Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

605^th Meeting (AM)

PRINCIPLE OF EQUALITY, CUSTOMARY LAW, HUMAN TRAFFICKING ADDRESSED,

AS ALBANIA RESPONDS TO WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE

Questions Posed by Committee Experts

Concern First, Second Reports on Compliance with Convention

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE PRAISES CANADA FOR ADVANCING WOMEN’S RIGHTS,

BUT EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER NUMBER OF WOMEN IN POVERTY

Considers Country’s Fifth Periodic Report on Convention Compliance

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

LUXEMBOURG COMMENDED FOR COMMITMENT TO PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY, AS WOMEN’S

ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE CONSIDERS COUNTRY’S FOURTH REPORT

But experts Regret Delays in Process

To Remove Country’s Reservation to Convention

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE TAKES UP EL SALVADOR’S REPORTS,

COMMENDS COUNTRY’S CREATION OF INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN

Experts Also Note Lack of Women in Key International Posts

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

NORWAY CALLED ‘HAVEN FOR GENDER EQUALITY’, AS WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION

COMMITTEE EXAMINES REPORTS ON COMPLIANCE WITH CONVENTION

But Concerns Expressed Regarding Inequalities

In Economic Decision-Making, Violence Against Women, Rights of Immigrant Women

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

596^th Meeting (AM)

FEDERALISM IN SWITZERLAND NO HINDRANCE TO SOCIAL CHANGE,

WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE TOLD

Delegation Responds to Questions

Posed by Experts on Swiss Compliance with Convention

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

594^th & 595^th Meetings (AM & PM)                 

EXPERTS IN WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE EXPRESS CONCERN

AT DECLINE OF WOMEN’S SITUATION IN ALBANIA

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

592^nd and 593^rd Meetings (AM & PM)      

WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE EXPERTS EXPRESS OPTIMISM NEW GOVERNMENT

OF KENYA WILL COUNTER PERSISTENT, TRADITIONAL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

590^th and 591^st Meetings (AM and PM)

EXPERTS IN WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE RAISE QUESTIONS CONCERNING

REPORTS OF SWITZERLAND ON COMPLIANCE WITH CONVENTION

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

589^th Meeting (AM)

WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE OPENS TWENTY-EIGHTH SESSION;

ELECTS OFFICERS, ADOPTS WORK PROGRAMME

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women -- the monitoring body for the implementation of the Convention against such discrimination – opened its twenty-eighth session this morning.