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The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is the body of independent experts that monitors implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
CEDAW Committee consists of 23 experts on women’s rights from around the world.
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64th session Geneva, Palais des Nations, Room XVIII, E Building, 4-22 July 2016
Pre-Sessional Working Group for the 66th session Geneva, Palais des Nations, Room XVIII, E Building, 25-29 July 2016
19th Meeting of States parties - Elections 2016
63rd session, Geneva 15 February-4 March 2016
Half-day general discussion on "gender-related dimensions of disaster risk reduction and climate change"
Statement of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on the refugee crises and the protection of women and girls
Side event: “Connecting CEDAW and the Women Peace and Security Agenda”
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