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Women's Anti-Discrimination Committee concludes thirty-second session, having examined situation of women in eight countries.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-31 January 2005-UN: Women's Anti-Discrimination Committee concludes thirty-second session, having examined situation of women in eight countries(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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Concluding a three-week session this afternoon, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women adopted its draft report, as amended, making recommendations on the advancement of women in Algeria, Croatia, Gabon, Italy, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Paraguay, Samoa and Turkey.

Acting in their personal capacities, the Committee's 23 expert members monitor compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.

Adopted by the General Assembly in 1979, the Convention entered into force in 1981, faster than any other previous human rights treaty. To date, 179 countries - over 90 per cent of the United Nations membership - have ratified the Convention.

During the session, which began on 10 January, the Committee - the only international human rights treaty body that deals exclusively with women's rights -...

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