CEDAW 35th Session

15 May to 2 June 2006

The Committee held its thirty-fifth session at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 15 May to 2 June 2006.

Provisional Agenda
Participant/NGO Information Note
Countries Reporting
Official Documents
Statements
Press Releases

Provisional agenda

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Opening of the session
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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

Bosnia & HerzegovinaBosnia & Herzegovina
CEDAW/C/BIH/1-3: [ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Issues and questions:[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Responses: [ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Introductory Statement [ English ]
Concluding Comments: [ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Summary record of the 721st meeting
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Summary record of the 722nd meeting
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MalaysiaMalaysia
CEDAW/C/MYS/1-2: [ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Issues and questions:[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Responses: [ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Annex To Reponse: [ English ]
Introductory Statement [ English ]
Concluding Comments: [ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Summary record of the 731st meeting
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Summary record of the 732nd meeting
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Saint LuciaSaint Lucia
CEDAW/C/LCA/1-6: [ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Issues and questions:[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Responses: [ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Introductory Statement [ English ]
Concluding Comments: [ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Summary record of the 729th meeting
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Summary record of the 730th meeting
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TurkmenistanTurkmenistan
CEDAW/C/TKM/1-2: [ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Issues and questions:[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Responses:[ English | Russian ]
Introductory Statement [ English | Russian ]
Concluding Comments: [ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Summary record of the 723rd meeting
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Summary record of the 724th meeting
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Periodic Reports

Cyprus Cyprus
CEDAW/C/CYP/3-5: [ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Issues and questions:[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Responses:[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Annex To Reponse: [ English ]
Introductory Statement [ English ]
Concluding Comments: [ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Summary record of the 733rd meeting
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Summary record of the 734th meeting
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Guatemala Guatemala
CEDAW/C/GUA/6: [ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
CEDAW/C/GUA/6/CORR.1: [ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Issues and questions:[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Responses: [ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Introductory Statement [ English | Spanish ]
Concluding Comments: [ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Summary record of the 725th meeting
[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Summary record of the 726th meeting
[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]


MalawiMalawi
CEDAW/C/MWI/2-5: [ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Issues and questions:[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Responses: [ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Introductory Statement [ English ]
Concluding Comments: [ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Summary record of the 727th meeting
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Summary record of the 728th meeting
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RomaniaRomania
CEDAW/C/ROM/6: [ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Issues and questions:[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Responses: [ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Concluding Comments: [ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Summary record of the 735th meeting
[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Summary record of the 736th meeting
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Note: all reports are in PDF format.

Official Documents - all documents are in PDF offical documents format

  • CEDAW/PSWG/2006/II/CRP.1 [ English ]
    Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 18 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
    Report of the pre-session working group
  • CEDAW/C/2006/II/2 [ A C E F R S ]
    Status of submission of reports by States parties under article 18 of the Convention
    Report of the Secretary-General
  • CEDAW/C/2006/II/3 [ A C E F R S ]
    Reports provided by specialized agencies of the United Nations on the implementation of the Convention in areas falling within the scope of their activities
    Note by the Secretary-General
  • CEDAW/C/2006/II/3/Add.3 [ A C E F R S ]
    Reports provided by specialized agencies of the United Nations on the implementation of the Convention in areas falling within the scope of their activities.
    Note by the Secretary-General
    Addendum
    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
  • CEDAW/C/2006/II/3/ADD.4 [ A C E F R S ]
    Reports provided by specialized agencies of the United Nations on the implementation of the Convention in areas falling within the scope of their activities.
    Note by the Secretary-General
    Addendum
    International Labour Organization
  • CEDAW/C/2006/II/4 [ A C E F R S ]
    Ways and means of expediting the work of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
    Note by the Secretariat
  • A/61/38(SUPP) [ A C E F R S ]
    Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

Statements

  • Opening statement by Ms. Rachel Mayanja, Assistant Secretary-General and Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women
  • Opening statement by Ms. Carolyn Hannan, Director, Division for the Advancement of Women
  • Report Of The Chairperson On Activities Undertaken Between The Thirty-Fourth And Thirty-Fifth Sessions Of The Committee
  • Closing remarks by Ms. Carolyn Hannan, Director, Division for the Advancement of Women
  • Closing remarks by Ms. Rosario Manalo, Chairperson, Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
  • Statement by Ms. Rosario Manalo, Chairperson, Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, at the Meeting with States parties
  • Statement by the CEDAW Committee on treaty body reform - "Towards a harmonized and integrated human rights treaty bodies system"

Press Releases

  • WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE ADOPTS REPORT, CONCLUDES THREE-WEEK HEADQUARTERS SESSION - Considered Reports from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Turkmenistan , Guatemala, Malawi, Saint Lucia, Malaysia, Cyprus, Romania [ E F ] - 2 June 2006
  • ROMANIA QUICK TO INCORPORATE ANTI-DISCRIMINATION MEASURES INTO DOMESTIC LAW, BUT EQUAL ATTENTION NEEDED TO ENSURE RESULTS, COMMITTEE EXPERTS SAY [ E F ] - 26 May 2006
  • CYPRUS DELEGATION TELLS WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE ABOUT SWEEPING LEGAL CHANGES AIMED AT ACHIEVING DE FACTO GENDER EQUALITY [ E F ] - 25 May 2006
  • MALAYISA NEEDS NEW LAWS AIMED SPECIFICALLY AT ENDING DISCRIMINATION ON BASIS OF SEX, GENDER, SAY COMMITTEE'S EXPERT MEMEBERS [ E F ] - 24 May 2006
  • SAINT LUCIA DELEGATION LEADER TELLS ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE ABOUT LAUNCH OF STRATEGIC ASSAULT TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN [ E F ] - 23 May 2006
  • MALAWI’S LEGAL STRUCTURE MUST BE HARMONIZED WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, SAY EXPERTS ON WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE [ E F ] - 19 May 2006
  • GUATEMALA ’S MANY LAWS, PROGRAMMES NEED TO BE HARMONIZED TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS VIOLENCE, TRAFFICKING, WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE TOLD [ E F ] , 18 May 2006
  • CONCLUDING CONSIDERATION OF TUKMENISTAN’S REPORT, WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE HIGHLIGHTS DIFFICULTIES IN ASSESSING PROGRESS [ E F ] , 17 May 2006
  • BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA MAKING PROGRESS TOWARDS GENDER EQUALITY, WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE TOLD, AS IT CONCLUDES REVIEW OF REPORT [ E F ] , 16 May 2006
  • OPENING CURRENT SESSION, WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE HEARS CALL TO MAKE WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT A PRIORITY IN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RIGHTS FIELDS [ E F ] , 15 May 2006
  • WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE TO MEET IN NEW YORK , 15 MAY – 2 JUNE: Will Consider Reports by Bosnia and Herzegovina , Cyprus ,
    Guatemala , Malawi , Malaysia , Romania , Saint Lucia , Turkmenistan [ E F ] , 10 May 2006