The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and its Optional Protocol: Handbook for Parliamentarians
Abstract
This Handbook, which is the fourth in the series of Handbooks for Parliamentarians produced by the IPU in collaboration with different entities, this time with the UN Division for the Advancement of Women, is designed to familiarize men and women members of Parliament with the Convention and its Protocol. It presents the background to and content of the Convention and the Optional Protocol. It describes the role of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, the treaty body established by the Convention to secure implementation at the national level. The Handbook also focuses on what parliamentarians can do to ensure effective implementation of the Convention and encourage use of the Protocol. It seeks to encourage parliamentarians to take measures to ensure that national laws, policies, actions, programmes and budgets reflect the principles and obligations in the Convention
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Document Type
Directories and Catalogues
Source
United Nations
Keywords :
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women//CEDAW//Optional Protocol to CEDAW//Discrimination against women// Reporting procedure// Optional Protocols//Reporting guidelines//Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination //