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Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

43rd session (19 January - 6 February 2009) - Palais des Nations, Salle XVI

General Documentation:

Provisional Agenda: CEDAW/C/2009/I/1/Corr.1	A C E F R S
Provisional Agenda: CEDAW/C/2009/I/1	A C E F R S
Status of Submission: CEDAW/C/2009/I/2	E
Reports provided by Specialized Agencies of the UN: CEDAW/C/2009/I/3	A C E F R S
Reports provided by Specialized Agencies of the UN: ILO CEDAW/C/2009/I/3/Add.4	A C E F R S
Ways and Means: CEDAW/C/2009/I/4	A C E F R S
NGO note for 43rd session and pre-session	E (Updated)
Note by the Secretariat to ECOSOC	E \| F \| S \| A \| C \| R
Results of the forty-second and forty-third session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women E/CN.6/2009/CRP.1	E

Statements:

Opening Statement of the outgoing Chairperson	E
Closing remarks by the Chairperson	E
Statement of the Representative of the High Commissioner	E

States examined, schedule and summary records	Core documents and States reports	Lists of issues and written replies	Information provided to the Committee	Delegation lists and statements	Concluding Observations
ARMENIA 23 January 2009 CEDAW/C/SR.872 & 873	Combined third and fourth periodic reports of States parties CEDAW/C/ARM/4 A \| C \| E \| F \| R \| S	CEDAW/C/ARM/Q/4 A \| C \| E \| F \| R \| S CEDAW/C/ARM/Q/4/Add.1 E & R only	Armenian Association of Women with University Education (AAWUE) Democracy Today and All Armenian Union of Women	List Statement	CEDAW/C/ARM/CO/4/Rev.1 A \| C \| E \| F \| R \| S
CAMEROON 28 January 2009 CEDAW/C/SR.876 & 877	Combined second and third periodic report of States parties CEDAW/C/CMR/3 A \| C \| E \| F \| R \| S	CEDAW/C/CMR/Q/3 A \| C \| E \| F \| R \| S CEDAW/C/CMR/Q/3/Add.1 A \| C \| E \| F \| R \| S	Global initiative to end all corporate punishment of children and Questions proposed by Global initiative UNANIMA International Women In Research And Action / FIDA, ACAFEJ, NEPED CRED 1-2	List Statement	CEDAW/C/CMR/CO/3 A \| C \| E \| F \| R \| S
GERMANY 2 February 2009 CEDAW/C/SR.880 & 881	Sixth periodic report of States parties CEDAW/C/DEU/6 A \| C \| E \| F \| R \| S	CEDAW/C/DEU/Q/6 A \| C \| E \| F \| R \| S CEDAW/C/DEU/Q/6/Add.1 A \| C \| E \| F \| R \| S	Association of Intersexual People / XY-Women Executive Summary, Alliance of German Women's Organizations Menschenrecht und Transsexualität E Wunschkind e.V. Main report and Wunschkind e.V. extract Alliance of German Women's organizations German Women Lawyers Association Main report & excecutive summary Intersexuelle Menschen e.V.	List Statement	CEDAW/C/DEU/CO/6 A \| C \| E \| F \| R \| S
GUATEMALA 3 February 2009 CEDAW/C/SR.882 & 883	Seventh periodic report of States parties CEDAW/C/GUA/7 A \| C \| E \| F \| R \| S	CEDAW/C/GUA/Q/7 A \| C \| E \| F \| R \| S CEDAW/C/GUA/Q/7/Add.1 A \| C \| E \| F \| R \| S CEDAW/C/GUA/Q/7/Add.1/ANNEX S	Center for Economic and Social Rights E \| S CLADEM Guatemala E \| S Convergencia Ciudadana de Mujeres Movimiento de Mujeres Indígenas Tz´ununija´ Equality Now Organization of Bisexual and Lesbian Women “Desde Nosotras” E-S FIAN International E-S	List(1) List(2) Statement	CEDAW/C/GUA/CO/7 A \| C \| E \| F \| R \| S
HAITI 27 January 2009 CEDAW/C/SR.874 & 875	Combined Initial to 7th report periodic reports of States CEDAW/C/HTI/7 A \| C \| E \| F \| R \| S	CEDAW/C/HTI/Q/7 A \| C \| E \| F \| R \| S CEDAW/C/HTI/Q/7/Add.1 A \| C \| E \| F \| R \| S	Equality Now	List Statement	CEDAW/C/HTI/CO/7 A \| C \| E \| F \| R \| S
LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA 29 January 2009 CEDAW/C/SR.878 & 879	Second periodic report CEDAW/C/LBY/2 A \| C \| E \| F \| R \| S 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Periodic reports CEDAW/C/LBY/5 A \| E CEDAW/C/LBY/5/Annex A	CEDAW/C/LBY/Q/2 A \| C \| E \| F \| R \| S CEDAW/C/LBY/Q/2/Add.1 A & E only	Equality Now	List Statement A - E	CEDAW/C/LBY/CO/5 A \| C \| E \| F \| R \| S
RWANDA 4 February 2009 CEDAW/C/SR.884 & 885	Fourth, Fifth and Sixth periodic report of States Parties CEDAW/C/RWA/6 A \| C \| E \| F \| R \| S	CEDAW/C/RWA/Q/6 A \| C \| E \| F \| R \| S CEDAW/C/RWA/Q/6/Add.1 E only	AJEPRODHO	List Statement	CEDAW/C/RWA/CO/6 A \| C \| E \| F \| R \| S

Consideration of the implementation of the Convention in the absence of a report

States examined, schedule and summary records

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Concluding Observations

DOMINICA

21 January 2009

CEDAW/C/SR.870 & 871

CEDAW/C/DMA/Q/7

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Dominica National Council of Women

List

Statement

CEDAW/C/DMA/CO/AR

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Report of the pre-session working group for the 43rd session CEDAW/PSWG/2009/I/CRP.1 [A] [C] [E] [F] [R] [S]

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