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18TH
MEETING OF STATES PARTIES (NEW YORK, 26 JUNE 2014): ELECTION OF 12 MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN TO REPLACE
THOSE WHOSE TERMS ARE DUE TO EXPIRE ON 31 DECEMBER 2014
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The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women is composed of 23 experts of high moral standing and competence in the field covered by the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women1. Nominations for membership of the Committee can be made by States parties to the Convention, in accordance with article 17 of the Convention. Article 17 (1) states that “the experts shall be elected by State parties from among their nationals and shall serve in their personal capacity, consideration being given to equitable geographical distribution and to the representation of the different forms of civilization as well as the principal legal systems”. In accordance with article 17 (5), the members of the Committee shall be elected for a term of four years. The eighteenth meeting of States parties will take place in New York on 26 June 2014 with the aim of electing twelve members of the Committee to replace those members whose term of office will expire on 31 December 2014. States parties to the Convention are invited to nominate their candidates by 7 March 2014. The nominations and biographical data form (Annex III) should be submitted to the CEDAW Secretariat, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Office at Geneva, CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland and in electronic version (Word format) to jschneider@ohchr.org, copy to idelpilarsandoval@ohchr.org. For the text of the Convention and the current status of ratification,
including reservations and declarations, please refer to the United Nations
Treaties Collection on the Internet at http://treaties.un.org.
Candidatures received after 7 March 2014 |
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