UN women’s rights committee to review Kazakhstan, Cook Islands, Kenya, Moldova, Paraguay, Togo, Angola and Cabo Verde

GENEVA – The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) will hold its upcoming session from 5 to 30 October to review Kazakhstan, Cook Islands, Kenya, the Republic of Moldova, Paraguay, Togo, Angola and Cabo Verde.

The above eight countries are among the 189 States Parties to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. They are required to undergo regular reviews by the Committee of 23 independent international experts on how they are implementing the Convention.

The Committee, which has received reports from those States Parties and submissions from national human rights institutions, non-governmental organisations and other sources, will hold public meetings to review the situation of women’s rights and gender equality in the eight countries on the following dates at Geneva time:

Kazakhstan
6 October 10:00 to 13:00; 15:00 to 17:00

Cook Islands
7 October 10:00 to 13:00; 15:00 to 17:00

Kenya
8 October 10:00 to 13:00; 15:00 to 17:00

Republic of Moldova
9 October 10:00 to 13:00; 15:00 to 17:00

Paraguay
13 October 10:00 to 13:00; 15:00 to 17:00

Togo
14 October 10:00 to 13:00; 15:00 to 17:00

Angola
15 October 10:00 to 13:00; 15:00 to 17:00

Cabo Verde
16 October 10:00 to 13:00; 15:00 to 17:00

In addition to country reviews, the Committee will hold an informal meeting with States Parties and launch its general recommendation No. 41 on dismantling gender stereotypes, prejudices and stigma and the unequal power relations that sustain them, both on 23 October.

The above public meetings will be held in Room XVI, Palais des Nations, Geneva. All public meetings are open to accredited press and broadcast live on UN Web TV. More information about the session, including reports submitted by the States and the full schedule of meetings, is available on the session page.