The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on Monday issued its findings on the Dominican Republic, Gabon, Lebanon, Panama, Peru, Senegal, Uganda and Uzbekistan, the eight States parties that it reviewed during its latest session.
The findings contain positive aspects of each country's implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, as well as the Committee's main concerns and recommendations. The following are the key highlights on Lebanon:
“As women currently only represent 4.7% of parliamentarians and in view of the upcoming legislative elections in May this year, the Committee called on Lebanon to adopt the draft laws introducing a minimum quota of 30% for women candidates on the electoral lists of political parties, and require equal media coverage to promote women’s equal participation in political life. In addition, the Committee recommended that the State party redress long-standing inequalities between women and men by placing women at the centre of COVID-19 recovery strategies.”
