Ligestillingsudvalget 2014-15 (1. samling), Dansk Interparlamentarisk Gruppes bestyrelse 2014-15 (1. samling)
LIU Alm.del Bilag 12, IPU Alm.del Bilag 1
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Parliamentary involvement in the CEDAW reporting process
Country:
_Denmark_____________________________________________________________
Annemette Ross, Committee Secretary
Name and title of person responding:
Contact details: [email protected]___________________________________
Date: 1 December 2015________________________________________
A.
1.
CEDAW reporting process
Has your Parliament been in involved in the preparation of your country's report which will be
examined by the United Nations Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women at its
60
th
session?
If yes, please explain how.
No
2.
Was your country's report presented to and discussed in Parliament before being submitted to the
UN Committee? If yes, please explain.
No
Will members of parliament be included in your country's delegation to the
60
th
session
of the
United Nations Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women?
3.
It is not anticipated that MPs will participate in the examination.
4.
Are there any mechanisms in place to ensure parliamentary follow up to the concluding comments of
the Committee on your country's report? If yes, please explain.
No
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B.
Women in Politics
Special temporary measures
5.
What special measures, if any, have been implemented to increase the number of women in
parliament?
Quota for women enacted by parliament. If yes, please provide details.
Reserved seats for women in parliament, If yes, please provide details
Quota for women adopted voluntarily by political parties. If yes, please provide details.
There are no special measures adopted by the parliament regarding quotas or reserved seats for woman.
Internal
guidelines for equal representation
are
known from several political parties; however the
administration is not involved in the setting or development of such guidelines.
6.
Please list mechanisms other than quotas used to encourage women's participation in your country's
latest elections, including measures such as sensitization campaigns, training and mentoring
programs.
N/A
Thank you for your response.
Please send replies to:
IPU Secretariat - fax: (+41 22) 919 41 60;
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MAIL
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[email protected]