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Local NGOs come together to submit joint report to the UN about gender inequalities in Singapore
October 9th, 2017 | AGM and AWARE Updates, Employment and Labour Rights, Family and Divorce, Gender-based Violence, LGBTQ, Migration and Trafficking, Muslim Women's Rights, News, Older People and Caregiving, Poverty and Inequality, Press Release, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Views, Women in Leadership, Workplace Harassment
CEDAW, adopted by the United Nations in 1979, defines discrimination against women and sets an agenda for nations to end inequitable laws, policies and practices. Every few years, Singapore reports to the UN on its progress in achieving gender equality, and NGOs are also invited to offer information.
In the 2011 CEDAW review process, some NGOs took part as individual groups; six years later, there is a coalition of 13 Singapore NGOs, including some first-timers – a successful move toward greater solidarity and collaboration.
The coalition submitted its report, titled ‘Many Voices, One Movement’, to the UN CEDAW Committee on 2 October. This Committee, comprising international experts, monitors the progress of signatory countries to the targets of the treaty.
AWARE is delighted to be a member of this coalition and to have contributed to this thorough report.
To read the full report and the accompanying press release, click here.
Read FAQs about the submission of the CEDAW shadow report here.
Read about the reporting process here.