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HURC-WDIS-CTT UN 171357 · Document · 1988.03.03
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The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women which is meeting at the UN Headquarters began its consideration of the initial report of Nigeria. The Committee heard replies to follow-up questions asked of the Nigerian Representative on 2 March.
Group photo of the Members of the Committee.

HURC-WDIS-CONS UN 144149 · Document · 1980.08.14
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The Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women was signed today by the Government of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. Its 30 articles cover measures to be taken by States Parties to eliminate discrimination in various fields including political and public life, the right to nationality, education, employment, health, and marriage, and the family. Rights of rural women are given special attention, as are the elimination of stereotypes and the suppression of prostitution. The text of the convention was, for informational purposes, presented to the 1980 World Conference on the United Nations Decade for Women, held last July in Copenhagen.
Mohammad F. Zarif, Counsellor of the Permanent Mission of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan to the UN, signing the Convention at UN Headquarters today as John F. Scott, Director of the UN Leagal Counsel, looks on.

HURC-WDIS-CONS UN 148154 · Document · 1981.11.11
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Benin today signed the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Its 30 articles cover measures to be taken by States Parties to eliminate discrimination in various fields including political and public life, the right to nationality, education, employment, health and marriage and the family. Rights of rural women are given special attention, as are the elimination of stereotypes and the suppression of prostitution.
M. Hazoume, Director General in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Benin, signing the Convention as John F. Scott (right), Director of the Office of the UN Legal Counsel, and members of Benin's Mission looks on.

HURC-WDIS-CONS UN 144452 · Document · 1980.09.15
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Wolsey Louis, Acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs of Dominica, today signed at UN Headquarters the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 18 December 1979. At right is Erik Suy, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs.

HURC-WDIS-CONS UN 147961 · Document · 1981.11.09
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Ecuador has ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Its instrument of ratification was presented by Miguel A. Albornoz (left), Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the UN, to Erik Suy (right), Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs, on 9 November. The six-part, 30-paragraph instrument was adopted on 18 December 1979 by the General Assembly and came into force on 3 September 1981. The 30 articles of the Convention cover measures to be taken by States parties to eliminate discrimination against women in various fields, including political and public life, the right to nationality, education, employment, health and marriage and the family. Rights of rural women are given special attention, as are the elimination of stereotypes and the suppression of prostitution.
Also present at today's presentationceremony was Guillermo Camacho, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Ecuador to the UN.

HURC-WDIS-CONS UN 143773 · Document · 1980.06.25
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The German Democratic Republic today signed the Convention on Elimination of Al lForms of Discrimination Against Women, which was opened for signature at UN Headquarters on the 1 March. The General-Assembly, through resolution 34/180 adopted the Convention on 18 December 1979 and asked the Secretary-General to present its text to the 1980 World Conference on the United Nations Decade for Women to be held in Copenhagen from 14 to 30 July.
Peter Florin, the German Democratic Republic's Permanent Representative to the UN, signing the Convention today as John F. Scott, Director, Office of the UN Legal Counsel, looks on.

HURC-WDIS-CONS UN 143779 · Document · 1980.06.26
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Panama today signed the Convention on Elimination ofAll Forms of Discrimination Against Women, which was opened for signature at UN Headquarters on 1 March. The General Assembly, through resolution 34/180 adopted the Convention on 18 December 1979 and asked the Secretary-General to present its text to the 1980 World Conference on the United Nations Decade for Women to be held in Copenhagen from 14 to 30 July.
Jorge Enrique Illuega, Permanent Representative to the UN, signing the Convention as John F. Scott, Director Office of the UN Legal Counsel, looks on.

HURC-WDIS-CONS UN 143296 · Document · 1980.04.23
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Portugal today ratified the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women, adopted 18 December 1979 , by General Assembly resolution 38/180. The Convention cover measures to be taken by States to eliminate discrimination in political and public life, the right to nationality, education, employment, health, marriage and the family. Rural women are given special attention, as are the elimination of the stereotypes and the suppression of prostitution. The Secretary-General has been asked by the Assembly to present the text of the Convention to the 1980 World Conference of the UN Decade for Women, scheduled from 14-30 July in Copenhagen.
Vasco Futscher Pereira, Portugal's Permanent Representative to the UN, signing the Convention today. Looking on are Maria Isabel Lino Neto Padua, Second Secretary of the Embassy, and Eric Suy, UN Legal Counsel.