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Women’s rights experts issue findings on Aust, NZ and others
UN women’s rights experts issue findings on
Australia, Cook Islands, Cyprus, Liechtenstein, Mexico, New
Zealand, State of Palestine, and
Turkmenistan
GENEVA (23 July 2018) – The UN
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
has published its findings on the countries it examined
during its session from 2 to 20 July in Geneva: Australia,
Cook Islands, Cyprus, Liechtenstein, Mexico, New Zealand,
State of Palestine, and Turkmenistan.
The findings cover how the respective State is doing with regard to women’s rights, detailing positive developments, main areas of concern, and recommendations for action. The findings, officially known as concluding observations, can be found here.
The Committee will next meet from 22 October to 9 November 2018 in Geneva to review The Bahamas, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Mauritius, Nepal, the Republic of the Congo, Samoa, Tajikistan, and The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. More information can be found here.
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