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UN OFFICE OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ANNOUNCES NEW WEBSITE LINK FOR UN CEDAW COMMITTEE

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has the pleasure of informing you of the existence of our new website for the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), which can be found here http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cedaw/index.htm

We hope it will serve as a useful tool for information in advance of and during the sessions and pre-sessions of the Committee. The next session of the CEDAW Committee will take place in Geneva on 14 January to 1 February 2008.

If you have questions or comments, please do not hesitate to share them with us at cedaw@ohchr.org

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Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is the body of independent experts that monitors implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.

CEDAW Committee consists of 23 experts on women’s rights from around the world.

Countries who have become party to the treaty (States parties) are obliged to submit regular reports to the Committee on how the rights of the Convention are implemented. During its sessions the Committee considers each State party report and addresses its concerns and recommendations to the State party in the form of concluding observations.

In accordance with the Optional Protocol to the Convention, the Committee is mandated to : (1) receive communications from individuals or groups of individuals submitting claims of violations of rights protected under the Convention to the Committee and (2) initiate inquiries into situations of grave or systematic violations of women’s rights. These procedures are optional and are only available where the State concerned has accepted them.

The Committee also formulates general recommendations and suggestions. General recommendations are directed to States and concern articles or themes in the Conventions.

Forthcoming Events

14 January -1 February 2008: 40th session of CEDAW meets in Geneva

15th Meeting of States Parties, 2008

41st session of CEDAW will be held from 30 June - 18 July 2008 in New York

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