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HURC-WDIS-CTT* UN 149500 · Document · 1982.04.16
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The States parties to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women met for the first time today to elect members of a committee that will monitor the progress Governments are making in eliminating discrimination against women. The Convention, adopted by the General Assembly in 1979, contains internationally accepted principles and measures aimed at eliminating prejudice and improving the legal, economic and social condition of women.
Meeting Chairman Anatoly Sheldov (Byelorussia) speaking at the presiding table. Seen at left and right are respectively Chafika Sellami-Mesiem, Director of the United Nations Branch for the Advancement of Women, and meeting Secretary Sol Nahon.

HURC-WDIS-CTT UN 163566 · Document · 1984.04.09
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A view of the presiding table this morning as the States parties to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women elected eleven members to the twnty-three-member Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women established under paragraph 1 of article 17 of the Convention.

HURC-WDIS-CONS UN 143618 · Document · 1980.05.30
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The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women was signed today by the Government of Bolivia. 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 Secretary-General has been asked by the Assembly to present the text of the Convention to the 1980 World Conference on the United Nations Decade for Women, to be held in Copenhagen from 14 to 30 July, for its information.
Sergio Palacios de Vizzio, Bolivia's Permanent Representative to the UN, signing the Convention at UN Headquarters as Erik Suy, UN Legal Counsel, and Martha Montenegro, First Secretary, Bolivian Mission, looks on.

HURC-WDIS-CONS UN 145936 · Document · 1981.03.31
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Brazil today signed both the 1980 International Cocoa Agreement and the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women . The Cocoa Agreement provides for a buffer stock and other mecanisms to regulate cocoa prices, while the Convention on Women aims at elimination of injustices to them in public and private life, with special attention given to the rights of rural women, the destruction of stereotypes and the suppression of prostitution.
Brazil's UN Ambassador Sergio Correa Da Costa signs the 1980 International Cocoa Agreement as UN Legal Counsel Erik Suy looks on.

HURC-WDIS-CONS UN 161626 · Document · 1983.06.06
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The United Republic of Cameroon 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 or rural Women are given special attention , as are the elimination of stereotypes and the suppression of prostitution.
UN Ambassador Simone Marie of the United Republic of Cameroon signs the convention as UN Legal Counsel Carl-August Fleischhauer looks on.

HURC-WDIS-CONS UN 148293 · Document · 1981.12.10
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Canada today ratified 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 or rural Women are given special attention , as are the elimination of stereotypes and the suppression of prostitution.
United Nations Ambassador Gerard Pelletier of Canada (right) depositing the instrument of ratification with UN Legal Counsel Erik Suy.

HURC-WDIS-CONS UN 161417 · Document · 1983.04.21
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Denmark today ratified the Convention on 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 or rural Women are given special attention , as are the elimination of stereotypes and the suppression of prostitution.
Denmark's UN Ambassador Wilh. Ulrichsen (center) depositing the instrument of ratification with UN Legal Counsel Carl-August Fleischhauer as Counsellor Niels Kaas Dyrlund of Denmark's UN Mission looks on at left.

HURC-WDIS-CONS UN 143838 · Document · 1980.07.08
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Ethipia today signed the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms 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 the 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.
Mohamed Hamid Ibrahim, Ethiopia's 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 148931 · Document · 1982.03.02
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Greece 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 or rural Women are given special attention , as are the elimination of stereotypes and the suppression of prostitution.
Greece's Un AmbassadorMichalis Dountas signs the Convention as Mrs. Margarita Papandreou, wife of the Greek Prime Minister, and UN Legal Counsel Eric Suy look on. Man in the background is Acting Chief of the UN Treaty Section, Jacques Romand.