The spirit of the Convention is rooted in the goals of the United Nations: to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity,v and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women. These efforts for the advancement of women have resulted in several declarations and conventions, of which the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women is the central and most comprehensive document.Īmong the international human rights treaties, the Convention takes an important place in bringing the female half of humanity into the focus of human rights concerns. The Commission's work has been instrumental in bringing to light all the areas in which women are denied equality with men. The Convention was the culmination of more than thirty years of work by the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, a body established in 1946 to monitor the situation of women and to promote women's rights. By the tenth anniversary of the Convention in 1989, almost one hundred nations have agreed to be bound by its provisions. It entered into force as an international treaty on 3 September 1981 after the twentieth country had ratified it. On 18 December 1979, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. Entry into force: 3 September 1981, in accordance with article 27(1).

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