Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1985.

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23 versions · 1980–2016

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Gender Discrimination Language Services Meeting Records Periodic Reports Reporting Procedures Signatures, Accessions, Ratifications Treaties Women's Status

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10 operative paragraphs

Notes with appreciation the increasing number of Member States that have ratified or acceded to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women;

Invites States that have not yet done so to become parties to the Convention by ratifying or acceding to it;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit annually to the General Assembly a report on the status of the Convention;

Takes note with appreciation of the reports of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on its second and third sessions and commends the Committee for its work;

Emphasizes the importance of the strictest compliance by States parties with their obligations under the Convention;

Requests States parties to make all possible efforts to submit their initial implementation reports in accordance with article 18 of the Convention, bearing in mind the Committee's general guidelines regarding the form and contents of such reports;

Requests the Committee, in organizing its work, to ensure that the reports of States parties are adequately reviewed within the quadrennial cycle envisaged in the Convention;

Takes note of the discussion in the Committee concerning the inclusion in the agenda of a future session of an item on the discussion of article 21 of the Convention, specifically the provision that the Committee may make suggestions and general recommendations based on the examination of reports; 163

Authorizes the provision and distribution in all official languages of the United Nations of summary records of the meetings of the Committee and requests the Secretary- General to take appropriate measures to that end;

Invites the Committee to consider, in the light of this authorization of the provision and distribution of summary records of its meetings on a regular basis, the format and content of its future reports, bearing in mind

para. 360.

the relevant provisions of General Assembly resolution 37/14 C of 16 November 1982.

JO 1 st plenary meeting

14 December 1984

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