CEDAW 16th Session


13 to31 January 1997

Provisional Agenda
Official Documents
Statements
Report /
Press Releases

The Committee held its twenty-seventh session at United Nations Headquarters, from 13 to 31 January 1997.

Countries Reporting

The following is a list of country reports from States Parties to be examined during this session:
Note: all reports are in PDF format.

Initial reports
Morocco
CEDAW/C/MOR/1 [ A C E F R S ]
Slovenia
CEDAW/C/SVN/1     [ A C E F R S ]

Periodic reports

Canada
CEDAW/C/CAN/3 [ A C E F R S ]
CEDAW/C/CAN/4 [ A C E F R S ]
Denmark
CEDAW/C/DEN/3 [ A C E F R S ]
Philippines  
CEDAW/C/PHI/3 [ A C E F R S ]
CEDAW/C/PHI/4 [ A C E F R S ]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
CEDAW/C/STV/1-3 [ A C E F R S ]
Turkey
CEDAW/C/TUR/2-3 [ A C E F R S ]
Venezuela
CEDAW/C/VEN/3 [ A C E F R S ]

The report submitted on an exceptional basis

Zaire

344. At its 317th meeting, on 16 January 1997, the Committee, on the recommendation of its Bureau, considered an oral report presented on an exceptional basis by the representative of Zaire.

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Daily Press Releases:

  • 10 January
  • 13 January
  • 13 January
  • 14 January, Morocco
  • 14 January, Morocco
  • 15 January, Slovenia
  • 16 January, Slovenia, UNICEF, UNFPA
  • 17 January, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • 17 January, Zaire
  • 17 January, Turkey
  • 17 January, Turkey
  • 20 January, Morocco
  • 20 January, Slovenia
  • 21 January, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • 22 January, Venezuela
  • 22 January, Venezuela
  • 24 January, Denmark
  • 24 January, Denmark
  • 27 January, Philippines
  • 27 January, Philippines
  • 28 January, Canada
  • 28 January, Canada
  • 29 January, UNIFEM, UNDP
  • 31 January, Preparations 17th Session, July 1997
  • 31 January, Conclusion
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    Statements to CEDAW:

  • Ms. Angela E.V. King, Director of DAW
  • Ms. Ivanka Corti, former Chairperson of CEDAW
  • Nafis Sadik, Director UNFPA
  • Carol Bellamy, Director UNICEF
  • Noeleen Heyzer, Director UNIFEM
  • Thelma Awori, Deputy Assistant Administrator of UNDP
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    Official Documents

  • CEDAW/C/1997/1 [ A C E F R S ]
    Provisional agenda
  • CEDAW/C/1997/2 [ A C E F R S ]
    Status of submission by States
  • CEDAW/C/1997/4[ A C E F R S ]
    Reservations to the CEDAW
  • CEDAW/C/1997/5 [ A C E F R S ]
    Ways and means of expediting the work of the Committee
  • CEDAW/C/1997/3 [ A C E F R S ]
    Reports of specialized agencies
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    Report

    [ A/52/38/Rev.1 (SUPP) ] Part 1: Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on its sixteenth session. Part 2: Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on its seventeenth session
    Alailable in 6 UN languages:
    [ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]