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Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

CEDAW is an international human rights treaty adopted in 1979. The UK ratified (agreed to follow) CEDAW in 1986. By...

UN treaty

CEDAW concluding observations 2019, paragraph 44

Government should: (a) Take action to increase the number of women in decision-making roles in the workplace and reduce women's...

UN recommendation

CEDAW concluding observations 2019, paragraph 61

Government should: Use the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action to help implemement the provisions of CEDAW. The Committee calls...

UN recommendation

CEDAW concluding observations 2019, paragraph 65

Government should: Submit its next report to the Committee in March 2023, following the harmonised guidelines on reporting under international...

UN recommendation

CEDAW concluding observations 2019, paragraph 64

Government should: Provide a written report on the steps it has taken to implement the recommendations in paragrapHs 13, 21(a)...

UN recommendation

CEDAW concluding observations 2019, paragraph 63

Governent should: Ratify international human rights instruments it has not yet agreed to be bound by, including the International Convention...

UN recommendation

CEDAW concluding observations 2019, paragraph 62

Government should: Share the recommendations of the Committee widely across all levels of government and public bodies, as well as...

UN recommendation

CEDAW concluding observations 2019, paragraph 60

Government should: (a) Ensure the law provides for 'no-fault' divorce and introduce a requirement that all religious marriages, including Islamic...

UN recommendation

CEDAW concluding observations 2019, paragraph 58

Government should: (a) Provide enough resources to effectively implement the Female Offender Strategy for England and Wales and ensure that...

UN recommendation

CEDAW concluding observations 2019, paragraph 56

Government should: in line with advice issued by the UN on women's asylum, nationality and statelessness issues: (a) Introduce a...

UN recommendation

CEDAW concluding observations 2019, paragraph 54

Government should: in line with advice issued by the UN on the rights of rural women: (a) Take action to...

UN recommendation

CEDAW concluding observations 2019, paragraph 52

Government should: (a) Ensure that women in abusive situations can receive payments under Universal Credit independent of their partners. (b)...

UN recommendation

CEDAW concluding observations 2019, paragraph 50

Government should: Implement programmes and policies that provide effective access to healthcare for women from marginalised groups, particularly asylum-seeking and...

UN recommendation

CEDAW concluding observations 2019, paragraph 48

Government should: Implement the Committee's previous recommendations on abortion law in Northern Ireland, in line with provisions in the Good...

UN recommendation

CEDAW concluding observations 2019, paragraph 46

Government should: (a) Ensure that affordable and accessible childcare is available throughout the UK, particularly in Northern Ireland. (b) Consider...

UN recommendation

CEDAW concluding observations 2019, paragraph 42

Government should: (a) Do more to encourage girls to study non-traditional subjects and courses in science, technology, engineering and mathematics;...

UN recommendation

CEDAW concluding observations 2019, paragraph 12

Government should: Review its reservations to the Convention and consider withdrawing them. The Committee reiterates its previous recommendation that the...

UN recommendation

CEDAW concluding observations 2019, paragraph 40

Government should: In line with advice issued by the UN on women in conflict and post-conflict situations: a) Address obstacles...

UN recommendation

CEDAW concluding observations 2019, paragraph 38

Government should: Take specific steps to increase the numbers of women in general, and ethnic minority women and disabled women...

UN recommendation

CEDAW concluding observations 2019, paragraph 36

Government should: (a) Ensure that vulnerable women can access employment opportunities, housing and social security so they don't need to...

UN recommendation

CEDAW concluding observations 2019, paragraph 34

Government should: (a) Adopt in law the internationally agreed definition of human trafficking, as set out in the Palermo Protocol;...

UN recommendation

CEDAW concluding observations 2019, paragraph 32

Government should: Fully implement its laws on female genital mutilation (FGM) and take further measures to prosecute people who carry...

UN recommendation

CEDAW concluding observations 2019, paragraph 30

Government should: in line with advice issued by the UN on gender-based violence: (a) Ratify the Istanbul Convention. (b) Take...

UN recommendation

CEDAW concluding observations 2019, paragraph 28

Government should: Engage with the media to eliminate images that stereotype or objectify women, take steps to end negative gender...

UN recommendation

CEDAW concluding observations 2019, paragraph 26

Government should: (a) Strengthen the capacity of the Government Equalities Office so that it can provide national leadership on women's...

UN recommendation

CEDAW concluding observations 2019, paragraph 24

Government should: Ensure that women, particularly women in vulnerable situations such as disabled women, ethnic minority women, asylum-seeking and refugee...

UN recommendation

CEDAW concluding observations 2019, paragraph 22

Government should: (a) Assess the impact of leaving the EU on women's rights, including those in Northern Ireland, and take...

UN recommendation

CEDAW concluding observations 2019, paragraph 20

Government should: Continue to tackle money laundering and tax evasion, particularly in its Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and assess...

UN recommendation

CEDAW concluding observations 2019, paragraph 18

Government should: Look at how changes to public spending, tax and welfare are affecting women’s rights. They should take urgent...

UN recommendation

CEDAW concluding observations 2019, paragraph 16

Government should: (a) Change laws in Northern Ireland to ensure women there have the same protections as those elsewhere in...

UN recommendation

CEDAW concluding observations 2019, paragraph 14

Government should: Make CEDAW part of UK and devolved law without delay to ensure all women in the UK are...

UN recommendation

CEDAW concluding observations 2019, paragraph 66

Government should: Submit its next report to the Committee in March 2023, following the harmonised guidelines on reporting under international...

UN recommendation