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COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN REVIEWS THE SITUATION OF WOMEN IN LUXEMBOURG
01 March 2018
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined sixth and seventh periodic reports of Luxembourg on measures taken to effectively implement the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Presenting the reports, Lydia Mutsch, Minister for Equal Opportunities of Luxembourg, said that gender equality was deeply imbedded in the country’s Constitution and work was ongoing to make it a reality. The unemployment rates and gender wage gap had been…
3 years 5 months ago
Press Stakeout by the Office of the UN Special Envoy for Syria
01 March 2018
Press Conference Announcement
The press stakeout will be webcast live on webtv.un.org. (Please note that the live stream may not be accessible on all mobile devices.)
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Press Stakeout by the Office of the UN Special Envoy for Syria
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Press stakeout by Mr. Jan Egeland, Special Advisor to the UN Special Envoy for Syria, following…
3 years 5 months ago
WHO Press Conference
01 March 2018
Press Conference Announcement
Some 900 million people could suffer from disabling hearing loss by 2050, according to new estimates released by the World Health Organization on the occasion of World Hearing Day on 3 March. Currently 466 million people worldwide suffer from disabling hearing loss, 34 million of whom are children. On the eve of World Hearing Day 2018, the World Health Organization is calling for intensified action to address disabling hearing loss, including by providing treatment and regulating sound exposure on personal audio devices, in workplaces and at entertainment venues.Dr Shelly Chadha, Technical Officer,…
