7 years 10 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN TAKES UP SITUATION IN CAMBODIA, TAJIKISTAN AND SEYCHELLES WITH NGOS
07 October 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon met with representatives of non-governmental organizations to hear information on the situation of women in Cambodia, Tajikistan and Seychelles, whose reports will be considered during the second week of the session.
In their presentations to the Committee, non-governmental organizations from Cambodia spoke about access to justice and corruption, about the forced evictions of rural women, women’s underrepresentation in politics and…
7 years 10 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONSIDERS REPORT OF ANDORRA
04 October 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined second and third periodic report of Andorra on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Presenting the report, Joan Carles Villaverde, Head of the Attention and Social Intervention Service at the Ministry for Health and Welfare, said Andorra was one of the smallest countries in the world and its population of 76,000 meant that problems of inequality could be tackled quickly and…
7 years 10 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONSIDERS REPORT OF BENIN
03 October 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the fourth periodic report of Benin on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Presenting the report, Marie-Laurence Sranon Sossou, Minister of Family, Social Affairs, National Solidarity, Persons with Disabilities and Older People of Benin, said that although Benin had ratified the Convention, some women were not sufficiently aware of their status as ‘full citizens’ and were restrained by the…
7 years 10 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONSIDERS REPORTS OF COLOMBIA
02 October 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined seventh and eighth periodic report of Colombia on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Presenting the report, Nigeria Renteria, Chief Presidential Advisor on Women’s Affairs of Colombia, set out institutional, legislative and practical progress made since the last report of Colombia, which included laws to fight violence against women and to provide for victims of Colombia’s…
7 years 10 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONSIDERS REPORT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
01 October 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined fourth and fifth periodic report of the Republic of Moldova on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Presenting the report Sergiu Sainciuc, Deputy Minister of Labour, Social Protection and Family of the Republic of Moldova, outlined progress made since ratification of the Convention in 1994, including in national strategies, legislative reform and an increase in…
7 years 10 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN OPENS FIFTY-SIXTH SESSION
30 September 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this morning opened its fifty-fifth session, hearing a statement from Andre Doren, Chief of the External Outreach Service of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and adopting its agenda and programme of work for the session.
André Doren, Chief of the External Outreach Service within the Executive Direction and Management of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, spoke about his new External Outreach Service which aimed to generate more visibility and…
7 years 10 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN MEETS WITH NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
30 September 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon met with representatives of non-governmental organizations to hear information on the situation of women in the Republic of Moldova, Colombia, Benin and Andorra, whose reports will be considered during the first week of the session.
In their presentations to the Committee, non-governmental organizations from the Republic of Moldova raised issues including domestic violence, poor access to reproductive healthcare, and discrimination faced by women with…
8 years ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONCLUDES FIFTY-FIFTH SESSION
26 July 2013
Press Release
Adopts Concluding Observations on Reports of Cuba, Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominican Republic, Cape Verde, United Kingdom, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its fifty-fifth session and adopted its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Cuba, Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominican Republic, Cape Verde, United Kingdom, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina on how these countries implement the provisions of the…
8 years ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN HOLDS PANEL DISCUSSION ON LINKING HIV AND WOMEN’S RIGHTS
25 July 2013
Meeting Summaries
Discusses Tackling Stigma and Discrimination Related to HIV, Cooperation between Agencies and the Provision of Services
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this morning held a panel discussion on linking HIV and women’s rights.
Nicole Ameline, Chairperson of the Committee, said States parties had been given guidance and recommendations by the Committee on raising awareness among women and providing information on reducing transmission of HIV. Women should be considered agents of change in…
8 years 1 month ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONSIDERS REPORT OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
19 July 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined fourth and fifth periodic report of Bosnia and Herzegovina on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Introducing the report, Samra Filipovic-Hadziabdic, Director of the Agency for Gender Equality of Bosnia and Herzegovina, said that the country counted with a complex and decentralised constitutional and institutional structure, with federal, entity, and municipal…
