against Women

Forty-third session

19 January-6 February 2009

* CEDAW/C/2009/I/1.

Item 6 of the provisional agenda*

Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under

article 18 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms

of Discrimination against Women

Status of submission of reports by States parties under article 18 of the Convention

Report of the Secretary-General

1.Rule 49 of the rules of procedure of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women provides that, at each session, the Secretary-General shall notify the Committee of the non-submission of any report that States parties are required to submit under article 18 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.

2.Annex I to the present report contains a list of the States parties as at 24 November 2008. In some cases, the Committee has modified the date of submission calculated in accordance with article 18, paragraph 1 of the Convention, and that is reflected in the report.

3.Annex II to the present report contains a list of States parties whose reports were five years or more overdue as at 24 November 2008.

Annex I

States parties whose reports are due and had not yet been submitted to the Committee as at 24 November 2008

State party Date due

Afghanistan

Initial report4 April 2004

Second periodic report4 April 2008

Andorra

Second periodic report14 February 2002

Third periodic report14 February 2006

Angola

Sixth periodic report17 October 2007

Antigua and Barbuda

Fourth periodic report31 August 2002

Fifth periodic report31 August 2006

Australia

Sixth and seventh periodic report27 August 2008

Bahamasa

Initial report5 November 1994

Second periodic report5 November 1998

Third periodic report5 November 2002

Fourth periodic report5 November 2006

Barbados

Fifth periodic report3 September 1999

Sixth periodic report3 September 2003

Seventh periodic report3 September 2007

Belarus

Seventh periodic report 3 September 2006

Brunei Darussalam

Initial report23 June 2007

Bulgariab

Fourth periodic report10 March 1995

Fifth periodic report10 March 1999

Sixth periodic report10 March 2003

Seventh periodic report10 March 2007

Burkina Faso

Sixth periodic report13 November 2008

Central African Republica

Initial report21 July 1992

Second periodic report21 July 1996

Third periodic report21 July 2000

Fourth periodic report21 July 2004

Fifth periodic report21 July 2008

Chadc

Initial report9 July 1996

Second periodic report9 July 2000

Third periodic report9 July 2004

Fourth periodic report9 July 2008

Comoro sc

Initial report30 November 1995

Second periodic report30 November 1999

Third periodic report30 November 2003

Fourth periodic report30 November 2007

Congo

Sixth and seventh periodic report25 August 2007

Costa Rica

Fifth and sixth periodic report4 May 2007

Côte d’Ivoireb

Initial report17 January 1997

Second periodic report17 January 2001

Third periodic report17 January 2005

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Second periodic report27 March 2006

Djiboutib

Initial report2 January 2000

Second periodic report2 January 2004

Third periodic report2 January 2008

Dominicad

Initial report3 September 1982

Second periodic report3 September 1986

Third periodic report3 September 1990

Fourth periodic report3 September 1994

Fifth periodic report3 September 1998

Sixth periodic report3 September 2002

Seventh periodic report3 September 2006

Dominican Republic

Sixth and seventh periodic report2 October 2007

Equatorial Guine a

Sixth periodic report22 November 2005

Eritrea

Fourth periodic report5 October 2008

Ethiopia

Sixth and seventh periodic report10 October 2006

Fiji

Second periodic report27 September 2000

Third periodic report27 September 2004

Fourth periodic report27 September 2008

Gabon

Sixth and seventh periodic report20 February 2008

Gambia

Fourth periodic report16 May 2006

Greece

Seventh periodic report7 July 2008

Grenadaa

Initial report29 September 1991

Second periodic report29 September 1995

Third periodic report29 September 1999

Fourth periodic report29 September 2003

Fifth periodic report29 September 2007

Guyana

Seventh periodic report3 September 2006

Iraq

Fourth periodic report12 September 1999

Fifth periodic report12 September 2003

Sixth periodic report12 September 2007

Ireland

Sixth periodic report22 January 2007

Italy

Sixth periodic report10 July 2006

Kiribati

Initial report16 April 2005

Kuwait

Third and fourth periodic report2 October 2007

Latvia

Fourth periodic report14 May 2005

Lesothoc

Initial report21 September 1996

Second periodic report21 September 2000

Third periodic report21 September 2004

Fourth periodic report21 September 2008

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

Third periodic report15 June 1998

Fourth periodic report15 June 2002

Fifth periodic report15 June 2006

Malaysia

Third and fourth periodic report4 August 2008

Malta

Fourth periodic report7 April 2004

Fifth periodic report7 April 2008

Marshall Islands

Initial report1 April 2007

Micronesia (Federated States of)

Initial report1 October 2005

Monaco

Initial report17 April 2006

Montenegro

Initial report22 November 2007

Nepal

Fourth and fifth periodic report22 May 2008

Oman

Initial report9 March 2007

Papua New Guineac

Initial report11 February 1996

Second periodic report11 February 2000

Third periodic report11 February 2004

Fourth periodic report11 February 2008

Paraguay

Sixth periodic report6 May 2008

Russian Federation

Sixth periodic report3 September 2002

Seventh periodic report3 September 2006

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Fifth periodic report25 May 2002

Sixth periodic report25 May 2006

Saint Lucia

Seventh periodic report7 November 2007

Saint Vincent and the Grenadinesb

Fourth periodic report3 September 1994

Fifth periodic report3 September 1998

Sixth periodic report3 September 2002

Seventh periodic report3 September 2006

San Marino

Initial report9 January 2005

Sao Tome and Principe

Initial report3 July 2004

Second periodic report3 July 2008

Sen e galb

Third periodic report7 March 1994

Fourth periodic report7 March 1998

Fifth periodic report7 March 2002

Sixth periodic report7 March 2006

Seychellesa

Initial report4 June 1993

Second periodic report4 June 1997

Third periodic report4 June 2001

Fourth periodic report4 June 2005

Singapore

Fourth periodic report4 November 2008

Solomon Islandsb

Initial report6 June 2003

Second periodic report6 June 2007

South Africa

Second periodic report14 January 2001

Third periodic report14 January 2005

Sri Lanka

Fifth periodic report4 November 1998

Sixth periodic report4 November 2002

Seventh periodic report4 November 2006

Swaziland

Initial report25 April 2005

Togo

Sixth and seventh periodic report26 October 2008

Trinidad and Tobago

Fourth periodic report11 February 2003

Fifth periodic report11 February 2007

Tunisia

Fifth periodic report20 October 2002

Sixth periodic report20 October 2006

Uganda

Fourth periodic report21 August 1998

Fifth periodic report21 August 2002

Sixth periodic report21 August 2006

Venezuela ( Bolivarian Republic of)

Seventh periodic report30 June 2008

Zambia

Fifth periodic report21 July 2002

Sixth periodic report21 July 2006

Zimbabweb

Second periodic report12 June 1996

Third periodic report12 June 2000

Fourth periodic report12 June 2004

Fifth periodic report12 June 2008

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aAt its thirty-eighth session, the Committee decided to consider this State party in early 2010, if necessary in the absence of a report (A/62/38, chap. VI, para. 675).

b At its forty-first session, the Committee invited the State party to submit all its overdue reports in a combined report within two years, failing which it would proceed with consideration of the implementation of the Convention in those States parties in the absence of a report (A/63/38, chap. VI, para. 419).

cAt its thirty-eighth session, the Committee decided to consider this State party in the second half of 2010, if necessary in the absence of a report (A/62/38, chap. VI, para. 675).

dAt its thirty-seventh session, the Committee decided to consider this State party at its forty-third session, if necessary in the absence of a report (A/62/38, chap. VI, para. 653).

Annex II

States parties whose reports were five years or more overdue as at 24 November 2008

State party

Andorra

Antigua and Barbuda

Bahamas

Barbados

Bulgaria

Central African Republic

Chad

Comoros

Côte d’Ivoire

Djibouti

Dominica

Fiji

Grenada

Iraq

Lesotho

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

Papua New Guinea

Russian Federation

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Senegal

Seychelles

Solomon Islands

South Africa

Sri Lanka

Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia

Uganda

Zambia

Zimbabwe