United Nations General Assembly resolution 34/180

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United Nations General Assembly resolution 34/180 is the 1979 measure by which the UN formally adopted the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), a landmark international treaty on women’s rights.

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instanceOf United Nations General Assembly resolution
international legal instrument
adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
adoptedOn 1979-12-18
adoptsTextOf Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
aimsTo eliminate discrimination against women in all forms
ensure equal enjoyment of human rights by women
promote full equality between men and women
basedOn principle of equality between men and women
prohibition of discrimination on the basis of sex
callsFor accession to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
signature of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
category United Nations General Assembly resolutions concerning human rights
United Nations General Assembly resolutions concerning women
countryOfOrigin United Nations
dateOfDocument 1979-12-18
depositary Secretary-General of the United Nations
effect adoption of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
establishes Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
followedBy entry into force of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalArea international human rights
women's rights
legalStatus non-binding resolution for UN member states
number 34/180
placeOfAdoption New York City
United Nations Headquarters
referencesInstrument Charter of the United Nations
Convention on the Political Rights of Women
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
relatesTo elimination of discrimination against women
gender equality
human rights of women
international human rights law
status of women
women's rights
session 34th session of the United Nations General Assembly
shortName United Nations General Assembly resolution 34/180 self-linksurface differs
surface form: UNGA resolution 34/180
subject Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
year 1979

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Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women adoptedAt United Nations General Assembly resolution 34/180
United Nations General Assembly resolution 34/180 shortName United Nations General Assembly resolution 34/180 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: UNGA resolution 34/180