Women and gender issues

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WOM/1221

WOMEN'S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE CONTINUES CONSIDERATION OF LITHUANIA'S REPORTS

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WOM/1218

WOMEN'S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE BEGINS CONSIDERATION OF AUSTRIA'S PERIODIC REPORTS

The representative of Austria introduced her country’s third, fourth and fifth periodic reports on compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women this morning, highlighting the advances made on improving the quality of life for women in that country.

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WOM/1219

WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE CONCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF AUSTRIA’S THIRD, FOURTH, FIFTH REPORTS

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WOM/1216

WOMEN'S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE TAKES UP SECOND, THIRD PERIODIC REPORTS OF IRAQ

The representative of Iraq introduced her country’s second and third periodic reports on compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women this morning, highlighting for the monitoring body the effect on Iraq’s women and children of the 10-year economic embargo placed on her country.

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WOM/1217

WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE CONCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF IRAQ REPORTS

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WOM/1215

COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN BEGINS THREE-WEEK SESSION AT HEADQUARTERS

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WOM/1211

WOMEN'S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE HOLDS TWENTY-THIRD SESSION IN NEW YORK FROM 12 TO 30 JUNE

Committee to Review Reports of 7 States Parties

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WOM/1208

INTERNATIONAL STATUS REPORT: ONLY 8 NATIONS CLOSE GENDER GAP IN LEGISLATURES AND GIRLS’ EDUCATION

United States behind with Low Percentage of Women in Congress But Leads with Highest Share of Women in Economic Decision-Making Positions

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WOM/1201

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR NEXT WEEK’S ‘BEIJING PLUS FIVE’ TRANSMITS TEXT OF PROPOSED OUTCOME DOCUMENT TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY

In its closing meeting this afternoon, the Commission on the Status of Women acting as the Preparatory Committee for the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly on follow-up to 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women transmitted the text of a proposed outcome document to the Assembly.

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WOM/1195

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPECIAL SESSION ON WOMEN ELECTS CHRISTINE KAPALATA (UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA) CHAIRPERSON

The Preparatory Committee for the General Assembly’s June special session on women elected Christine Kapalata (United Republic of Tanzania) as Chairperson this morning, replacing Roselyn Ruth Asuma Odera (Kenya).