Kuwait

Ratification:
Kuwait ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (“CEDAW”) on September 2, 1994.
Reservations:
Upon ratification, Kuwait made reservations to the following CEDAW articles: 9:2, 16 and 29:1 as described in detail below.

Article 9, paragraph 2: The Government of Kuwait reserves its right not to implement the provision contained in article [...]

Jordan

Ratification:
Jordan ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (“CEDAW”) on July 1, 1992.
Reservations:
Upon ratification, Jordan made reservations to the following CEDAW articles: 9:2, 15:4 and 16 as described in detail below.

Article 9, paragraph 2;

Article 15, paragraph 4 (a wife’s residence is with her husband);

Article 16, paragraph (1) (c), relating [...]

Iraq

Ratification:
Iraq ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (“CEDAW”) on August 13, 1986.
Reservations:
Upon ratification, Iraq made the following reservations:

Approval of and accession to this Convention shall not mean that the Republic of Iraq is bound by the provisions of article 2, paragraphs (f) and (g), of article [...]

Egypt

Ratification:
Egypt ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (“CEDAW”) on September 18, 1981.
Reservations:
Upon ratification, Egypt made reservations to the following CEDAW articles: 2, 9:2, 16, and 29 as described in detail below.

In respect of article 9: Reservation to the text of article 9, paragraph 2, concerning the [...]

Djibouti

Ratification:
Djibouti ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (“CEDAW”) on October 31, 1994 and the Optional Protocol on February 2, 2005.
Reservations:
Upon ratification, Djibouti made no reservations to CEDAW.
Summary of Official CEDAW Reports:
Since its ratification of CEDAW in 1994, Djibouti has yet to submit an official periodic [...]

Comoros

Ratification:
Comoros ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (“CEDAW”) on October 31, 1994.
Reservations:
Upon ratification, Comoros made no reservations to CEDAW.
Summary of Official CEDAW Reports:
Since its ratification of CEDAW in 1994, Comoros has yet to submit an official periodic report to the CEDAW Committee (“Committee”). In 2007, [...]