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| 18 July, 2008 |
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WOM/1697 | WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE CONCLUDES FORTY-FIRST SESSION, ADOPTS PROVISIONAL AGENDA FOR NEXT SESSION IN GENEVA, 20 OCTOBER –- 7 NOVEMBER |
| 14 July, 2008 |
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WOM/1696 | REPORTING TO WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE, SLOVAKIA’S GOVERNMENT STRONGLY DENIES INVOLVEMENT IN ALLEGED STERILIZATION OF ROMA WOMEN |
| 11 July, 2008 |
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WOM/1695 | IMPEDING TANZANIAN EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT WOMEN’S CONVENTION WERE MALE DOMINATION, PHYSICAL VIOLENCE, EMOTIONAL ABUSE, WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE TOLD |
| 10 July, 2008 |
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WOM/1694 | UNITED KINGDOM CHAMPIONS GENDER EQUALITY IN PUBLIC POLICY, ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LEGISLATION, BUT CLOSING GAP BETWEEN SEXES UNFINISHED BUSINESS, EXPERTS TOLD |
| 9 July, 2008 |
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WOM/1693 | FINLAND’S NEW GENDER EQUALITY PLAN WILL ADVANCE WOMEN’S RIGHTS, PREVENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, REDUCE GENDER PAY GAP, WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE TOLD |
| 8 July, 2008 |
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WOM/1692 | NEW LAW ON EQUAL STATUS, EQUAL RIGHTS BOOSTS ICELANDIC WOMEN’S PROTECTION, WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE HEARS, BUT STRUGGLE FOR EQUALITY ‘LONG AND ARDUOUS’ |
| 3 July, 2008 |
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WOM/1691 | NIGERIA POISED TO VOTE ON BILL TO ENFORCE WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION CONVENTION AFTER INITIAL REJECTION, DELEGATION OF 73 MEMBERS TELLS MONITORING COMMITTEE |
| 2 July, 2008 |
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WOM/1690 | WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE COMMENDS LITHUANIA’S GENDER EQUALITY LAWS, BUT QUESTIONS DRAFT BILL TO SEVERELY RESTRICT LEGAL ABORTION |
| 1 July, 2008 |
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WOM/1689 | YEMEN’S DELEGATION ACKNOWLEDGES OBSTACLES TO WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT, HIGHLIGHTS GOVERNMENT EFFORTS TO REVERSE DISCRIMINATORY PATTERNS, IN WOMEN’S COMMITTEE |
| 30 June, 2008 |
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WOM/1688 | VITALITY OF WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION CONVENTION IS PART OF ENCOURAGING PICTURE FOR GENDER EQUALITY; COMMITTEE IS ‘BEACON OF HOPE’, OPENING SESSION TOLD | | 24 June, 2008 | | SG/SM/11657-WOM/1686 | SECRETARY-GENERAL PRAISES ‘REMARKABLE’ WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP IN GOVERNMENTS WORLDWIDE, SAYS MORE WOMEN NEEDED AS UNITED NATIONS AMBASSADORS, IN NEW YORK REMARKS | | 19 June, 2008 | | SG/SM/11647-SC/9365-WOM/1685 | FAR MORE MUST BE DONE TO INVOLVE WOMEN IN CONFLICT PREVENTION, PEACE TALKS, RECOVERY AFTER GUNS FALL SILENT, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL | | 4 June, 2008 | | DSG/SM/399-WOM/1684 | DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES TRANSLATION OF PASSIONATE COMMITMENT INTO CONCRETE ACTION AS SHE ADDRESSES WORKING LUNCHEON ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN | | 29 May, 2008 | | DSG/SM/396-ENV/DEV/993-WOM/1683 | BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION NO LUXURY, SAYS DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL IN WARNING WOMEN MINISTERS ABOUT LOOMING ‘SIXTH GLOBAL MASS EXTINCTION OF SPECIES’ | | 6 May, 2008 | | WOM/1682 | NEW STUDY ANALYSING CHANGING ROLES IN MIGRATION FINDS COLOMBIAN WOMEN IN SPAIN INVESTING IN WELL-BEING OF THEIR FAMILIES | | 1 May, 2008 | | DSG/SM/390-WOM/1681 | WOMEN BEARING BRUNT OF DEVELOPMENT EMERGENCY, NEW GLOBAL CHALLENGES, WARNS DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL IN KEYNOTE ADDRESS TO FOREIGN POLICY GROUP | | 3 April, 2008 | | WOM/1680 | NEW STUDY SEEKS TO SHOW CHANGING FACE OF MIGRATION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA AS WOMEN PLAY BIGGER ROLE IN DEVELOPMENT THROUGH REMITTANCES | | 13 March, 2008 | | WOM/1679 | WOMEN’S COMMISSION, CONCLUDING SESSION, ADOPTS WIDE-RANGING AGREED CONCLUSIONS ON FINANCING FOR GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT | | 7 March, 2008 | | WOM/1678 | WOMEN’S COMMISSION APPROVES RESOLUTIONS ON PALESTINIAN WOMEN, TRAINING INSTITUTE, WOMEN AND CHILD HOSTAGES, FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION, HIV/AIDS | | 6 March, 2008 | | OBV/684-WOM/1674 | ‘INVESTING IN WOMEN IS NOT ONLY THE RIGHT THING TO DO; IT IS THE SMART THING TO DO’, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL AS UNITED NATIONS MARKS INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY |
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