General Recommendation No. 30 on Women in Conflict Prevention, Conflict and Post-Conflict Situations

  • United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women

Abstract

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women decided at its forty-seventh session, in 2010, pursuant to article 21 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, to adopt a general recommendation on women in conflict prevention, conflict and post-conflict situations. The primary aim and purpose of the general recommendation is to provide authoritative guidance to States parties on legislative, policy and other appropriate measures to ensure full compliance with their obligations under the Convention to protect, respect and fulfil women’s human rights. It also builds upon principles articulated in previously adopted general recommendations.

Citation

United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women. General Recommendation No. 30 on Women in Conflict Prevention, Conflict and Post-Conflict Situations. November 1, 2013, CEDAW/C/GC/30. Available at http://www.refworld.org/docid/5268d2064.html.

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