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United Nations CEDAW

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United Nations CEDAW

@CedawUn

UN CEDAW Convention - Ratified by 189 United Nations State Parties for gender equality, non-discrimination & women & girls' rights. Retweets not endorsements.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Joined February 2025

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United Nations CEDAW
@CedawUn
Feb 25
📌📌”States parties to the CEDAW Convention failing to pay assessed contributions therefore severely undermine their obligations to respect and ensure the rights of women and girls as well as to respect the mandate of the Committee.” Read statement🔗 ohchr.org/en/statements-…
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United Nations CEDAW
@CedawUn
Aug 4, 2025
In her statement, Nahla Haidar El Addal, Chair of the UN #CEDAW Committee, condemns the deliberate #starvation of over one million women and girls in #Gaza as a "#warcrime". She calls for the end of this devastating war, #unhinderedaid, and for accountability to be pursued.
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United Nations CEDAW
@CedawUn
Apr 2, 2025
📣📣 Learn more about the #CEDAWConvention #CEDAWCommittee 4⃣ Days until the #CEDAWPacific Technical Cooperation Session on #CEDAW 📍Suva 📍 7–11 April 2025. @UNGeneva @UN @UNHumanRights @OHCHR_Pacific @spc_cps @volker_turk @NahlaHaidar1 @bandanarana2014 @NStottDespoja
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United Nations CEDAW
@CedawUn
Mar 7, 2025
Message from Chair @CedawUn during #HRC58 #InternationalWomensDay #BeijingPlatformforAction #womenandgirlsrights #genderequality @NahlaHaidar1 @UNHumanRights @UNTreatyBodies @UN_HRC @UNICEF @UN_Women @unwomenchief
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United Nations CEDAW
@CedawUn
Apr 3, 2025
📣📢 Learn why #CEDAWConvention is Special 📢📣 3⃣ Days until the #CEDAWPacific Technical Cooperation Session on #CEDAW 📍Suva📍 7-11 April 2025. @UNGeneva @unwomenpacific @unwomengeneva @OHCHR_Pacific @UNHumanRights @UN @volker_turk @NStottDespoja @bandanarana2014
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United Nations CEDAW
@CedawUn
Apr 7, 2025
Congratulations ⁦@UN_HRC⁩ & State parties for passing a resolution on Women, diplomacy & human rights that expressly recognizes the work of ⁦@CedawUn⁩ #cedawconvention #CedawGR40 This reinforces #CEDAWConvention as a legal enforcement tool for women&girls’ rights.
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United Nations CEDAW
@CedawUn
Mar 8, 2025
#IWD2025 #CEDAWConvention establishes international law & international bill of rights #forwomenandgirls that legally obliges State parties to respect protect, and fulfil the human rights and fundamental freedoms of women and girls. @UNTreatyBodies @UNHumanRights @UNGeneva @UN
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United Nations CEDAW
@CedawUn
Mar 10, 2025
@CedawUn Chair @NahlaHaidar1 marking remarks at the #CSW69 opening and meeting with the @UN_PGA as EDVAW Platform @UNTreatyBodies @UNHumanRights @UN @volker_turk @vanyaradzayi
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United Nations CEDAW
@CedawUn
Mar 10, 2025
@CedawUn is @CSW69 #Beijing+30. #CEDAWConvention is the legally binding treaty critical to enforcing the Beijing Declaration & Platform for Action #SDGs #genderequality #forwomenandgirls @UNHumanRights @UN @antonioguterres @UNTreatyBodies @volker_turk @UN_Women @UN_HRC
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United Nations CEDAW
@CedawUn
Apr 6, 2025
⏱️⏱️Only a few hours until the long-awaited📢📢 #CEDAWPacific Technical Cooperation Session on #CEDAWConvention 🔥🔥 in Suva 📍 Fiji, 7-11 April 2025. Bringing the CEDAW Convention closer to women & girls. @unwomenpacific @UN @OHCHR_Pacific @volker_turk @NahlaHaidar1 @Atayeshe
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United Nations CEDAW
@CedawUn
Jun 30, 2025
Historic: At 26 years, Botswana Minister of Gender @myscbw H.E Lesego Chombo led her country delegation to #CEDAWdialogue chaired by CEDAW's youngest Member, Vice Chair & Rapporteur @BrendaAkia #shatteringstereotypes @vanyaradzayi @_AfricanUnion @AU_WGYD @unwomengeneva
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United Nations CEDAW
@CedawUn
Apr 6, 2025
🔥🔥The long-awaited #CEDAWPacific Technical Cooperation Session on #CEDAWConvention in Suva 📍 Fiji, 7-11 April 2025 is here.🔥🔥 CEDAW Committee members present ✅ Bringing CEDAW Convention closer to women & girls in the Pacific ✅ Registration link to live session:
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United Nations CEDAW
@CedawUn
Jun 25, 2025
#Afghanistan authorities remain legally accountable under #CEDAWConvention @CedawUn for women&girls rights. Please take a listen as @bandanarana2014 Country Rapporteur for Afghanistan @unafghanistan makes her opening intervention to assess the situation of #womenandgirls in the
Bandana Rana
@bandanarana2014
Jun 25, 2025
Opening intervention as country rapporteur for dialogue #Afghanistan Assessing compliance with #CEDAW, to which it remains accountable irrespective of changes in political authority. The dialogue aimed to deepen #Accountability and collective action for #womensrights @CedawUn
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United Nations CEDAW
@CedawUn
Mar 5, 2025
The @CedawUn will be at the upcoming #CSW69 #Beijing+30 in New York. We look forward to constructive engagements for #women&girlsrights #genderequality #womenempowerment #nondiscrimination @UN_Women @UNTreatyBodies @UNHumanRights @UN @UNGeneva @unwomenchief @antonioguterres
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