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ÐÌóóÓ  ÓContentsÐ pÀ ÐÔ*’ƒyzûddd Xdd Xdd X°(#°(#’ÔÔ,9ÔÔ,ìÔÔ,ÏÔÔ,îÔÔ+  ÔÐ 5+\¬\¬ €€‚‚ƒdƒ„„……5Ðà @S àà @« àà @ àà @[ àà @³ àà @  àÐ * \¬3 „„*ÐParagraphsÐ '\¬3 „„'ÐPageÐ ?5\¬3 d  €€‚‚ƒdƒ„„?ÐI.€€€Ð ¬ü3 ÐIntroductionÐ =3 ¬ü  ð?1„„‰ð?‰=Ð1Ð dZ0¬ü3  ð?1 ð?  @3„„‰@‰dÐ3Ð XN6¬ü3  @3 d @ €€‚‚ƒdƒ„„XÐII.€€€Ð üL3 ÐDevelopments€in€the€human€rights€regimeÐ  üL „„Ð2ð!ð10Ð F<üL3  @3„„‰@‰FÐ3Ð XN6üL3  @3 d @ €€‚‚ƒdƒ„„XÐÐ Lœ3 ÐA.€€€Human€rights€treaty€bodiesÐ  Lœ „„Ð2ð!ð6Ð F<Lœ3  @3„„‰@‰FÐ3Ð XN6Lœ 3  @3 d @ €€‚‚ƒdƒ„„XÐÐ œì!3 ÐB.€€€Commission€on€the€Status€of€WomenÐ =3 œì"  @7„„‰@‰=Ð7Ð dZ0œì#3  @7 @  @4„„‰@‰dÐ4Ð XN6œì$3  @4 d @ €€‚‚ƒdƒ„„XÐÐ ì<%3 ÐC.€€€Commission€on€Human€RightsÐ =3 ì<&   @8„„‰ @‰=Ð8Ð dZ0ì<'3   @8  @  @5„„‰@‰dÐ5Ð XN6ì<(3  @5 d @ €€‚‚ƒdƒ„„XÐÐ <Œ)3 ÐD.€€€Reform€proposals€for€treaty€bodiesÐ  <Œ* „„Ð9ð!ð10Ð F<<Œ+3  @7„„‰@‰FÐ7Ð XN6<Œ,3  @7 d @ €€‚‚ƒdƒ„„XÐIII.€€€Ð ŒÜ-3 ÐReports€to€be€considered€by€the€Committee€at€its€futureÐ ŒÜ. ÐsessionsÐ  xÈ/ „„Ð11ð!ð13Ð F<ŒÜ03  @7„„‰@‰FÐ7Ð XN6ŒÜ13  @7 d @ €€‚‚ƒdƒ„„XÐIV.€€€Ð È23 ÐOverdue€reportsÐ  È3 „„Ð14ð!ð16Ð F<È43   @8„„‰ @‰FÐ8Ð XN6È53   @8 d  @ €€‚‚ƒdƒ„„XÐV.€€€Ð !h63 ÐSecretariat€activities€in€support€of€the€implementation€of€theÐ !h7 ÐConventionÐ  "T8 „„Ð17ð!ð23Ð F<!h93  "@9„„‰"@‰FÐ9Ð XN6!h:3  "@9 d "@ €€‚‚ƒdƒ„„XÐVI.€€€Ð T#¤;3 ÐOther€issuesÐ  T#¤< „„Ð24ð!ð29Ð G=T#¤=3  $@10„„‰$@‰GÐ10Ð YO7T#¤>3  $@10 d $@ €€‚‚ƒdƒ„„YÐÐ ¤$ô?3 ÐA.€€€General€recommendations€on€article€2€of€the€ConventionÐ >4 ¤$ô@  8@24„„‰8@‰>Ð24Ð f\1¤$ôA3  8@24 8@  $@10„„‰$@‰fÐ10Ð YO7¤$ôB3  $@10 d $@ €€‚‚ƒdƒ„„YÐÐ ô%D!C3 ÐB.€€€Twenty„fifth€anniversary€of€the€adoption€of€the€ConventionÐ >4 ô%D!D  9@25„„‰9@‰>Ð25Ð f\1ô%D!E3  9@25 9@  &@11„„‰&@‰fÐ11Ð YO7ô%D!F3  &@11 d &@ €€‚‚ƒdƒ„„YÐÐ D'”"G3 ÐC.€€€In„depth€study€on€all€forms€of€violence€against€womenÐ  D'”"H „„Ð26ð!ð27Ð G=D'”"I3  &@11„„‰&@‰GÐ11Ð YO7D'”"J3  &@11 d &@ €€‚‚ƒdƒ„„YÐÐ ”(ä#K3 ÐD.€€€Summary€recordsÐ  ”(ä#L „„Ð28ð!ð29Ð G=”(ä#M3  &@11„„‰&@‰GÐ11Ð YO7”(ä#N3  &@11 d &@ €€‚‚ƒdƒ„„YÐVII.€€€Ð ä)4%O3 ÐInformal€meeting€of€the€Committee€in€the€NetherlandsÐ  ä)4%P „„Ð30ð!ð31Ð G=ä)4%Q3  (@12„„‰(@‰GÐ12Ð YO7ä)4%R3  (@12 d (@ €€‚‚ƒdƒ„„YÐAnnexes€€€Ð 4+„&S3 ÐÐ  4+„&T „„ÐÐ '4+„&U3 „„'ÐÐ :04+„&V3 d €€‚‚ƒdƒ„„:ÐI.€€€Ð "„,Ô'W3 ……"ÐAgreements€reached€at€the€informal€meeting€of€the€Committee,€5€to€7€MayÐ „,Ô'X Ð2004,€UtrechtÐ A7 p-À(Y  *@13„„‰*@‰AÐ13â âÐ YO7„,Ô'Z3  *@13 d *@ €€‚‚ƒdƒ„„YÐII.€€€Ð "°3 ……"Ðâ âÔ_ÔCEDAWÔ_Ô€ratification€and€reporting€status€as€of€30€May€2004Ð A7 °  4@20„„‰4@‰AÐ20ÐG=;°3  4@20 d  4@ GÐÌÌÌ*€€The€document€was€submitted€late€in€order€to€provide€the€Committee€with€the€most€currentÐ Ä Ðinformation.Ð  °  ÐÔ_ÔÓ  ÓI.€€òòIntroductionóóÐ ° ÐÌ1.€€The€present€report€contains€information€that€is€relevant€to€the€work€of€the€Committee€on€theÐ ˆØ ÐElimination€of€Discrimination€against€Women.€Section€II€provides€information€on€developments€inÐ tÄ Ðthe€United€Nations€human€rights€regime,€including€information€concerning€the€work€of€other€treatyÐ `° Ðbodies,€the€Commission€on€the€Status€of€Women,€the€Commission€on€Human€Rights,€and€theÐ L œ ÐSecretary„Generalððs€reform€proposals€for€treaty€bodies.€Section€III€presents€information€on€theÐ 8 ˆ Ðreports€to€be€considered€by€the€Committee€at€future€sessions€and€a€summary€of€trends€in€reporting.Ð $ t ÐSection€IV€covers€the€situation€with€regard€to€overdue€reports.€Section€V€summarizes€steps€takenÐ  ` Ðby€the€Special€Adviser€on€Gender€Issues€and€Advancement€of€Women€and€the€Director€of€theÐ ü L  ÐDivision€for€the€Advancement€of€Women€of€the€Department€of€Economic€and€Social€Affairs€inÐ è 8  Ðsupport€of€implementation€of€the€Convention,€and€its€Optional€Protocol.€Other€issues€of€relevanceÐ Ô$  Ðto€the€Committeeððs€work€are€summarized€in€section€VI.€Information€on€the€Committeeððs€informalÐ À  Ðmeeting,€held€in€Utrecht,€the€Netherlands,€from€5€to€7€May€2004,€is€reflected€in€section€VII.€TheÐ ¬ü  Ðreport€also€contains€two€annexes.€Ð ˜è  ÐÌII.€€òòDevelopments€in€the€human€rights€regimeóóÐ pÀ ÐÌA.€€òòHuman€rights€treaty€bodiesóóÐ H˜ ÐÌ2.€€The€Human€Rights€Committee,€at€its€eightieth€session,€held€from€16€March€to€3€April€2004,Ð  p Ðadopted€general€comment€No.€31€on€article€2€of€the€International€Covenant€on€Civil€and€PoliticalÐ  \ ÐRights,€entitled€ð ðThe€Nature€of€the€General€Legal€Obligation€Imposed€on€States€Parties€to€theÐ øH ÐCovenantðð.€This€general€comment€replaces€general€comment€No.€3,€reflecting€and€developing€itsÐ ä4 Ðprinciples.€The€general€non„discrimination€provisions€of€article€2,€paragraph€1,€have€been€addressedÐ Ð  Ðin€general€comment€Nos.€18€and€28,€so€that€general€comment€No.€31€should€be€read€together€withÐ ¼  Ðthem.Ð ¨ø ÐÌ3.€€The€Committee€against€Torture€held€its€thirty„first€session€from€10€to€21€November€2003.€DuringÐ €Ð Ðthis€session,€the€Committee€introduced€the€practice€of€preparing€lists€of€issues.€The€CommitteeÐ l¼ Ðprepares€lists€of€issues€for€periodic€reports€as€well€as€for€States€parties€that€have€not€submitted€aÐ X ¨ Ðreport.òò1óó€However,€it€does€not€require€that€the€State€party€respond€to€the€questions€in€writing€prior€toÐ D!” Ðthe€date€at€which€the€report€is€examined.€The€Committee€has€continued€with€its€follow„up€procedureÐ 0"€  Ðintroduced€in€2003€and€has€requested€States€parties€to€submit€information€on€measures€taken€toÐ #l! Ðfollow€up€on€certain€parts€of€its€conclusions€and€recommendations€within€12€months.€At€its€thirty„Ð $X" Ðsecond€session,€held€from€3€to€21€May€2004,€as€an€exceptional€measure,€the€Committee€also€decidedÐ ô$D # Ðto€request€consolidated€periodic€reports€in€certain€cases€with€a€view€to€addressing€the€problem€ofÐ à%0!$ Ðoverdue€reports.€With€respect€to€the€participation€of€non„governmental€organizations,€the€CommitteeÐ Ì&"% Ðhas€taken€the€decision€to€formalize€its€meetings€with€members€of€non„governmental€organizations,Ð ¸'#& Ðbeginning€with€its€thirty„third€session€in€November€2004.€The€Committee€will€dedicate€meeting€timeÐ ¤(ô#' Ðin€plenary€for€this€purpose€with€a€view€to€ensuring€that€all€Committee€members€will€be€able€toÐ )à$( Ðparticipate€as€interpretation€services€will€be€provided.Ð |*Ì%) ÐÌ4.€€The€Committee€on€the€Rights€of€the€Child€held€its€thirty„fifth€session€from€12€to€30€January€2004.Ð T,¤'+ ÐDuring€the€session,€on€23€January€2004,€the€Committee€held€an€informal€meeting€with€States€partiesÐ @-(, Ðto€the€Convention€on€the€Rights€of€the€Child€to€discuss€the€Committeeððs€proposal€to€divide€its€workÐ ° Ðinto€two€chambers,€as€a€way€to€reduce€its€backlog€of€reports.€The€Committeeððs€annual€day€of€generalÐ œì Ðdiscussion€is€scheduled€to€be€held€on€17€September€2004€and€will€focus€on€implementing€child€rightsÐ ˆØ Ðin€early€childhood.€Further€to€the€recommendation€made€on€12€October€2001€by€the€Committee€onÐ tÄ Ðthe€Rights€of€the€Childòò2óó€that€the€Secretary„General€be€requested,€through€the€General€Assembly,òò3óó€toÐ `° Ðconduct€an€in„depth€international€study€on€violence€against€children,€the€process€of€preparation€ofÐ L œ Ðthe€study€has€begun.€Members€of€the€Committee€on€the€Rights€of€the€Child€and€the€Committee€onÐ 8 ˆ Ðthe€Elimination€of€Discrimination€against€Women€participated€in€an€expert€group€meeting€to€developÐ $ t Ða€questionnaire€on€the€issue€of€violence€against€children,€which€was€sent€to€United€Nations€MemberÐ  ` ÐStates€on€22€March€2004.Ð ü L  ÐÌ5.€€At€its€thirty„first€session,€held€from€10€to€28€November€2003,€the€Committee€on€Economic,Ð Ô$  ÐSocial€and€Cultural€Rights€held€discussions€on€the€right€to€work€with€the€aim€of€elaborating€a€generalÐ À  Ðcomment€on€article€6€of€the€International€Covenant€on€Economic,€Social€and€Cultural€Rights.€At€itsÐ ¬ü  Ðthirty„second€session,€held€from€26€April€to€14€May€2004,€the€Committee€began€its€considerationÐ ˜è  Ðof€the€draft€general€comment€on€article€6€and€continued€to€work€on€its€general€comment€on€articleÐ „Ô  Ð3€of€the€Covenant.€The€Committee€expects€to€adopt€both€general€comments€at€its€next€session,€toÐ pÀ Ðbe€held€from€8€to€26€November€2004.€The€Committee€also€decided€to€begin,€at€its€next€session,Ð \¬ Ðconsideration€of€a€draft€general€comment€on€article€15€(c)€of€the€Covenant€regarding€the€right€of€anyÐ H˜ Ðperson€to€benefit€from€the€protection€of€the€moral€and€material€interests€resulting€from€any€scientific,Ð 4„ Ðliterary€or€artistic€production€of€which€he€is€the€author.€Furthermore,€the€Committee€decided€toÐ  p Ðschedule€its€next€meeting€with€States€parties€at€its€thirty„fourth€session,€which€will€be€held€from€25Ð  \ ÐApril€to€13€May€2005.€The€second€meeting€of€the€Joint€Expert€Working€Group€of€UNESCO€and€theÐ øH ÐCommittee€was€held€in€May€2004€on€the€monitoring€of€the€right€to€education€at€the€national€level.Ð ä4 ÐÌ6.€€At€its€sixty„fourth€session,€held€from€23€February€to€12€March€2004,€the€Committee€on€theÐ ¼  ÐElimination€of€Racial€Discrimination€held€a€thematic€discussion€on€non„citizens€and€racialÐ ¨ø Ðdiscrimination.€A€new€general€recommendation€on€this€issue€is€currently€under€discussion€(forÐ ”ä Ðadoption€at€the€sixty„fifth€session€to€be€held€in€August€2004).€The€Committee€also€agreed€on€itsÐ €Ð Ðfollow„up€procedure,€and€to€that€end,€added€a€new€paragraph€to€article€65€of€the€rules€of€procedureÐ l¼ Ðallowing€the€Committee€to€appoint€a€coordinator€for€a€period€of€two€years€who€would€work€inÐ X ¨ Ðcooperation€with€country€rapporteurs.Ð D!” ÐÌB.€€òòCommission€on€the€Status€of€WomenóóÐ #l! ÐÌ7.€€The€forty„eighth€session€of€the€Commission€on€the€Status€of€Women€was€held€from€1€to€12Ð ô$D # ÐMarch€2004.€The€Commission€adopted€agreed€conclusions€on€the€role€of€men€and€boys€in€achievingÐ à%0!$ Ðgender€equality€and€on€womenððs€equal€participation€in€conflict€prevention,€management€and€conflictÐ Ì&"% Ðresolution€and€in€post„conflict€peace„building.€The€latter€made€explicit€reference€to€the€Convention.Ð ¸'#& ÐAmong€the€seven€resolutions€adopted€by€the€Commission,€one€focused€on€the€situation€of€womenÐ ¤(ô#' Ðand€girls€in€Afghanistan.€It€urged€the€Afghan€Transitional€Administration€and€future€GovernmentÐ )à$( Ðto€implement€fully€its€obligations€under€the€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€All€Forms€ofÐ |*Ì%) ÐDiscrimination€against€Women,€prepare€the€initial€report€due€in€March€2004,€raise€awareness€andÐ h+¸&* Ðstrengthen€the€knowledge€of€women€and€girls€and€their€families€about€their€rights,€including€the€fullÐ T,¤'+ Ðenjoyment€of€all€human€rights€by€women€and€girls.€The€Commission€decided€to€postponeÐ @-(, Ðconsideration€of€the€future€work€of€the€Working€Group€on€Communications€on€the€Status€of€WomenÐ ° Ðuntil€its€fiftieth€session€in€2006.òò4óó€Ð œì ÐÌC.€€òòCommission€on€Human€RightsóóÐ tÄ ÐÌ8.€€The€sixtieth€session€of€the€Commission€on€Human€Rights€was€held€from€15€March€to€23€AprilÐ L œ Ð2004.€A€number€of€resolutions€made€reference€to€the€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€All€FormsÐ 8 ˆ Ðof€Discrimination€against€Women€and€the€Optional€Protocol,€and€to€human€rights€treaty€bodies,€inÐ $ t Ðgeneral,€and€the€Committee,€in€particular.€A€summary€of€selected€resolutions€and€decisions€isÐ  ` Ðprovided€below.€Ð ü L  ÐÌ(a)€€Resolution€2004/78€on€the€effective€implementation€of€international€instruments€on€humanÐ Ô$  Ðrights,€including€reporting€obligations€under€international€instruments€on€human€rights,€containsÐ À  Ðcomprehensive€recommendations€with€regard€to€improving€the€effectiveness€of€the€treaty€bodyÐ ¬ü  Ðsystem€and€the€fulfilment€of€States€partiesðð€reporting€obligations€under€international€instruments€onÐ ˜è  Ðhuman€rights.€The€resolution€encourages€the€efforts€of€the€treaty€bodies€to€monitor€more€effectivelyÐ „Ô  Ðthe€human€rights€of€women€in€their€activities€and€reaffirms€that€it€is€the€responsibility€of€all€treatyÐ pÀ Ðbodies€to€integrate€a€gender€perspective€throughout€their€work.€Resolution€2004/69,€on€the€status€ofÐ \¬ Ðthe€International€Covenants€on€Human€Rights,€stresses€the€importance€of€taking€fully€into€accountÐ H˜ Ða€gender€perspective€in,€inter€alia,€the€work€of€the€Human€Rights€Committee€and€the€Committee€onÐ 4„ ÐEconomic,€Social€and€Cultural€Rights€and€in€all€other€treaty€bodies.€Ð  p ÐÌ(b)€€In€regard€to€the€elimination€of€violence€against€women€(resolution€2004/46),€the€CommissionÐ øH Ðreiterated€the€obligations€of€Governments€under€the€Convention,€taking€into€account€theÐ ä4 ÐCommitteeððs€general€recommendation€No.€19.€It€also€reaffirmed€the€commitment€to€accelerate€theÐ Ð  Ðachievement€of€universal€ratification€of€the€Convention,€and€ratification€of€the€Optional€Protocol.Ð ¼  ÐIt€encouraged€the€human€rights€treaty€bodies€to€continue€to€give€consideration€to€the€elimination€ofÐ ¨ø Ðviolence€against€women€within€their€respective€mandates.€The€resolution€also€requested€theÐ ”ä ÐSecretary„General€to€continue€to€provide€the€Special€Rapporteur€with€adequate€assistance€forÐ €Ð Ðperiodic€consultations€with€the€Committee,€and€to€ensure€that€her€reports€are€brought€to€theÐ l¼ ÐCommitteeððs€attention.Ð X ¨ ÐÌ(c)€€In€regard€to€trafficking€in€women€and€girls,€the€Commission€adopted€resolution€2004/45,€inÐ 0"€  Ðwhich€human€rights€treaty€bodies€are€invited€to€continue€to€address,€within€their€mandates,€theÐ #l! Ðproblem€of€trafficking€in€persons,€especially€women€and€children,€and€to€share€their€knowledge€andÐ $X" Ðbest€practices€as€widely€as€possible.€It€also€encouraged€Governments€to€outline,€in€their€periodicÐ ô$D # Ðreports€to€the€relevant€human€rights€treaty€bodies,€measures€taken€to€combat€trafficking.€TheÐ à%0!$ ÐCommission€created€a€new€special€procedure€(decision€2004/110)€by€deciding€to€appoint,€for€aÐ Ì&"% Ðperiod€of€three€years,€a€special€rapporteur,€to€focus€on€the€human€rights€aspects€of€the€victims€ofÐ ¸'#& Ðtrafficking€in€persons,€especially€women€and€children.€The€special€rapporteur€is€requested€also€toÐ ¤(ô#' Ðcooperate€with€relevant€United€Nations€bodies.€Ð )à$( ÐÌ(d)€€The€Commission€approved€a€decision€of€the€Subcommission€on€the€Promotion€and€ProtectionÐ h+¸&* Ðof€Human€Rights€(decision€2004/123€on€the€universal€implementation€of€international€human€rightsÐ T,¤'+ Ðtreaties)€to€appoint€a€special€rapporteur€to€conduct€a€detailed€study€of€the€universal€implementationÐ @-(, Ðof€international€human€rights€treaties.€It€also€approved€a€decision€by€the€Subcommission€to€renewÐ ° Ðthe€mandate€of€the€special€rapporteur€on€harmful€traditional€practices€affecting€the€health€of€womenÐ œì Ðand€the€girl€child€for€a€further€three€years€(decision€2004/111).Ð ˆØ ÐÌ(e)€€Several€thematic€resolutions€made€reference€to€the€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€All€FormsÐ `° Ðof€Discrimination€against€Women,€the€role€of€the€Committee€in€promoting€relevant€rights€andÐ L œ Ðcooperation€between€special€procedures€and€treaty€bodies,€especially€the€Committee€(see,€forÐ 8 ˆ Ðexample,€resolutions€2004/21€on€adequate€housing€as€a€component€of€the€right€to€an€adequateÐ $ t Ðstandard€of€living,€2004/23€on€human€rights€and€extreme€poverty,€2004/25€on€the€right€to€education,Ð  ` Ð2004/27€on€the€right€of€everyone€to€the€enjoyment€of€the€highest€attainable€standard€of€physical€andÐ ü L  Ðmental€health,€2004/29€on€the€question€of€the€realization€in€all€countries€of€the€economic,€social€andÐ è 8  Ðcultural€rights,€that€also€requested€the€chairperson„rapporteur€of€the€working€group€on€an€optionalÐ Ô$  Ðprotocol€to€the€International€Covenant€to€identify€experts€who€could€be€invited€to€future€sessions€ofÐ À  Ðthe€working€group,€including,€in€particular,€a€representative€of€the€Committee,€2004/43€on€humanÐ ¬ü  Ðrights€in€the€administration€of€justice,€2004/52€on€the€human€rights€of€persons€with€disabilities,Ð ˜è  Ðwhich€also€invited€human€rights€treaty€monitoring€bodies€to€consider€drafting€general€comments€andÐ „Ô  Ðrecommendations€on€the€full€enjoyment€of€human€rights€by€persons€with€disabilities€and€to€integrateÐ pÀ Ða€disability€perspective€into€their€monitoring€activities,€and€2004/53€on€the€human€rights€ofÐ \¬ Ðmigrants).Ð H˜ ÐÌ(f)€€Several€resolutions€referred€generally€to€the€role€of€treaty€bodies€and€their€work€in€relation€to€theÐ  p Ðsubject€of€the€respective€resolution,€and€interaction€with€relevant€special€procedures€(see,€forÐ  \ Ðexample,€resolutions€2004/15€on€cooperation€with€representatives€of€United€Nations€human€rightsÐ øH Ðbodies,€2004/19€on€the€right€to€food,€2004/24€on€globalization€and€its€impact€on€the€full€enjoymentÐ ä4 Ðof€all€human€rights,€2004/31€on€strengthening€of€popular€participation,€equity,€social€justice€and€non„Ð Ð  Ðdiscrimination€as€essential€foundations€of€democracy,€2004/38€on€the€incompatibility€betweenÐ ¼  Ðdemocracy€and€racism,€2004/39€on€arbitrary€detention,€2004/42€on€the€right€to€freedom€of€opinionÐ ¨ø Ðand€expression,€2004/56€on€the€International€Convention€on€the€Protection€of€the€Rights€of€AllÐ ”ä ÐMigrant€Workers€and€Members€of€Their€Families€and€its€Committee,€2004/51€on€the€rights€ofÐ €Ð Ðpersons€belonging€to€national€or€ethnic,€religious€and€linguistic€minorities,€2004/55€on€internallyÐ l¼ Ðdisplaced€persons,€2004/60€on€the€work€of€the€Subcommission€on€the€Promotion€and€Protection€ofÐ X ¨ ÐHuman€Rights,€2004/62€on€human€rights€and€indigenous€issues,€2004/64€on€the€promotion€of€aÐ D!” Ðdemocratic€and€equitable€international€order,€2004/76€on€human€rights€and€special€procedures,Ð 0"€  Ð2004/87€on€protection€of€human€rights€and€fundamental€freedoms€while€countering€terrorism,€andÐ #l! Ð2004/81€on€advisory€services€and€technical€cooperation€in€the€field€of€human€rights).Ð $X" ÐÌ(g)€€The€Commission€included€its€concern€about€violations€of€womenððs€human€rights€in€severalÐ à%0!$ Ðcountry„specific€resolutions€(see€resolutions€2004/10€on€the€question€of€the€violation€of€human€rightsÐ Ì&"% Ðin€the€occupied€Arab€territories,€including€Palestine,€2004/13€on€the€situation€of€human€rights€in€theÐ ¸'#& ÐDemocratic€Peopleððs€Republic€of€Korea,€2004/61€on€the€situation€of€human€rights€in€Myanmar,Ð ¤(ô#' Ð2004/79€on€technical€cooperation€and€advisory€services€in€Cambodia,€2004/80€on€assistance€toÐ )à$( ÐSomalia€in€the€field€of€human€rights,€2004/82€on€advisory€services€and€technical€assistance€inÐ |*Ì%) ÐBurundi,€2004/83€on€technical€cooperation€and€advisory€services€in€Liberia,€2004/84€on€technicalÐ h+¸&* Ðcooperation€and€advisory€services€in€the€Democratic€Republic€of€the€Congo,€2004/85€on€technicalÐ T,¤'+ Ðcooperation€and€advisory€services€in€Chad,€and€2004/86€on€assistance€to€Sierra€Leone€in€the€fieldÐ @-(, Ðof€human€rights).€In€addition,€the€Commission€included€references€to€the€Convention€in€resolutionsÐ ° Ð2004/13€on€the€situation€of€human€rights€in€the€Democratic€Peopleððs€Republic€of€Korea,€2004/14Ð œì Ðon€the€situation€of€human€rights€in€Belarus,€and€2004/61€on€the€situation€of€human€rights€inÐ ˆØ ÐMyanmar.€Ð tÄ ÐÌD.€€òòReform€proposals€for€treaty€bodiesóóÐ L œ ÐÌ9.€€The€report€of€the€Secretariat€on€ways€and€means€of€expediting€the€work€of€the€Committee€at€itsÐ $ t Ðtwenty„ninth€session,òò5óó€referred€to€the€Secretary„Generalððs€report€entitled€ð ðStrengthening€of€the€UnitedÐ  ` ÐNations:€an€agenda€for€further€changeðð,òò6óó€providing€a€summary€of€subsequent€activities€towardsÐ ü L  Ðachieving€new€streamlined€reporting€procedures.€In€particular,€the€second€Inter„Committee€MeetingÐ è 8  Ðand€fifteenth€Meeting€of€Chairpersons,€June€2003,€adopted€recommendationsòò7óó€favouring€expansionÐ Ô$  Ðof€the€core€document€to€include€information€on€substantive€rights€congruent€to€all€or€several€treatiesÐ À  Ðas€well€as€other€information€of€general€relevance€to€all€committees.€The€meetings€requested€theÐ ¬ü  ÐSecretariat€to€prepare€draft€harmonized€guidelines€on€reporting€and€on€an€expanded€core€documentÐ ˜è  Ðto€be€submitted€to€the€third€Inter„Committee€Meeting€scheduled€for€21€to€22€June€2004.€Ð „Ô  ÐÌ10.€€Representatives€of€the€Office€of€the€High€Commissioner€for€Human€Rights€briefed€theÐ \¬ ÐCommittee€at€its€thirtieth€session€in€January€2004€and€at€its€informal€meeting€held€in€Utrecht,€theÐ H˜ ÐNetherlands,€in€May€2004€on€progress€in€this€regard.€The€Office€and€the€Division€are€working€jointlyÐ 4„ Ðon€the€preparation€of€the€requested€drafts.€The€Committee€will€be€briefed€by€its€Chairperson€aboutÐ  p Ðthe€results€of€the€Inter„Committee€Meeting,€as€well€as€those€of€the€sixteenth€Meeting€of€ChairpersonsÐ  \ Ðat€its€thirty„first€session.€Ð øH ÐÌIII.€€òòReports€to€be€considered€by€the€Committee€at€its€future€sessionsóóÐ Ð  ÐÌ11.€€At€its€thirtieth€session,€the€Committee€drew€up€the€list€of€States€parties€whose€reports€would€beÐ ¨ø Ðconsidered€at€future€sessions.€All€States€parties€selected€for€presentation€of€reports€at€the€thirty„firstÐ ”ä Ðsession€will€be€able€to€do€so.€The€Committee€proposed€the€following€list€of€reports€for€considerationÐ €Ð Ðat€its€thirty„second€session:€the€combined€initial,€second,€third,€fourth€and€fifth€periodic€reports€ofÐ l¼ Ðthe€Lao€Peopleððs€Democratic€Republic;òò8óó€the€combined€initial,€second€and€third€reports€of€Samoa;òò9óóÐ X ¨ Ðthe€second€periodic€report€of€Algeria;òò10óó€the€combined€second€and€third€periodic€reports€of€Croatia;òò11óóÐ D!” Ðthe€combined€second,€third,€fourth€and€fifth€periodic€reports€of€Gabon;òò12óó€the€combined€fourth€andÐ 0"€  Ðfifth€periodic€reports€of€Italy;òò13óó€the€combined€third€and€fourth€periodic€reports€and€the€fifth€periodicÐ #l! Ðreport€of€Paraguay;òò14óó€and€the€combined€fourth€and€fifth€periodic€reports€of€Turkey.òò15óó€€All€but€oneÐ $X" ÐState€party€have€confirmed€in€writing€that€they€will€be€able€to€present€their€reports€at€the€thirty„Ð ô$D # Ðsecond€session.Ð à%0!$ Ð12.€€In€selecting€the€list€of€reports€to€be€considered€at€the€thirty„third€and€future€sessions,€theÐ Ì&"% ÐCommitteeððs€attention€is€drawn€to€the€report€of€the€Secretary„Generalòò16óó€on€the€status€of€theÐ ¸'#& Ðsubmission€of€reports,€which€contains€a€list€of€States€parties€whose€reports€have€been€submitted€butÐ ¤(ô#' Ðnot€yet€been€considered€by€the€Committee.€Excluding€those€it€will€consider€at€its€thirty„first€session,Ð )à$( Ð37€States€parties€have€submitted€reports€that€have€not€yet€been€considered.€Ð |*Ì%) Ð13.€€A€table€reflecting€trends€in€the€submission€of€reports€since€the€Conventionððs€entry€into€force€isÐ h+¸&* Ðattached€(see€annex€II).Ð T,¤'+ ÐÐ @-(, ÐIV.€€òòOverdue€reportsóóÐ ° ÐÌ14.€€At€its€twenty„ninth€session,€the€Committee€held€a€closed€meeting€with€States€parties€whoseÐ ˆØ Ðinitial€reports€under€the€Convention€were€overdue€for€more€than€five€years,€and€adopted€furtherÐ tÄ Ðmodalities€for€the€implementation€of€its€incremental€strategy€to€encourage€States€parties€to€reportÐ `° Ðin€accordance€with€article€18€of€the€Convention.òò17óó€In€September€2003,€the€Chairperson€of€theÐ L œ ÐCommittee€wrote€to€29€States€parties€whose€initial€reports€under€the€Convention€had€been€overdueÐ 8 ˆ Ðfor€more€than€five€years€informing€them€of€the€measures€taken€by€the€Committee€to€encourageÐ $ t Ðreporting€and€drew€attention€to€the€availability€of€technical€assistance€on€reporting€from€the€UnitedÐ  ` ÐNations.€The€Committee,€at€its€informal€meeting€held€in€Utrecht€(see€annex€I),€discussed€theÐ ü L  Ðpossibility€of€considering€implementation€of€the€Convention€by€a€State€party€in€the€absence€of€aÐ è 8  Ðreport.€It€agreed€to€consider€this€matter€further€at€its€thirty„first€session€in€the€light€of€information€toÐ Ô$  Ðbe€provided€by€the€Secretariat€on€the€results€of€the€Committeeððs€incremental€strategy.€Ð À  ÐÌ15.€€The€Committeeððs€attention€is€drawn€to€the€fact€that€five€of€the€29€States€parties€that€received€aÐ ˜è  Ðletter€from€the€Chairperson€in€2003€have€since€submitted€their€combined€initial€and€periodic€reports:Ð „Ô  ÐCambodia,òò18óó€Eritrea,òò19óó€Lebanon,òò20óó€Malaysiaòò21óó€and€Togo.òò22óó€An€additional€eight€States€parties€haveÐ pÀ Ðparticipated€in€training€workshops€organized€by€the€Division€for€the€Advancement€of€Women€onÐ \¬ Ðimplementation€of€and€reporting€under€the€Convention,òò23óó€and€one€State€party€participated€in€aÐ H˜ Ðtraining€workshop€organized€by€the€Economic€and€Social€Commission€for€Asia€and€the€PacificÐ 4„ Ð(ESCAP)€in€collaboration€with€the€Division.òò24óóÐ  p ÐÌ16.€€The€Committeeððs€attention€is€also€drawn€to€annex€II€of€document€CEDAW/C/2004/2,€whichÐ øH Ðindicates€that,€as€at€30€May€2004,€the€following€States€parties€are€more€than€five€years€overdue€inÐ ä4 Ðsubmitting€their€initial€reports:€the€Bahamas,€Bosnia€and€Herzegovina,€Botswana,€Cape€Verde,€theÐ Ð  ÐCentral€African€Republic,€Chad,€Comoros,€Cð=ðte€dððIvoire,€Dominica,€Grenada,€Guinea„Bissau,€Haiti,Ð ¼  ÐLesotho,€Liberia,€Mozambique,€Pakistan,€Papua€New€Guinea,€Saint€Lucia,€Seychelles,€Sierra€Leone,Ð ¨ø ÐTajikistan,€Turkmenistan€and€Vanuatu.€The€following€States€parties€are€more€than€10€years€overdueÐ ”ä Ðin€submitting€their€initial€reports:€Cape€Verde,€the€Central€African€Republic,€Dominica,€Grenada,Ð €Ð ÐGuinea„Bissau,€Haiti,€Liberia,€Saint€Lucia,€Seychelles€and€Sierra€Leone.€The€following€States€partiesÐ l¼ Ðare€more€than€10€years€overdue€in€submitting€their€periodic€reports:€Madagascar,€Malawi,€MauritiusÐ X ¨ Ðand€Senegal.€€Ð D!” ÐÌV.€€òòSecretariat€activities€in€support€of€the€implementation€of€the€Conventionóó€Ð #l! ÐÌ17.€€The€Special€Adviser€to€the€Secretary„General€on€Gender€Issues€and€Advancement€of€WomenÐ ô$D # Ðand€the€Director€of€the€Division€for€the€Advancement€of€Women€have€continued€their€efforts€toÐ à%0!$ Ðencourage€universal€ratification€of€the€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€All€Forms€ofÐ Ì&"% ÐDiscrimination€against€Women,€acceptance€of€the€Optional€Protocol€and€of€the€amendment€to€articleÐ ¸'#& Ð20,€paragraph€1,€of€the€Convention,€and€adherence€to€reporting€obligations.€These€aspects€areÐ ¤(ô#' Ðregularly€raised€by€the€Special€Adviser,€the€Director€and€the€staff€of€the€Division€in€meetings€with,Ð )à$( Ðand€briefings€for,€representatives€of€Member€States,€entities€of€the€United€Nations€system,€civilÐ |*Ì%) Ðsociety€organizations,€in€training€workshops€and€other€outreach€activities.€Efforts€continued€toÐ h+¸&* Ðfurther€publicize€the€Convention,€its€Optional€Protocol,€and€the€work€of€the€Committee.€CooperationÐ T,¤'+ Ðand€collaboration€in€support€of€the€work€of€human€rights€treaty€bodies€has€remained€an€importantÐ @-(, Ðelement€in€the€joint€work€plan€of€the€Division€and€the€Office€of€the€High€Commissioner€for€HumanÐ ° ÐRights.òò25óó€Specific€activities€are€summarized€below.€Ð œì ÐÌ18.€€In€December€2003,€the€Division€provided€information€on€the€work€of€the€Committee€in€the€areaÐ tÄ Ðof€trafficking€in€women€and€girls€to€the€United€Nations€Centre€for€International€Crime€PreventionÐ `° Ðpertinent€to€the€implementation€of€relevant€resolutions€of€the€General€Assembly,€including€theÐ L œ Ðresolution€entitled€ð ðInternational€cooperation€in€the€fight€against€transnational€organized€crime:Ð 8 ˆ Ðassistance€to€States€in€capacity„building€with€a€view€to€facilitating€the€implementation€of€the€UnitedÐ $ t ÐNations€Convention€against€Transnational€Organized€Crime€and€the€Protocols€thereto.ððòò26óóÐ  ` ÐÌ19.€€In€March€2004,€the€Special€Adviser€and€the€Director€of€the€Division€referred€to€the€ratificationÐ è 8  Ðof€the€Convention€and€its€Optional€Protocol€in€their€statements€to€the€forty„eight€session€of€theÐ Ô$  ÐCommission€on€the€Status€of€Women.€During€that€session,€the€Division,€in€collaboration€with€theÐ À  ÐInter„Parliamentary€Union,€organized€a€panel,€on€1€March€2004,€on€the€role€of€parliamentarians€inÐ ¬ü  Ðstrengthening€the€implementation€of€the€Convention€and€its€Optional€Protocol,€with€the€participationÐ ˜è  Ðof€the€Committeeððs€Chairperson.€On€2€March€2004,€the€Division€co„sponsored€and€participated€inÐ „Ô  Ða€panel€with€the€International€Service€for€Human€Rights€on€the€Optional€Protocol€to€the€Convention.€Ð pÀ ÐÌ20.€€In€May€2004,€the€Director€of€the€Division€addressed€the€third€session€of€the€Permanent€ForumÐ H˜ Ðon€Indigenous€Issues,€the€main€theme€of€which€was€on€indigenous€women.€The€Director€discussedÐ 4„ Ðthe€Committeeððs€efforts€to€address€the€situation€of€indigenous€women€in€its€concluding€comments.Ð  p ÐThe€Division€also€updated€a€conference€room€paperòò27óó€on€the€work€of€the€Commission€on€the€StatusÐ  \ Ðof€Women€and€the€Committee€regarding€the€situation€of€indigenous€women,€which€had€beenÐ øH Ðprepared€for€the€second€session€of€the€Permanent€Forum.€During€the€session,€staff€of€the€DivisionÐ ä4 Ðbriefed€non„governmental€organizations€on€the€communications€procedure€under€the€OptionalÐ Ð  ÐProtocol€as€a€mechanism€to€protect€the€human€rights€of€indigenous€women.€Ð ¼  ÐÌ21.€€In€May€2004,€the€Director€of€the€Division€made€a€presentation€on€the€work€of€the€CommitteeÐ ”ä Ðat€the€launch€of€a€publication€on€the€Convention€organized€by€the€Working€Group€for€theÐ €Ð ÐRatification€of€the€Convention€and€the€United€Nations€Association€of€the€National€Capital€Area,€heldÐ l¼ Ðin€Washington,€D.C.Ð X ¨ ÐÌ22.€€The€Division€collaborated€with€ESCAP€in€organizing€a€training€workshop€on€implementationÐ 0"€  Ðof€and€reporting€under€the€Convention,€held€in€Almaty,€Kazakhstan,€from€12€to€14€May€2004.€TheÐ #l! Ðworkshop€was€attended€by€government€officials€from€six€central€Asian€countries:€Armenia,Ð $X" ÐAzerbaijan,€Kazakhstan,€Kyrgyzstan,€Tajikistan€and€Uzbekistan,€and€the€Committeeððs€ChairpersonÐ ô$D # Ðserved€as€resource€person.€The€Division€organized€a€training€workshop,€from€19€to€21€May,€onÐ à%0!$ Ðimplementation€of€and€reporting€under€the€Convention€for€States€parties€in€the€Caribbean€region,Ð Ì&"% Ðwith€one€member€of€the€Committee€serving€as€resource€person.€The€workshop€was€preceded€by€aÐ ¸'#& Ðjudicial€colloquium€on€the€domestic€application€of€the€Convention,€from€17€to€19€May€2004.€BothÐ ¤(ô#' Ðevents€were€held€in€Nassau,€in€cooperation€with€the€Government€of€the€Bahamas.€The€workshop€andÐ )à$( Ðjudicial€colloquium€were€attended,€respectively,€by€government€officials,€judges€and€magistratesÐ |*Ì%) Ðfrom€the€Bahamas,€Barbados,€Belize,€Dominica,€Grenada,€Guyana,€Haiti,€Jamaica,€Saint€Lucia,€SaintÐ h+¸&* ÐKitts€and€Nevis,€Saint€Vincent€and€the€Grenadines,€Suriname,€and€Trinidad€and€Tobago.€ParticipantsÐ T,¤'+ Ðfrom€several€States€parties€indicated€that€preparation€of€their€reports€was€under€way€and€it€is€hopedÐ @-(, Ðthat€a€significant€number€of€reports€will€be€submitted€within€the€next€6€to€12€months.€ExperienceÐ ° Ðfrom€past€training€workshops€demonstrates€that€a€number€of€participating€States€parties€subsequentlyÐ œì Ðsubmitted€their€reports.€For€instance,€following€the€training€workshop€organized€by€the€Division€andÐ ˆØ ÐESCAP€in€Bangkok€from€6€to€8€November€2002,€five€States€parties€submitted€their€reports:Ð tÄ ÐBhutan,òò28óó€Cambodia,òò29óó€the€Lao€Peopleððs€Democratic€Republic,òò30óó€Malaysiaòò31óó€and€Thailand.òò32óó€AllÐ `° Ðtraining€workshops€also€included€a€segment€on€the€Optional€Protocol.Ð L œ ÐÌ23.€€The€Division€prepared€a€paper€on€the€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€All€Forms€ofÐ $ t ÐDiscrimination€against€Women€and€the€Millennium€Development€Goals€for€the€Millennium€Project,Ð  ` Ða€three„year€initiative€launched€in€2002,€aimed€at€recommending€the€best€strategies€for€achieving€theÐ ü L  ÐGoals.€The€paper€highlighted€the€role€played€by€the€Convention€to€support€gender„sensitiveÐ è 8  Ðimplementation€of€the€Goals.€The€Divisionððs€Director€is€a€member€of€the€task€force€on€goal€3€of€theÐ Ô$  ÐMillennium€Development€Goals.€Ð À  ÐÌVI.€€òòOther€issuesóóÐ ˜è  ÐÌA.€€òòGeneral€recommendation€on€article€2€of€the€ConventionóóÐ pÀ ÐÌ24.€€At€its€thirtieth€session,€the€Committee€agreed€that€its€next€general€recommendation€would€beÐ H˜ Ðon€article€2€of€the€Convention€and€that€work€thereon€would€commence€at€the€Committeeððs€thirty„firstÐ 4„ Ðsession€in€July€2004.€At€its€informal€meeting€in€Utrecht,€the€Committee€held€an€initial€discussionÐ  p Ðon€the€content€and€approach€of€the€general€recommendation.€The€Committee€will€hold€a€generalÐ  \ Ðdiscussion€and€exchange€of€views€on€21€July€2004,€and€specialized€agencies€and€other€UnitedÐ øH ÐNations€bodies,€as€well€as€non„governmental€organizations,€have€been€invited€to€participate€and€toÐ ä4 Ðprepare€informal€background€papers.€In€order€to€make€the€Committeeððs€decision€widely€known€andÐ Ð  Ðto€encourage€contributions€from€non„governmental€organizations€and€other€interested€stakeholders,Ð ¼  Ðan€announcement€was€posted€on€the€web€site€of€the€Division€shortly€after€the€conclusion€of€theÐ ¨ø Ðthirtieth€session.€Ð ”ä ÐÌB.€€òòTwenty„fifth€anniversary€of€the€adoption€of€the€ConventionóóÐ l¼ ÐÌ25.€€Following€the€Committee€recommendation€that€a€commemorative€event€be€organized€duringÐ D!” Ðthe€fifty„ninth€session€of€the€General€Assembly€in€2004€to€mark€the€twenty„fifth€anniversary€of€theÐ 0"€  Ðadoption€of€the€Convention,€this€matter€has€been€brought€to€the€attention€of€Member€States.òò33óó€TheÐ #l! ÐDivision€is€preparing€a€round€table€as€a€side€event€during€the€consideration€of€the€item€on€theÐ $X" Ðadvancement€of€women€by€the€General€Assembly,€with€the€participation€of€a€range€of€stakeholders.€Ð ô$D # ÐÌC.€€òòIn„depth€study€on€all€forms€of€violence€against€womenóóÐ Ì&"% ÐÌ26.€€On€22€December€2003,€the€General€Assembly€adopted€a€resolution€on€an€in„depth€study€on€allÐ ¤(ô#' Ðforms€of€violence€against€women.òò34óó€It€requested€the€Secretary„General€to€conduct€an€in„depth€studyÐ )à$( Ðon€all€forms€and€manifestations€of€violence€against€women,€as€identified€in€the€Beijing€DeclarationÐ |*Ì%) Ðand€Platform€for€Action€adopted€at€the€Fourth€World€Conference€on€Women,€and€the€outcomeÐ h+¸&* Ðdocument€of€the€special€session€of€the€General€Assembly€entitled€ð ðWomen€2000:€gender€equality,Ð T,¤'+ Ðdevelopment€and€peace€in€the€twenty„first€centuryðð,€and€relevant€documents,€disaggregated€by€typeÐ @-(, Ðof€violence,€and€based€on€research€undertaken€and€data€collected€at€the€national,€regional€andÐ ° Ðinternational€levels.€The€study€is€to€be€conducted€in€close€cooperation€with€all€relevant€bodies€of€theÐ œì ÐUnited€Nations,€as€well€as€with€the€Special€Rapporteur€of€the€Commission€on€Human€Rights€onÐ ˆØ Ðviolence€against€women,€regarding€such€violence,€its€causes€and€consequences.€Information,Ð tÄ Ðincluding€on€strategies,€policies,€programmes€and€best€practices,€is€to€be€sought€from€Member€StatesÐ `° Ðas€well€as€relevant€non„governmental€organizations.€The€study€is€expected€to€be€submitted€at€theÐ L œ Ðsixtieth€session€of€the€General€Assembly€in€2005.Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌ27.€€The€Division,€which€has€the€lead€responsibility€for€preparing€the€study,€will€update€theÐ  ` ÐCommittee€regularly€about€progress€and€ensure€that€the€work€of€the€Committee€is€fully€reflected€inÐ ü L  Ðthe€study.€€Preliminary€consultations€and€exchange€of€information€has€taken€place€with€entities€ofÐ è 8  Ðthe€United€Nations€system,€non„governmental€organizations€and€the€Special€Rapporteur€on€violenceÐ Ô$  Ðagainst€women.€The€Division€is€seeking€resources€for€a€limited€number€of€expert€meetings€and€theÐ À  Ðpreparation€of€background€papers€on€selected€issues€to€feed€into€the€study.€Ð ¬ü  ÐÌD.€€òòSummary€recordsóóÐ „Ô  ÐÌ28.€€At€its€twenty„ninth€session,€the€Committee€noted€with€concern€the€late€or€non„issuance€ofÐ \¬ Ðsummary€records€of€its€sessions.€In€September€2003,€the€Chairperson€of€the€Committee€wrote€to€theÐ H˜ ÐUnder„Secretary„General€of€the€United€Nations€Department€for€General€Assembly€and€ConferenceÐ 4„ ÐManagement,€seeking€clarification€concerning€the€reasons€for€the€delay€in€issuance€of€summaryÐ  p Ðrecords€and€requesting€their€timely€issuance€for€future€sessions.€In€his€reply€of€December€2003,€theÐ  \ ÐUnder„Secretary„General€informed€the€Chairperson€of€action€taken€by€the€General€Assembly,€at€itsÐ øH Ðfifty„eighth€session,€requesting€that€the€Secretary„General€conduct€a€thorough€cost„benefit€study€ofÐ ä4 Ðsummary€records€and€review€the€list€of€bodies€entitled€to€them,€in€full€consultation€with€all€relevantÐ Ð  Ðintergovernmental€bodies,€with€a€view€to€assessing€the€need€for€such€records,€and€to€explore€theÐ ¼  Ðpossibility€of€delivering€them€in€a€more€efficient€and€effective€manner€and€to€report€thereon,€throughÐ ¨ø Ðthe€Committee€on€Conferences€to€the€General€Assembly€at€its€fifty„ninth€session.€The€CommitteeððsÐ ”ä Ðsummary€records,€which€are€generally€prepared€in€English,€can€only€be€translated€when€capacityÐ €Ð Ðallows.€The€Under„Secretary„General€assured€the€Chairperson€that€the€requirements€of€theÐ l¼ ÐCommittee€will€be€taken€into€account€in€the€examination€of€the€matter€in€accordance€with€theÐ X ¨ Ðmandate€of€the€General€Assembly.Ð D!” ÐÌ29.€€The€Department€has€initiated€steps€for€the€preparation€of€the€study.€Bodies€currently€entitled€toÐ #l! Ðsummary€records€will€have€an€opportunity€to€present€their€views€on€how€to€proceed€with€regards€toÐ $X" Ðthe€issuance€of€summary€records.€It€is€expected€that€this€request€for€comments€will€be€before€theÐ ô$D # ÐCommittee€at€its€thirty„first€session.Ð à%0!$ ÐÌVII.€€òòInformal€meeting€of€the€Committee€in€the€NetherlandsóóÐ ¸'#& ÐÌ30.€€The€Committee€held€an€informal€meeting€from€5€to€7€May€2004€in€Utrecht,€hosted€by€theÐ )à$( ÐNetherlands€Institute€of€Human€Rights,€and€financially€made€possible€by€the€Government€of€theÐ |*Ì%) ÐNetherlands.€The€focus€of€the€meeting€was€on€the€Committeeððs€working€methods,€in€particular:Ð h+¸&* Ðconsideration€of€reports€of€States€parties;€concluding€comments;€option€of€meeting€in€parallelÐ T,¤'+ Ðworking€groups€for€consideration€of€periodic€reports;€and€expanded€core€document€and€harmonizedÐ @-(, Ðreporting€guidelines.€The€Committee€also€set€aside€time€for€brainstorming€on€the€content€andÐ ° Ðapproach€of€the€Committeeððs€next€general€recommendation,€on€article€2€of€the€Convention.€Ð œì ÐÌ31.€€The€Committee€had€before€it€a€background€paperòò35óó€prepared€by€the€Secretariat€in€accordanceÐ tÄ Ðwith€the€Committeeððs€request,€providing€information€to€assist€the€Committee€in€its€consideration€ofÐ `° Ðthe€issues€on€the€meetingððs€agenda.€The€agreements€reached€by€the€informal€meeting,€which€wasÐ L œ Ðattended€by€20€members,€are€attached€(annex€I).€The€Committee€is€expected€to€adopt€theseÐ 8 ˆ Ðagreements€at€its€thirty„first€session.Ð $ t ÐÌÌòòNotesóóÐ è 8  ÐÌ1.€€In€November€2004,€the€Committee€against€Torture€will€consider€implementation€of€theÐ À  ÐConvention€in€a€State€party€without€a€report.Ð ¬ü  ÐÌ2.€€See€letter€dated€12€October€2001€from€the€Chairperson€of€the€Committee€on€the€Rights€of€theÐ „Ô  ÐChild€to€the€Secretary„General€(A/56/488,€annex).Ð pÀ ÐÌ3.€€See€General€Assembly€resolution€57/190,€sect.€II,€para.€29.Ð H˜ ÐÌ4.€€For€information€about€this€issue,€see€E/CN.6/2004/11€and€Add.1.Ð  p ÐÌ5.€€See€CEDAW/C/2003/II/4.Ð øH ÐÌ6.€€See€A/57/387.Ð Ð  ÐÌ7.€€See€A/58/350.Ð ¨ø ÐÌ8.€€CEDAW/C/LAO/1„5.Ð €Ð ÐÌ9.€€CEDAW/C/WSM/1„3.Ð X ¨ ÐÌ10.€€CEDAW/C/DZA/2.Ð 0"€  ÐÌ11.€€CEDAW/C/CRO/2„3.Ð $X" ÐÌ12.€€CEDAW/C/GAB/2„5.Ð à%0!$ ÐÌ13.€€CEDAW/C/ITA/4„5.Ð ¸'#& ÐÌ14.€€CEDAW/C/PAR/3„4€and€CEDAW/C/PAR/5.Ð )à$( ÐÌ15.€€CEDAW/C/TUR/4„5.Ð h+¸&* ÐÌ16.€€See€CEDAW/C/2004/II/2Ð @-(, Ї17.€€See€decision€29/I€adopted€by€the€Committee€at€its€twenty„ninth€session,€held€from€30€June€toÐ ° Ð18€July€2003.Ð œì ÐÌ18.€€Combined€initial,€second€and€third€periodic€reports€of€Cambodia€(CEDAW/C/KHM/1„3).Ð tÄ ÐÌ19.€€Combined€initial€and€second€periodic€reports€of€Eritrea€(CEDAW/C/ERI/1„2).Ð L œ ÐÌ20.€€Combined€initial€and€second€periodic€reports€of€Lebanon€(CEDAW/C/LBN/1„2).Ð $ t ÐÌ21.€€Combined€initial€and€second€periodic€reports€of€Malaysia€(CEDAW/C/MYS/1„2).Ð ü L  ÐÌ22.€€Combined€initial,€second,€third,€fourth€and€fifth€periodic€reports€of€Togo€(CEDAW/C/TGO/1„5).Ð Ô$  ÐÌ23.€€Botswana,€Lesotho€and€Sierra€Leone€participated€in€the€training€workshop€on€reporting€held€inÐ ¬ü  ÐArusha,€the€United€Republic€of€Tanzania,€from€11€to€13€September€2003,€and€the€Bahamas,Ð ˜è  ÐDominica,€Grenada,€Haiti€and€Saint€Lucia€participated€in€the€training€workshop€on€reporting€heldÐ „Ô  Ðin€Nassau€from€19€to€21€May€2004.Ð pÀ ÐÌ24.€€Tajikistan€participated€in€the€workshop€held€in€Almaty,€Kazakhstan,€from€12€to€14€May€2004.€Ð H˜ ÐÌ25.€€See€E/CN.6/2004/7„E/CN.4/2004/65.€Ð  p ÐÌ26.€€See€General€Assembly€resolution€58/135.Ð øH ÐÌ27.€€See€E/C.19/2003/CRP.1.Ð Ð  ÐÌ28.€€Combined€initial,€second,€third,€fourth,€fifth€and€sixth€periodic€reports€of€BhutanÐ ¨ø Ð(CEDAW/C/BTN/1„6;€and€CEDAW/C/BTN/1„6/Corr.1).Ð ”ä ÐÌ29.€€Combined€initial,€second€and€third€periodic€reports€of€Cambodia€(CEDAW/C/KHM/1„3).Ð l¼ ÐÌ30.€€Combined€initial,€second,€third,€fourth€and€fifth€periodic€reports€of€the€Lao€Peopleððs€DemocraticÐ D!” ÐRepublic€(CEDAW/C/LAO/1„5).Ð 0"€  ÐÌ31.€€Combined€initial€and€second€periodic€reports€of€Malaysia€(CEDAW/C/MYS/1„2).Ð $X" ÐÌ32.€€Combined€fourth€and€fifth€reports€of€Thailand,€awaiting€electronic€version.€Ð à%0!$ ÐÌ33.€€See€E/CN.6/2004/CRP.3.€Ð ¸'#& ÐÌ34.€€General€Assembly€resolution€58/185.Ð )à$( ÐÌ35.€€See€CEDAW/C/2004/II/4/Add.1.Ð h+¸&* ÐÐ  T,¤'+ ÐòòAnnex€IóóÐ ° ÐÌòòAgreements€reached€at€the€informal€meeting€of€the€Committee,€5€to€7€May€2004,€UtrechtóóÐ ˆØ ÐÌ1.€€The€Committee,€at€its€informal€meeting,€held€from€5€to€7€May€2004€in€Utrecht,€reachedÐ `° Ðagreement€on€a€number€of€issues€concerning€its€working€methods,€for€formal€action€and€adoptionÐ L œ Ðat€its€thirty„first€session€(6€to€23€July€2004).€Section€A€reflects€agreements€where€further€details€needÐ 8 ˆ Ðto€be€discussed€and€elaborated€before€action€is€taken€at€the€thirty„first€session.€Section€B€reflectsÐ $ t Ðagreements€that€are€ready€for€adoption€by€the€Committee€at€the€thirty„first€session.Ð  ` ÐÌòòSection€AóóÐ è 8  ÐÌòòConsideration€of€reportsóóÐ À  ÐÌ2.€€The€Committee,€at€its€informal€meeting,€considered€ways€for€a€more€effective€and€efficientÐ ˜è  Ðmanner€to€discharge€all€its€responsibilities€under€the€Convention€and€the€Optional€Protocol.€It€agreedÐ „Ô  Ðto€meet€for€an€additional€week€at€its€thirty„third,€thirty„fourth€and€thirty„fifth€sessions€to€considerÐ pÀ ÐStates€partiesðð€reports€(July€2005,€January€and€July€2006).€It€also€agreed€that€beginning€in€2007,€theÐ \¬ ÐCommittee€shall€meet€for€three€annual€sessions€of€three€weeks€each,€with€a€one„week€pre„sessionalÐ H˜ Ðworking€group€for€each€session.€The€Committee€agreed€that€it€will€request€the€General€Assembly€atÐ 4„ Ðits€fifty„ninth€session€to€allocate€the€necessary€financial€resources€to€enable€the€Committee€to€workÐ  p Ðin€accordance€with€these€agreements.òòaóóÐ  \ ÐÌ3.€€The€meeting€agreed€that€its€decision€to€be€adopted€at€its€thirty„first€session€in€July€2004€will€alsoÐ ä4 Ðcontain€the€rationale€for€this€decision€and€will€reflect€the€Committeeððs€efforts€to€further€enhance€theÐ Ð  Ðefficiency€and€effectiveness€of€its€working€methods;€the€increasing€number€of€ratifications€of€theÐ ¼  ÐConvention€and€the€Optional€Protocol;€the€Committeeððs€efforts€to€encourage€States€parties€to€submitÐ ¨ø Ðtheir€reports€in€a€timely€manner€and€the€apparent€success€of€this€strategy;€the€current€backlog€ofÐ ”ä Ðreports€awaiting€consideration€which€also€constitutes€a€disincentive€for€States€to€report€in€a€timelyÐ €Ð Ðmanner;€the€need€to€find€a€long„term€solution€that€will€allow€the€Committee€to€implement€all€itsÐ l¼ Ðresponsibilities€in€a€timely€manner;€the€desirability€of€placing€the€Committee€on€an€equal€footingÐ X ¨ Ðwith€other€human€rights€treaty€bodies€in€regard€to€its€meeting€time.Ð D!” ÐÌòòConsideration€of€reports€in€the€absence€of€a€reportóóÐ #l! ÐÌ4.€€The€meeting€decided€to€give€consideration,€at€its€thirty„first€session,€to€identifying€States€thatÐ ô$D # Ðcould€be€alerted€to€a€possible€future€consideration€under€this€procedure.Ð à%0!$ ÐÌòòStrategy€to€encourage€States€parties€to€fulfil€their€reporting€obligationsóóÐ ¸'#& ÐÌ5.€€The€meeting,€drawing€attention€to€its€incremental€strategy€for€encouraging€States€parties€to€fulfilÐ )à$( Ðtheir€reporting€obligations€that€are€more€than€10€years€overdue,€decided€to€consider€this€matterÐ |*Ì%) Ðfurther€in€the€light€of€information€that€will€be€submitted€by€the€Secretariat€at€its€thirty„first€session,Ð h+¸&* Ðassessing€the€results€of€measures€taken€by€the€Committee€at€its€twenty„seventh€and€twenty„ninthÐ T,¤'+ Ðsessions.Ð @-(, ЇòòSection€BóóÐ ° ÐÌ6.€€The€Committee,€at€its€informal€meeting,€agreed€on€the€following€steps€and€measures,€for€adoptionÐ ˆØ Ðat€its€thirty„first€session.Ð tÄ ÐÌòòConsideration€of€reports€by€the€Committee€and€constructive€dialogue€with€States€partiesóóÐ L œ ÐÌ7.€€As€of€January€2005,€two€meetings€will€be€allocated€for€the€consideration€of€initial€reports,€andÐ $ t Ðtwo€meetings€will€continue€to€be€allocated€for€consideration€of€periodic€reports.€Each€State€partyððsÐ  ` Ðintroduction€will€be€limited€to€30€minutes.Ð ü L  Ð8.€€At€the€beginning€of€the€constructive€dialogue,€the€Chairperson€will€state€the€number€of€expertsÐ è 8  Ðthat€will€be€posing€questions€under€each€article€or€cluster€so€that€experts€may€consider€their€ownÐ Ô$  Ðinterventions€in€regard€to€other€expertsðð€questions€under€each€article€in€each€cluster.€Each€expert€willÐ À  Ðlimit€her/his€interventions€to€not€more€than€two€per€State€party,€and€each€intervention€will€be€limitedÐ ¬ü  Ðto€three€minutes.€A€speech€timer€will€continue€to€be€used€to€monitor€adherence€to€the€time€limit.Ð ˜è  ÐÌ9.€€A€country€task€force€will€be€established,€on€an€experimental€basis,€for€one€of€the€States€that€willÐ pÀ Ðbe€reporting€at€the€thirty„first€session.€Members€of€the€country€task€force€will€take€the€lead€duringÐ \¬ Ðthe€constructive€dialogue€with€the€State€party.€The€details€concerning€the€modalities€of€the€countryÐ H˜ Ðtask€force€will€be€determined€at€that€session.Ð 4„ ÐÌ10.€€After€the€introduction€by€the€State€party,€the€Chairperson€will€orient€the€State€partyððs€delegationÐ  \ Ðto€the€need€for€careful€time€management,€and€precise,€short€and€direct€responses€to€questions€asked.Ð øH ÐThe€Chairperson€will€also€invite€the€State€party€to€clearly€indicate€when€a€response€to€a€questionÐ ä4 Ðcannot€be€provided€as€lack€of,€or€inadequate€replies€to€questions€raised€may€result€in€follow„upÐ Ð  Ðquestions€to€be€put€to€the€State€party€at€the€end€of€the€dialogue,€and€eventually,€may€be€reflected€inÐ ¼  Ðthe€concluding€comments.€The€Chairperson€will€also€indicate€to€the€delegation€that€when€necessary,Ð ¨ø Ðthe€delegation€will€be€asked€to€limit€its€responses€for€time€considerations.Ð ”ä ÐÌ11.€€Initial€reports€will€be€considered€on€an€article„by„article€basis,€with€the€exception€of€articles€1Ð l¼ Ðand€2,€7€and€8,€and€15€and€16,€which€will€be€considered€as€clusters.€A€group€of€questions€posed€byÐ X ¨ Ðexperts€will€be€followed€by€the€State€partyððs€responses,€followed€by€another€group€of€questions€andÐ D!” Ðresponses€until€all€articles€have€been€covered.€The€separate€round€for€general€observations€will€beÐ 0"€  Ðdiscontinued,€but€experts€will€have€the€possibility€to€include€any€general€observations€with€theirÐ #l! Ðquestions€on€articles€1€and€2.Ð $X" ÐÌ12.€€Periodic€reports€will€be€considered€in€accordance€with€the€four€substantive€parts€of€theÐ à%0!$ ÐConvention€(i.e.€part€I,€articles€1€to€6;€part€II,€articles€7€to€9;€part€III,€articles€10€to€14;€and€part€IV,Ð Ì&"% Ðarticles€15€to€16),€and€expertsðð€questions€will€be€clustered€accordingly.€When€signing€up€forÐ ¸'#& Ðquestions€under€a€cluster,€experts€will€indicate€in€parenthesis,€to€the€extent€possible,€under€whichÐ ¤(ô#' Ðarticle€they€will€pose€a€question€so€as€to€allow€the€Chairperson€to€group€questions,€as€appropriate.Ð )à$( ÐÌòòPre„session€working€groupóóÐ h+¸&* ÐÌ13.€€The€pre„session€working€group€will€prepare€lists€of€issues€and€questions€for€initial€reportsÐ @-(, Ð(starting€with€the€pre„session€working€group€for€the€thirty„second€session),€as€well€as€periodicÐ ° Ðreports.€Each€list€will€contain€not€more€than€a€total€of€30€clear€and€direct€questions.€In€preparing€theÐ œì Ðlists€of€issues€and€questions€for€periodic€reports,€the€pre„session€working€group€will€pay€particularÐ ˆØ Ðattention€to€the€State€partyððs€follow„up€to€previous€concluding€comments€and€also€take€intoÐ tÄ Ðconsideration€its€previous€report.€The€practice€of€clustering€questions€under€priority€topics€ratherÐ `° Ðthan€addressing€specific€articles€will€continue.€The€pre„session€working€group€will€advise€theÐ L œ ÐCommittee€of€the€rationale€for€the€choice€of€prioritization€of€issues€raised,€either€in€the€report€of€theÐ 8 ˆ ÐChairperson€of€the€pre„session€working€group€to€the€Committee€or,€when€appropriate,€in€the€countryÐ $ t Ðrapporteurððs€briefing€to€the€Committee.Ð  ` ÐÌ14.€€Geographical€balance€in€the€composition€of€the€pre„session€working€group€will€continue€to€beÐ è 8  Ðmaintained€to€the€extent€possible.Ð Ô$  ÐÌ15.€€The€Committee€will€keep€the€work€of€the€pre„session€working€group€under€review.€In€particular,Ð ¬ü  Ðmodalities€will€be€explored€for€including€all€country€rapporteurs€in€the€pre„session€working€groupÐ ˜è  Ðwhile€possibly€shortening€the€duration€of€the€meeting€of€the€pre„session€working€group.Ð „Ô  ÐÌòòCountry€rapporteuróóÐ \¬ ÐÌ16.€€The€Committee€will€continue€to€designate€from€among€its€members€a€country€rapporteur€for€theÐ 4„ Ðreport(s)€of€each€State€party,€and€the€role€of€the€rapporteur€will€be€further€strengthened.€The€countryÐ  p Ðrapporteur€will€provide€a€short€briefing€of€10€to€15€minutes€to€the€Committee€in€closed€meeting€onÐ  \ Ðthe€day,€or€one€of€the€days,€preceding€the€consideration€of€the€report(s).€The€briefing€will€highlightÐ øH Ðthe€main€challenges€and€issues€for€consideration€rather€than€provide€a€summary€of€the€report,€andÐ ä4 Ðthe€country€rapporteur€will€refer€to€the€rationale€for€the€priorities€contained€in€the€list€of€issues€andÐ Ð  Ðquestions.€The€country€rapporteur€will€also€take€the€lead€role€in€guiding€the€Committee€in€theÐ ¼  Ðidentification€of€priorities€for€inclusion€in€the€concluding€comments€in€regard€to€periodic€reports.Ð ¨ø ÐÌ17.€€As€far€as€possible,€country€rapporteurs€will€be€included€in€the€pre„session€working€group€taskedÐ €Ð Ðwith€preparation€of€the€lists€of€issues€and€questions€with€regard€to€the€States€parties€selected€forÐ l¼ Ðconsideration.€The€Secretariat€will€provide€the€same€information€concerning€the€report(s)€of€theÐ X ¨ ÐStates€selected€for€consideration€simultaneously€to€the€country€rapporteur€and€the€members€of€theÐ D!” Ðpre„session€working€group€in€cases€where€the€country€rapporteur€is€not€a€member€of€the€pre„sessionÐ 0"€  Ðworking€group.€In€such€cases€the€country€rapporteur€will€collaborate€with€the€members€of€the€pre„Ð #l! Ðsession€working€group€in€drawing€up€the€list€of€issues€and€questions€in€an€effective€and€timelyÐ $X" Ðmanner.€In€particular,€the€country€rapporteur€will€make€contact€with€the€member€of€the€pre„sessionÐ ô$D # Ðworking€group€responsible€for€finalizing€the€list€of€issues€and€questions€concerning€the€countryÐ à%0!$ Ðrapporteurððs€assigned€report.Ð Ì&"% ÐÌòòFocused€concluding€commentsóóÐ ¤(ô#' ÐÌ18.€€The€Committee€agreed€on€the€desirability€to€prioritize€a€limited€number€of€focused€criticalÐ |*Ì%) Ðconcerns€of€an€emerging€or€persistent€nature€in€each€of€its€concluding€comments€on€periodic€reports.Ð h+¸&* ÐTo€that€end,€the€Committee€decided€that,€starting€in€January€2005,€the€section€on€principal€areas€ofÐ T,¤'+ Ðconcern€and€recommendations€of€each€of€its€concluding€comments€on€periodic€reports€will€beginÐ @-(, Ðwith€a€paragraph€to€assess€the€general€framework€for€implementation€of€the€Convention€in€the€StateÐ ° Ðparty.€That€paragraph€will€also€refer€to,€or€reiterate,€issues€of€concern€highlighted€in€previousÐ œì Ðconcluding€comments,€as€well€as€action,€or€lack€of€action,€taken€in€this€regard€by€the€State€party.€TheÐ ˆØ ÐCommittee€will€ensure€that€concluding€comments€are€specific€to€the€concrete€situation€in€theÐ tÄ Ðreporting€State€rather€than€being€formulated€in€generic€terms.Ð `° ÐÌ19.€€Further€consideration€and€discussion€will€take€place€concerning€criteria€for€prioritization€ofÐ 8 ˆ Ðconcerns€in€concluding€comments€on€subsequent€periodic€reports.Ð $ t ÐÌòòProcedure€for€drafting€and€adopting€concluding€commentsóóÐ ü L  ÐÌ20.€€The€expert€designated€as€country€rapporteur€will€also€draft€the€concluding€comments.€TheÐ Ô$  ÐCommittee€holds€a€closed€meeting€after€the€constructive€dialogue€to€consider€the€main€issues€andÐ À  Ðtrends€to€be€reflected€in€the€concluding€comments€relating€to€the€report€of€the€State€party.Ð ¬ü  ÐConcluding€comments€drafted€thereafter€reflect€only€the€views€expressed€at€the€meetings€duringÐ ˜è  Ðwhich€the€report€is€presented€and€not€the€views€of€the€individual€country€rapporteur.€Experts€indicateÐ „Ô  Ðto€the€country€rapporteur,€immediately€after€the€closed€meeting€on€the€main€issues€and€trends€to€beÐ pÀ Ðreflected€in€the€particular€concluding€comments,€their€interest€in€being€consulted€on€the€draft.€AfterÐ \¬ Ðthe€country€rapporteur€has€completed€the€draft,€she/he€consults€these€experts€and€incorporates€theirÐ H˜ Ðcomments,€to€the€extent€possible,€before€the€draft€is€submitted€for€translation.€Once€the€draft€isÐ 4„ Ðavailable€in€languages,€all€experts€will€continue€to€have€the€opportunity€to€provide€their€commentsÐ  p Ðto€the€country€rapporteur€before€the€draft€is€taken€up€in€closed€plenary.€At€that€stage,€the€countryÐ  \ Ðrapporteur€will€also€flag€any€unresolved€matters€contained€in€the€draft.€There€will€be€no€additionalÐ øH Ðsubstantive€or€language€editing€of€the€draft€in€closed€plenary.Ð ä4 ÐÌòòStandard€elements€to€be€included€in€concluding€commentsóóÐ ¼  ÐÌ21.€€The€Committee€reiterates€the€current€standard€elements€to€be€included€in€the€introduction€andÐ ”ä Ðstandard€closing€paragraphs€of€concluding€comments€(see€decision€19/II,€paras.€397€(g)€and€374„375Ð €Ð Ðadopted€at€its€twenty„seventh€session).€Reference€will€also€be€made€to€ratification€of€the€OptionalÐ l¼ ÐProtocol€to€the€Convention.€A€new€first€paragraph€will€be€added€to€the€section€on€principal€areas€ofÐ X ¨ Ðconcern€(see€under€ð ðfocused€concluding€commentsðð).Ð D!” ÐÌ22.€€The€Committee€will€continue€the€practice€of€stating€the€due€date€for€the€next€periodic€report€inÐ #l! Ðits€concluding€comments€as€a€way€of€reminding€States€parties€about€their€reporting€obligations€underÐ $X" Ðarticle€18€of€the€Convention.€States€parties€will€be€invited€to€combine€the€next€two€reports€in€casesÐ ô$D # Ðwhere€the€due€date€of€the€next€report€is€already€passed€or€is€within€the€year.Ð à%0!$ ÐÌòòFormat€and€length€of€States€partiesðð€reports€and€of€replies€to€lists€of€issuesÐ ¸'#& Ðand€questionsóóÐ ¤(ô#' ÐÌ23.€€The€Committee€confirmed€the€established€page€limitation€of€100€and€70€pages,€respectively,€forÐ |*Ì%) Ðinitial€and€periodic€reports,€as€stated€in€the€Committeeððs€reporting€guidelines€(A/57/38,€part€two,Ð h+¸&* Ðannex).€The€State€party€may€attach€annexes€which€will,€however,€not€be€translated.Ð T,¤'+ ÐÐ @-(, Ð24.€€A€State€partyððs€reply€to€the€list€of€issues€and€questions€should€be€short,€precise€and€to€the€pointÐ ° Ðand€should€not€exceed€the€page€limit€of€25€to€30€pages€(Times€New€Roman€type,€12€point€font).Ð œì ÐWhen€transmitting€the€lists€of€issues€and€questions,€States€parties€will€be€informed€accordingly.Ð ˆØ ÐStates€parties€will€have€the€possibility€of€attaching€a€limited€number€of€additional€pages€of€statisticalÐ tÄ Ðdata€only.Ð `° ÐÌ25.€€When€faced€with€reports€or€responses€in€excess€of€page€limits,€the€Chairperson,€during€theÐ 8 ˆ Ðconstructive€dialogue,€will€raise€this€aspect€with€the€State€partyððs€delegation€in€her€opening€andÐ $ t Ðclosing€remarks.€A€reflection€of€this€concern€may€also€be€included€in€the€concluding€comments,Ð  ` Ðwhereby€some€flexibility€will€be€applied€in€regard€to€initial€reports.Ð ü L  ÐÌ26.€€The€Secretariat€is€requested€to€play€a€more€proactive€role€in€communicating€to€States€parties€theÐ Ô$  ÐCommitteeððs€guidelines€with€regard€to€the€page€limitations€applicable€to€reports€and€responses.€TheÐ À  ÐSecretariat€is€also€requested€to€introduce€further€efforts€to€ensure€that€responses€are€obtained€in€aÐ ¬ü  Ðtimely€manner€from€the€reporting€States.Ð ˜è  ÐÌòòReports€requested€on€an€exceptional€basisóóÐ pÀ ÐÌ27.€€The€Committee€confirmed€its€decision€21/I€that€it€may€sometimes€be€necessary€to€requestÐ H˜ Ðexceptional€reports€from€States€parties,€under€article€18.1€(b)€of€the€Convention,€in€order€to€obtainÐ 4„ Ðand€examine€the€information€on€an€actual€or€potential€violation€of€womenððs€human€rights,€whereÐ  p Ðthere€is€special€cause€for€concern€about€such€violation.€In€this€respect,€the€Committee€adopted€theÐ  \ Ðfollowing€revised€standards€and€guidelines:Ð øH ÐÌà0  àThere€should€be€reliable€and€adequate€information€indicating€grave€or€systematic€violationsÐ Ð  Ðof€womenððs€human€rights,€in€whatever€situation;м (#(# ÐÌà0  àSuch€violations€are€those€that€are€gender„based,€directed€at€women€or€affecting€womenÐ ”ä Ðbecause€of€their€sex;ЀÐ(#(# ÐÌà  àReports€should€focus€on€a€particular€issue€or€issues€identified€by€the€Committee;Ð X ¨ ÐÌà0  àStates€parties€shall€submit€their€reports€for€consideration€at€such€session€as€the€CommitteeÐ 0"€  Ðdetermines.Ð#l!(#(# ÐÌThe€standardized€terminology€for€reports€of€this€nature€will€be€reports€requested€on€an€exceptionalÐ ô$D # Ðbasis.€Modalities€for€considering€reports€requested€on€an€exceptional€basis€will€be€determined€on€aÐ à%0!$ Ðcase„by„case€basis€by€the€Committee,€and€building€on€the€experience€the€Committee€will€gain€in€theÐ Ì&"% Ðconsideration€of€Argentinaððs€follow„up€report€at€its€thirty„first€session.Ð ¸'#& ÐÌòòConsideration€of€implementation€of€the€Convention€in€the€absence€of€a€reportóóÐ )à$( ÐÌ28.€€The€Committee€decided€that,€in€principle,€it€will€consider€implementation€of€the€Convention€byÐ h+¸&* Ða€State€party€in€the€absence€of€a€report,€only€as€a€measure€of€last€resort€and€in€the€presence€of€aÐ T,¤'+ Ðdelegation.€In€doing€so,€the€Committee€noted€the€recommendation€of€the€fifteenth€meeting€of€theÐ @-(, Ðchairpersons€of€human€rights€treaty€bodies€concerning€incremental€and€graduated€measures€toÐ ° Ðencourage€submission€of€overdue€reports,€including€scheduling€the€examination€of€theÐ œì Ðimplementation€of€the€Convention€in€the€State€party€in€the€absence€of€a€report€but€with€theÐ ˆØ Ðparticipation€of€a€delegation€of€the€State€party€concerned€(see€A/58/350).€Such€a€measure€will€beÐ tÄ Ðtaken€on€a€case„by„case€basis,€in€particular,€in€instances€where€a€State€party€has€not€submitted€anÐ `° Ðinitial€report€many€years€after€ratification€and€the€Committeeððs€assessment€of€possible€reasons€forÐ L œ Ðnon„reporting.€This€step€will€be€preceded€by€other€efforts,€including€notification€of€the€State€partyÐ 8 ˆ Ðconcerned€of€the€Committeeððs€intention€to€take€up€implementation€of€the€Convention€at€a€designatedÐ $ t Ðfuture€session,€inviting€the€State€party€to€submit€the€requested€report€before€the€designated€session.Ð  ` ÐDesignation€of€a€future€session€will€be€made€with€the€consideration€to€allow€the€State€party€sufficientÐ ü L  Ðtime€to€prepare€and€submit€its€report.Ð è 8  ÐÌòòDevelopment€of€a€follow„up€mechanism€for€the€implementation€of€concluding€commentsóóÐ À  ÐÌ29.€€The€Committee€decided€that,€due€to€its€current€workload,€this€issue€will€be€revisited€at€a€laterÐ ˜è  Ðstage.Ð „Ô  ÐÓ‘ÓÌÌòòNotesóóÐ H˜ ÐÌa.€€The€Committee€will€be€provided€with€a€statement€of€the€programme€budget€implications€at€itsÐ  p Ðthirty„first€session.Ð  \ ÐÌÐ  ä4 ÐòòAnnex€IIóóÐ ° ÐÌòòCEDAW€ratification€and€reporting€status€as€of€30€May€2004óóÐ ˆØ ÐÌÌÔ*¥ƒ[\Üdûd99ììÏÏîîyz°(#°(#¥ÔÔ, ÔÔ,œÔÔ,YÔÔ,úÔÔ,ûÔÔ+  ÔÐ 4€Z'L œL œ € €‚ ‚ƒBƒ„„4ÐòòYear€and€sessionóóÐ 9€Z,!V ¦Z „„9ÐòòNumber€ofÐ V ¦ ÐStates€thatÐ B ’ ÐratifiedÐ 9€Z,!. ~ 3Z „„9ÐNumber€ofÐ V ¦  ÐreportsÐ B ’  ÐsubmittedÐ 9€Z,!. ~ 3Z „„9ÐNumber€ofÐ V ¦  ÐStatesÐ B ’ ÐconsideredÐ 9€Z,!. ~3Z „„9ÐNumber€ofÐ V ¦ ÐreportsÐ B ’ ÐconsideredóóÐ Q€_D,. ~3 B Z €쀂%‚ƒBƒ„„QÐÐ 9€_,! 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