Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)

An introduction to CEDAW: Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) - UN Women Training Centre

"The objective of this course is to enhance the capacity of UN programme staff at national, regional and global offices, to support the implementation of CEDAW (Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women) by national counterparts via:

• Increased knowledge about CEDAW, including its core principles, core obligations of States parties to CEDAW, the reporting cycle, domestication of CEDAW at national level, and the use of the optional protocol to CEDAW.

• Enhanced skills to apply the substantive framework of CEDAW in legislative, policy and institutional analysis and incorporate CEDAW in programming and policy advocacy work.

• Strengthened awareness of women’s rights violations and gender inequality and strengthened commitment to promote women’s human rights and gender equality.

This course will be of interest for UN programme staff at national, regional and global offices, as well as senior officers at UN national, regional and global offices, government officials and civil society.

Learning Modality: Self-paced.

Date: Available online all year.

Duration: Approximately 5 hours for the 5 modules required to receive the course certificate.

Language: English.

Tuition fee: Free."

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https://portal.trainingcentre.unwomen.org/product/cedaw/ 

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