United Nations
Convention on the Elimination
of All Forms of Discrimination
against Women
CEDAW/C/GC/30
Distr.: General
1 November 2013
Original: English
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination
against Women
General recommendation No. 30 on women in conflict
prevention, conflict and post-conflict situations
Contents
Page
I.
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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II.
Scope of the general recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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III.
Application of the Convention to conflict prevention, conflict and post-conflict situations . . .
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A.
Territorial and extraterritorial application of the Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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B.
Application of the Convention to State and non-State actors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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C.
Complementarity of the Convention and international humanitarian, refugee and
criminal law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Convention and the Security Council agenda on women, peace and security . . . . . . . . . .
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Convention and conflict prevention, conflict and post-conflict situations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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A.
Women and conflict prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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B.
Women in conflict and post-conflict contexts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Monitoring and reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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B.
Treaty ratification or accession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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