The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the ninth periodic report of the Russian Federation, with Experts commending policies in favour of the family and women, and asking about gender-based violence, and the list of professions…

  The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the fifth periodic report of Kyrgyzstan, with Committee Experts asking about the country’s list of jobs which women were prohibited from holding, and about the participation of women in…

  The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon heard from representatives of non-governmental organizations on the situation of women’s rights in Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, South Sudan and South Africa, whose reports on the implementation of the…

  The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the tenth periodic report of Ecuador, with Committee Experts asking about women's access to abortion in the country, and questioning the delegation about how its policies and programmes for…

  The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the eighth periodic report of Indonesia, with its Experts commending the provision of universal health care coverage and noting remaining challenges to women's rights in the country,…

  The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the combined seventh and eighth periodic report of Yemen, with its Experts asking how Yemen was dealing with discrimination against women and the lack of representation of women in the…

  The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the combined eighth to tenth periodic report of Egypt, welcoming the lifting of the state of emergency in Egypt and asking about restrictive measures facing women human rights defenders. A…

  The Committee on Human Rights today concluded its review of the eighth periodic report of Ukraine on measures taken to implement the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, inquiring about measures taken to ensure that human rights were safeguarded, both in Ukraine and in the…

  Civil society representatives this afternoon briefed the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on the situation of women in Egypt, Yemen, Indonesia and Ecuador, whose reports will be reviewed by the Committee this week. Speaking on Egypt were the following non-…

  The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the tenth periodic report of Sweden on how it implemented the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, commending Sweden on its work on gender equality…