EXPERT GROUP MEETING ON PEACE AGREEMENTS TO PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY, WOMEN’S

PARTICIPATION TAKING PLACE IN OTTAWA, CANADA, 10-13 NOVEMBER

(Reissued as received.)

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

628^th Meeting (PM)

ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE CONCLUDES SESSION, HAVING EXAMINED WOMEN’S SITUATION

IN BRAZIL, COSTA RICA, ECUADOR, FRANCE, JAPAN, MOROCCO, SLOVENIA AND NEW ZEALAND

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

626^th & 627^th Meetings (AM & PM)

WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE URGES MOROCCO TO ELIMINATE STEREOTYPES,

RECONCILE HUMAN RIGHTS OBLIGATIONS WITH ISLAMIC LAW, CULTURE AND TRADITIONS

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

624^th & 625^th Meetings (AM & PM)

ACKNOWLEDGING NEW ZEALAND’S IMPRESSIVE LEGISLATION, ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN IN POSITIONS

OF POWER, ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE CAUTIONS AGAINST COMPLACENCY

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

622^nd & 623^rd Meetings (AM & PM)

ECUADOR’S GENDER EQUALITY MECHANISMS NEED REAL POWER TO ACHIEVE POSITIVE RESULTS,

SAY EXPERTS IN WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

620^th & 621^st Meetings (AM & PM)

EXPERTS IN WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE PRAISE SLOVENIA’S LEGAL FRAMEWORK

BUT STRESS NEED TO STRENGTHEN MECHANISMS TO COUNTER INEQUALITY

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

619^th Meeting (AM)

MAJOR CHALLENGE FOR COSTA RICA IS PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION OF RELEVANT

LEGISLATION, WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE TOLD

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

617^th & 618^th Meeting (AM & PM)                  

COMMITTEE EXPERTS, NOTING IMPORTANT PROGRESS IN JAPAN’S LEGAL FRAMEWORK,

WELCOME NEW LEGISLATION TO FOSTER GENDER EQUALITY

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

617^th & 618^th Meeting (AM & PM)                  

COMMITTEE EXPERTS, NOTING IMPORTANT PROGRESS IN JAPAN’S LEGAL FRAMEWORK,

WELCOME NEW LEGISLATION TO FOSTER GENDER EQUALITY

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

616^th Meeting (AM)