INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS URGE MORE ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT

OF WOMEN IN ELECTIONS AND NATION-BUILDING

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

647^th Meeting (PM)

WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE CONCLUDES CURRENT SESSION

Recommends Use of Temporary Special Measures,

Such as Quotas, to Accelerate Equal Treatment of Men, Women

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

645^th & 646^th Meetings (AM & PM)

ETHIOPIA COMMENDED FOR POLITICAL COMMITMENT TO WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION

CONVENTION, DESPITE FACING POVERTY, NATURAL DISASTERS, MILITARY CONFLICT

Country’s Representative Says Changing Attitudes

In Traditional, Conservative Society Will Be Long Struggle

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

643^rd & 644^th Meetings (AM & PM)

CAMPAIGN NEEDED TO RAISE AWARENESS OF WOMEN’S HUMAN RIGHTS

IN BELARUS, ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE TOLD

But Delegation Says Increased Opportunities Have Provided

Diverse Possibilities for Women’s Participation in All Spheres of Life

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

641^st & 642^nd Meetings (AM & PM)

WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE HEARS REPLIES

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

639^th & 640^th Meetings (AM & PM)

AS WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE CONSIDERS REPORT OF GERMANY, GOVERNMENT

EMPHASIZES RIGHT TO FREEDOM FROM VIOLENCE AS ‘POLITICAL PRIORITY’

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

637^th & 638^th Meetings (AM & PM)

TRIPARTITE LEGAL SYSTEM HINDERS PROGRESS TOWARDS GENDER EQUALITY IN NIGERIA,

SAY EXPERTS ON WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE

But, Ample Evidence of Nigeria’s Commitment

To Implementing Obligation under Women’s Convention Also Cited

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

636^th Meeting (AM)*

WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE TAKES UP REPORT OF BHUTAN

Country’s Representative Says ‘Consistent

Steps’ Taken to Comply with Letter, Spirit of Convention

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

634^th & 635^th Meetings (AM & PM)

WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE EXAMINES REPORT OF KUWAIT

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

632^nd & 633^rd Meetings (AM & PM)

FOUNDATIONS FOR GENDER EQUALITY FIRMLY ESTABLISHED IN KYRGYZSTAN,

ACCORDING TO WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE

Experts Call for Full Implementation of Country’s ‘Significant’ Body of Legislation