Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
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United Nations CEDAW/C/TUV/2 Convention on the Elimination Distr.: General of All Forms of Discrimination 3 September 2008 against Women Original: English ADVANCE UNEDITED VERSION Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 18 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women Combined initial and second periodic reports of States parties Tuvalu* * The present report is being issued without formal editing. CEDAW/C/TUV/2 TUVALU – STATE REPORT ON CEDAW TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Acronyms……………………………………………………………………………………..6 Glossary of Terms……………………………………………………………………………................................7 PART I - INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………………… 8 TUVALU: The Land and the People ................................................................................................ 8 Historical Background .......................................................................................................................... 8 The Land ............................................................................................................................................... 8 The People............................................................................................................................................. 9 Demography........................................................................................................................................ 11 Development Indicators ...................................................................................................................... 13 The Economy ...................................................................................................................................... 14 Government Machinery ...................................................................................................................... 16 The Situation and Advancement of Women....................................................................................... 22 PART II - THE CONVENTION ........................................................................................................ Article 1............................................................................................................................................... 27 Article 3............................................................................................................................................... 35 Article 5................................................................................................................................................... Article 6................................................................................................................................................... Article 7............................................................................................................................................... 46 Article 9................................................................................................................................................... Article 10................................................................................................................................................. Article 11............................................................................................................................................. 76 Article 12................................................................................................................................................. Article 13................................................................................................................................................. Article 14................................................................................................................................................. Article 15................................................................................................................................................. Article 16................................................................................................................................................. Article 18................................................................................................................................................. References............................................................................................................................................... 2 CEDAW/C/TUV/2 List of Tables Table 1 Total Population size, Change, Distribution & Density by island 1991- 2002……………………………………………………………………………….7 Table 2 Key Development Indicators……………………………………………………...8 Table 3 International Merchandise Trade Provisional ……………………………………10 Table 4 No. of Crimes 2000 – 2004 by Type and Sex ………………….…………….…..28 Table 5 National Budget Allocation for Department of Women– ………………………31 Table 6 Disabled People by gender, age group and sex…………………………………...33 Table 7 Women’s Representation in Parliament 1978 – 2006…………………………......39 Table 8 Senior Positions held by Women in Government and Corporations 2002 – 2006………………………………….……………………..44 Table 9 Representation of Women in Private & Public Corporations 2002 - 2006………44 Table 10 Membership of Statutory Boards…………………………………………………45 Table 11 NGO Boards and Committees……………………………………………………46 Table 12 Representation of women on Government Boards & Committees ……………...46 Table 13 Elected Members of Kaupule 1997 – 2005……………..………………………..49 Table 14 Number of Women in Kaupule Standing Committees, 2005.……………………49 Table 15 Staff Composition in Tuvalu Overseas Missions 2005…………..……................53 Table 16 Pre-school Enrolment by Island, Age, Sex and Staffing..2005…….……………..58 Table 17 No of Children Enrolled in Primary School 2000 – 2004 by Sex……………..….59 Table 18 Primary School Enrolments, Teachers/Pupil ratio 1991 – 2004……….……..…60 Table 19(a) Students Enrolled in Motufoua Secondary School 2000 – 2004 By Form & Sex………………………………………………………………..….61 Table 19(b) Students Enrolment at Fetuvalu High School 2003 – 2005 by Form & Sex…………………………………………………………………..…...61 Table 20 No. of Students studying in each field by Sex and Field of Study 2000-2004……………………………………………………………..…...65 Table 21 No. of Students studying by Course and Sex 2000 – 2004 …….….......................62 Table 22 No. of Tuvaluan trained by Country of Training, 2000 – 2004….…….................67 Table 23 Resident Population 15 years and older by Sex, Island/Region And Labour Force indicators ………………………………………………….…71 Table 24 Percentage Distribution in Employment and Industry, 2002 …………………....72 Table 25 Percentage involved in Subsistence activities by type & gender 2002 ………….73 Table 26 Five Leading Causes of Morbidity 2003…………………………………...…....78 Table 27 Family Planning Programme……………………………………………………..79 Table 28 Non Communicable Diseases by type & gender 2002 - 2004....…….....................82 Table 29 Five Leading Causes of Mortality 2003………..…….……………………….….83 Table 30 Ratio of Health Professionals to Patient ……………………………………....…83 Table 31 Medical Treatment Schemew Beneficiaries 2004 – 2006……………..………...86 Table 32 Summary of Loan Approvals 2001 – 2005 ………………………………………86 Table 33 Summary of Savings Portfolio 2005……………………………………………...87 Table 34 Housing Structures and Type, by Island 2002 …………………………………...92 Table 35 Number of Houses by island & source of Water Supply 2002 …………………93 Table 36 Number of Houses by Island with water storage 2002 ……………………….…93 Table 37 Number of Divorce Cases 2000 – 2004 ………………………………………...100 3 CEDAW/C/TUV/2 List of Figures Figure 1 Population by 5 year Age Group by Sex 2006………………………………………8 Figure 2 Tuvalu Representation at International Conferences 2001 – 2006 …………………51 Figure 3 Nationality through Marriage…………………… ………………………………..55 Figure 4 Pre school Enrolment by Home Island and Sex 2005………………........................59 Figure 5 Number of Form 7 Students by Sex 2004 – 2005…………..………………….…...62 Figure 6 TMTI Student Intake and Graduates 1979 – 2003………………..………………...63 Figure 7 New Academy School Enrolment 2003 – 2005…………………..………………...64 Figure 8 MKH Typing School Students, enrolled, graduated and did not graduate 1996–2004…… …………………………………………........................................65 Figure 9 Type of Course of Study Students undertake 2000 – 2004 ………..………………66 Figure 10 Occupation by Gender 2002……………….……………………….……....………71 Figure 11 Types of Subsistence Work by Gender 2002………………..……………………..73 Figure 12 Sexually Transmitted Infections 2001 – 2004……………………..……………….80 List of Boxes Box 1 Strategic Area of Te Kakeega II…………………………………………………..18 Box 2 High Court Case No. 2/06…………………………………………………………24 Box 3 Bill of Rights………………………………………………………………………25 4 CEDAW/C/TUV/2 Map of Tuvalu 5 CEDAW/C/TUV/2 List of Acronyms ADB Asian Development Bank AVI Australian Volunteer Institute CRC Convention on the Rights of the Child CSO Civil Society Organisation DBT Development Bank of Tuvalu DFL Distance & Flexible Learning (USP) DCC Development Co-ordinating Committee DWA Department of Women’s Affairs EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone EKT Ekalesia Kelisiano o Tuvalu ESCAP Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific EU European Union FTF Falekaupule Trust Fund GDP Gross Domestic Product GEIC Gilbert & Ellice Islands Colony GSF Gender Support Facility IPPF International Planned Parenthood Federation MDG Millennium Development Goal NBT National Bank of Tuvalu NCC National Co-ordinating Committee on Women NGO Non Government Organisation PIFS Pacific