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recommendation 22 - Amending article 20 of the Convention
(Fourteenth session)
The Committee
on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women,
Noting that
the States parties to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms
of Discrimination against Women, at the request of the General Assembly,
will meet during 1995 to consider amending article 20 of the Convention,
Recalling its
previous decision, taken at its tenth session, to ensure effectiveness
in its work and prevent the building up of an undesirable backlog
in the consideration of reports of States parties,
Recalling that
the Convention is one of the international human rights instruments
that has been ratified by the largest number of States parties,
Considering
that the articles of the Convention address the fundamental human
rights of women in all aspects of their daily lives and in all areas
of society and the State,
Concerned about
the workload of the Committee as a result of the growing number
of ratifications, in addition to the backlog of reports pending
consideration, as reflected in annex I,
Concerned also
about the long lapse of time between the submission of reports of
States parties and their consideration, resulting in the need for
States to provide additional information for updating their reports,
Bearing in mind
that the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against
Women is the only human rights treaty body whose meeting time is
limited by its Convention, and that it has the shortest duration
of meeting time of all the human rights treaty bodies, as reflected
in annex II,
Noting that
the limitation on the duration of sessions, as contained in the
Convention, has become a serious obstacle to the effective performance
by the Committee of its functions under the Convention,
1. Recommends
that the States parties favourably consider amending article 20
of the Convention in respect of the meeting time of the Committee,
so as to allow it to meet annually for such duration as is necessary
for the effective performance of its functions under the Convention,
with no specific restriction except for that which the General Assembly
shall decide;
2. Recommends
also that the General Assembly, pending the completion of an amendment
process, authorize the Committee to meet exceptionally in 1996 for
two sessions, each of three weeks' duration and each being preceded
by pre-session working groups;
3. Recommends
further that the meeting of States parties receive an oral report
from the chairperson of the Committee on the difficulties faced
by the Committee in performing its functions;
4. Recommends
that the Secretary-General make available to the States parties
at their meeting all relevant information on the workload of the
Committee and comparative information in respect of the other human
rights treaty bodies.
More
details of General Recommendations
1-10, 11-18,
19, 20,
21, 22,
23, 24,
25
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