Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

723^rd & 724^th Meetings (AM & PM)

CONCLUDING CONSIDERATION OF TURKMENISTAN’S REPORT, WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION

COMMITTEE HIGHLIGHTS DIFFICULTIES IN ASSESSING PROGRESS

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

721^st & 722^nd Meetings (AM & PM)

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA MAKING PROGRESS TOWARDS GENDER EQUALITY, WOMEN’S

ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE TOLD, AS IT CONCLUDES REVIEW OF REPORT

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

720^th Meeting (AM)

Background Release

WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE TO MEET IN NEW YORK , 15 MAY – 2 JUNE

Will Consider Reports by Bosnia and Herzegovina , Cyprus ,

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

Commission on the Status of Women

Fiftieth Session

15^th Meeting (PM)

COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN CONCLUDES FIFTIETH SESSION;

ADOPTS AGREED CONCLUSIONS ON DECISION-MAKING, DEVELOPMENT

Also Recommends Priority Themes for 2007-2009;

Commission on the Status of Women

Fiftieth Session

13^th & 14^th Meetings* (AM & PM)

UN WOMEN’S COMMISSION ADOPTS TEXTS ADDRESSING HIV/AIDS, WOMEN HOSTAGES,

SITUATION OF PALESTINIAN WOMEN, AS IT SUSPENDS FIFTIETH SESSION

Commission on the Status of Women

Fiftieth Session

11^th Meeting (PM)

RELEASE OF WOMEN AND CHILD HOSTAGES, HIV/AIDS IMPACT AMONG ISSUES

ADDRESSED IN WOMEN’S COMMISSION TEXTS

Commission on the Status of Women

Fiftieth Session

10^th Meeting (AM)

Commission on Status of Women concludes general debate

 

with focus on economic issues

 

Speakers Stress Need for Removal of Obstacles

Commission on the Status of Women

Fiftieth Session

8^th & 9^th Meetings (AM & PM)

GENDER PERMEATES CAUSES, CONSEQUENCES OF INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION,

COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN TOLD

Remittances, Lack of Coherence in Migration Policies

Commission on the Status of Women

Fiftieth Session

6^th & 7^th Meetings (AM & PM)

Despite major gains, women bear disproportionate share of poverty burden,

Remain politically underrepresented, un commission told