E/CN.6/L.688
United States of America: Amenment 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.688 |
|---|---|
| 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 Distr.
LIMITED
E/CN.6/L.688
AND 28 September 1976
Original: English
SOCIAL COUNCIL Original: ENGLISH
COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF W0MEN
Twenty-sixth sessions
Item 5(a) of the provisional agenda
INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS RELATING TO THE STATUS OF WOMEN
DRAFT CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST
United States of America: Amendment to the Draft Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against
(E/CN.6/591 and Add.1)
women
Article 4, amend to read as follows;
"Adoption of temporary special measures aimed at accelerating de facto equality should not be considered discriminatory and should in no way entail, as a consequence, the maintenance of unequal or separate standards and should be discontinued when the objectives of equality of opportunity and treatment have been achieved".
GE.76-89284
