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Working Group on discrimination against women and girls
Purpose of the mandate
Women and girls everywhere are still subject to significant disadvantage as the result of discriminatory laws and practices. Equality has not been achieved in any country in the world, and pledges to eliminate discriminatory laws have not been fulfilled.
The mandate was created to intensify efforts to eliminate all forms of discrimination against women and girls throughout the world.
About the mandate
At its fifteenth session in 2010, the Human Rights Council adopted by consensus resolution 15/23 to establish a working group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice.
When renewed in June 2019 through resolution 41/6, the mandate name was changed from the Working Group on discrimination against women in law and practice to the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls. The mandate was renewed in June 2022 through resolution 50/18.
Learn more about the mandate and its methods of work
About the members
The Working Group is composed of five independent experts of balanced geographical representation, working collectively as a group and producing work in the name of the mandate. More on the members of the Working Group
Calls for Input
Key documents
An Compendium on Comprehensive Sexuality Education
The purpose of the compendium is to recall the main international standards on CSE and to make a specific call to States to ensure the right to CSE without discrimination.
This document highlights achievements made by the Working Group, alongside efforts from civil society organizations and state authorities, to eliminate discrimination against women.
The EDVAW Platform from 2017 to today
This document provides an overview of the journey toward strengthening cooperation among international and regional mechanisms on women's rights.
25 years in review of the Beijing Platform for Action
This booklet looks at the different contributions to the platform made by the 7 independent expert mechanisms mandated to address discrimination and gender-based violence against women and girls. Together they've creating a unified response to the many challenges that remain for the full enjoyment of women's right to a life free from discrimination and violence.
Latest thematic reports
Latest country reports
Contact Information
Working Group on discrimination against women and girls
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1211 Geneve 10, Switzerland
Tel: +41 (0) 22 917 93 02
Fax: +41 (0) 22 917 90 06
E-mail:
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Working Group on discrimination against women and girls
Activities
Reply from the ICC Prosecutor regarding the Situation in the State of Palestine
26 April 2023 and 12 May 2023
32 UN experts issue a joint letter to the ICC Prosecutor regarding the Situation in the State of Palestine and Annex
23 March 2023
UN experts issue new guidelines on Sexuality Education
3 March 2023
Empowerment of girls is an indispensable precondition for just and sustainable societies: UN experts
11 October 2022