State and Non-State Parties to CEDAW

As of April 2022, 189 countries are States parties to the CEDAW Convention, meaning that they agree to be bound by its terms.

The full list of State parties to CEDAW can be accessed here. The latest country to ratify is South Sudan (30 April 2015).

As of April 2022, countries that have not ratified CEDAW are:

Africa
Somalia
Sudan

Americas
United States of America

Asia and the Pacific
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Niue
Palau
Tonga

Europe
Holy See