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Pre-session reminder: 73rd CEDAW Session

September 4th, 2018

Austria, Bahrain, Cabo Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guyana, Mozambique and Qatar have been scheduled to report to the CEDAW Committee at the 73rd CEDAW session in July 2019. NGOs from the above countries may wish to use the CEDAW review to highlight their priority women’s human rights issues. We believe that… Continue Reading Pre-session reminder: 73rd CEDAW Session

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Preparing for the 71st CEDAW SESSION

August 16th, 2018

IWRAW Asia Pacific is an NGO providing support to the CEDAW Committee and OHCHR in facilitating the engagement and participation of country-level women’s groups/NGOs to the CEDAW review process. Bahamas, Republic of Congo, Lao PDR, Macedonia, Mauritius, Nepal, Samoa and Tajikistan will be reviewed by the CEDAW Committee during the 71st CEDAW Session (22 Oct… Continue Reading Preparing for the 71st CEDAW SESSION

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CEDAW Election Results (2018)

June 11th, 2018

The term of 12 CEDAW committee members will be expiring in December 2018 and an election was held during the 20th Meeting of States parties to CEDAW on 7 June 2018 at United Nations Headquarters in New York. The election was preceded by a call for nominations. We congratulate the newly elected as well as re-elected… Continue Reading CEDAW Election Results (2018)

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