CEDAW 39th Session, 2007

CEDAW 39^th Session

23 July to 10 August 2007

25th Anniversary of the work of the CEDAW Committee
Provisional Agenda
Participant/NGO Information Note
Countries Reporting
Official Documents
Statements
Press Releases

The Committee held its thirty-ninth session at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 23 July - 10 August 2007.

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

The CEDAW Committee celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary on Monday, 23 July 2007, 11.15 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Conference Room 3, UNHQ, New York.
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Provisional agenda

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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

Official Documents

CEDAW/PSWG/2007/II/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/III/1 [ ]
Provisional agenda
CEDAW/C/2007/III/2 [ ]
Status of submission of reports by States parties under article 18 of the Convention
Report of the Secretary-General
CEDAW/C/2007/III/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/2007/III/3/ADD.1 [ ]
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/III/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/2007/III/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/2007/III/4 [ ]
Item 6 of the provisional agenda –– Ways and means of expediting the work of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Note by the Secretariat
CEDAW/C/39/D/5/2005
Views –– Communication No. 5/2005 [ ]
CEDAW/C/39/D/7/2005
Views –– Communication No. 7/2005 [ ]

Statements

Closing remarks by Ms. Dubravka Šimonović, Chairperson of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Closing remarks by Ms. Rachel Mayanja, Assistant Secretary-General and Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women

Press Releases

Watchdog Committee On Eliminating Discrimination Against Women Concludes Last Session In New York Today Before Moving To Human Rights Centre In Geneva [ ] - 10 August 2007
Cook Islands Announces Withdrawal Of Three Reservations To Women’s Convention As Anti-Discrimination Committee Considers Its First Report [ ] - 3 August 2007
Anti-Discrimination Committee Praises New Zealand’s Political Will, As Minister Pledges Commitment To Face Remaining Challenges To Gender Equality [ ] - 2 August 2007
Social Attitudes, Unstable Political Conditions In Region, Slow Legal Reform Hamper Women In Jordan, But Some Successes Recorded, Women’s Committee Told [ ] - 2 August 2007
Top Official Spells Out Innovative Steps To Put More Women In High Positions, As Anti-Discrimination Committee Considers Norway’s Seventh Report [ ] - 1 August 2007
Women’s Anti-Discrimination Committee Commends Singapore On Progress, But Presses It To Withdraw Reservations To Convention, Strengthen Domestic Legal [ ] - 1 August 2007
Women’s Anti-Discrimination Committee Praises Republic Of Korea’s Progress, While Noting Persistence Of Entrenched Paternalistic Male Values [ ] - 31 July 2007
Hungary Highlights Gains In Combating Domestic Violence, Eliminating Stereotypes, As Women’s Anti-Discrimination Committee Takes Up Country’s Sixth Period Report [ ] - 31 July 2007
Anti-Discrimination Committee Urges Kenya To Continue Pursuing Gender Equality Despite Referendum’s Rejection Of Women-Friendly Draft Constitution [ ] - 27 July 2007
Human Trafficking, Migration, Discriminatory Stereotypes Among Issues As Women’s Anti-Discrimination Committee Takes Up Indonesia’s Report [ ] - 27 July 2007
Liechtenstein, In Presentation To Women’s Anti-Discrimination Committee, Reports Need For Further Action Towards Achieving De Facto Equality [ ] - 26 July 2007
Women’s Anti-Discrimination Committee Takes Up Report Of Honduras; Child Labour, Working Conditions In Maquiladores Among Issues; Minister Of National Institute For Women Describes Systematic Effort To Ensure Equality, Non-Discrimination In Judiciary [ ] - 26 July 2007
Anti-Discrimination Committee Calls For Adequate Enforcement To Support Brazil’s Landmark Law Against Violence Against Women [ ] - 25 July 2007
Female Genital Mutilation; High Infant, Maternal Mortality Among Issues Addressed As Women’s Anti-Discrimination Committee Takes Up Guinea’s Report [ ] - 25 July 2007
Anti-Discrimination Committee Calls For Further Steps To Raise Visibility, Increase Impact Of Women’s Programmes In Estonia [ ] - 24 July 2007
Women’s Anti-Discrimination Committee Takes Up Report Of Belize; Domestic Violence, Hiv/Aids Among Issues Addressed; Minister For Human Development Introduces Report, Describes Wide Range Of Policies, Programmes To Advance Women’s Equality [ ] - 24 July 2007
Session Commemorating Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Highlights Achievements Of Women’s Anti-Discrimination Committee [ ] - 23 July 2007
United Nations Committee Monitoring Elimination Of Discrimination Against Women To Celebrate Twenty-Fifth Anniversary [ ] - 20 July 2007

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