Committee on the Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

493^rd Meeting (PM)

WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE CONTINUES

CONSIDERATION OF EGYPT’S PERIODIC REPORTS

Committee on the Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

492^nd Meeting (AM)

MONITORING BODY FOR WOMEN’S ANIT-DISCRIMINATION CONVENTIONS

TAKES UP REPORTS OF EGYPT

The monitoring body for the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women met this morning to begin its consideration of the third and combined fourth and fifth periodic reports of Egypt.

Committee on the Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

490^th Meeting (AM)

WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE BEGINS CONSIDERATION

OF KAZAKHSTAN’S INITIAL REPORT

Describes Efforts to Implement Women’s

Anti-Discrimination Convention Since 1998 Ratification

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

491^st Meeting (PM)

MONITORING BODY FOR WOMEN'S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION CONVENTION

Committee on the Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

488^th Meeting (AM)

BURUNDI’S SOCIO-ECONOMIC CRISIS IMPEDES PROTECTION OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS,

Committee on the Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

489^th Meeting (PM)

LITERACY, HEALTH ACCESS, INCOME ACTIVITIES FOR RURAL WOMEN IN BURUNDI

AMONG ISSUES RAISED IN WOMEN'S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE

Continues Consideration of Burundi's Initial Report

On Compliance with 1981 Women's Anti-Discrimination Convention

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

487^th Meeting (AM)

SPECIAL ADVISER ON GENDER TELLS WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE

CERTAIN GOALS REACHED, BUT EFFORTS MUST STILL BE INTENSIFIED

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

486^th Meeting (AM)

COMMITTEE MONITORING WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION CONVENTION

HOLDS ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women held its organizational meeting this morning at the opening of its twenty-fourth session.

WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE TO HOLD 24TH SESSION AT HEADQUARTERS

15 JANUARY - 2 FEBRUARY

Reports of Eight States Parties Will Be Reviewed

NEW YORK, 2 January (Division for Advancement of Women) –- The twenty-fourth session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) will take place at United Nations Headquarters in New York from

15 January to 2 February.

Press Release
WOM/1240

RULES FOR NEW OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO WOMEN’S CONVENTION TO BE REVIEWED BY UNITED NATIONS COMMITTEE EXPERTS

Berlin Workshop on Procedure that Allows Individual Women To Bring Petitions for Violations of Anti-Discrimination Treaty