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E/CN.6/L.678

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.678
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 NATION
ECONOMIC
AND
SOCIAL COUNSIL

Distr
LIMITED

E/CN.6/L.678
16 September 1976

ENGLISH
Original : FRENCH

COMMISSION ON THE STATES OF WOMEN
Twenty-sixth session
Item 3(a) of the Provisional agenda

INTERNAIONAL INSTRUMENTS RELATING TO THE STATES OF WOMEN

DRAFT COVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FROMS
OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN

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

Article 5: Add the following paragraph:

"2 In the determination of roles, it should be recognized that both
motherhood and fatherhood are responsible social function.

GE. 76-890119