CEDAW 37th Session, 2007

CEDAW 37^th Session

15 January - 2 February 2007

Provisional Agenda
Participant/NGO Information Note
Countries Reporting
Official Documents
Statements
Press Releases

The Committee held its thirty-seventh session at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 15 January to 2 February 2007.

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

Provisional agenda

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

CEDAW/PSWG/2007/I/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/I/1 [ A C E F R S ]
Provisional agenda
CEDAW/C/2007/I/1/CORR.1[ A C E F R S ]
Provisional agenda - Corrigendum
CEDAW/C/2007/I/2 [ A C E F R S ]
Status of submission of reports by States parties under article 18 of the Convention
Report of the Secretary-General
CEDAW/C/2007/I/3 [ A C E F R S ]
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/I/3/ADD.1 [ A C E F R S ]
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/I/3/ADD.3 [ A C E F R S ]
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/I/4 [ A C E F R S ]
Ways and means of expediting the work of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Note by the Secretariat
CEDAW/C/2007/I/4/Add.1 [ A C E F R S ]
Item 8 of the provisional agenda - Ways and means of expediting the work of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women: Overview of the working methods of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

Statements

Opening Statement by Ms. Carolyn Hannan, Director, Division for the Advancement of Women - 15 January 2007
Opening Statement by Ms. Rachel Mayanja, Assistant Secretary-General and Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women - 15 January 2007
Report Of The Chairperson On Activities Undertaken Between The Thirty-Sixth And Thirty-Seventh Sessions Of The Committee -15 January 2007
Closing Remarks by Ms. Carolyn Hannan, Director, Division for the Advancement of Women - 2 February 2007
Closing Remarks by Ms. Rachel Mayanja, Assistant Secretary-General and Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women - 2 February 2007
Closing Remarks by Ms. Dubravka Šimonović, Chair of CEDAW Committee - 2 February 2007

Press Releases

Committee To Eliminate Discrimination Against Women Concludes Current Session; Committee Scheduled To Meet Next In May, August 2007 [ E F ] - 2 February 2007
Anti-Discrimination Committee Urges Tajikistan To Go Beyond Declaratory Laws, Use Practical Measures, Like Quotas, To Advance Women’s Equality [ E F ] - 26 January 2007
Discussion Focuses On Measures To Prevent Human Trafficking, As Women’s Anti-Discrimination Committee Reviews Colombia’s Report [ E F ] - 25 January 2007
Women’s Anti-Discrimination Committee Experts Express Concern At Suriname’s Slow Implementation Of Convention, Despite Abundance Of Plans, Policies [ E F ] - 25 January 2007
Women’s Anti-Discrimination Committee Examines Netherlands’ Policies On Prostitution, Domestic Violence, Human Trafficking [ E F ] - 24 January 2007
Gender Equality Legislation, Anti-Trafficking Efforts Among Issues Raised As Women’s Anti-Discrimination Committee Takes Up Report Of Greece [ E F ] - 24 January 2007
Addressing Women’s Anti-Discrimination Committee, Austria Claims Significant Progress In Integrating Gender Equity Into Political, Labour, Legal Areas [ E F ] - 23 January 2007
Anti-Discrimination Committee Experts Praise Azerbaijan’s Legal, Policy Steps, Express Concern Women On The Ground Had Seen Little Actual Benefit [ E F ] - 23 January 2007
Experts Of Anti-Discrimination Committee Criticize Maldives Over Prohibition On Women Holding Top Political, Judicial Office [ E F ] - 19 January 2007
Violence Against Women, Reproductive Health, Marginalized Ethnic Groups Among Concerns, As Anti-Discrimination Committee Considers Peru’s Report [ E F ] - 19 January 2007
Nicaraguan Institute For Women Instrumental In Mainstreaming Gender Equality Strategies, Women’s Anti-Discrimination Told [ E F ] - 18 January 2007
Anti-Discrimination Committee Urges India To Lift Convention Reservations, Take Steps On Behalf Of Sexual Violence Victims, Most-Marginalized Women [ E F ] - 18 January 2007
Anti-Discrimination Committee Experts Welcome Namibia’s Steps To Advance Women’s Equality, Urge Introduction Of Strategies To Change Stereotypes [ E F ] - 17 January 2007
New Law On Gender Equality Will Greatly Improve Viet Nam’s Legal Regime For Women’s Advancement, Anti-Discrimination Committee Told [ E F ] - 17 January 2007
Progress Made In Mainstreaming Gender Equality Into Poland’s National Legislation, Women’s Anti-Descrimination Committee Told [ E F ] - 16 January 2007
Women’s Anti-Discrimination Committee Takes Up Report Of Kazakhstan; Told ‘Evolutionary’ – Not Revolutionary – Change Shaping Women’s Progress [ E F ] - 16 January 2007
United Nations Committee Monitoring Compliance With Women’s Anti-Discrimination Treaty Opens Current Session - To Consider Austria, Azerbaijan, Colombia, Greece, India, Kazakhstan, Maldives Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Peru, Poland, Suriname, Tajikistan, Viet Nam [ E F ] - 15 January 2007