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Guidelines for reporting to the Committee
Guidance note for States parties for the preparation of periodic reports under article 18 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals
Common Core Document, initial and periodic reports
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Documentation tools on reporting to the UN Treaty Bodies
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Complaints Procedure
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Model complaint form (Word): English | Français | русский | Español
Guidance note to the complaint form (Word): English | Français | русский | Español
Recent jurisprudence
Jurisprudence database
Statistical Survey on individual complaints
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Reprisals
Reprisals Guidelines
General Discussion Days
Call for comments on draft General Recommendations
CEDAW 40th anniversary
Beijing + 25
Beijing +25 Women as leading forces of change
25 Years in Review of the Beijing Platform of Action – Contributions of the Platform of independent expert mechanisms on the elimination of discrimination and violence against women (EDVAW Platform) towards its implementation
Paper on the cooperation between the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and National Human Rights Institutions
Information for Civil Society Organisations and National Human Rights Institutions
Accreditation
Secretariat contact details
How to direct complaints to the treaty bodies
Press Releases
Feature stories
CEDAW in your daily life
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women is composed of 23 independent experts who are persons of high moral standing and competence in the field covered by the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Members are elected for a term of four years by a meeting of States parties, in accordance with article 17 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, consideration being given to equitable geographical distribution. Members serve in their personal capacity and may be re-elected if renominated.
More information about the elections process.
Informal meetings
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Calendar of country reviews by treaty bodies
Deadlines for the submission of documentation
Common core documents
Treaty body database
Universal human rights index
UN Secretary General's database on violence against women
Working Group on Discrimination against Women
Special Rapporteur on violence against women
Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons
Technical cooperation
Commission on the Status of Women
UN Women
Women Watch
Treaty Body Webcast
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