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UN PhotoHarnessing the CEDAW Convention as a Roadmap to Eliminate Discriminatory Laws, Policies, Practices and Other Structural Barriers in International Representation (CSW70 Side Event)
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The elimination of discriminatory legislation, social norms and practices is key to promoting gender equality. The CEDAW Convention (1979) serves as a transformative legal framework that obliges Member States to move beyond formal equality and achieve substantive equality by dismantling structural barriers.
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The panel discussion aims to:
- Amplify the intersection of women, diplomacy and human rights and the role of Article 8 and CEDAW General Recommendation 40 on equal and inclusive
- Disseminate key findings from UN Women's policy paper on Women in the Diplomatic Corps: Assessing Normative Frameworks, Structural Barriers and Policy Recommendations
- Share promising practices across geographical regions of how legal and institutional reforms can be transformative for women's international representation and participation in the affairs of international organizations.
- Promote the elimination of discriminatory laws in four major areas as an enabler for women's equal participation in diplomacy including 1) overarching legal i. frameworks and public life; 2) violence against women; 3) employment and economic benefits; and 4) marriage and family, as outlined in SDG Indicator 5.1.1, which measures Government efforts to put in place legal frameworks that promote, enforce and monitor gender equality
This high-level panel discussion is co-organized by UN Women, the CEDAW Committee, OHCHR, GQUAL and IDLO. It is co-sponsored by: Liberia and Colombia