The Committee on Human Rights, National Minorities and International Relations listened to the Report of the Ministry for Family, Youth and Sports regarding Presentation by the Ukrainian Delegation of the United 6th and 7th National Report of Ukraine on Implementation of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

04 March 2010, 11:15

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The People´s Deputies stressed that the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women is one of the major international documents ratified by Ukraine. 

 

The Committee members believe that regular reports of Ukraine on the Convention implementation boost governmental activity aimed at the protection of women´s rights, improvement of their status and provision of gender equality. 

 

In particular, the Ministry of Ukraine for Family, Youth and Sports was set up in 1996 as the result of reports and for realization of the UN recommendations.

 

According to the People´s Deputies, the Committee intended to discuss implementation of the recommendations of UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women given after the national report of Ukraine.