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T,'+  !(#!(#(#(#@-(,!(#!(# ЇAnnexes    I.Statespartieswhosereportsaremorethanfiveyearsoverdue...........................................................  II.Statespartieswhosereportshavebeensubmittedbuthavenotyetbeenconsideredbythe ` Committee.............................................................................................................................................. L  III.Proceduresandformatfortheelaborationofconcludingcomments.............................................. $ t    L  ; I.Introduction  1.Thepresentreport1/addressesanumberofissuesraisedbytheCommitteeontheElimination  ofDiscriminationagainstWomen(_CEDAW_)indiscussionsheldduringitsnineteenthsession(22 t Juneto10July1998).Theseinclude: ` (a)Theworkingmethodsofthepre-sessionworkinggroup; 8  (b)TheHumanRightsCommitteesguidelinesfortheexerciseoffunctionsbymembers;2/  ` (c)Issuesrelatingtoreceiptofreportsbyexperts;  8  (d)RelationswithspecializedagenciesandotherUnitedNationsentities.   2.Thereportalsocontains:   (a)Relevantissuesconsideredatthetenthmeetingofpersonschairingthehumanrightstreaty p bodies,heldatGenevafrom14to18September1998; \ (b)Relevantrecommendationsofthe_Subcommission_ԀonPreventionofDiscriminationand 4 ProtectionofMinorities;  p (c)PossibleactionsbytheCommitteetomarkthetwentiethanniversaryoftheadoptionbythe H GeneralAssemblyoftheConventionontheEliminationofAllFormsofDiscriminationagainst 4 Womenin1979.   RecommendationsfortheCommitteetoconsiderinregardtowaysandmeansofexpeditingitswork  arehighlightedthroughoutthereport.  3.AlistofStatespartieswhosereportsaremorethanfiveyearsoverdueiscontainedinannexI.As l requestedbytheCommitteeatearliersessions,thereportalsocontainsalistofStatespartieswhose X  reportsaretobeconsideredinorderofreceipt,takingintoaccountgeographicalbalance(seeannex D! II).Thereportalsocontainstheproceduresandformatfortheelaborationofconcludingcomments, 0"  adoptedbytheCommitteeatitsnineteenthsession3/(annexIII). #l! 4.Underagendaitem8,theCommitteewillfinalizeitsreporttotheCommissionontheStatusof $D # Women,providinginformationontheimplementationofthePlatformforActionbasedonitsreview %0!$ ofreportsofStatesparties.4/ &"% II.Pre-sessionworkinggroup (#' 5.Atitsnineteenthsession,theCommitteedecidedthatthepre-sessionworkinggroupforthe |*%) twenty-firstsessionwouldmeetasathirdworkinggroupduringthetwentiethsessionandwould h+&* remain,ifnecessary,foruptothreedaysafterthetwentiethsession,inordertoconsolidatethelists T,'+ ofissuesandquestionsregardingtheperiodicreportstobeconsideredatitstwenty-firstsession.5/ @-(, Thepre-sessionworkinggroupforthetwenty-firstsessionshouldbetreatedinthesamewayasall  otherpre-sessionworkinggroups,includingwithrespecttoinputfromspecializedagenciesand  otherbodiesoftheUnitedNationsandnongovernmentalorganizations.  6.TheCommitteedecidedtocontinueitspracticeofassigningthreemembers,includingthe ` designatedcountryrapporteur,whoshouldeachbedrawnfromdifferentregions,toprovide L  questionsrelatingtoperiodicreportstoguidethepre-sessionworkinggroupasitdrawsupthelist 8  ofissuesandquestionsrelatingtoperiodicreports. $ t 7.Initsdecision19/III,theCommitteerequestedtheSecretariattoprovidedraftlistsofissuesand  L  questionswithregardtoperiodicreportswhichwouldbesentinadvanceofthemeetingofthe  8  pre-sessionworkinggrouptothoseCommitteemembersdesignatedascountry_rapporteurs_. $  8.Recommendation:theCommitteemaywishtoassessandfurtherrefinetheseworkingmethods   and,interalia,identifyfurtherassistancethatmightbeprovidedbytheSecretariat,including   analysisofreports,takingaccountofthepracticeofothertreatybodiesinthisregard.   III.GuidelinesoftheHumanRightsCommittee \ 9.Atitseighteenthsession,initsdecision18/III,_CEDAW_Ԁreaffirmeditspastpracticethat 4  membersoftheCommitteeshouldrefrainfromparticipatinginanyaspectoftheconsiderationof  p thereportsoftheStatespartiesofwhichtheywerenationalsinordertomaintainthehighest  \ standardsofimpartiality,bothinsubstanceandappearance.6/Atitsnineteenthsession,_CEDAW_ H decidedthatthisdecisionshouldbemadewidelyknown,inparticulartothoseStatespartieswhose 4 nationalsaremembersoftheCommitteeatthetimethoseStatesarepresentingtheirreports.Italso   decidedthattheChairpersonoftheCommitteeshouldmakethisdecision,aswellastheprocedures   oftheCommittee,knowntonewmembers.  10.Atitsnineteenthsession,theCommitteealsodecidedthattheguidelinesoftheHumanRights  CommitteefortheexerciseoffunctionsbymembersshouldbediscussedbyWorkingGroupIatthe l twentiethsessionoftheCommittee,ifthe_programme_ԀofworkoftheCommitteepermits. X  11.Recommendation:theCommitteemaywishtoproposethattheguidelinesoftheHumanRights 0"  Committee,withanycommentsbytheCommitteeontheEliminationofDiscriminationagainst #l! Women,becirculatedbytheChairpersonoftheCommitteetonewmembersaftereachelection. $X" IV.Receiptofreportsbyexperts %0!$ 12.Atitsnineteenthsession,theCommitteedecidedthattheSecretariatshouldmakeitsbestefforts '#& toensureearlyreceiptofreports,includingthroughtheuseofelectronicmeansofcommunication. (#' 13.Recommendation:theCommitteemaywishtoprovidetheSecretariatwithguidanceinrespect |*%) ofthisrecommendation,takingintoaccounttheavailabilityofreportsinUnitedNationslanguages h+&* andthetimingoftheresponsesofStatespartieswithrespecttoinvitationstopresenttheirreports. T,'+  @-(, ЇV.RelationswithspecializedagenciesandotherUnitedNationsentities  14.Atitseighteenthsession,inJanuary1998,theCommitteedecidedthatrepresentativesofthe  specializedagenciesandbodiesoftheUnitedNationsshouldbeinvitedtoprovidecountry-specific t informationtothepre-sessionworkinggrouponthoseStatespartieswhosereportswerebeforethe ` group.ItalsodecidedthatrepresentativesofthespecializedagenciesandbodiesoftheUnited L  NationsshouldbeinvitedtoaddresstheCommitteeasawholeinaclosedmeetingonthoseStates 8  partieswhoseinitialreportswerebeforetheCommittee.7/ $ t 15.Atitssixteenthsession,theCommitteeexpressedthewishthattheinputofspecializedagencies  L  intoitsworkbemorestructuredandcountry-specific.8/  8  16.Recommendation:theCommitteemaywishtoconsidertheelaborationofguidelinesfortheuse   ofspecializedagenciesandotherentitiesinthisregard.   VI.Tenthmeetingofpersonschairinghumanrightstreatybodies   17.ThetenthmeetingofpersonschairingthehumanrightstreatybodieswasconvenedatGeneva \ from14to18September1998,pursuanttoGeneralAssemblyresolution52/118of12December H 1997.Thereportofthemeeting,9/whichhasbeenmadeavailabletoCommitteemembers,raises 4 anumberofissuespertinenttotheworkoftheCommittee.  p 18.Thechairpersonsexpressedappreciationfortheincreasingcooperationbetweenthe H _Subcommission_ԀonPreventionofDiscriminationandProtectionofMinoritiesandtheCommittee 4 ontheEliminationofRacialDiscriminationandrecommendedthattheexpertiseofthetreatybodies   ingeneralshouldbeincreasinglydrawnuponbythe_Subcommission_Ԁinitspreparationoffuture   studies.  19.Thechairpersonsreemphasizedtheimportanceoftheworkofthespecial_rapporteurs_Ԁand  representatives,expertsandchairpersonsofworkinggroupsandunderlinedtheutilityofandthe l needforeasyaccesstothereportsofotherexistingUnitedNationsmechanismssoastoimprovethe X  workofthehumanrightstreatybodies.Theyrecommendedthatwaystoimprovethecommunication D! andinformationflowbetweenthevariousUnitedNationsmechanismsshouldbeexploredandthey 0"  endorsedtheconclusionreachedatthefifthmeetingofspecial_rapporteurs_Ԁthatthecurrentpractice #l! of_rapporteurs_Ԁoccasionallyparticipatinginmeetingsoftreatybodiesshouldbeinstitutionalized.The $X" chairpersonsalsoagreedtoholdtheireleventhmeetingtocoincidewiththemeetingofspecial $D # _rapporteurs_Ԁandrepresentatives,expertsandchairpersonsofworkinggroups. %0!$ 20.Recommendation:theCommitteemaywishtoconsidertheimplicationsofthese '#& recommendationsforitswork. (#' 21.Thechairpersonsreiteratedtheirviewthatuniversalratificationofthesixprincipalhumanrights |*%) treatiesconstitutedanessentialdimensionofaglobalordercommittedtofullrespectforhuman h+&* rights(A/53/125,paras.13!16).TheyrecommendedthattheOfficeoftheUnitedNationsHigh T,'+ CommissionerforHumanRightsdevelopaconcertedandcomprehensiveaction_programme_Ԁto @-(, promoteuniversalratificationincooperationwithspecializedagenciesandUnitedNationsfundsand  _programmes_,inparticulartheUnitedNationsDevelopment_Programme_,andreporttothe  chairpersonsattheireleventhmeetingontheactiontakeninthisregard.  22.Recommendation:theCommitteemaywishtoconsiderthisrecommendation,particularlyinthe ` contextofthetwentiethanniversaryoftheadoptionoftheConvention,andmakeconcrete L  suggestionsforactionwithrespecttotheachievementofuniversalratification. 8  23.Thechairpersonsreiteratedtheirviewthatitwasdesirabletostriveforfocusedperiodicreports  ` whichwouldexaminealimitedrangeofissueswhichmightbeidentifiedbytherelevanttreatybody  L  inadvanceofthepreparationofthereport.Thechairpersonsnotedthatsuchanapproachwould  8  greatlyreducetheneedforverylengthyreports,minimizeduplicationofreports,helptoeliminate $  longdelaysbetweenthesubmissionandtheexaminationofreports,allowproblemareastobedealt   withindepthandfacilitatethefollow-upofconcludingobservations,bothfortheStatepartyand   forthecommitteeconcerned.   24.Recommendation:theCommitteemaywishtoconsidertheissueoffocusedreportsinrelation p toitsownworkandinpreparationoftheeleventhmeetingofthepersonschairingthehumanrights \ treatybodies. H 25.Thechairpersonscontinuedtheirdiscussionofthepreliminaryconclusionsadoptedbythe  p InternationalLawCommissionatitsforty-seventhsessionrelatingtoreservationstonormative  \ multilateraltreatiesandnotedthethirdreportonreservationstotreatiessubmittedbyMr.Alain H Pellet,SpecialRapporteur,totheCommissionatitsfiftiethsession,in1998.Thechairpersonstook 4 noteofthereportoftheSecretary-Generalreflectingtheviewsofthesixhumanrightstreatybodies   onthepreliminaryconclusionsoftheInternationalLawCommission,10/whichhasbeenmade   availabletoCommitteemembers.Theyagreedtopursuetheconsiderationofthepreliminary  conclusionsintheirrespectivecommitteeswithaviewtoformulatingtheircommentsand  forwardingthemtotheInternationalLawCommission.  26.Recommendation:inadditiontoitsstatementonreservationstotheConventiononthe X  EliminationofAllFormsofDiscriminationagainstWomen,11/whichhasbeensubmittedtoMr. D! Pellet,theCommitteemaywishtoformulatecommentsonthepreliminaryconclusions. 0"  27.Thechairpersonsconsideredareportreviewingtheintegrationofagenderperspectiveintothe $X" workoftheUnitedNationshumanrightstreatybodies.12/Thereport,whichhasbeenmade $D # availabletoCommitteemembers,wasstronglyendorsedbythechairpersonsandcalleduponeach %0!$ ofthecommitteestotakefullaccountoftherecommendationscontainedinthereportwithinthe &"% frameworkoftheirrespectivemandates. '#& 28.Recommendation:theCommitteemaywishtoconsiderfutureactiontoassistinintegrationof )$( agenderperspectiveinothertreatybodiesbasedonthoseidentifiedinthereport. |*%) VII._Subcommission_ԀonPreventionofDiscriminationandProtectionofMinorities T,'+  @-(, 29.Atitsfiftiethsession,inAugust1998,the_Subcommission_ԀonPreventionofDiscriminationand  ProtectionofMinoritiesadoptedresolution1998/15onwomenandtherighttoland,propertyand  adequatehousing.Intheresolution,theCommitteeontheEliminationofDiscriminationagainst  Womenwasinvitedtopayspecialattentiontowomensrightstoland,propertyandanadequate t standardofliving,includingadequatehousing,whenexaminingthereportsofStatespartiesandto ` explorethepossibilityofadoptingageneralrecommendationonthisthemeasitrelates,interalia, L  totheprovisionsofarticle14oftheConventionwithaviewtoclarifyingtheobligationsofStates 8  partiestotheConventioninthisrespect. $ t 30.Inresolution1998/19onthereportoftheWorkingGrouponContemporaryFormsofSlavery,  L  the_Subcommission_ԀinvitedtheCommitteeontheEliminationofDiscriminationagainstWomento  8  elaborategeneralrecommendationstoclarifyreportingprocedureswithregardtothetraffickingin $  personsandrelatedpracticesofsexualexploitation.Italsorecommendedthat,inexaminingthe   periodicreportsofStatesparties,theCommitteeshouldpayparticularattentiontothe   implementationofarticle6andincludeaniteminitsguidelinesrelatingtocontemporaryformsof   slavery.   31.Recommendation:theCommitteemaywishtoconsiderthesesuggestions,includinginthe \ contextofitslong-term_programme_Ԁrelatingtogeneralrecommendations. H 32.Alsoduringitsfiftiethsession,the_Subcommission_Ԁrequestedoneofitsmembers,Ms._Fran oise_  p Jane_Hampson_,toprepareaworkingpaperonthequestionofreservationstohumanrightstreaties,  \ tobesubmittedatitsfifty-firstsession. H 33.Recommendation:theCommitteemaywishtoprovideMs._Hampson_Ԁwithinputstoassistinthe   preparationofthisworkingpaper.   VIII.TwentiethanniversaryoftheadoptionoftheConventionontheEliminationofAllFormsof  DiscriminationagainstWomen  34.TheConventionwasadoptedandopenedforsignature,ratificationandaccessionbytheGeneral X  Assemblyinitsresolution34/180of18December1979.Accordingly,1999willmarkthetwentieth D! anniversaryoftheadoptionoftheConvention.TheCommitteemaywishtoconsiderwaysand 0"  meansofmarkingthisimportantanniversary,forexample,initiativestoencourageuniversal #l! ratificationormodificationorremovalofreservations.Apaneldiscussionwithhighlevel $X" participantsontheimportanceandtheimpactoftheConventionatthenationallevel,whichcould $D # takeplaceduringthetwenty-firstsessionoftheCommitteeinJune/July,mightalsobeappropriate. %0!$ 35.Theyear1999willalsomarkthetenthanniversaryoftheadoptionoftheConventiononthe '#& RightsoftheChild.13/TheCommitteemaywishtoconsiderwhetheritmightbeappropriateto (#' recallthisanniversaryinthecommemorationofthatoftheConventionontheEliminationofAll )$( FormsofDiscriminationagainstWomen. |*%) 36.Recommendation:theCommitteemaywishtoconsiderandmakeproposalswithrespecttothe T,'+ twentiethanniversaryoftheConventiontobecommemoratedin1999. @-(, ЇIX.Reportstobeconsideredatthetwenty-first,twenty-secondandtwenty-thirdsessions  37.Atitsseventeenthsession,theCommitteeadopteddecision17/II,inwhichitdecidedthat the  maximumnumberofreportstobeconsideredateachsessionwillnormallybeeight,drawnfroma t proposedlistofuptotencountries.14/Atitsnineteenthsession,theCommitteeproposedalistfor ` thetwenty-firstandtwenty-secondsessions.TheCommitteemaywishtoreviewitsproposedlist L  forthetwenty-secondsessionand,indrawingupthelistforthetwenty-thirdandtwenty-fourth 8  sessions,itmaywishtotakeaccountofannexII,whichindicatesthereportsofStatespartiesthat $ t areavailable,particularlythoseavailableintheofficiallanguagesoftheUnitedNations.  ` _______________   Notes   1/Atitstwelfthsession,theCommitteeontheEliminationofDiscriminationagainstWomen \ decidedthattheSecretariatshouldprepareareportonwaysandmeansofimprovingtheworkofthe H Committeeeveryyear(OfficialRecordsoftheGeneralAssembly,FortyeighthSession,Supplement 4 No.38(A/48/38),para.632).PursuanttoGeneralAssemblyresolution51/68of12December1996,  p inwhichtheAssemblyauthorizedtheCommitteetoholdtwosessionsannually,theSecretariathas  \ providedtheCommitteewithareportonwaysandmeansforeachsession. H 2/_CCPR_/C/63/_CRP_.2/Add.2.   3/OfficialRecordsoftheGeneralAssembly,FiftythirdSession,SupplementNo.38  (A/53/38/Rev.1),para.397.  4/GeneralAssemblyresolution52/231. l 5/OfficialRecordsoftheGeneralAssembly,FiftythirdSession,SupplementNo.38 D! (A/53/38/Rev.1),parttwo,chap.I,sect.B,decision19/I. 0"  6/Ibid.,partI,para.441. $X" 7/Ibid.,chap.I,sect.A,decisions18/Iand18/II. %0!$ 8/Ibid.,FiftysecondSession,SupplementNo.38(A/52/38/Rev.1),para.365. '#& 9/A/53/432,annex. )$( 10/E/CN.4/Sub.2/1998/25. h+&* 11/OfficialRecordsoftheGeneralAssembly,FiftythirdSession,SupplementNo.38 @-(, (A/53/38/Rev.1),parttwo,chap.I.,sect.A.  12/_HRI_/MC/1998/6.  13/GeneralAssemblyresolution44/25of20November1989. ` 14/OfficialRecordsoftheGeneralAssembly,FiftysecondSession,SupplementNo.38 8  (A/52/38/Rev.1),parttwo,chap.I,sect.B. $ t     AnnexI  Statespartieswhosereportsaremorethanfiveyearsoverdue  Stateparty `     h      p      x Datedue L  A.Initialreports $ t Angola........................................................................................................................17October1987  L  Benin...............................................................................................................................11April1993 $  Bhutan.....................................................................................................................30September1982   Brazil..............................................................................................................................2March1985   Burundi.....................................................................................................................7February1993 \ CapeVerde................................................................................................................3September1982 4 CentralAfricanRepublic.............................................................................................21July1992  \ Congo...........................................................................................................................25August1983 4 CostaRica.........................................................................................................................4May1987   Dominica..................................................................................................................3September1982  Estonia...................................................................................................................20November1992 l Grenada..................................................................................................................29September1991 D! Guinea......................................................................................................................8September1983 #l! Guinea-Bissau.........................................................................................................22September1986 $D # Haiti..........................................................................................................................3September1982 &"% LaoPeoplesDemocraticRepublic.........................................................................13September1982 (#' Latvia............................................................................................................................14May1993 |*%) Liberia...........................................................................................................................16August1985 T,'+  @-(, ЇStateparty0 ` 0 ` (#` (#0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#0 (#(#0x (# (#Dateduex(#x(# Malta................................................................................................................................7April1992  SaintKittsandNevis.......................................................................................................25May1986 ` SaintLucia................................................................................................................7November1983 8  Samoa.........................................................................................................................25October1993  ` Seychelles.......................................................................................................................4June1993  8  SierraLeone.............................................................................................................11December1984   Togo...........................................................................................................................26October1984   TrinidadandTobago................................................................................................11February1991 p B.Secondperiodicreports H Angola.........................................................................................................................17October1991  p Bhutan.....................................................................................................................30September1986 H Brazil...........................................................................................................................2March1989   CapeVerde................................................................................................................3September1986  CostaRica........................................................................................................................4May1991  Dominica...................................................................................................................3September1986 X  Gabon.......................................................................................................................20February1988 0"  Guinea.....................................................................................................................8September1987 $X" Guinea-Bissau........................................................................................................22September1990 %0!$ Guyana..................................................................................................................3September1986 '#& Haiti.......................................................................................................................3September1986 )$( LaoPeoplesDemocraticRepublic.........................................................................13September1986 h+&* Liberia.......................................................................................................................16August1989 @-(, ЇStateparty0 ` 0 ` (#` (#0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#0 (#(#0x (# (#Dateduex(#x(# Malawi............................................................................................................................11April1992  Mali............................................................................................................................10October1990 ` SaintKittsandNevis........................................................................................................25May1990 8  SaintLucia.................................................................................................................7November1987  ` SierraLeone.............................................................................................................11December1993  8  Togo.........................................................................................................................26October1988   VietNam........................................................................................................................19March1987   C.Thirdperiodicreports p Bhutan.....................................................................................................................30September1990 H Brazil...........................................................................................................................2March1993  p CapeVerde................................................................................................................3September1990 H Congo.........................................................................................................................25August1991   Dominica...................................................................................................................3September1990  ElSalvador.............................................................................................................18September1990  France.......................................................................................................................13January1993 X  Gabon........................................................................................................................20February1992 0"  Guatemala..............................................................................................................11September1991 $X" Guinea.....................................................................................................................8September1991 %0!$ Guyana.....................................................................................................................3September1990 '#& Haiti.......................................................................................................................3September1990 )$( Kenya.................................................................................................................................8April1993 h+&* LaoPeoplesDemocraticRepublic.........................................................................13September1990 @-(, ЇStateparty0 ` 0 ` (#` (#0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#0 (#(#0x (# (#򀀀Dateduex(#x(# Liberia...........................................................................................................................16August1993  Mauritius.......................................................................................................................8August1993 ` Mongolia...................................................................................................................3September1990 8  SaintLucia................................................................................................................7November1991  ` SriLanka...................................................................................................................7November1990  8  Togo.........................................................................................................................26October1992   VietNam........................................................................................................................19March1991     p AnnexII  StatespartieswhosereportshavebeensubmittedbuthavenotyetbeenconsideredbytheCommittee  *&ddd Xdd Xdd X(#(#,dd ,dd ,dd ,dd +  L L  Stateparty    Datedue    Datereceived    Documentsymbol     A.Initialreports  0     0     0    /% 0   !!/Belizea/c/ E;'m  E15September1991 E;'m  E19September1996 E;'m  E_CEDAW_/C/_BLZ_/1!2 SI-m  !!  !!SDemocraticRepublic   oftheCongoa/b/c/ E;'  E16November1987 E;'  E1March1994 E;'  E_CEDAW_/C/_ZAR_/1 SI-  !!  !!SGeorgiac/ E;'  E25November1985 E;'  E9March1998 E;'  E_CEDAW_/C/_GEO_/1 SI-  !!  !!SJordan E;'3  E31July1993 E;'3  E27October1997 E;'3  E_CEDAW_/C/_JOR_/1 SI-3  !!  !!SNepal E;'a  E22May1992 E;'a  E16November1998 E;'a ! E_CEDAW_/C/NPL/1 SI-a " !!  !!SRepublicofMoldova E;'?# E3July1995 E;'?$ E26October1998 E;'?% E_CEDAW_/C/MDA/1 B8-?& !!  BB.Secondperiodic ' reports '( ' ') ' '* ' 8.+ !!8Belizea/c/ E;'), E15June1995 E;')- E19June1996 E;'). E_CEDAW_/C/_BLZ_/1!2 SI-)/ !!  !!SBurkinaFasoa/ E;'W0 E13November1992 E;'W1 E11December1997 E;'W2 E_CEDAW_/C/_BFA_/2!3 SI-W3 !!  !!SChilea/c/ E;'54 E6January1995 E;'55 E9March1995 E;'56 E_CEDAW_/C/CHI/2 SI-57 !!  !!SDemocraticRepublic c8 oftheCongoa/b/c/ E;'O9 E16November1991 E;'c: E24October1996 E;'c; E_CEDAW_/C/_ZAR_/2 SI-c< !!  !!SEquatorialGuineaa/ E;'}= E22November1989 E;'}> E6January1994 E;'}? E_CEDAW_/C/_GNQ_/2!3 SI-}@ !!  !!SGermany E;'A E9August1990 E;'B E8October1996 E;'C E_CEDAW_/C/DEU/2!3 SI-D !!  !!SIraq E;')E E12September1991 E;')F E13October1998 E;')G E_CEDAW_/C/IRQ/2!3 SI-)H !!  !!SIrelandc/ E;' WI E22January1991 E;' WJ E6February1997 E;' WK E_CEDAW_/C/IRL/2!3 SI- WL !!  !!SJamaica E;'5!M E18November1989 E;'5!N E17February1998 E;'5!O E_CEDAW_/C/JAM/2!4 SI-5!P !!  !!SUruguay E;'c"Q E8November1986 E;'c"R E3February1998 E;'c"S E_CEDAW_/C/_URY_/2!3 B8-c"T !!  BC.Thirdperiodic #$U reports '$ V ' '#$W ' '#$X ' 8.#$Y !!8Austria E;'%M!Z E30April1991 E;'%M![ E25April1997 E;'%M!\ ECEDAW/C/AUT/3!4 SI-%M!] !!  !!SBelarus E;'+'{"^ E3September1990 E;'+'{"_ E1July1993 E;'+'{"` ECEDAW/C/BLR/3 SI-+'{"a !!  !!SBelgium E;'Y(#b E9September1994 E;'Y(#c E29September1998 E;'Y(#d ECEDAW/C/BEL/3!4 SI-Y(#e !!  !!SDemocraticRepublic )$f oftheCongoa/b/c/ E;'s*%g E16November1995 E;')$h E2July1998 E;')$i ECEDAW/C/XXX/3 SI-)$j !!  !!SEgyptc/ E;'+&k E18October1990 E;'+&l E30January1996 E;'+&m ECEDAW/C/EGY/3 SI-+&n !!  !!SEquatorialGuineaa/ E;',(o E22November1993 E;',(p E6January1994 E;',(q E_CEDAW_/C/_GNQ_/2!3 SI-,(r !!  !!SFinland E;'! E 4October1995 E;'! E28January1997 E;'! E_CEDAW_/C/FIN/3 SI-! !!  !!SGermany E;'O E9August1994 E;'O E8October1996 E;'O E_CEDAW_/C/DEU/2!3 SI-O !!  !!SIceland E;'-}  E3July1994 E;'-}  E15July1998 E;'-}  E_CEDAW_/C/ICE/3!4 SI--}  !!  !!SIraq E;'[  E12September1995 E;'[ E13October1998 E;'[ E_CEDAW_/C/IRQ/2!3 SI-[ !!  !!SIrelandc/ E;'  E22January1995 E;'  E7August1997 E;'  E_CEDAW_/C/IRL/2!3 SI-  !!  !!SJamaica E;'  E18November1993 E;'  E17February1998 E;'  E_CEDAW_/C/JAM/2!4 SI-  !!  !!SLuxembourg E;' 5 E4March1998 E;' 5 E12March1998 E;' 5 E_CEDAW_/C/LUX/3 SI- 5 !!  !!SSpaina/c/ E;' c E4February1993 E;' c E20May1996 E;' c E_CEDAW_/C/ESP/3 SI- c  !!  !!SUnitedKingdomof A ! GreatBritainand -} " NorthernIrelanda/c/ E;'i # E7May1995 E;'A $ E16August1995 A % 8August1997 E;'-} & E_CEDAW_/C/UK/3 A ' _CEDAW_/C/UK/3/Ad -} ( d.1 SI-i ) !!  !!SUruguay E;'G * E8November1990 E;'G + E3February1998 E;'G , E_CEDAW_/C/_URY_/2!3 B8-G - !!  BYugoslavia J@. E@33324E@J28March1991 lb4/ E@33324 E@  @36081 @l14October1998 I?40  @36081  @ I_CEDAW_/C/_YUG_/3 1 D.Fourthperiodic 82 reports  $t3   84   85  /% 86 !!/Austria E;'a7 E30April1995 E;'a8 E25April1997 E;'a9 E_CEDAW_/C/_AUT_/3!4 SI-a: !!  !!SBelgium E;'; E9September1998 E;'< E29September1998 E;'= E_CEDAW_/C/BEL/3!4 SI-> !!  !!SDenmark E;' ? E21May1996 E;' @ E9January1997 E;' A E_CEDAW_/C/DEN/4 SI- B !!  !!SGermany E;';C E9September1998 E;';D E27October1998 E;';E E_CEDAW_/C/DEU/4 SI-;F !!  !!SIceland E;'iG E3July1998 E;'iH E15July1998 E;'iI E_CEDAW_/C/ICE/3!4 SI-iJ !!  !!SJamaica E;'GK E18November1997 E;'GL E17February1998 E;'GM E_CEDAW_/C/JAM/2!4 SI-GN !!  !!SJapan E;'uO E25July1998 E;'uP E24July1998 E;'uQ E_CEDAW_/C/_JPN_/4 SI-uR !!  !!SNicaragua E;'S E26November1994 E;'T E16June1994 E;'U E_CEDAW_/C/NIC/4 SI-V !!  !!SSpaina/ E;'!W E4February1997 E;'!X E20October1998 E;'!Y E_CEDAW_/C/ESP/4 SI-!Z !!  !!SSweden E;' O[ E3September1994 E;' O\ E21May1996 E;' O] E_CEDAW_/C/_SWE_/4=31 O^ !! /  =________________ #4`   a/Reporthasbeentranslated,reproducedandmadeavailableinallofficiallanguages. $ a   b/Byacommunicationdated20May1997,theSecretariatwasinformedbytheMember &!c StateformerlyknownasZairethatthenameoftheStatehadbeenchangedtotheDemocratic '"d RepublicoftheCongo. (#e   c/ReporttobeconsideredbytheCommitteeatitstwentyfirstsession,tobeheldinNew X*%g YorkinJune1999. D+&h   0,'i AnnexIII  Proceduresandformatfortheelaborationofconcludingcomments  1.TheCommitteedesignatesfromamongitsmembersacountryrapporteurforthereportofeach ` Stateparty. L  2.AssistedbytheSecretariat,thecountryrapporteurseeksadditionalinformationonthesituation $ t ofwomenintheStatepartyunderreview.Thefindingsofthecountryrapporteurarepresentedas  ` abriefingonthereportataclosedmeetingbeforetheStatepartyspresentation.Inthecaseof  L  periodicreports,therapporteursreportissentinadvancetothepre-sessionworkinggroup.  8  3.TheCommitteeholdsaclosedmeetingaftertheconstructivedialoguetoconsiderthemainissues   andtrendstobereflectedintheconcludingcommentsrelatingtothereportoftheStateparty.   Concludingcommentsdraftedthereafterreflectonlytheviewsexpressedatthemeetingsduring   whichthereportispresentedandnottheviewsoftheindividualcountry_rapporteurs_.   4.Theexpertnominatedasthecountryrapporteurdraftsconcludingcommentsinclose \ collaborationwiththegeneralrapporteuroftheCommitteeandwiththesupportoftheSecretariat. H 5.ConcludingcommentsareprecededbyasummaryoftheStatepartyspresentation,whichis  p preparedbytheSecretariat.  \ 6.Concludingcommentsusuallyfollowastandardformatunderfourheadings:introduction; 4 positiveaspects;factorsanddifficultiesaffectingtheimplementationoftheConvention;principal   areasofconcernandrecommendations.   7.TheintroductioncontainscommentsonwhetherthereporthasfollowedtheCommittees  guidelinesforthepreparationoftheinitialandperiodicreports;whetheritwassufficientor  insufficient;whetheritincorporatesorreferstostatisticalinformation_disaggregated_Ԁbysex.Italso l containstheCommitteesgeneralrecommendations.Issuesaddressedinthissectionare:whether X  thereareanyreservationstotheConvention;whetherreservationshavebeenwithdrawn;whether D! theStatepartyhasobjectedtothereservationsofotherStatesparties;andwhethertheStateparty 0"  hasmentionedtheimplementationoftheBeijingPlatformforAction,aswellasthenatureand #l! relevanceoftheoralpresentation.Anobjectiveindicationofthestrengthsofthereportandthe $X" strengthofthedelegationisgenerallyincluded. $D # 8.The positiveaspectssectionisorganizedintheorderofthearticlesoftheConvention. &"% 9.The factorsanddifficultiessectiondescribesmajoroverarchingreasonswhytheConvention (#' hasnotbeenimplementedfullybytheStateparty.AnyreservationstotheConventionarealso )$( addressedinthissection,asareotherlegalimpedimentstotheimplementationoftheConvention. |*%) 10.The principalareasofconcernandrecommendationssectionorganizestheissuesofparticular T,'+ importancetothecountryunderreviewintheorderoftheirimportanceandprovidesconcrete @-(, proposalsfromtheCommitteeontheproblemsidentifiedintherestofthecomments.  11.TheconcludingcommentsincludeareferencetoanycommitmentsthattheStatepartymadeat  theFourthWorldConferenceonWomen. t 12.Whereappropriate,theconcludingcommentsincludespecificsuggestionstotheStateparties L  withregardtopossibletechnicalassistancefromtheOfficeoftheUnitedNationsHigh 8  CommissionerforHumanRightsandotherpartsoftheUnitedNationssystem.Recommendations $ t relatingtotechnicalassistancecould,forexample,bedirectedtoreservations,reviewoflegislation  ` andlawreform.  L  13.Concludingcommentsclosewitharecommendationrelatingtodissemination,requestingthe $  widedisseminationoftheconcludingcommentsintheStatepartyconcerned,inordertomakethe   peopleintheStateparty,andparticularlyitsgovernmentadministratorsandpoliticians,awareofthe   stepsthathavebeentakentoensuredefactoequalityforwomenandthefurtherstepsrequiredinthat   regard.ItalsorequeststheStatepartytocontinuetodisseminatewidely,andinparticularto   womensandhumanrightsorganizations,theConvention,theCommitteesgeneral p recommendationsandtheBeijingDeclarationandthePlatformforAction. \ 14.Eachconcludingcommentisinternallybalanced,andtheCommitteestrivestoachieve 4 consistenceandbalance,particularlyintermsofpraiseandexpressionsofconcern,amongthe  p concludingcommentselaboratedateachsession.Accordingly,theCommitteeconsidersconcluding  \ commentscomparativelyinanefforttoensurethattheyareeven.a/ H _______________ |*%)   a/OfficialRecordsoftheGeneralAssembly,FiftythirdSession,SupplementNo.38 h+&* (A/53/38/Rev.1),parttwo,para.397.