WPC[ /#ENS/R/YHLmwVP}RGzѲ'>U2-z'țl)қx5>>8kN˜K5y#g/Z<luQ xsKsZ:线ldL6ʂi"b{d VɊ~LI]9c6j|l:!1Њ΢T Yd ]6Pm۔B_nxhS"m߃ߜ čS" L1Uե% :C,RN u0ګZ#~sfQ9'0{3r_*5Ւaw7tTֻ's7vnZ'6GZG3$jo%=sՌx\]B8PG* lۏO DȊ4@Ai_Py+#ZUN# %q 04w 0U 0 0 0 0U 0 0 0\ 0 0 0W 0" 0 0v 0 0 0G 0 0] 0 0 0 0/ 0 0e 0 0 0< 0BC 0JU>N ^ w43B mDHP PSC 2350 seriesTT0(9 Z6Times New Roman RegularX( U$  *+ (_2623  ..*D+D (_25   ," <DL,23  ..," <DL,   *5+5 (_24  ) <DL)23  ..) <DL)  *2+2 (_23 ` &<<DL&23  ..&<<DL& ` */+/ (_22  #DL#23  ..#DL#  *,+, (_21   DL 23  .. DL  *)+) (_20 h DDL23  ..DDL h *&+& (_19  L23  ..L  *#+# (_18   L23  .. L  *>> (_17  2( 4 <DL223  Ԁ2( 4 <DL2  *DD (_16   ," <DL,23  Ԁ," <DL,   *55 (_15  ) <DL)23  Ԁ) <DL)  *22 (_14 ` &<<DL&23  Ԁ&<<DL& ` *// (_13  #DL#23  Ԁ#DL#  *,, (_12   DL 23  Ԁ DL  *)) (_11 h DDL23  ԀDDL h *&& (_10  L23  ԀL  (## &_9   L23  Ԁ L  (>> &_8  2( 4 <DL223  2( 4 <DL2  (DD &_7   ," <DL,23  ," <DL,   (55 &_6  ) <DL)23  ) <DL)  (22 &_5 ` &<<DL&23  &<<DL& ` (// &_4  #DL#23  #DL#  (,, &_3   DL 23   DL  ()) &_2 h DDL23  DDL h (&& &_1  L23  L  &## $_   L23   L  <:Default Para20_ H_2/3    >4/  7PtL>   UK   S#\  `&Times New RomanS#ff    US   #dd  >4/  7PtL>  S#\  `&Times New RomanS<:__Single Txt      8.   7PtL8   UK   S#\  `&Times New RomanS#ii    2( 4 <DL2   US   #dd  S#\  `&Times New RomanS\  `&Times New Roman7 c;6:i+003|xU U!   _/XX  DOMINICA #XKX/7#  V SpecialDecisionsorActionTakenConcerningReporting    _CEDAW_,A/62/38partI(2007)   ... `  L  M  L  M  Requestforlongoverdueinitialreports L  L  M  653.TheCommitteereviewedthestatusofsubmissionofreportsbyStatesparties $ t  (_CEDAW_/C/2007/I/2)andagreedtoproceedinaccordancewithitsdecisions29/Iand31/III(_i_).In `  doingso,theCommitteealsotookintoconsiderationitspreviousexperienceininvitingtwoStates L  parties,CapeVerdeandSaintLucia,tosubmitalltheiroverduereportsascombinedreports.The 8  Committeeconsequentlydecidedtosendletterstothefollowing12Statespartiesthataremorethan $  10yearsoverdueinsubmittingtheirinitialreportunderarticle18oftheConvention:theBahamas,   theCentralAfricanRepublic,Chad,Comoros,Dominica,Grenada,GuineaBissau,Haiti,Lesotho,   Liberia,PapuaNewGuineaandSeychelles.Inaddition,theCommitteedecidedtorequestthefour  Statespartiesthataremorethan20yearsoverdueinsubmittingtheirinitialreportunderarticle18  oftheConvention,thatis,Dominica,GuineaBissau,HaitiandLiberia,tosubmitalltheiroverdue p reportsascombinedreportsbyMarch2008,forconsiderationatitsfortythird(January)sessionof \ 2009.Asameasureoflastresort,andfailingthereceiptofthereportswithinthesuggestedtime H frame,theCommitteewillproceedwithconsiderationoftheimplementationoftheConventioninthe 4 fourStatespartiesintheabsenceofareport.  p    \ L  M  L  M  _CEDAW_,A/62/38partII(2007)   ...  t EnhancingtheCommitteesworkingmethodsunderarticle18oftheConventionRequestfor ` longoverdueinitialreports  L  L  M  408.TheCommitteereviewedthestatusofsubmissionofreportsbyStatesparties $ t (_CEDAW_/C/2007/I/2),aswellasstepstakenatitsthirtyseventhsessionaimedatencouragingStates  ` partiestosubmitlongoverduereports.TheCommitteeproceededinaccordancewithitsdecisions  L  29/Iand31/III(_i_),andtookintoconsiderationitspreviousexperienceininvitingtwoStatesparties  8  CapeVerdeandSaintLuciatosubmitalltheiroverduereportsascombinedreports.Italsonoted $  thatatitsthirtyseventhsession,ithadrequestedfourStatespartiesthataremorethan20years   overdueinsubmittingtheirinitialreportunderarticle18oftheConvention,i.e.,Dominica,Guinea   Bissau,HaitiandLiberia,tosubmitalltheiroverduereportsascombinedreportsbyMarch2008,for   considerationbytheCommitteeatitsfortythirdsessionin2009.TheCommitteeagreedtorequest   fourmoreStatespartieswithlongoverduereportsi.e.,Bahamas,CentralAfricanRepublic, p GrenadaandSeychellestosubmittheirinitialandallotheroutstandingperiodicreportsascombined \ reportsbytheendof2008,forconsiderationbytheCommitteeinearly2010.Asameasureoflast H resort,andfailingthereceiptofthereportswithinthesuggestedtimeframe,theCommitteewill 4 proceedwithconsiderationoftheimplementationoftheConventioninthefourStatespartiesinthe  p absenceofareport.TheCommitteealsodecidedtosendreminderletterstothefollowingStates  \ parties:C=tedIvoire,DjiboutiandTuvalu. H