A/57/38 United Nations Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Twenty-sixth session (14 January-1 February 2002) Twenty-seventh session (3-21 June 2002) Exceptional session (5-23 August 2002) General Assembly Official Records Fifty-seventh Session Supplement No. 38 (A/57/38) General Assembly Official Records Fifty-seventh Session Supplement No. 38 (A/57/38) Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Twenty-sixth session (14 January-1 February 2002) Twenty-seventh session (3-21 June 2002) Exceptional session (5-23 August 2002) United Nations • New York, 2002 A/57/38 Note Symbols of United Nations documents are composed of capital letters combined with figures. Mention of such a symbol indicates a reference to a United Nations document. The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this document do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. ISSN Contents Chapter Paragraphs Page Part one Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on its twenty- sixth session.................................................................... 1 Letter of transmittal.............................................................. 2 I. Matters brought to the attention of States parties ...................................... 3 Decisions ...................................................................... 3 II. Organizational and other matters ......................................... 1–19 4 A. States parties to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women ...................................... 1–2 4 B. Opening of the session ............................................. 3–11 4 C. Attendance....................................................... 12–13 6 D. Solemn declaration ................................................ 14 6 E. Adoption of the agenda and organization of work ....................... 15 6 F. Report of the pre-session working group .............................. 16–18 7 G. Organization of work .............................................. 19 7 III. Report of the Chairperson on the activities undertaken between the twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth sessions of the Committee ................................ 20–21 8 IV. Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 18 of the Convention........................................................... 22–405 9 A. Introduction ...................................................... 22–23 9 B. Consideration of reports of States parties .............................. 24–405 9 1. Initial report ................................................. 24–70 9 Fiji ......................................................... 24–70 9 2. Combined initial, second and third periodic reports ................. 71–166 15 Estonia...................................................... 71–118 15 Trinidad and Tobago........................................... 119–166 23 3. Combined second and third periodic report ........................ 167–214 29 Uruguay..................................................... 167–214 29 iii 4. Combined third and fourth period reports ......................... 215–302 35 Iceland ...................................................... 215–255 35 Sri Lanka .................................................... 256–302 40 5. Fourth and fifth periodic reports ................................. 303–353 46 Portugal ..................................................... 303–353 46 6. Fifth periodic report ........................................... 354–405 53 Russian Federation ............................................ 354–405 53 V. Activities carried out under the Optional Protocol to the Convention ........... 406–407 61 VI. Ways and means of expediting the work of the Committee .................... 408–413 65 VII. Implementation of article 21 of the Convention ............................. 414–436 68 VIII. Provisional agenda for the twenty-seventh session........................... 437 73 IX. Adoption of the report.................................................. 438 74 Part two Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on its twenty- seventh session ................................................................. 75 Letter of transmittal.............................................................. 76 I. Matters brought to the attention of States parties ...................................... 77 Decisions ...................................................................... 77 II. Organizational and other matters ......................................... 1–16 78 A. States parties to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women ...................................... 178 B. Opening of the session ............................................. 2–10 78 C. Attendance ....................................................... 11 79 D. Adoption of the agenda and organization of work ....................... 12 80 E. Report of the pre-session working group............................... 13–16 80 III. Report of the Chairperson on the activities undertaken between the twenty-sixth and twenty-seventh sessions of the Committee.............................. 17–19 81 IV. Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 18 of the Convention........................................................... 20–355 82 A. Introduction ...................................................... 20–21 82 B. Consideration of reports of States parties .............................. 22–355 82 1. Combined initial and second periodic report ....................... 22–72 82 Suriname .................................................... 22–72 82 2. Combined initial, second, third and fourth report ................... 73–118 90 Saint Kitts and Nevis .......................................... 73–118 90 iv 3. Combined third and fourth periodic reports ........................ 119–261 95 Belgium ..................................................... 119–170 95 Tunisia ...................................................... 171–210 102 Zambia...................................................... 211–261 107 4. Combined fourth and fifth periodic report ......................... 262–301 114 Ukraine ..................................................... 262–301 114 5. Fourth and fifth periodic reports ................................. 302–355 120 Denmark .................................................... 302–355 120 V. Activities carried out under the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women................... 356–362 128 VI. Ways and means of expediting the work of the Committee .................... 363–375 130 VII. Implementation of article 21 of the Convention ............................. 376–384 134 VIII. Provisional agenda for the exceptional session and the twenty-eighth session .... 385 135 IX. Adoption of the report.................................................. 386 136 Annex Revised reporting guidelines ...................................................... 137 Part three Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on its exceptional session .............................................................. 143 Letter of transmittal.............................................................. 144 I. Introduction .................................................................... 145 II. Organizational and other matters ......................................... 1–18 146 A. States parties to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women ...................................... 4–5 146 B. Opening of the session ............................................. 6–12 146 C. Attendance ....................................................... 13–14 147 D. Adoption of the agenda and organization of work ....................... 15 147 E. Report of the pre-session working group............................... 16–18 148 III. Report of the Chairperson on the activities undertaken between the twenty- seventh and exceptional sessions of the Committee .......................... 19–22 149 IV. Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 18 of the Convention........................................................... 23–506 150 A. Introduction ...................................................... 23–24 150 B. Consideration of reports of States parties .............................. 25–503 150 1. Second periodic reports ........................................ 25–112 150 Armenia..................................................... 25–69 150 v Czech Republic............................................... 70–112 157 2. Third periodic report .......................................... 113–162 164 Uganda...................................................... 113–162 164 3. Combined third, fourth and fifth periodic reports ................... 163–208 171 Guatemala ................................................... 163–208 171 4. Fourth periodic report ......................................... 209–255 177 Barbados .................................................... 209–255 177 5. Combined fourth and fifth periodic reports ........................ 256–338