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''The constructive dialogue between
Myanmar and the Committee
on the Elimination of
Discrimination against Women
(CEDAW) on the Exceptional
Report submitted by Myanmar
at the latter’s request was held
on 22 February 2019 during the
72nd Session of CEDAW in Geneva,
Switzerland.
The Myanmar delegation
was headed by Dr. Win Myat
Aye, Union Minister for Social
Welfare, Relief and Resettlement.
The delegation includes
representatives from the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, the President’s
Office, the Ministry of
Home Affairs, the Ministry of
Defence, the Ministry of Social
Welfare, Relief and Resettlement
and the Union Attorney’s
General Office as well as the
Permanent Mission of Myanmar
in Geneva.
Union Minister, in his opening
remarks, stressed that the
reason of Myanmar delegation’s
visit led by Union Minister
himself, who is taking a
leading role on Women’s rights,
was a testimony of the Government’s
cooperative contribution
to the work of CEDAW and
that Myanmar as a responsible
member of CEDAW submitted
the Exceptional Report to the
Committee, and Myanmar is a
society in which women enjoy
equal rights with men in every
aspect...''
Source/publisher:
Myanmar Ministry of Information via "The Global New Light of Myanmar"
Date of Publication:
2019-02-24
Date of entry:
2019-02-24
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- Individual Documents
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Geographic coverage:
- Myanmar
Countries:
Myanmar
Language:
English
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593.59 KB
Resource Type:
text
Text quality:
- Good
