8 years 5 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONCLUDES FIFTY-FOURTH SESSION
01 March 2013
Press Release
Adopts Concluding Observations on Reports of Angola, Austria, Cyprus, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Greece, Hungary and Pakistan
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its fifty-fourth session and adopted its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Angola, Austria, Cyprus, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Greece, Hungary and Pakistan, on how these countries implement the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
The…
8 years 5 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN DISCUSSES REPORT OF THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
21 February 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined fourth and fifth periodic report of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Introducing the report, Ibrahim Ibrahimi, Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Policy of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, said that several new laws comprehensively addressed gender equality and prevention…
8 years 5 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN EXAMINES REPORT OF ANGOLA
20 February 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the sixth periodic report of Angola on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Introducing the report of Angola, Ana Paula da Silva Sacramento Neto, Secretary of State for the Family and the Promotion of Women, said that the fight against violence and violence against women was one of the main concerns of the Government. A number of laws had been enacted to this end, including on the…
8 years 6 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN REVIEWS THE REPORT OF GREECE
19 February 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the seventh periodic report of Greece on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Introducing the report, Zetta Makri, Secretary-General for Gender Equality at the Ministry of the Interior, said that Greece had been focusing on achieving both de jure and de facto equality and had broadened the scope of implementation of its framework of gender equality and non-discrimination to…
8 years 6 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN DISCUSSES WOMEN AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE
18 February 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this morning held a half-day general discussion on women’s access to justice, in view of receiving inputs and contributions for its General Recommendations on Women and Access to Justice that it would start drafting in 2013.
In her opening remarks, Nicole Ameline, Committee Chairperson, said that this general discussion marked the start of the process of elaborating the General Recommendations on Women and Access to Justice, whose purpose was to provide guidance to States…
8 years 6 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN: GREECE, ANGOLA AND FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
18 February 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon met with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to discuss the situation of the rights of women in Greece, Angola and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The reports of the three countries will be reviewed by the Committee this week, together with the report of Cyprus.
An NGO representative said the principal problem in Greece was that although the country had a good legislative framework, the protection of rights in practice was lacking.…
8 years 6 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN REVIEWS REPORT OF CYPRUS
15 February 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered
the combined sixth and seventh periodic report of Cyprus on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Leda Koursoumba, Law Commissioner of Cyprus, introducing the report, said that Cyprus had developed a number of national action plans and strategies that either specifically addressed gender equality or incorporated gender mainstreaming. Those included the National Action Plan on…
8 years 6 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONSIDERS REPORTS OF HUNGARY
14 February 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered
the combined seventh and eighth periodic report of Hungary on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Introducing the report of Hungary, Erika Asztalosne Zupcsan, Deputy State Secretary for Social Policy, Ministry of Human Resources, said that since 2007 Hungary had gone through several socio-economic processes that had had a fundamental impact on the status of women. The new…
8 years 6 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN EXAMINES REPORT OF AUSTRIA
13 February 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined seventh and eighth periodic report of Austria on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Introducing the report, Helmut Tichy, Legal Advisor, Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs of Austria, said that the situation of women in the labour market continued to represent a major challenge and gender-specific wage gaps in Austria were among the highest in…
8 years 6 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN EXAMINES REPORT OF PAKISTAN
12 February 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the fourth periodic report of Pakistan on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Introducing the report of Pakistan, Khawar Mumtaz, Chairperson of the National Commission on the Status of Women, said that a number of laws had been introduced and enacted to address specific aspects of discrimination against women, including the 2011 Prevention of Anti-Women Practices Act which…
