Background Release

COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN WILL HOLD 50TH SESSION

AT HEADQUARTERS 27 FEBRUARY - 10 MARCH

Focus:  Women’s Equal Participation in Development Decision-Making

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

719^th Meeting (PM)

WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE CONCLUDES THREE-WEEK SESSION;

EXPERTS EXAMINE CONVENTION COMPLIANCE OF EIGHT STATES PARTIES

Situation of Rural Women, Importance of Convention

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

717^th & 718^th Meetings (AM & PM)

WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE CONSIDERS REPORT OF MALI ; HARMFUL

TRADITIONAL PRACTICES, WOMEN’S POVERTY AMONG ISSUES RAISED BY EXPERTS

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

715^th & 716^th Meetings (AM & PM)

Women’s anti-discrimination committee takes up australia’s report,

experts praise wide-ranging gender equality programmes

 

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

713^th & 714^th Meetings (AM & PM)

MONITORING BODY FOR WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION CONVENTION

TAKES UP REPORT OF VENEZUELA

Experts Commend New Constitution, Quotas for Political Participation;

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

711^th & 712^th Meetings (AM & PM)

WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE TAKES UP REPORT

OF FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

Experts Commend Rapid Progress, Urge Steps

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

709^th & 710^th Meetings (AM & PM)

WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE TAKES UP REPORT OF ERITREA ; TOLD

GENDER EQUALITY EFFORTS HINDERED BY STEREOTYPES, POVERTY, WAR

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

707^th & 708^th Meetings (AM & PM)

COMMITTEE MONITORING COMPLIANCE WITH WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION CONVENTION

TAKES UP PERIODIC REPORT OF THAILAND

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

705^th & 706^th Meetings (AM & PM)

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

703^rd & 704^th Meetings (AM & PM)