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AnnexII  StatementbytheCommitteeontheEliminationofDiscriminationagainstWomenonthesituation p ofwomeninIraq \   TheCommitteeontheEliminationofDiscriminationagainstWomen,duringitsthirtieth 4 session,heldatUnitedNationsHeadquartersinNewYorkfrom12to30January2004,notedwith  p concernrecentdevelopmentswithregardtothesituationofwomenshumanrightsinIraq.In  \ particular,theCommitteenotedadecisionbytheGoverningCouncilofIraqdated29December H 2003torepealexistingcivilstatutesgoverningissuesrelatedtomarriage,divorce,childcustodyand 4 inheritance.     TheCommitteenotesthefactthatIraqisaStatepartytotheConventionontheElimination  ofAllFormsofDiscriminationagainstWomen.Inthisregard,theCommittee,atitstwentyninth  session,heldfrom30Juneto18July2003,hadalreadysentalettertothethenSpecial   RepresentativeoftheSecretaryGeneralforIraqandUnitedNationsHighCommissionerforHuman l! Rights,thelateSergioVieiradeMello,ontheneedtotakeintoconsiderationtheConventionwith X"  regardtothesituationofwomeninpostwarIraq. D#!   TheCommitteewelcomestheresolveoftheinternationalcommunitytoassistIraqinthe %l # reconstructionprocess.TheCommitteecallsuponallpartiesconcernedtoplacespecialemphasis &X!$ inalltheiractionsandactivitiesontherespectforandprotectionofinternationalhumanrights &D"% standardsandnorms,inparticularthosethatspecificallyguaranteetherightsofwomenandgirls, '0#& andwhichareaninalienable,integralandindivisiblepartofuniversalhumanrights.TheCommittee ($' considerssuchemphasisessentialtothedevelopmentofIraqisociety. )%(   TheCommitteewishestoemphasizethatwomenmustbefullandequalparticipantsinall +&* postwarreconstructionactivitiesandinallspheresoflifeofIraqisocietyanditsdevelopment,and |,'+ inparticularinthedraftingofIraqsnewConstitutionandanyrevisionofitslegislativeframework. h-(, AlllegislativereformsanddecisionsofallresponsibleauthoritiesinIraqmustconformfullywith  theConventionontheEliminationofAllFormsofDiscriminationagainstWomensoastoensure  dejureanddefactoequalitybetweenwomenandmen,andtheirfullenjoymentofallhumanrights  andfundamentalfreedoms. t   TheCommitteecallsontheinternationalcommunityandallresponsibleauthoritiesinIraq L  toensurefullcompliancewithandimplementationofalltheprovisionsoftheConventiononthe 8  EliminationofAllFormsofDiscriminationagainstWomen. $ t    L  +X@XXX@USCE., _CEDAW_ԀA/59/38partII(2004)   AnnexXI t StatementonthesituationofwomeninIraq L  AddressedtotheIraqiInterimGovernment $ t TheCommitteeontheEliminationofDiscriminationagainstWomen,duringitsthirtyfirstsession,  L  from6to23July2004,tooknoteofrecentdevelopmentsinIraq,inparticulartheformationofthe  8  IraqiInterimGovernmentworkingtowardsthereconstructionofthecountryandensuringthe $  enjoymentofallhumanrightsandfundamentalfreedomsofallpeopleonthebasisofequalityof   womenandmen.   AsIraqisaStatepartytotheCommitteeontheEliminationofDiscriminationagainstWomen,the   Committeehas,onpreviousoccasions,expressedconcernaboutthesituationofwomeninIraq p duringthewar. \ TheCommitteenowurgestheInterimGovernmenttodoitsutmosttoensureequalparticipationof 4 womeninthereconstructionprocessandfullcompliancewithallprovisionsoftheConventionin  p thedevelopmentoftheIraqisociety.TheCommitteeurgestheInterimGovernmenttoensurethat,  \ asitpreparesforelections,article7oftheConventionbefullyadheredtosothatwomencan H exercisetheirrighttovoteandtostandforelection,onabasisofequalitywithmen.Inthesame 4 vein,theCommitteeurgestheInterimGovernmenttoensurethattheprinciplesofgenderequality   andnondiscriminationofwomen,astheyareenshrinedintheConvention,arefullyreflectedinthe   entirelegalframeworkofthecountry,includinginthefamilyandpersonalstatuslaws.The  Committeefurtheremphasizestheurgentneedtotakespecialmeasurestorehabilitateand  reintegratewomenandchildrenvictimsofwar.  TheCommitteecallsontheInterimGovernmentofIraqtoensurethatfullattentionisgiventothe X  CommitteesconcernsandtothecountrysobligationsasaStatepartytotheConvention. D! #X@XX+X@#CE.,US.,  #l!  _CEDAW_,A/60/38partII(2005)    Decision33/II   TheCommitteeadoptedastatementonthesituationofwomeninIraq(seeannexXtoparttwoof ` thepresentreport). L  AnnexX $ t StatementbytheCommitteeontheEliminationofDiscriminationagainstWomenonthesituation  L  ofwomeninIraq  8  1.  TheCommitteeontheEliminationofDiscriminationagainstWomen,duringitsthirty-third   session,heldfrom5to22July2005,tooknoteofthepreparationofadraftofanewConstitution   forIraq.   2.  AsIraqhasbeenaStatepartytotheConventionontheEliminationofAllFormsof p DiscriminationagainstWomensince1986,theCommitteehas,onpreviousoccasions,expressed \ concernaboutthesituationofwomeninIraqandhascalledontheinterimGovernmenttodoits H utmosttoensureequalparticipationofwomeninthereconstructionprocessandfullcompliancewith 4 allprovisionsoftheConventioninthedevelopmentofIraqisociety.  p 3.  TheCommitteenowurgestheGovernmentofIraqtoensurethattheprinciplesofgender H equalityandnon-discrimination,astheyareenshrinedintheConvention,arefullyreflectedinthe 4 newConstitutionofIraqwhichwillbecomethebasisfortheentirelegalframeworkofthecountry,   includingthefamilyandpersonalstatuslaws.TheCommitteefurtheremphasizesonceagainthe   urgentneedtotakespecialmeasurestorehabilitateandreintegratewomenandchildrenvictimsof  war.  4.  TheCommitteecallsontheGovernmentofIraqtoensurethatfullattentionisgiventothe l Committee'sconcernsandtothecountry'sobligationsasaStatepartytotheConvention. X