW/C/PAR/1-2/Add.1) 20 November 1995 (CEDAW/C/PAR/1-2/Add.2)Fifteenth (1996) Peru 13 October 1987 13 February 1990 (CEDAW/C/13/Add.29) Fourteenth (1995) Philippines 4 September 1986 12 December 1988 (CEDAW/C/13/Add.17) Tenth (1991) Poland 3 September 1986 17 November 1988 (CEDAW/C/13/Add.16) Tenth (1991) Portugal 3 September 1986 18 May 1989 (CEDAW/C/13/Add.22) Tenth (1991) Republic of Korea 26 January 1990 19 December 1989 (CEDAW/C/13/Add.28 and Corr.1)Twelfth (1993) Romania 6 February 1987 19 October 1992 (CEDAW/C/ROM/2-3) Twelfth (1993) Russian Federation 3 September 1986 10 February 1987 (CEDAW/C/13/Add.4) Eighth (1989) Rwanda 3 September 1986 7 March 1988 (CEDAW/C/13/Add.13) Tenth (1991) Saint Kitts and Nevis 25 May 1990 Saint Lucia 7 November 1987 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 September 1986 27 September 1991 (CEDAW/C/STV/1-3) 28 July 1994 (CEDAW/C/STV/1-3/Add.1)Sixteenth (1997) Senegal 7 March 1990 23 September 1991 (CEDAW/C/SEN/2 and Amend.1)Thirteenth (1994) Seychelles 4 June 1997 Sierra Leone 11 December 1993 Spain 4 February 1989 9 February 1989 (CEDAW/C/13/Add.19) Eleventh (1992) Sri Lanka 4 November 1986 29 December 1988 (CEDAW/C/13/Add.18) Eleventh (1992) Sweden 3 September 1986 10 March 1987 (CEDAW/C/13/Add.6) Seventh (1988) Thailand 8 September 1990 3 March 1997 (CEDAW/C/THA/2-3) Togo 26 October 1988 Trinidad and Tobago 11 February 1995 Tunisia 20 October 1990 17 September 1993 (CEDAW/C/TUN/1-2) Fourteenth (1995) Turkey 19 January 1991 7 February 1994 b/ 3 September 1996 (CEDAW/C/TUR/2-3) Sixteenth (1997) Uganda 21 August 1990 1 June 1992 (CEDAW/C/UGA/1-2) Fourteenth (1995) Ukraine 3 September 1986 13 August 1987 (CEDAW/C/13/Add.8) Ninth (1990) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 7 May 1991 11 May 1991 (CEDAW/C/UK/2 and Amend.1) Twelfth (1993) United Republic of Tanzania 19 September 1990 25 September 1996 (CEDAW/C/TZA/2-3) Uruguay 8 November 1986 Venezuela 1 June 1988 18 April 1989 (CEDAW/C/13/Add.21) Eleventh (1992) Viet Nam 19 March 1987 Yemen 29 June 1989 8 June 1989 (CEDAW/C/13/Add.24 and Amend.1)Twelfth (1993) Yugoslavia 28 March 1987 31 May 1989 (CEDAW/C/13/Add.23) Tenth (1991) Zaire 16 November 1991 24 October 1996 (CEDAW/C/ZAR/2) Zambia 21 July 1990 6 March 1991 (CEDAW/C/ZAM/1-2) Thirteenth (1994) Zimbabwe 12 June 1996 C. Third periodic reports Angola 17 October 1995 Antigua and Barbuda 31 August 1998 21 September 1994 (CEDAW/C/ANT/1-3) Seventeenth (1997) Argentina 14 August 1994 1 October 1996 (CEDAW/C/ARG/3) Seventeenth (1997) Australia 27 August 1992 1 March 1995 (CEDAW/C/AUL/3) Seventeenth (1997) Austria 30 April 1991 25 April 1997 (CEDAW/C/AUT/3-4) Bangladesh 6 December 1993 26 January 1993 b/ 27 March 1997 (CEDAW/C/BGD/3-4) Seventeenth (1997) Barbados 3 September 1990 4 December 1991 (CEDAW/C/BAR/2-3) Thirteenth (1994) Belarus 3 September 1990 1 July 1993 (CEDAW/C/BLR/3) Belgium 9 August 1994 Bhutan 30 September 1990 Brazil 2 March 1993 Bulgaria 10 March 1991 6 September 1994 (CEDAW/C/BGR/2-3) Burkina Faso 13 November 1996 Canada 9 January 1991 9 September 1992 (CEDAW/C/CAN/3) Sixteenth (1997) Cape Verde 3 September 1990 China 3 September 1990 29 May 1997 (CEDAW/C/CHN/3-4) Colombia 18 February 1991 14 January 1993 (CEDAW/C/COL/2-3) 2 September 1993 (CEDAW/C/COL/2-3/Rev.1) Thirteenth (1994) Congo 25 August 1991 Costa Rica 4 May 1995 Cuba 3 September 1990 13 March 1992 (CEDAW/C/CUB/2-3) 30 November 1995 (CEDAW/C/CUB/2-3/Add.1) Fifteenth (1996) Cyprus 22 August 1994 Denmark 21 May 1992 7 May 1993 (CEDAW/C/DEN/3) Sixteenth (1997) Dominica 3 September 1990 Dominican Republic 2 October 1991 26 April 1993 (CEDAW/C/DOM/2-3) Ecuador 9 December 1990 23 December 1991 (CEDAW/C/ECU/3) Thirteenth (1994) Egypt 18 October 1990 30 January 1996 (CEDAW/C/EGY/3) El Salvador 18 September 1990 Equatorial Guinea 22 November 1993 6 January 1994 (CEDAW/C/GNQ/2-3) Ethiopia 10 October 1990 22 April 1993 (CEDAW/C/ETH/1-3) 16 October 1995 (CEDAW/C/ETH/1-3/Add.1)Fifteenth (1996) Finland 4 October 1995 28 January 1997 (CEDAW/C/FIN/3) France 13 January 1993 Gabon 20 February 1992 Germany 9 August 1994 8 October 1996 (CEDAW/C/DEU/2-3) Ghana 1 February 1995 Greece 7 July 1992 1 March 1996 (CEDAW/C/GRC/2-3) Guatemala 11 September 1991 Guinea 8 September 1991 Guinea-Bissau 22 September 1994 Guyana 3 September 1990 Haiti 3 September 1990 Honduras 2 April 1992 31 May 1991 (CEDAW/C/HON/3) Eleventh (1992) Hungary 3 September 1990 4 April 1991 (CEDAW/C/HUN/3) 3 November 1995 (CEDAW/C/HUN/3/Add.1) Fifteenth (1996) Iceland 3 July 1994 Indonesia 13 October 1993 6 February 1997 (CEDAW/C/IDN/2-3) Iraq 12 September 1995 Ireland 22 January 1995 Italy 10 July 1994 21 June 1997 (CEDAW/C/ITA/3) Seventeenth (1997) Jamaica 18 November 1993 Japan 25 July 1994 28 October 1993 (CEDAW/C/JPN/3) Thirteenth (1994) Kenya 8 April 1993 Lao People's Democratic Republic 13 September 1990 Liberia 16 August 1993 Malawi 11 April 1996 Mali 10 October 1994 Mauritius 8 August 1993 Mexico 3 September 1990 1 December 1992 (CEDAW/C/MEX/3) Mongolia 3 September 1990 New Zealand 9 February 1994 Nicaragua 26 November 1990 15 October 1992 (CEDAW/C/NIC/3) Twelfth (1993) Nigeria 13 July 1994 13 February 1997 (CEDAW/C/NGA/2-3) Norway 3 September 1990 25 January 1991 (CEDAW/C/NOR/3) Fourteenth (1995) Panama 28 November 1990 17 January 1997 (CEDAW/C/PAN/2-3) Paraguay 6 May 1996 Peru 13 October 1991 25 November 1994 (CEDAW/C/PER/3-4) Philippines 4 September 1990 20 January 1993 (CEDAW/C/PHI/3) Sixteenth (1997) Poland 3 September 1990 22 November 1990 (CEDAW/C/18/Add.2) Tenth (1991) Portugal 3 September 1990 10 December 1990 (CEDAW/C/18/Add.3) Tenth (1991) Republic of Korea 26 January 1994 8 September 1994 (CEDAW/C/KOR/3) Romania 6 February 1991 19 October 1992 (CEDAW/C/ROM/2-3) Twelfth (1993) Russian Federation 3 September 1990 24 July 1991 (CEDAW/C/USR/3) Fourteenth (1995) Rwanda 3 September 1990 18 January 1991 (CEDAW/C/RWA/3) Twelfth (1993) Saint Kitts and Nevis 25 May 1994 Saint Lucia 7 November 1991 Senegal 7 March 1994 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 September 1990 27 September 1991 (CEDAW/C/STV/1-3) 28 July 1994 (CEDAW/C/STV/1-3/Add.1)Sixteenth (1997) Spain 4 February 1993 Sri Lanka 4 November 1990 Sweden 3 September 1990 3 October 1990 (CEDAW/C/18/Add.1) Twelfth (1993) Thailand 8 September 1994 3 March 1997 (CEDAW/C/THA/2-3) Togo 26 October 1992 Tunisia 20 October 1994 Turkey 19 January 1995 3 September 1996 (CEDAW/C/TUR/2-3) Sixteenth (1997) Uganda 21 August 1994 Ukraine 3 September 1990 31 May 1991 (CEDAW/C/UKR/3) 21 November 1995 (CEDAW/C/UKR/3/Add.1) Fifteenth (1996) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 7 May 1995 16 August 1995 (CEDAW/C/UK/3) United Republic of Tanzania 19 September 1994 25 September 1996 (CEDAW/C/TZA/2-3) Uruguay 8 November 1990 Venezuela 1 June 1992 8 February 1995 (CEDAW/C/VEN/3) Sixteenth (1997) Viet Nam 19 March 1991 Yemen 29 June 1993 13 November 1992 (CEDAW/C/YEM/3) Twelfth (1993) Yugoslavia 28 March 1991 Zaire 16 November 1995 Zambia 21 July 1994 D. Fourth periodic reports Australia 27 August 1996 Austria 30 April 1995 25 April 1997 (CEDAW/C/AUT/3-4) Bangladesh 6 December 1997 27 March 1997 (CEDAW/C/BGD/3-4) Seventeenth (1997) Barbados 3 September 1994 Belarus 3 September 1994 Bhutan 30 September 1994 Brazil 2 March 1997 Bulgaria 10 March 1995 Canada 9 January 1995 2 October 1995 (CEDAW/C/CAN/4) Sixteenth (1997) Cape Verde 3 September 1994 China 3 September 1994 29 May 1997 (CEDAW/C/CHN/3-4) Colombia 18 February 1995 8 July 1997 (CEDAW/C/COL/4) Congo 25 August 1995 Cuba 3 September 1994 Denmark 21 May 1996 9 January 1997 (CEDAW/C/DEN/4) Dominican Republic 2 October 1995 Ecuador 9 December 1994 Egypt 18 October 1994 El Salvador 18 October 1994 Ethiopia 10 October 1994 France 13 January 1997 Gabon 20 February 1996 Greece 7 July 1996 Guatemala 11 September 1995 Guinea 8 September 1995 Guyana 3 September 1994 Haiti 3 September 1994 Honduras 2 April 1996 Hungary 3 September 1994 Kenya 8 April 1997 Lao People's Democratic Republic 13 September 1994 Mexico 3 September 1994 7 March 1997 (CEDAW/C/MEX/4) Mongolia 3 September 1994 Nicaragua 26 November 1994 Norway 3 September 1994 1 September 1994 (CEDAW/C/NOR/4) Fourteenth (1995) Panama 28 November 1994 Peru 13 October 1995 25 November 1994 (CEDAW/C/PER/3-4) Philippines 4 September 1994 22 April 1996 (CEDAW/C/PHI/4) Sixteenth (1997) Poland 3 September 1994 Portugal 3 September 1994 Romania 6 February 1995 Russian Federation 3 September 1994 31 August 1994 (CEDAW/C/USR/4) Fourteenth (1995) Rwanda 3 September 1994 Saint Lucia 7 November 1995 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 September 1994 Spain 4 February 1997 Sri Lanka 4 November 1994 Sweden 3 September 1994 21 May 1996 (CEDAW/C/SWE/4) Togo 26 October 1996 Ukraine 3 November 1994 Uruguay 8 November 1994 Venezuela 1 June 1996 Viet Nam 19 March 1995 Yemen 29 June 1997 Yugoslavia 28 March 1995 E. Reports submitted on an exceptional basis Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 February 1994 (oral report; see CEDAW/C/SR.253) Thirteenth (1994) Croatia 15 September 1994 (CEDAW/C/CRO/SP.1) Fourteenth (1995) Rwanda 31 January 1996 (oral report; see CEDAW/C/SR.306) Fifteenth (1996) Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) 2 December 1993 (CEDAW/C/YUG/SP.1) 2 February 1994 (oral report; see CEDAW/C/SR.254) Thirteenth (1994) Zaire 16 January 1997 (oral report; see CEDAW/C/SR.317) Sixteenth (1997) a/ One year prior to the due date, the Secretary-General invites the State party to submit its report. b/ Report withdrawn.