Women and gender issues

13 January 1997

Press Release
WOM/927

13 January 1997

Press Release
WOM/926

WOMEN'S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE BEGINS SIXTEENTH SESSION

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The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women opened its sixteenth session this morning by electing Salma Kahn, of Bangladesh, as its new Chairperson and adopting its agenda and organization of work. Ms. Kahn succeeds Ivanka Corti, of Italy.

8 November 1996

Press Release
WOM/924

5 June 1996

Press Release
WOM/920

UN EXPERT GROUP RECOMMENDS MEASURES TO PROTECT WOMEN MIGRANT WORKERS AGAINST VIOLENCE

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MANILA, 31 May (UN Information Centre) -- The Expert Group Meeting on Violence against Women concluded its five-day session in Manila today by adopting a series of recommendations to the General Assembly for improving coordination and indicators to determine the situation of women migrant workers.

22 May 1996

Press Release
WOM/919

27 March 1996

Press Release
WOM/917/

COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN CONDEMNS MIDDLE EAST TERRORISM

19960327 Middle East Resolution Adopted by Vote of 27-2-11; Other Texts Concern Hostages, UN Activities, Work Methods, Beijing Conference

CORRECTION

In press release WOM/917 of 22 March, the annex should read as follows:

ANNEX

Vote on Middle East Peace Process

22 March 1996

Press Release
WOM/915/

FOUR DRAFT RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED IN WOMEN'S COMMISSION CORRECTION

19960322

On page 6 of Press Release WOM/915 issued 20 March 1996, the final sentence of the statement by ANNE NEALE, of the International Women Court Network, should read: "There could be no equality without the full recognition of women's work -- both paid and unpaid."

22 March 1996

Press Release
WOM/917

COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN CONDEMNS MIDDLE EAST TERRORISM

19960322 Middle East Resolution Adopted by Vote of 27-2-11; Other Texts Concern Hostages, UN Activities, Work Methods, Beijing Conference

22 March 1996

Press Release
WOM/918

COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN CONCLUDES FORTIETH SESSION IN NEW YORK

19960322 Dialogues Held with Panels of Experts on Poverty, Women and Media, Child and Dependent Care, Areas of 'Critical Concern' at Beijing Conference

21 March 1996

Press Release
WOM/916

SEVEN DRAFT TEXTS INTRODUCED IN COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN

19960321

The Commission on the Status of Women would condemn the murders, violence and terrorism against women journalists, particularly in Algeria, by the terms of one of seven drafts introduced in that body this afternoon.