UN women’s rights experts issue
findings on Austria, Cabo Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Guyana, Mozambique, and Qatar
GENEVA (24 July 2019) – The UN
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women has published its findings
on the countries it examined during its session from 1 to 19 July 2019:
Austria, Cabo Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guyana,
Mozambique, and Qatar.
The findings cover how the
respective States parties are doing with regard to women’s rights, detailing
positive developments, main areas of concern, and recommendations for action.
The findings, officially known as
concluding observations, are now available on-line on the Web page for the
session.
The Committee will next meet from
21 October to 8 November to review women’s rights in Andorra, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Cambodia, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, and Seychelles. More
information is available on the session Web page.
ENDS
Background
The Committee on the Elimination ofDiscrimination against Women monitors States parties’ adherence to the
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women,
which to date has 189 States parties. The Committee is made up of 23 members
who are independent human rights experts drawn from around the world, who serve
in their personal capacity and not as representatives of States parties. The
Committee’s concluding observations are an independent assessment of States’
compliance with their human rights obligations under the treaty.
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