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E/CN.6/L.689

United States of America: Amendment to the Draft Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women (E/CN.6/591 and Add.1)

UN Document Symbol E/CN.6/L.689
Convention Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
Document Type Amendment
Session 26th
Type Document
Description

1 p.

Subjects Women

Extracted Text

UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC
AND
SOCIAL COUNCIL
commission on THE status OF Women
Twenty-sixth session
Item 3(a) of the provisional agenda

Distr.
LIMITED
28 September 1976
Original: ENGLISH

INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS RELATING TO THE STATUS OF WOMEN DRAFT CONVENTION ON ELIMINATION OP ALL FORMS
OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN.
United States of America: Amendment to the Pratt Convention on the elimination of all forma of discrimination against women (E/CN.6/591 and Add.1 )
Article 17. amend as follows:
At the end of the paragraph, delete the words "rights of women" and add after the word "extensive" the following:
"measures to guarantee the equality of men and women than are provided by this Convention".
GE. 76-89288