Women and gender issues

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WOM/1235

COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN ELECTS OFFICERS

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WOM/1233

WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE CONCLUDES THREE-WEEK SESSION AT HEADQUARTERS

Adopts Recommendations for Advancing Women’s Status in Iraq, Austria, Lithuania, Cuba, Cameroon, Moldova, Romania

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WOM/1232

MOLDOVA RESPONDS TO EXPERTS’ QUESTIONS IN WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE

Moldova’s political will to move into a democratic, free market society with a social orientation should not be undertaken without the input of women, nor should it have detrimental effects on women’s rights or equality, the Vice- Chairperson of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women told representatives of that country this morning.

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WOM/1231

CAMEROON'S MINISTER OF WOMEN'S AFFAIRS RESPONDS TO EXPERTS' QUESTIONS IN WOMEN'S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE

The political will of Cameroon to improve the situation of women was clear and ratification of the Convention had given the Government its most important tool to fight gender discrimination, the Convention’s monitoring body was told this morning.

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WOM/1229

WOMEN'S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE TAKES UP PERIODIC REPORT OF ROMANIA

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WOM/1230

WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE CONCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF ROMANIA’S REPORT

While reluctance to use “positive discrimination” to close the wide gap in gender equality between men and women was understandable, that might often be the only way to correct years of subtle discriminatory practices, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women was told this afternoon.

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WOM/1228

WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE CONTINUES CONSIDERATION OF LITHUANIA’S REPORT

The Government of Lithuania hoped to provide more details about what measures were currently being undertaken to improve the situation of women in that country in compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women, the Convention’s monitoring body was told this morning.

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WOM/1226

WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE TAKES UP INITIAL REPORT OF REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

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WOM/1227

WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE CONTINUES CONSIDERATION OF REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA’S INITIAL REPORT

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women met this afternoon to continue it’s in-depth consideration of the Republic of Moldova’s compliance with the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. The report had been presented at the Committee’s morning meeting.

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WOM/1224

WOMEN'S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE TAKES UP CAMEROON'S INITIAL REPORT

A review of Cameroon’s legislation had revealed that most laws were not discriminatory in nature; discrimination was more de facto than legal, the representative of Cameroon told experts this morning during the introduction of its initial periodic report on compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.