NCLW outlines international recommendations to Lebanon on CEDAW

The National Commission for Lebanese Women (NCLW) organized last Thursday a meeting to follow- up the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women Agreement, (CEDAW), with the participation of some 150 representatives of concerned ministries, public institutions, the diplomatic corps and civil society organizations. Former Minister Wafa Diqa Hamzeh clarified that the meeting comes following Lebanon’s submission of the official report summing up the fourth and fifth reports on the implementation of CEDAW and after conclusion of the discussions on the report at the UN CEDAW Committee in Geneva early last November. The purpose of the meeting, Hamzeh added, was to inform the public and NCLW partners on the outcomes and key recommendations of above debate. For more on the subject, CEDAW head at NCLW, Leila Azoori Jamhoori, focused on two general recommendations namely that the Lebanese Government comprehensively reviews all relevant legislation and laws to ensure compliance with the terms of the agreement, and that it amends or repeals all discriminatory materials contained in the penal, personal status, labor, social security and municipal elections laws, and that it also takes the necessary measures to raise the level of awareness among media and advertising establishments in order to eliminate gender biased stereotypes. (Al Mustaqbal, December 14, 2015)

 

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