Press Release.
The Government of Zimbabwe led by the Ministry of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprise Development takes part in the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) hearing next month and in preparation, two experts from Nepal and Ghana are in the country to share their knowledge and brief government and civil society.
UN Women Zimbabwe as part of the Spotlight Initiative is supporting two activities with government and civil society. The CEDAW Mock Session aims to prepare the Zimbabwe delegation for the presentation of its periodic report. Meanwhile, a CSO briefing meeting will also be conducted to prepare CSOs for their engagement with the CEDAW Committee.
The activities have been scheduled as follows:
CSO BRIEFING CEDAW MOCK SESSION
DATE: 16 JANUARY 2020 DATE: 17 JANUARY 2020
VENUE: RAINBOW TOWERS VENUE: RAINBOW TOWERS
TIME: 09:00 – 1230 TIME: 10:00 – 18:00
The two invited experts are Bandana Rana from Nepal and Ghanaian Dorcas Coker-Appiah. Bandana Rana is the current Vice-Chairperson of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Dorcas Coker-Appiah is a former member of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. The CEDAW Committee is a body of experts elected under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) to monitor implementation of the Convention by States Parties.
When a State ratifies CEDAW, it undertakes the obligation to present reports at the United Nations on the progress it has made implementing women’s human rights. A report is presented every four years to the CEDAW Committee. The Zimbabwean Government is due to present its 6th CEDAW State Party Periodic Report to the CEDAW Committee on 13 February 2020 in Geneva Switzerland.
For questions and enquiries contact:
Itayi Usaiwevhu
UN Women Communications Officer,
Tel: +263783155823,
Email : itayi.usaiwevhu@unwomen.org
CSO BRIEFING 16 JANUARY 2020
08:30 – 09:00 ARRIVAL AND REGISTRATION
TOPIC PRESENTER/FACILITATOR
09:00 – 09:15 Opening of the meeting and welcome remarks WCoZ
09:15 – 09:30 Introduction to the objectives of the session and to the
Convention on Elimination of Discrimination Against
Women and the CEDAW Committee UN Women
09:30 – 10:00 Briefing on the role of CSOs and advocates
• Introduction – who can engage and why should they?
• Submission of parallel report
• Submission of written information for the List of Issues
• Oral briefing to the Committee at the PreSession
• Observation of the State’s review + formal oral briefing + informal approaches
• Dissemination of the Concluding Observations
• Monitoring of implementation
• Submission of written reports on implementation CEDAW Expert
HEALTH BREAK
10:30 – 11:00 Briefing on the role of CSOs and advocates cont. CEDAW Expert
11:00 – 12:15 Q&A Plenary
12:15 – 12.30 Closing remarks WCoZ
CEDAW MOCK SESSION
17 JANUARY 2020
09:30 – 10:00 ARRIVAL, REGISTRATION AND TEA
TOPIC PRESENTER/FACILITATOR
10:00 – 10:15 Opening of the meeting and welcome remarks Permanent Secretary for
Women Affairs
10:15 – 10:30 Introduction for the objectives of the session, of resource, persons, and participants UN Women Country
Representative
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10:30 – 11:30 The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination against Women
The reporting procedure under the Convention:
• Article 18 of the Convention
• The objectives of reporting
• The Committee’s lists of issues and questions and the State party’s responses
• The constructive dialogue, including its role, format
The outcome of the constructive dialogue CEDAW Experts
11:30 – 13:00 Mock session:
• Introduction by the representative of the State party
• Questions by experts and dialogue with the
Committee (focus on articles 1-4)
Minister for Women
Affairs
CEDAW Experts
13:00 – 14:00 LUNCH
14:00 – 16:00 Mock session continued
• Questions by experts and dialogue with the committee (Focus on articles 5, 10 -12, 14, 16)
CEDAW Experts
16:00 – 16:15 HEALTH BREAK
16:15 – 17:15 Feedback from experts on the constructive dialogue and discussion. ALL
17:15 – 17:30 The State Party’s appearance before the Committee
• Composition of the delegation
• Head of delegation and members of the delegation
• Roles of the members of the delegation, coordination and time management CEDAW Experts
17:30 – 17:45 The role of stakeholders in the constructive dialogue:
• UN entities
• Non- governmental organisations
• National Human rights Institutions CEDAW Experts
17:45 – 18:00 Wrap Up
Final Remarks, evaluation and closing Secretary for Women
Affairs
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