COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN EXAMINES THE REPORT OF JORDAN (UNOG - United Nations Office at Geneva)
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(Source: UNOG - United Nations Office at Geneva) 16 February 2017 The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the sixth periodic report of Jordan on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Saja Majali, Permanent Representative of Jordan to the United Nations Office at Geneva, introducing the report, outlined the exceptional challenges facing Jordan, such as security repercussions of the Syrian and other crises in the region, water scarcity, and the impact of a very large refugee population on national development. Jordan was committed to eliminating all forms of...