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Case Study: Treaty Body Recommendations as a Rallying Point (UNCT Philippines: “Delivering as One”) (+)

In 2006, UNIFEM, through its CEDAW South East Asia Program, initiated an awareness-raising campaign on CEDAW principles and processes, and supported the capacity development on the preparation of the reports to CEDAW by both the government and NGOs. UNCT Philippines, following the guidelines on submission of UN entity reports to CEDAW* also submitted its own report to the Committee for the first time. This experience helped to create awareness about CEDAW and women’s rights within government and civil society organizations in the country. The iterative process of consultation and feedback before delivering the CEDAW report also resulted in inter-agency ownership of the Concluding Observations. More…

Topic: International Human Rights Mechanisms
Region: Asia & Pacific
Resource Type: Case Study
Author: UNDP
Country: Philippines
Year: 2007
Language: English

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