6 years 6 months ago
THE COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONSIDERS THE REPORT OF AZERBAIJAN
18 February 2015
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the fifth periodic report of Azerbaijan on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Introducing the report, Hijran Huseynova, Chairperson of the State Committee for Family, Women and Child Affairs of Azerbaijan, spoke about measures to improve women’s participation in conflict prevention and the ‘1325 Coalition’ to implement United Nations…
6 years 6 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONSIDERS THE REPORT OF GABON
17 February 2015
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the sixth periodic report of Gabon on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Introducing the report, Marie Francoise Dikoumba, Deputy Minister of Social Affairs of Gabon, said that the revision of the Civil Code would recognise surviving spouses and children as legal heirs and so suppress discrimination against widows concerning social security benefits. A proposed bill amending the…
6 years 6 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN OPENS SIXTIETH SESSION
16 February 2015
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this morning opened its sixtieth session, hearing a statement from James Heenan, Chief of the Groups in Focus Section, Human Rights Treaties Division, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and adopting its agenda and programme of work for the session. The Committee elected a new Bureau, including Yoko Hayashi (Japan) as the new Chairperson.
Mr. Heenan said that 2015 would be a challenging year for the treaty bodies system, with the implementation of General Assembly resolution 62…
6 years 6 months ago
CIVIL SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVES BRIEF CEDAW ON SITUATION OF WOMEN IN GABON, AZERBAIJAN, ECUADOR AND TUVALU
16 February 2015
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon met with representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of Azerbaijan to hear information on the situation of women in Gabon, Azerbaijan, Ecuador and Tuvalu, whose reports will be considered by the Committee this week.
Representatives of civil society organizations from Gabon expressed concerns about persistent gender-based discrimination in laws and practice, gender-based violence…
6 years 9 months ago
VENEZUELA’S RECORD ON WOMEN’S RIGHTS TO FACE SCRUTINY BY UNITED NATIONS COMMITTEE
20 October 2014
Meeting Summaries
GENEVA (14 October 2014) – Venezuela’s record on women’s rights will be examined by the UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on Tuesday 21 October 2014 in meetings that will be webcast live.
Venezuela is one of the 188 States parties to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and is required to submit regular reports to the Committee of 23 independent experts on how it is implementing the Convention.
Among the issues likely to be discussed by the Committee and the…
6 years 9 months ago
GHANA’S RECORD ON WOMEN’S RIGHTS TO FACE SCRUTINY BY UN COMMITTEE
20 October 2014
Meeting Summaries
GENEVA (20 October 2014) – Ghana’s record on women’s rights will be examined by the UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on Friday 24 October 2014 in meetings that will be webcast live.
Ghana is one of the 188 States parties to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and is required to submit regular reports to the Committee of 23 independent experts on how it is implementing the Convention.
Among the issues likely to be discussed by the Committee and the delegation of the government of…
6 years 9 months ago
POLAND’S RECORD ON WOMEN’S RIGHTS TO FACE SCRUTINY BY UNITED NATIONS COMMITTEE
20 October 2014
Meeting Summaries
GENEVA (16 October 2014) – Poland’s record on women’s rights will be examined by the UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on Wednesday 22 October 2014 in meetings that will be webcast live.
Poland is one of the 188 States parties to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and is required to submit regular reports to the Committee of 23 independent experts on how it is implementing the Convention.
Among the issues likely to be discussed by the Committee and the Polish…
6 years 9 months ago
CHINA’S RECORD ON WOMEN’S RIGHTS TO FACE SCRUTINY BY UN COMMITTEE
20 October 2014
Meeting Summaries
GENEVA (16 October 2014) – China’s record on women’s rights will be examined by the UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on Thursday 23 October 2014 in meetings that will be webcast live.
China is one of the 188 States parties to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and is required to submit regular reports to the Committee of 23 independent experts on how it is implementing the Convention.
Among the issues likely to be discussed by the Committee and the delegation of the Chinese…
7 years 1 month ago
UNITED NATIONS COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONCLUDES FIFTY-EIGHTH SESSION
18 July 2014
Press Release
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its fifty-eighth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the Central African Republic, Georgia, India, Lithuania, Mauritania, Peru, Swaziland and Syria on how they implement the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
The Committee’s concluding observations and recommendations on the eight reports will be available on its website shortly.
In addition to considering the…
7 years 1 month ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONSIDERS REPORT OF THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
11 July 2014
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined initial to fifth periodic reports of the Central African Republic on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Introducing the report, Leopold Ismael Samba, Permanent Representative of the Central African Republic to the United Nations Office at Geneva, noted the complex and profound crisis in the country in which all human rights were being massively violated and…
