CEDAW 37th Session


15 January - 2 February 2007

Provisional Agenda
Participant/NGO Information Note
Countries Reporting

Official Documents

Statements
Press Releases

The Committee held its thirty-seventh session at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 15 January to 2 February 2007.

The Concluding Comments of this session are available below, under the respective country's section.

Provisional agenda

[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]

Corrigendum - 10 January 2007
[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]

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

TajikistanTajikistan
CEDAW/C/TJK/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: [ Russian ]
Delegation: [ Russian ]
Concluding Comments:[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Summary record of the 771st meeting
[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]

Periodic Reports

Austria Austria
CEDAW/C/AUT/6: [ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Annexes to CEDAW/C/AUT/6: [ English ]
Issues and Questions: [ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Responses:[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Annexes to responses: [ English ]
Introductory Statement: [ English ]
Delegation: [ English ]
Concluding Comments:[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Summary record of the 765th meeting
[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Summary record of the 766th meeting
[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]


Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
CEDAW/C/AZE/2-3: [ 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 ]
Delegation: [ English ]
Concluding Comments:[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Summary record of the 765th meeting
[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Summary record of the 766th meeting
[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]


ColombiaColombia
CEDAW/C/COL/5-6: [ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Issues and Questions: [ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Responses: [ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Annexes to responses: [ Spanish ]
Introductory Statement 1: [ English | Spanish ]
Introductory Statement 2: [ Spanish ]
Delegation: [ Spanish ]
Concluding Comments:[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Summary record of the 769th meeting
[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Summary record of the 770th meeting
[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]

GreeceGreece
CEDAW/C/GRC/6: [ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Issues and Questions: [ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Responses: [ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Annexes to responses: [ English ]
Introductory Statement: [ English ]
Delegation: [ English ]
Concluding Comments:[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Summary record of the 767th meeting
[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Summary record of the 768th meeting
[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]


IndiaIndia
CEDAW/C/IND/2-3: [ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Issues and Questions: [ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Responses: [ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Annexes to responses: [ English ]
Introductory Statement: [ English ]
Delegation: [ English ]
Concluding Comments:[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Summary record of the 761st meeting
[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Summary record of the 762nd meeting
[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]

KazakhstanKazakhstan
CEDAW/C/KAZ/2: [ 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 / Russian ]
|Delegation: [ English ]
Concluding Comments:[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Summary record of the 757th meeting
[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Summary record of the 758th meeting
[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]

MaldivesMaldives
CEDAW/C/MDV/2-3: [ 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 ]
Delegation: [ English ]
Concluding Comments:[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Summary record of the 763rd meeting
[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Summary record of the 764th meeting
[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]

NamibiaNamibia
CEDAW/C/NAM/2-3: [ 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 ]
Delegation: [ English ]
Concluding Comments:[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Summary record of the 759th meeting
[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Summary record of the 760th meeting
[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]

NetherlandsNetherlands
CEDAW/C/NLD/4: [ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
CEDAW/C/NLD/4/Add.1: [ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Issues and Questions: [ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Responses: [ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Annexes to responses: [ English ]
Introductory Statement: [ Netherlands: English ] [ Aruba: English ]
Delegation: [ English ]
Concluding Comments:[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Summary record of the 767th meeting
[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Summary record of the 768th meeting
[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]

NicaraguaNicaragua
CEDAW/C/NIC/6: [ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Issues and Questions: [ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Responses: [ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Delegation: [ Spanish ]
Concluding Comments:[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Summary record of the 761st meeting
[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Summary record of the 762nd meeting
[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]


PeruPeru
CEDAW/C/PER/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: [ Spanish ]
Delegation: [ English ]
Concluding Comments:[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Summary record of the 763rd meeting
[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Summary record of the 764th meeting
[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]

PolandPoland
CEDAW/C/POL/4-5: [ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
CEDAW/C/POL/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 ]
Delegation: [ English ]
Concluding Comments:[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Summary record of the 757th meeting
[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Summary record of the 758th meeting
[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]

SurinameSuriname
CEDAW/C/SUR/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 ]
Delegation: [ English ]
Concluding Comments:[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Summary record of the 769th meeting
[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Summary record of the 770th meeting
[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]

VietnamVietnam
CEDAW/C/VNM/5-6: [ 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 ]
Delegation: [ English ]
Concluding Comments:[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Summary record of the 759th meeting
[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
Summary record of the 760th meeting
[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]

Note: all reports are in PDF format.

Official Documents

  • CEDAW/PSWG/2007/I/CRP.1 [ A C E F R S ]
    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/2007/I/1 [ A C E F R S ]
    Provisional agenda
  • CEDAW/C/2007/I/1/CORR.1[ A C E F R S ]
    Provisional agenda - Corrigendum
  • CEDAW/C/2007/I/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/2007/I/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/2007/I/3/ADD.1 [ 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
    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
  • CEDAW/C/2007/I/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/2007/I/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
  • CEDAW/C/2007/I/4/Add.1 [ A C E F R S ]
    Item 8 of the provisional agenda - Ways and means of expediting the work of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women: Overview of the working methods of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

Statements

  • Opening Statement by Ms. Carolyn Hannan, Director, Division for the Advancement of Women - 15 January 2007
  • Opening Statement by Ms. Rachel Mayanja, Assistant Secretary-General and Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women - 15 January 2007
  • Report Of The Chairperson On Activities Undertaken Between The Thirty-Sixth And Thirty-Seventh Sessions Of The Committee -15 January 2007
  • Closing Remarks by Ms. Carolyn Hannan, Director, Division for the Advancement of Women - 2 February 2007
  • Closing Remarks by Ms. Rachel Mayanja, Assistant Secretary-General and Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women - 2 February 2007
  • Closing Remarks by Ms. Dubravka Šimonović, Chair of CEDAW Committee - 2 February 2007

Press Releases

  • Committee To Eliminate Discrimination Against Women Concludes Current Session; Committee Scheduled To Meet Next In May, August 2007 [ E F ] - 2 February 2007
  • Anti-Discrimination Committee Urges Tajikistan To Go Beyond Declaratory Laws, Use Practical Measures, Like Quotas, To Advance Women’s Equality [ E F ] - 26 January 2007
  • Discussion Focuses On Measures To Prevent Human Trafficking, As Women’s Anti-Discrimination Committee Reviews Colombia’s Report [ E F ] - 25 January 2007
  • Women’s Anti-Discrimination Committee Experts Express Concern At Suriname’s Slow Implementation Of Convention, Despite Abundance Of Plans, Policies [ E F ] - 25 January 2007
  • Women’s Anti-Discrimination Committee Examines Netherlands’ Policies On Prostitution, Domestic Violence, Human Trafficking [ E F ] - 24 January 2007
  • Gender Equality Legislation, Anti-Trafficking Efforts Among Issues Raised As Women’s Anti-Discrimination Committee Takes Up Report Of Greece [ E F ] - 24 January 2007
  • Addressing Women’s Anti-Discrimination Committee, Austria Claims Significant Progress In Integrating Gender Equity Into Political, Labour, Legal Areas [ E F ] - 23 January 2007
  • Anti-Discrimination Committee Experts Praise Azerbaijan’s Legal, Policy Steps, Express Concern Women On The Ground Had Seen Little Actual Benefit [ E F ] - 23 January 2007
  • Experts Of Anti-Discrimination Committee Criticize Maldives Over Prohibition On Women Holding Top Political, Judicial Office [ E F ] - 19 January 2007
  • Violence Against Women, Reproductive Health, Marginalized Ethnic Groups Among Concerns, As Anti-Discrimination Committee Considers Peru’s Report [ E F ] - 19 January 2007
  • Nicaraguan Institute For Women Instrumental In Mainstreaming Gender Equality Strategies, Women’s Anti-Discrimination Told [ E F ] - 18 January 2007
  • Anti-Discrimination Committee Urges India To Lift Convention Reservations, Take Steps On Behalf Of Sexual Violence Victims, Most-Marginalized Women [ E F ] - 18 January 2007
  • Anti-Discrimination Committee Experts Welcome Namibia’s Steps To Advance Women’s Equality, Urge Introduction Of Strategies To Change Stereotypes [ E F ] - 17 January 2007
  • New Law On Gender Equality Will Greatly Improve Viet Nam’s Legal Regime For Women’s Advancement, Anti-Discrimination Committee Told [ E F ] - 17 January 2007
  • Progress Made In Mainstreaming Gender Equality Into Poland’s National Legislation, Women’s Anti-Descrimination Committee Told [ E F ] - 16 January 2007
  • Women’s Anti-Discrimination Committee Takes Up Report Of Kazakhstan; Told ‘Evolutionary’ – Not Revolutionary – Change Shaping Women’s Progress [ E F ] - 16 January 2007
  • United Nations Committee Monitoring Compliance With Women’s Anti-Discrimination Treaty Opens Current Session - To Consider Austria, Azerbaijan, Colombia, Greece, India, Kazakhstan, Maldives Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Peru, Poland, Suriname, Tajikistan, Viet Nam [ E F ] - 15 January 2007