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ENTITIES.................................................................................................................1011  0"  +IV.OVERDUEREPORTS......................................................................................1215 $X" V.SPECIALRAPPORTEURONVIOLENCEAGAINSTWOMEN...................1618 %0!$ VI.PRE-SESSIONWORKINGGROUP................................................................1922 '#& _____________________ h+&*   */_CEDAW_/C/1997/II/1. T,'+  @-(, ЇCONTENTS(continued)     `     h      p     ParagraphsUKUS.,ԀUS.,UK.,     VII.REVISIONOFREPORTINGGUIDELINESTOADDRESSORALPRESENTATIONSBY ` STATESPARTIES..................................................................................................23  L  X VIII.WORKINGGROUPTOCONCEPTUALIZESEMINARS.........................24 $ t IX.WITHDRAWALOFREPORTSANDOTHERPRACTICES.......................2526  L    X.PARTICIPATIONOFTREATYBODYMEMBERSINTHECONSIDERATIONOF $  REPORTSOFTHESTATESOFWHICHTHEYARENATIONALS................2728    ;   XI.REPORTOFTHEINDEPENDENTEXPERTONEFFECTIVEFUNCTIONINGOFBODIES   ESTABLISHEDPURSUANTTOUNITEDNATIONSHUMANRIGHTS   INSTRUMENTS.....................................................................................................2930  p  XII.CONCLUDINGCOMMENTS.......................................................................31 H   XIII.REPORTSTOBECONSIDEREDATFUTURESESSIONSOFTHE  p  COMMITTEE.........................................................................................................3233  \ Annexes 4 I.STATESPARTIESTHEREPORTSOFWHICHAREOVERDUEFIVEYEARS........     II.PROPOSEDPROCEDURESANDFORMATFORTHEELABORATIONOFCONCLUDING  COMMENTS..........................................................................................................................    X  I.INTRODUCTION  1.Atitstwelfthsession(1993),theCommitteeontheEliminationofDiscriminationagainstWomen  decidedthattheSecretariatshouldprepareeveryyearareportonwaysandmeansofimprovingthe t workoftheCommittee,containingalltheinformationthattheSecretariatbelievedwasnecessary ` fortheconsiderationoftheitem,arisingfromitsexperiencefromthepreviousyear,thecomments L  madebymemberstotheSecretariatordevelopmentselsewhereinthehumanrights_regime_.It 8  shouldalsocontainalistofStatespartieswhosereportsaretobeconsidered,accordingto $ t geographicalrepresentationandorderofreceipt.1/Initsresolution51/68of12December1996,the  ` GeneralAssemblyauthorizedtheCommittee,onaninterimbasis,toholdtwosessionsannually,and  L  theSecretariathasdecidedtoprovidetheCommitteewithareportonwaysandmeansforeach  8  session. $  2.Thepresentreportaddressesanumberofissuesthatbuildondiscussionsheldduringthe   sixteenthsessionoftheCommittee(1331January1997),including,interalia,theformulationof   generalrecommendations,relationsbetweentheCommitteeandthespecializedagencies,modalities   fordealingwithoverduereports,thewithdrawalofreportsandotherpractices,therelationship p betweentheCommitteeandtheSpecialRapporteuronViolenceagainstWomenandtheviewsof \ theseventhmeetingofpersonschairingthehumanrightstreatybodies(1620September1996)on H theparticipationofmembersofthosebodiesinanyaspectofthereviewofthereportsofStates 4 partiesofwhichtheyarenationals.Thereportalsointroducesthefinalreportonenhancingthelong  p termeffectivenessoftheUnitedNationshumanrightstreatysystembytheindependentexpert,  \ Mr.PhilipAlston,appointedbytheSecretaryGeneralpursuanttoGeneralAssemblyresolution H 43/115of8December1988andCommissiononHumanRightsresolution1989/47of6March 4 1989.2/ThereportoftheindependentexperthasbeenissuedtotheCommitteeforinformationand   comment.   3.Underagendaitem7,theCommitteewillalsotakeupitsdraftrulesofprocedure.The  Committeehasbeforeitaworkingpaper3/containingthedraftrulesofprocedurecompiledbyMs.  _Desiree_ԀBernard,takingintoaccountthecommentsofothermembersoftheCommittee.Atits l sixteenthsession,theCommitteeauthorizedMs._Mervat_Ԁ_Tallawy_Ԁtocompileanyfurthercomments X  onthedraftrulesofprocedureandforwardthemtoMs.Bernardforherconsideration. D! II.FORMULATIONOFGENERALRECOMMENDATIONS #l! 4.Underarticle21oftheConventionontheEliminationofAllFormsofDiscriminationagainst $D # Women,theCommitteehasthepowertomakesuggestionsandgeneralrecommendations.Atits %0!$ seventhsession(1988),theCommitteedecidedthatitspracticewouldbetoaddressgeneral &"% recommendationstotheStatespartiesasawholeandsuggestionstobodieswithintheUnited '#& Nationssystem.Atitstenthsession(1991),theCommitteedecidedthatitwouldchangeits (#' approachwithregardtogeneralrecommendations,whichhadbeenintheformofresolutions,and )$( movetothepatternadoptedbytheHumanRightsCommitteeandtheCommitteeonEconomic, |*%) SocialandCulturalRights.ItsetoutitsunderstandingoftheobligationsimposedbytheConvention h+&* andenumeratedmattersthatStatespartiesshouldincludeintheirreports. T,'+  @-(, 5.Alsoatitstenthsession,theCommitteedecidedthatitshouldpreparecommentsonparticular  articlesoftheConvention,whichwouldassistintheformulationoftheCommittee's  recommendationsrelatingtothosearticles.4/TheCommitteealsodecidedthatitwouldadoptthe  practiceofissuinggeneralrecommendationsonspecificprovisionsoftheConventionandonthe t relationshipbetweentheConventionarticlesandwhatweredescribedas"crosscuttingissues". ` DetailedexaminationsofarticlesorthemesweretobeformulatedonthebasisoftheCommittee's L  examinationofStatesparties'reportsandinputfromtheSecretariat,thespecializedagenciesand 8  otherUnitedNationsentities,aswellasfrominterestednon-governmentalorganizations. $ t 6.Atitseleventhsession(1992),membersoftheCommitteevolunteeredtopreparedraftgeneral  L  commentsonspecificarticlesoftheConventionfortheconsiderationoftheCommitteeatitstwelfth  8  session.5/Atitstwelfthsession,additionalmembersoftheCommitteevolunteeredtoprepare $  generalcommentsandrecommendationswithregardtoarticles28,11and12.6/   7.Inaccordancewiththescheduleestablishedatitstenthsession,theCommitteeconcludedgeneral   recommendation19,concerningviolenceagainstwomen,atitseleventhsessionin1992.7/General   recommendation21,concerningequalityinmarriageandfamilyrelations,wasconcludedatits p thirteenthsession(1994).8/Generalrecommendation23,onwomeninpubliclife,whichwas \ scheduledforconsiderationandconclusionbytheCommitteeatitsthirteenthsession,wasadopted H atitssixteenthsessionin1997,withaviewtoincludingitintheCommittee'sreportonits 4 seventeenthsessioninJuly1997.  p 8.Withtheregularizationofasecondannualsession,theCommitteemaynowwishtoembarkon H amorestructuredapproachtothepreparationofgeneralrecommendations.Thiswouldallowitto 4 takefulladvantageoftheexpertiseofitsmembersandofpossibleinputfromtheUnitedNations   systemandnon-governmentalorganizations.   9.OnememberoftheCommitteehassuggestedthatgeneralrecommendationsbepreparedbythe  Committeeoverthreesessions.Atthefirstsession,onemeetingwouldbedevotedtosubstantive  discussionofaproposedgeneralrecommendation.Thatmeetingwouldbeopentorepresentatives l ofspecializedagencies,otherUnitedNationsbodiesandnon-governmentalorganizations,which X  wouldbeentitledtoparticipateandtoprepareinformalbackgroundpapersfortheuseofthe D! Committee.Theresultsofthediscussionatthosemeetingswouldbecompiledbyamemberofthe 0"  Committee,withtheassistanceoftheSecretariat,andproducedasaworkingpaper.Theworking #l! paperwouldformthebasisofdiscussionatthenextsessionforaworkinggroupoftheCommittee $X" chargedwiththeresponsibilityofproducingadraftgeneralrecommendation,whichwouldthenbe $D # refinedbyanindividualexpertorgroupofexperts.Therefineddraftwouldbepresentedtothefull %0!$ Committeeatthefollowingsessionforadoption.TheCommitteemaywishtodiscussthisproposal &"% andotherissuesrelatingtogeneralrecommendations. '#& III.RELATIONSWITHSPECIALIZEDAGENCIESANDOTHERUNITEDNATIONS )$( ENTITIES |*%) 10.Atitssixteenthsession,theCommitteeagreedtoreviewitspracticeofnominatingfocalpoints T,'+ forspecializedagenciesandotherentitiesoftheUnitedNationssystematitsseventeenthsession. @-(, TheCommitteeexpressedthewishthattheinputofspecializedagenciesandotherentitiesintoits  workwithinarticle22oftheConventionshouldbemorestructuredandcountryspecific.The  Committeemaywishtoconsidertheelaborationofguidelinesfortheuseofspecializedagenciesand  otherentitiesinthisregard,aswellassuggestionsforstrengtheningdialogueandcooperationwith t thosebodies. ` 11.TheCommitteemightwishtoconsiderotherwaysinwhichspecializedagenciesandother 8  UnitedNationsentitiesmightcontributetoitswork.Anumberoftheothertreatybodieshave $ t developedthepracticeofallowingrepresentativesofUnitedNationsentitiestoparticipateintheir  ` presessionmeetings.Forexample,theHumanRightsCommitteehasinvitedrepresentativesof  L  specializedagenciestomakeoralpresentationsatitspre-sessionalworkinggroup,atwhichthe  8  Committeeconductsapreliminaryreviewofperiodicreportsthatarescheduledtobeconsideredby $  theplenary.AsimilarpracticehasbeenadoptedbytheCommitteeonEconomic,Socialand   CulturalRights.9/Asaninterimmeasure,theCommitteemightwishtoconsiderwhetherthe   DivisionfortheAdvancementofWomenshouldorganizeaninformalmeetingduringsessions   betweentheCommitteeandrepresentativesofthespecializedagenciesandotherbodiesduring   whichcountryspecificinformationwouldbepresented. p IV.OVERDUEREPORTS H 12.Atitssixteenthsession,theCommitteerequestedthattheSecretariatprepareforfuturesessions  p alistofthoseStatespartieswhosereportsaremorethanfiveyearsoverdue.Thislististobefound  \ inannexItothepresentreport. H 13.TheCommitteemaywishtoconsiderwaysandmeansofaddressingtheissueofoverdue   reports.ThepracticeofothertreatybodieshasincludedappealstotheGeneralAssemblyto   _intervene,10_/lettersofremindertoStatesparties,meetingsbetweenCommitteemembersand  permanentrepresentativesofStatespartieswhosereportsareoverdue,thereleaseofdocuments  listingoverduereports,referenceofthemattertothemeetingofStatespartiesandpublicationoflists  ofoverduereportsattheregularpressconferencesfollowingtreatybodymeetings. l 14.Atitssixteenthsession,theCommitteeagreedtoallowStatesparties,inexceptional D! circumstances,tocombineamaximumoftworeports.TheHumanRightsCommitteehas,invery 0"  exceptionalcircumstancesandwhereareportisoverdue"becauseofmaterialdifficulties",invited #l! theStatepartytosendadelegationtodiscussthosedifficultiesortosubmitaprovisionalreport $X" dealingwithonlycertainaspectsoftheInternationalCovenantonCivilandPoliticalRights.11/ $D # 15.TheCommitteeontheEliminationofRacialDiscriminationhas,since1991,reviewed &"% implementationoftheConventionontheEliminationofAllFormsofRacialDiscriminationinthose '#& Statespartieswhoseperiodicreportsareoverduefiveyearsormore.Thereviewisconductedon (#' thebasisoftheirpreviousreportsoroninformationsubmittedbytherelevantStatepartytoother )$( organsoftheUnitedNationsor,intheabsenceofsuchmaterial,reportsandinformationprepared |*%) byorgansoftheUnitedNations.12/TheCommitteeonEconomic,SocialandCulturalRights h+&* reviewsStatesparties,evenintheabsenceofinitialreports,onthebasisofallavailableinformation. T,'+  @-(, ЇV.SPECIALRAPPORTEURONVIOLENCEAGAINSTWOMEN  16.ThemandateoftheSpecialRapporteuronviolenceagainstwomenwasextendedforafurther  threeyearsbytheCommissiononHumanRightsinitsresolution1997/44.Ms._Radhika_ t _Coomaraswamy_ԀwasreappointedSpecialRapporteur.Atthefourteenthsessionin1995,theSpecial ` RapporteuraddressedtheCommitteeontheEliminationofDiscriminationagainstWomen,which L  underlinedtheneedforstrongcooperationbetweentheSpecialRapporteurandtheCommittee.13/ 8  17.Initsresolution1997/44,theCommissiononHumanRightsrequestedhumanrightstreaty  ` bodiestocooperatewithandtoassisttheSpecialRapporteurintheperformanceofhermandated  L  tasksanddutiesand,inparticular,torespondtorequestsforinformationonviolenceagainstwomen,  8  itscausesanditsconsequences.TheCommitteemaywishtoconsiderspecificworkingprocedures $  tostrengthencooperationbetweentheCommitteeandtheSpecialRapporteuronviolenceagainst   women.Inparticular,theCommitteemightconsiderwhetheritwishestocommentonthereports   oftheSpecialRapporteurand,ifso,proceduresitmaywishtodevelopinthatregard.The   CommitteemayalsowishtoconsiderwhetheritwishestoalerttheSpecialRapporteurtotrendsor   patternswithregardtoviolenceagainstwomenorparticularcountrysituationsthatmayrequire p investigation. \ 18.Atitssixteenthsession,theCommitteerecommendedthatrelationsbemaintainedwiththe 4 SpecialRapporteurofthe_Subcommission_ԀonPreventionofDiscriminationandProtectionof  p Minoritieswithrespecttotraditionalpracticesaffectingthehealthofwomenandchildren.The  \ Committeemayalsowishtoconsiderspecificworkingproceduresinthisregard.Forexample,it H maywishtocommentonthePlanofActionfortheEliminationofHarmfulTraditionalPractices 4 affectingtheHealthofWomenandChildrenorconsideritsimplementationasitreviewsStates   parties'reports.   VI.PRE-SESSIONWORKINGGROUP  19.Atitssixteenthsession,theCommitteedecidedthat,onthebasisofwrittenobservationsof l membersoftheCommitteeaswellasobservationsofmembersofthepre-sessionworkinggroup, X  thepre-sessionworkinggroupwouldformulateashortlistofquestionsconcentratingonmajorareas D! ofconcerninrelationtoimplementationoftheConventionbytheStateparty. 0"  20.TheCommitteemaywishtoreflectfurtherontheapproachofthepre-sessionworkinggroup. $X" Inthatregard,itmaywishtotakeintoaccounttheapproachoftheHumanRightsCommittee,whose $D # pre-sessionworkinggroupconsidersaconciselistofissuesdrawnupbythecountryrapporteuror %0!$ theSecretariat. &"% 21.Atthesamesession,theCommitteedecidedthatasfromitsseventeenthsession,itspre-session (#' workinggroupwouldbeconvenedatthesessionpriortotheoneatwhichselectedStatesparties )$( weretoreport.WrittenquestionswouldbesubmittedtotheStatepartyattheconclusionofthe |*%) pre-sessionworkinggroup.TheywouldbeansweredinwritingbytheStatepartyandwouldform h+&* thebasisoftheCommittee'sconsiderationoftheStateparty'sreport. T,'+  @-(, 22.AlthoughprovisionwasmadefortheCommitteetomovetothisapproach,thescheduleof  membersmadeitimpossibleforittobeimplementedasfromtheseventeenthsession.The  Committeemaywishtoreconsiderwhetheritwishes,inthefuture,toconveneitspre-session  workinggroupatthebeginningorendoftheprevioussessionandifso,thetimingandmodalities t ofthischangeofapproach. ` VII.REVISIONOFREPORTINGGUIDELINESTOADDRESSORALPRESENTATIONSBY 8  STATESPARTIES $ t 23.Atitssixteenthsession,theCommitteeagreedthatitscurrentguidelinesshouldbeamendedto  L  incorporateguidelinestoStatespartieswithregardtothepresentationofperiodicreports.Such  8  guidelineswouldindicatethattheStatepartypresentingitsreportwouldaddresstheCommitteefor $  uptoonehour,withoneandahalfmeetingsbeingavailabletotheCommitteeforconsiderationof   thereport.TheCommitteemaywishtoconsiderwhetherthemethodofpresentationbyStates   partiesshouldbeaddressedinitsreportingguidelinesorwhetherthismatterwouldbebetter   incorporatedintoadecisionoftheCommitteethatcouldthenbereflectedincorrespondencewith   reportingStatesparties. p VIII.WORKINGGROUPTOCONCEPTUALIZESEMINARS H 24.Atitssixteenthsession,theCommitteeagreedthatasmallworkinggroupshouldconceptualize  p policyadvisoryservicesthroughseminarswithregardtotheConventionandtoconsider,interalia,  \ fundingrequirements.TheCommitteemaywishtoauthorizethisworkinggrouptodevelopapaper H relatingtoproposedseminars,includingthetopicstobediscussed,theformatoftheseminarsand 4 thesourcesoffunding.   IX.WITHDRAWALOFREPORTSANDOTHERPRACTICES  25.Atitstwelfthsession,theCommitteedecidedthatStatespartiesshouldbeofferedthe  opportunityofprovidingarevisedornewreportforthereport(s)alreadysubmitted,ifthenational l situationhadchangedsufficientlytowarrantthesubstitution.Insuchacase,memberswouldreview X  onlytherevisedornewreportandwoulddisregardtheoutdatedreport(s).14/ D! 26.Statespartieshaveincreasinglyrequestedthewithdrawalofoutdatedreports.Thisaffectsthe #l! Committee'sworkasnewreportsarefrequentlyreceivedandsubstitutedveryclosetothedateof $X" thesessionatwhichtheStateparty'sreportistobeconsidered.TheCommitteemaywishtoreview $D # itsdecisionwithregardtowithdrawalofreportsandconsidermodalitiesforreceivingupdated %0!$ materials.Asthereisalsoacostfactorinvolvedintranslatingreports,membersmaywishto &"% considerrequestingStatespartiestocoverthecostoftranslatingtheupdatedreportwhereoutdated '#& reportshavebeentranslated.TheCommitteemayalsowishtobringthismattertotheattentionof (#' themeetingofStatespartiestotheConventionin1998. )$( X.PARTICIPATIONOFTREATYBODYMEMBERSINTHECONSIDERATIONOF h+&* REPORTSOFTHESTATESOFWHICHTHEYARENATIONALS T,'+  @-(, 27.Atitsseventhmeeting,inSeptember1996,themeetingofpersonschairingthehumanrights  treatybodiesrecommendedthat"membersoftreatybodiesrefrainfromparticipatinginanyaspect  oftheconsiderationofthereportsoftheStatesofwhichtheyarenationals,orcommunicationsor  inquiriesconcerningthoseStates,inordertomaintainthehigheststandardsofimpartiality,bothin t substanceandinappearance."15/ ` 28.TheCommitteemaywishtoconsiderthatrecommendationinthecontextofthewiderreview 8  ofthepracticesofhumanrightstreatybodies.Itmayalsowishtoconsideritinthelightofthefact $ t thattheHumanRightsCommitteeiscurrentlydraftingethicalguidelinesforitsmembers.  ` XI.REPORTOFTHEINDEPENDENTEXPERTONEFFECTIVEFUNCTIONINGOFBODIES  8  ESTABLISHEDPURSUANTTOUNITEDNATIONSHUMANRIGHTSINSTRUMENTS $  29.Thereportbytheindependentexpertconsiders,interalia,mediumandlongtermreformswhich   mightbeconsideredinordertoenhancetheworkofthetreatybodies.Itconsiderstheelimination   ofcomprehensiveperiodicreportsin_favour_Ԁofmoretailoredreports,cooperationwithspecialized   agenciesandotherbodiesandmeansofimprovingthequalityofconcludingcommentsand p observations.16/ \ 30.Atitsfifty-thirdsession,theCommissiononHumanRightsdecidedtoinvitetheSecretary 4 GeneraltosolicittheviewsofUnitedNationsbodies,Governments,specializedagencies,  p intergovernmentalandnon-governmentalorganizationsandinterestedpersonsonthereportofthe  \ independentexpertandtosubmitareportthereon,includingtheSecretaryGeneral'sownviewson H thelegal,administrativeandotherimplicationsofthereport'srecommendations,totheCommission 4 atitsfiftyfourthsession(1997/105).TheCommitteemaywishtoputforwardviewsonthatreport   inthelightofitsownexperience.   XII.CONCLUDINGCOMMENTS  31.Atitssixteenthsession,theCommitteeontheEliminationofDiscriminationagainstWomen l requestedthatthesecretariatprovideit,ateachsession,withtheguidelinesadoptedbythe X  Committeeontheformulationofconcludingcomments.Adraftofthoseguidelinesforthe D! Committee'sconsiderationisattachedasannexIItothepresentreport. 0"  XIII.REPORTSTOBECONSIDEREDATFUTURESESSIONSOFTHECOMMITTEE $X" 32.Atitssixteenthsession,theCommitteedecidedtoconsiderthereportsof10Statespartiesatits %0!$ eighteenthsession:5initialreports(Azerbaijan,Belize,Croatia,ZaireandZimbabwe);3second &"% periodicreports(Bulgaria,EquatorialGuineaandIndonesia);and2thirdperiodicreports(Mexico '#& andRepublicofKorea).TheCommitteemayalsowishtoconsiderthereportoftheDominican (#' Republic,whichwasoriginallyscheduledtobetakenupatthepresentsession. )$( 33.Takingintoaccountorderofreceipt,thefollowingareotherreportsawaitingconsideration h+&* whichhavenotbeenscheduledforreview:initialreports:CzechRepublic(whichisanalternate T,'+ fortheeighteenthsession),Slovakia;secondperiodicreports:Chile,Germany,Greece,Nigeria, @-(, Panama,ThailandandUnitedRepublicofTanzania;thirdperiodicreports:Austria,Belarus,China,  Egypt,Finland,Germany,Greece,Nigeria,Panama,Peru,Spain,Thailand,UnitedKingdomofGreat  BritainandNorthernIrelandandUnitedRepublicofTanzania;fourthperiodicreports:Austria,  China,Denmark,PeruandSweden. t Notes L  1/UKUS.,ԀUS.,UK.,rUKUS.,OfficialRecordsoftheGeneralAssembly,FortyeighthSession,SupplementNo.38US.,UK.,r(A/48/38), $ t para.632.  ` 2/TwopreviousreportsweresubmittedbytheindependentexpertattherequestoftheGeneral  8  Assembly:A/44/668andA/_CONF_.157/PC/62/Add.11/Rev.1. $  3/_CEDAW_/C/1997/_WG_.1/WP.1.   4/OfficialRecordsoftheGeneralAssembly,FortysixthSession,SupplementNo.38(A/46/38),   para.380. p 5/Ibid.,FortyseventhSession,SupplementNo.38(A/47/38),paras.456-458. H 6/Ibid.,FortyeighthSession,SupplementNo.38(A/48/38),paras.645-647.  p 7/Ibid.,FortyseventhSession,SupplementNo.38(A/47/38). H 8/Ibid.,UKUS.,FortyninthSession,SupplementNo.38US.,UK.,v(A/49/38).   9/_HRI_/MC/1996/2.  10/OfficialRecordsoftheGeneralAssembly,ThirtyseventhSession,SupplementNo.18  (A/37/18),generalrecommendationVI. l 11/Ibid.,FiftyfirstSession,SupplementNo.40(A/51/40),para.32. D! 12/Ibid.,FiftyfirstSession,SupplementNo.18(A/51/18),paras.601-608. #l! 13/Ibid.,FiftyfirstSession,SupplementNo.38(A/50/38),paras.659-661. $D # 14/Ibid.,FortyeighthSession,SupplementNo.38(A/48/38),para.630. &"% 15/A/51/482,annex,para.29. (#' 16/E/CN.4/1997/74. |*%) _  h+&* AnnexI  Statespartiesthereportsofwhichareoverduefiveyears  Stateparty0 ` 0 ` (#` (#0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#  DatedueL (#(#   A.Initialreports $ t {Angola0 ` 0 ` (#` (#0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#    17October1987 L p(#p(# Bhutan0 ` 0 ` (#` (#0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#    30September1982 8 p(#p(# Brazil0  0` (#(#0 ` (#` (#0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#0 (#(#2March1985$  (# (# CapeVerde0 ` 0 ` (#` (#0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#  3September1982 (#(# Congo0  0` (#(#0 ` (#` (#0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#    25August1983 p(#p(# CostaRica0 ` 0 ` (#` (#0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#  4May1987 (#(# Dominica0 ` 0 ` (#` (#0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#    3September1982 p(#p(# Grenada0 ` 0 ` (#` (#0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#    29September1991pp(#p(# Guinea0 ` 0 ` (#` (#0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#    8September1983\p(#p(# Guinea-Bissau0 0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#    22September1986Hp(#p(# Haiti0  0` (#(#0 ` (#` (#0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#    3September19824p(#p(# LaoPeople'sDemocraticRepublic0 h 0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#  13September1982 p(#(# Liberia `  0  0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#  16August1985 \(#(# Malta   ` 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#0 (#(#7April1992H (# (# Nepal   ` 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#0 (#(#22May19924 (# (# SaintKittsandNevis 0  0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#0 (#(#25May1986  (# (# SaintLucia ` 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#0 (#(#7November1983  (# (# SierraLeone ` 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#0 (#(#11December1989 (# (# Togo   ` 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#0 (#(#26October1984 (# (# TrinidadandTobago0 0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#  11February1991 @! 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Angola ` 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#    17October1991#l!p(#p(#   Bhutan `  0  0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#  30September1986$X"(#(# Brazil  0 ` 0 ` (#` (#0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#  2March1989 $D #(#(# CapeVerde ` 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#0 (#(#3September1986%0!$ (# (# Congo   ` 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#  25August1987&"%(#(# CostaRica0 ` 0 ` (#` (#0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#  4May1991 '#&(#(# Dominica ` 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#  3September1986(#'(#(# Gabon   ` 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#0 (#(#20February1988)$( (# (# Guinea ` 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#  8September1987|*%)(#(# Guinea-Bissau 0  0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#0 (#(#22September1990h+&* (# (# Guyana ` 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#  3September1986T,'+(#(# Haiti   ` 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#0 (#(#3September1986@-(, (# (# ЇStateparty0 ` 0 ` (#` (#0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#0 (#(#Datedue (# (# Iraq   ` 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#0 (#(#12September1991 (# (# Ireland `    0 h 0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#0 (#(#22January1991 @D! t (# (# Jamaica `  0  0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#  18November1989`(#(# LaoPeople'sDemocraticRepublic h 0  0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#0 (#(#13September1986L  (# (# Liberia `  0  0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#  16August19898 (#(# Malawi ` 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#    11April1992$ tp(#p(# Mali   ` 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#  10October1990 `(#(# SaintKittsandNevis0 0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#  25May1990 L (#(# SaintLucia0 ` 0 ` (#` (#0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#  7November1987 8 (#(# Togo   ` 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#0 (#(#26October1988$  (# (# Uruguay ` 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#  8November1986 (#(# VietNam ` 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#  19March1987 (#(#   C.Thirdperiodicreports p VBhutan `  0  0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#0 (#(#30September1990H (# (# CapeVerde ` 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#0 (#(#3September19904 (# (# Congo   ` 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#0 (#(#25August1991 p (# (# Dominica ` 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#  3September1990 \(#(# ElSalvador ` 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#0 (#(#18September1990H (# (# Gabon   ` 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#0 (#(#20February19924 (# (# Guatemala ` 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#0 (#(#11September1991  (# (# Guinea ` 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#  8September1991 (#(# Guyana ` 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#  3September1990(#(# Haiti   ` 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#0 (#(#3September1990 (# (# LaoPeople'sDemocraticRepublic h 0  0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#0 (#(#13September1990 (# (# Mongolia `  0  0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#0 (#(#3September1990l (# (# SaintLucia ` 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#0 (#(#7November1991X  (# (# SriLanka ` 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#0 (#(#4November1990D! (# (# Uruguay ` 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#  8November19900" (#(# VietNam ` 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#  19March1991#l!(#(# Yugoslavia0 ` 0 ` (#` (#0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#  28March1991$X"(#(#   $D # AnnexII  Proposedproceduresandformatfortheelaborationofconcludingcomments  1.TheCommittee'spracticeistodesignateamaincountryrapporteurandaback-uprapporteurfor ` thereportofeachStateparty. L  2.Thecountryrapporteurseeksadditionalinformationbothoninitialandsubsequentreportsabout $ t thecountryunderreview.Findingsarepresentedasanintroductiontothereportataclosedmeeting  ` beforetheStateparty'spresentation,buttheconcludingcommentdraftedthereafterreflectsonlythe  L  viewsexpressedatthemeetingsduringwhichthereportispresented,ratherthantheviewsofthe  8  individualrapporteur. $  3.TheCommitteeholdsaclosedmeetingaftertheconstructivedialoguewitheachStatepartyin   ordertoconsiderthemainissuesandtendenciestobereflectedintheconcludingcommentrelating   tothereportoftheStateparty.   4.Theexpertnominatedasmaincountryrapporteurdraftsthecommentinclosecollaborationwith \ theback-uprapporteur,thegeneralrapporteuroftheCommitteeandthesecretariat. H 5.Concludingcommentsusuallyfollowastandardformatunderfiveheadings:Introduction,  p Factorsanddifficulties,Positiveaspects,PrincipalareasofconcernandRecommendationsand  \ suggestions. H 6.The"Introduction"sectionincludesinformationonwhetherthereporthasfollowedthe   Committee'sguidelines,whetheritwassufficientorinsufficient,whetheritincorporatesstatistical   information_disaggregated_Ԁbysexandthenatureandqualityoftheoralreport.Anobjective  indicationofthestrengthsofthereportandthelevelofthedelegationistobeincluded.  7.The"Factorsanddifficulties"sectiondescribesmajorareasoftheConventionontheElimination l ofAllFormsofDiscriminationagainstWomenthathavenotbeenimplementedbyStatesparties. X  ThissectionaddresseswhethertheConventionisselfexecutingandwhetherlegislationhasbeen D! putinplacetogiveeffecttotheConvention,aswellasoverarchingsocialfactors,suchastradition 0"  andculturalandbehaviouralpatterns.Thissectionalsoincludesgeneralfactorssuchastheimpact #l! ofeconomicfactors,includingstructuraladjustment,andpoliticalfactors,suchastransitionandnew $X" formsofgovernanceonthewomenoftheStatepartyunderreview.Anyreservationstothe $D # Conventionareaddressedinthissection.a/ %0!$ 8.The"Positiveaspects"sectionisorganizedintheorderofthearticlesoftheConvention. '#& 9.The"Principalareasofconcern"sectionisorganizedintheorderoftheimportanceofthe )$( particularissuestothecountryunderreview. |*%) 10.The"Recommendationsandsuggestions"sectionprovidesconcretesolutionsfromthe T,'+ Committeetotheproblemsidentifiedintherestofthecomment. @-(, Ї11.ConcludingcommentsalsoincludereferencetoanycommitmentsoftheStatepartymadeatthe  FourthWorldConferenceonWomen(415September1995)andfollow-upaction.Eachconcluding  commentcloseswitharecommendationrelatingtothedisseminationoftheConvention,thereports  andtheconcludingcomment.Concludingcommentsareinternallybalanced,andtheCommittee t strivestoachieveconsistencyandbalance,particularlyintermsofpraiseandexpressionsofconcern, ` amongtheconcludingcommentselaboratedateachsession. L  Notes  ` a/TheCommitteehaddecidedatitsthirteenthsessionthatitwouldincludeinitsconcluding  8  observations,preparedfollowingthereviewofreportsofStatesparties,asectioninwhichthe $  Committee'sviewsonreservationswouldbereflected(SeeOfficialRecordsoftheGeneral   Assembly,FortyninthSession,SupplementNo.38(A/49/38),para.10).