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June 30, 2008 - Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women
831st Meeting (AM)
The current strength and vitality of the Convention on the Elimination of
all Forms of Discrimination against Women was part of a broader,
encouraging picture for gender equality, the Committee monitoring the
implementation of the Convention was told at the opening of its forty-first
session this morning.
Calling the Committee 'a beacon of hope for women around the world',
Executive Director of the United Nations Development Fund for Women
(UNIFEM), Inés Alberdi, said that the Fund had always looked to the Women's
Convention as a central, guiding reference. Increasingly, in the context of
changes being made to aid modalities, UNIFEM was supporting national
partners to infuse the treaty's principles into national budgeting
processes and development strategies.
Additionally, she said, the Convention had now gained near universal
ratification by Member States, and its Optional Protocol was gaining
increasing application. The Committee's jurisprudence was expanding and the
forthcoming general recommendations on article 2 and on the rights of women
migrant workers would provide welcome guidance in those challenging areas.
The improvement of Government compliance with reporting obligations had
been accompanied by improved mechanisms and procedures to facilitate the
Convention's implementation, she continued. Of particular note had been the
adoption, in an increasing number of countries, of national plans of action
to implement the Committee's concluding recommendations. Progress towards
gender equality had also been accompanied by improved support for gender
equality by the United Nations system itself, as well as the groundbreaking
conclusions reached by the Commission on the Status of Women on financing
for gender equality and women's empowerment.
She noted that this month's Security Council resolution on women, peace and
security -- 1820 (2008) -- had joined resolution 1325 (2000) in clarifying
responsibilities to protect women against systematic violence.
Formally known as the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination
against Women, the 23-person expert body was established in 1982, following
the Convention's entry into force in September 1981. During its current
session, the Committee will consider the reports of eight States parties:
Finland, Iceland, Lithuania, Nigeria, Slovakia, United Kingdom, United
Republic of Tanzania and Yemen.
Opening the session, Ngonlardje Mbaidjol, Director of the New York Office
of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
(OHCHR), encouraged the Committee to consider ways of contributing to the
sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights this
year. The Secretary-General would convene in October the first Conference
of States parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities, which had entered into force on 12 May, and elect the first
10 members of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
That new Committee would benefit greatly from the experiences of the
members of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
since the new Convention contained various references to the rights of women
with disabilities, particularly in relation to violence.
To access the complete article, please visit
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/EGUA-7G4QPV?OpenDocument&query=women
June 30, 2008 - Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women
831st Meeting (AM)
The current strength and vitality of the Convention on the Elimination of
all Forms of Discrimination against Women was part of a broader,
encouraging picture for gender equality, the Committee monitoring the
implementation of the Convention was told at the opening of its forty-first
session this morning.
Calling the Committee 'a beacon of hope for women around the world',
Executive Director of the United Nations Development Fund for Women
(UNIFEM), Inés Alberdi, said that the Fund had always looked to the Women's
Convention as a central, guiding reference. Increasingly, in the context of
changes being made to aid modalities, UNIFEM was supporting national
partners to infuse the treaty's principles into national budgeting
processes and development strategies.
Additionally, she said, the Convention had now gained near universal
ratification by Member States, and its Optional Protocol was gaining
increasing application. The Committee's jurisprudence was expanding and the
forthcoming general recommendations on article 2 and on the rights of women
migrant workers would provide welcome guidance in those challenging areas.
The improvement of Government compliance with reporting obligations had
been accompanied by improved mechanisms and procedures to facilitate the
Convention's implementation, she continued. Of particular note had been the
adoption, in an increasing number of countries, of national plans of action
to implement the Committee's concluding recommendations. Progress towards
gender equality had also been accompanied by improved support for gender
equality by the United Nations system itself, as well as the groundbreaking
conclusions reached by the Commission on the Status of Women on financing
for gender equality and women's empowerment.
She noted that this month's Security Council resolution on women, peace and
security -- 1820 (2008) -- had joined resolution 1325 (2000) in clarifying
responsibilities to protect women against systematic violence.
Formally known as the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination
against Women, the 23-person expert body was established in 1982, following
the Convention's entry into force in September 1981. During its current
session, the Committee will consider the reports of eight States parties:
Finland, Iceland, Lithuania, Nigeria, Slovakia, United Kingdom, United
Republic of Tanzania and Yemen.
Opening the session, Ngonlardje Mbaidjol, Director of the New York Office
of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
(OHCHR), encouraged the Committee to consider ways of contributing to the
sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights this
year. The Secretary-General would convene in October the first Conference
of States parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities, which had entered into force on 12 May, and elect the first
10 members of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
That new Committee would benefit greatly from the experiences of the
members of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
since the new Convention contained various references to the rights of women
with disabilities, particularly in relation to violence.
To access the complete article, please visit
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/EGUA-7G4QPV?OpenDocument&query=women
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