The twentieth meeting of States parties took place in New York on 7 June 2018 with the aim of electing twelve members of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women to replace those members whose term of office will expire on 31 December 2018. States parties to the Convention were invited to nominate their candidates by 7 March 2018.

At the outset of the Meeting, Ali’ioaiga Feturi Elisaia (Samoa) from the Asian Group was elected to serve as its Chair, Inigo Lambertini (Italy) from the Western European and Others Group and Christine Bailey (Jamaica) from the Latin American and Caribbean Group were elected Vice-Chairs.

Results

The individuals elected to fill the twelve positions on the Committee were:

Documentation

• Note verbale from the Secretary General to the State Parties to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
  Annex I | Annex II
• Second Note verbale from the Secretary General to the State Parties to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (credentials)
• Provisional agenda CEDAW/SP/2018/1
• List of candidates CEDAW/SP/2018/2
  Addendum I | Addendum II
• Report of the Meeting of States parties CEDAW/SP/2018/3

List of candidates submitted by States parties