Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

44th session (20 July - 7 August 2009)

The meeting will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, in conference room 2. However, please note that the consideration of Azerbaijan, Denmark and Japan will take place in conference room 3.

General documentation:

Provisional Agenda: CEDAW/C/2009/II/1	E \| F \| S \| A \| C \| R
Status of Submission: CEDAW/C/2009/II/2	E only
Reports provided by Specialized Agencies of the UN: CEDAW/C/2009/II/3	E \| F \| S \| A \| C \| R
Reports provided by Specialized Agencies of the UN: ILO CEDAW/C/2009/II/3/Add.4	E \| F \| S \| A \| C \| R
Ways and Means: CEDAW/2009/II/4	E \| F \| S \| A \| C \| R
Updated NGO Notes for 44th session and pre-session	E
Note by the Secretariat to ECOSOC	E \| F \| S \| A \| C \| R
Concept note on the draft general recommendation on older women and protection of their human rights CEDAW/C/2009/II/WP.1	E F S
Concept note on the draft general recommendation on economic consequences of marriage and its dissolution CEDAW/C/2009/II/WP.2	E \| F \| S
Displacement, statelessness and questions of gender equality and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (Joint UNHCR-CEDAW seminar) CEDAW/C/2009/II/WP.3	E \| F \| S

Statements:

Opening Statement by the Chair

Statement by Ms. Neuwirth, Director New York Office

Closing remarks of the Chair

Statement on Gender and climate change

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

ARGENTINA

POSTPONED UNTIL 46th SESSION

Sixth periodic report
of States parties

CEDAW/C/ARG/6

A | C | E | F | R | S

CEDAW/C/ARG/Q/6

A | C | E | F | R | S

CLADEM

Global initiative to end all corporal punishment of children
1-2

ELA – Equipo Latinoamericano de Justicia y Genero

Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales (CELS)

List

Statement

CEDAW/C/ARG/CO/6

E | F | S

AZERBAIJAN

24 July 2009 – Chamber B
CEDAW/C/SR.892 & 893

Fourth periodic report of States parties

CEDAW/C/AZE/4

A | C | E | F | R | S

CEDAW/C/AZE/4/Add.1

E only

CEDAW/C/AZE/Q/4

A | C | E | F | R | S

CEDAW/C/AZE/Q/4/Add.1

A | C | E | F | R | S

Gender & Development Social Union

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre

Women position in labour market

Human Rights Center of Azerbaijan

Civic Organization Call for Healthy Lifestyle

Monitoring the Implementation of CEDAW in Azerbaijan

List

Statement

CEDAW/C/AZE/CO/4

A | C | E | F | R | S

BHUTAN

23 July 2009 – Chamber A
CEDAW/C/SR.890 & 891

Seventh periodic report of States parties

CEDAW/C/BTN/7

A | C | E | F | R | S

CEDAW/C/BTN/Q/7

A | C | E | F | R | S

CEDAW/C/BTN/Q/7/Add.1

A | C | E | F | R | S

Tarayana Foundation

List

Statement

CEDAW/C/BTN/CO/7

A | C | E | F | R | S

DENMARK

22 July 2009 – Chamber B
CEDAW/C/SR.888 & 889

Seventh periodic report of States parties

CEDAW/C/DEN/7

A |C | E | F | R | S

CEDAW/C/DEN/Q/7

A | C | E | F | R | S

CEDAW/C/DEN/Q/7/Add.1

A | C | E | F | R | S

Global initiative to end all corporal punishment of children
1

Women's Council in Denmark

List

Statement

CEDAW/C/DEN/CO/7

A | C | E | F | R | S

GUINEA-BISSAU

3 August 2009
CEDAW/C/SR.903 & 904

Combined initial to sixth periodic reports of States parties

CEDAW/C/GNB/6

E | F | S

CEDAW/C/GNB/Q/6/Rev.1

A | C | E | F | R | S

CEDAW/C/GNB/Q/6/Add.1

E | F only

Les formes de discrimination contre les femmes

List

Statement
Portuguese

CEDAW/C/GNB/CO/6

A | C | E | F | R | S

JAPAN

23 July 2009 – Chamber B
CEDAW/C/SR.890 & 891

Sixth periodic report of States parties

CEDAW/C/JPN/6

A | C | E | F | R | S

CEDAW/C/JPN/Q/6

A | C | E | F | R | S

CEDAW/C/JPN/Q/6/Add.1

A | C | E | F | R | S

Educational Reaction Gender

Equality Action 21

Equality Now, July 2009

Equality Now, May 2009

OMCT

FUDANREN

Global initiative to end all corporal punishment of children
1-2

Japan Bar Association June 09

Japan Network on Education for the Advancement of Gender Equality

JFOR

The Comfort women

Reproductive Sexual Rights

WASARGI

WWN
Alternative report

Korean Council Shadow Report

List

Statement

CEDAW/C/JPN/CO/6

A | C | E | F | R | S

LAO PEOPLE'S
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC

24 July 2009 – Chamber A
CEDAW/C/SR.892 & 893

Combined sixth and
seventh periodic report of States parties

CEDAW/C/LAO/7

A | C | E | F | R | S

CEDAW/C/LAO/Q/7

A | C | E | F | R | S

CEDAW/C/LAO/Q/7/Add.1

A | C | E | F | R | S

Global initiative to end all corporal punishment of children
1-2

Gender and Development Group (GDG)

Situation of migrant women

List

Statement

CEDAW/C/LAO/CO/7

A | C | E | F | R | S

LIBERIA

31 July 2009
CEDAW/C/SR.901 & 902

Combined initial to sixth periodic reports of States parties

CEDAW/C/LBR/6

A | C | E | F | R | S

CEDAW/C/LBR/Q/6

A | C | E | F | R | S

CEDAW/C/LBR/Q/6/Add.1

A | C | E | F | R | S

Women NGOs secretariat of Liberia

List

Statement

CEDAW/C/LBR/CO/6

A | C | E | F | R | S

SPAIN

22 July 2009 – Chamber A
CEDAW/C/SR.888 & 889

Sixth periodic report of States parties

CEDAW/C/ESP/6

A | C | E | F | R | S

CEDAW/C/ESP/Q/6

A | C | E | F | R | S

CEDAW/C/ESP/Q/6/Add.1

A | C | E | F | R | S

CERMI - Executive summary
E | S

Global initiative to end all corporal punishment of children
1

Plataforma Impacto de Genero -
Resumen informativo & Executive summary

Plataforma Impacto de Genero - Resumen informativo (2009)
& Executive summary (2009)

Fundación Secretariado Gitano (Abstract) E & S

Fundación Secretariado Gitano (Report)
E & S

List

Statement
E | S

CEDAW/C/ESP/CO/6

A | C | E | F | R | S

SWITZERLAND

27 July 2009
CEDAW/C/SR.894 & 895

Third periodic report of States Parties

CEDAW/C/CHE/3

A | C | E | F | R | S

CEDAW/C/CHE/Q/3

A | C | E | F | R | S

CEDAW/C/CHE/Q/3/Add.1

A | C | E | F | R | S

Amnesty International - Swiss Section / NGO Coordination post Beijing Switzerland
Summary, report and recommendations

Global initiative to end all corporal punishment of children
1-2

Lesbian and Bisexual women

Transgender people

OMCT & CCSI
E-F

Swiss Federal Commission for Women's Issues
E | F

List

Statement

CEDAW/C/CHE/CO/3

A | C | E | F | R | S

TIMOR LESTE

30 July 2009
CEDAW/C/SR.899 & 900

Initial periodic report of States Parties

CEDAW/C/TLS/1

A | C | E | F | R | S

CEDAW/C/TLS/1/Annex.1

CEDAW/C/TLS/1/Annex.2

CEDAW/C/TLS/Q/1

A | C | E | F | R | S

CEDAW/C/TLS/Q/1/Add.1

A | C | E | F | R | S

Global initiative to end all corporal punishment of children
1-2

NGO alternative report

NGO’s Working Group on CEDAW Shadow Report

Ombudsman for Human Rights and Justice of Timor Leste
Report and Executive summary

List

Statement

CEDAW/C/TLS/CO/1

A | C | E | F | R | S

TUVALU

29 July 2009
CEDAW/C/SR.897 & 898

Combined initial and second periodic reports of States parties

CEDAW/C/TUV/2

A | C | E | F | R | S

CEDAW/C/TUV/Q/2

A | C | E | F | R | S

CEDAW/C/TUV/Q/2/Add.1

E only

Global initiative to end all corporal punishment of children
1-2

Legal Literacy Project

List

Statement

CEDAW/C/TUV/CO/2

A | C | E | F | R | S

Please note that E l F l S l A l C l R refer to the availability of documents in the official United Nations languages, which are English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese and Russian.

Report of the pre-session working group for the 44th session
CEDAW/PSWG/2009/II - A | C | E | F | R | S

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