Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

738^th Meeting (AM)

Background Release

WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE MEETS ON COUNTRY REPORTS, 7 – 25 AUGUST

To Consider Reports by Cape Verde, Chile, China, Cuba, Czech Republic, DR Congo,

Denmark , Georgia, Ghana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Mexico, Philippines, Moldova, Uzbekistan

Meeting of States Parties to Women’s

Anti-Discrimination Convention

1^st Meeting (AM)

States parties to Women’s Anti-Discrimination Convention Elects 12 Experts

to Serve on Monitoring Committee

 

WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE ADOPTS REPORT,

CONCLUDES THREE-WEEK HEADQUARTERS SESSION

Considered Reports from Bosnia and Herzegovina,

Turkmenistan , Guatemala, Malawi, Saint Lucia, Malaysia, Cyprus, Romania

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

735^th & 736^th Meetings (AM & PM)

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

733^rd & 734^th Meetings (AM & PM)

CYPRUS DELEGATION TELLS WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE ABOUT SWEEPING

LEGAL CHANGES AIMED AT ACHIEVING DE FACTO GENDER EQUALITY

 

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

731^st & 732^nd Meetings (AM & PM)

malaysia needs new laws aimed specifically at ending discrimination

 

on basis of sex, gender, say committee’s expert members

 

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

729^th & 730^th Meetings (AM & PM)

SAINT LUCIA DELEGATION LEADER TELLS ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE

 

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

727^th & 728^th Meetings (AM & PM)

Malawi’s legal structure must be harmonized with international standards,

 

say experts on women’s anti-discrimination committee

 

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

725^th & 726^th Meetings (AM & PM)

GUATEMALA ’S MANY LAWS, PROGRAMMES NEED TO BE HARMONIZED TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS

VIOLENCE, TRAFFICKING, WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE TOLD