CEDAW 35th Session, 2006

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

Periodic Reports

Note: all reports are in PDF format.

Official Documents - all documents are in PDF 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 [ ]
Status of submission of reports by States parties under article 18 of the Convention
Report of the Secretary-General
CEDAW/C/2006/II/3 [ ]
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
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) [ ]
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 [ ] - 2 June 2006
ROMANIA QUICK TO INCORPORATE ANTI-DISCRIMINATION MEASURES INTO DOMESTIC LAW, BUT EQUAL ATTENTION NEEDED TO ENSURE RESULTS, COMMITTEE EXPERTS SAY [ ] - 26 May 2006
CYPRUS DELEGATION TELLS WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE ABOUT SWEEPING LEGAL CHANGES AIMED AT ACHIEVING DE FACTO GENDER EQUALITY [ ] - 25 May 2006
MALAYISA NEEDS NEW LAWS AIMED SPECIFICALLY AT ENDING DISCRIMINATION ON BASIS OF SEX, GENDER, SAY COMMITTEE'S EXPERT MEMEBERS [ ] - 24 May 2006
SAINT LUCIA DELEGATION LEADER TELLS ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE ABOUT LAUNCH OF STRATEGIC ASSAULT TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN [ ] - 23 May 2006
MALAWI’S LEGAL STRUCTURE MUST BE HARMONIZED WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, SAY EXPERTS ON WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE [ ] - 19 May 2006
GUATEMALA ’S MANY LAWS, PROGRAMMES NEED TO BE HARMONIZED TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS VIOLENCE, TRAFFICKING, WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE TOLD [ ] , 18 May 2006
CONCLUDING CONSIDERATION OF TUKMENISTAN’S REPORT, WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE HIGHLIGHTS DIFFICULTIES IN ASSESSING PROGRESS [ ] , 17 May 2006
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA MAKING PROGRESS TOWARDS GENDER EQUALITY, WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE TOLD, AS IT CONCLUDES REVIEW OF REPORT [ ] , 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 [ ] , 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 [ ] , 10 May 2006

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