largest number of votes and an absolute majority of the votes of the representatives of States Parties present and voting. 5. The members of the Committee shall be elected for a term of four years. However, the terms of nine of the members elected at the first election shall expire at the end of two years; immediately after the first election the names of these nine members shall be chosen by lot by the Chairman of the Committee. 6. The election of the five additional members of the Committee shall be held in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of the present article following the thirty-fifth ratification or accession. The terms of two of the additional members elected on this occasion shall expire at the end of two years, the names of these two members having been chosen by lot by the Chairman of the Committee. 7. For the filling of casual vacancies, the State Party whose expert has ceased to function as a member of the Committee shall appoint another expert from among its nationals, subject to the approval of the Committee. 8. The members of the Committee shall, with the approval of the General Assembly, receive emoluments from United Nations resources on such terms and conditions as the General Assembly may decide, having regard to the importance of the Committee's responsibilities. 9. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall provide the necessary staff and facilities for the effective performance of the functions of the Committee under the present Convention. Article 18 1. States Parties undertake to submit to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, for consideration by the Committee, a report on the legislative, judicial, administrative or other measures which they have adopted to give effect to the provisions of the Convention and on the progress made in this respect: (a) Within one year after the entry into force for the State concerned; (b) Thereafter at least every four years and further whenever the Committee so requests. 2. Reports may indicate factors and difficulties affecting the degree of fulfillment of obligations under the present Convention. Article 19 1. The Committee shall adopt its own rules of procedure. 2. The Committee shall elect its officers for a term of two years. Article 20 1. The Committee shall normally meet for a period of not more than two weeks annually in order to consider the reports submitted in accordance with article 18 of the present Convention. 2. The meetings of the Committee shall normally be held at United Nations Headquarters or at any other convenient place as determined by the Committee. Article 21 1. The Committee shall, through the Economic and Social Council, report annually to the General Assembly on its activities and may make suggestions and general recommendations based on the examination of reports and information received from the States Parties. Such suggestions and general recommendations shall be included in the report of the Committee together with comments, if any, from States Parties. 2. The Secretary-General shall transmit the reports of the Committee to the Commission on the Status of Women for its information. Article 22 Specialized agencies shall be entitled to be represented at the consideration of the implementation of such provisions of the present Convention as fall within the scope of their activities. The Committee may invite the specialized agencies to submit reports on the implementation of the Convention in areas falling within the scope of their activities. Part VI Article 23 Nothing in this Convention shall affect any provisions that are more conducive to the achievement of equality between men and women which may be contained: (a) in the legislation of a State Party; or (b) in any other international convention, treaty or agreement in force for that State. Article 24 States Parties undertake to adopt all necessary measures at the national level aimed at achieving the full realization of the rights recognized in the present Convention. Article 25 1. The present Convention shall be open for signature by all States. 2. The Secretary-General of the United Nations is designated as the depositary of the present Convention. 3. The present Convention is subject to ratification. Instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. 4. The present Convention shall be open to accession by all States. Accession shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument of accession with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Article 26 1. A request for the revision of the present Convention may be made at any time by any State Party by means of a notification in writing addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. 2. The General Assembly of the United Nations shall decide upon the steps, if any, to be taken in respect of such a request. Article 27 1. The present Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the date of deposit with the Secretary-General of the United Nations of the twentieth instrument of ratification or accession. 2. For each State ratifying the present Convention or acceding to it after the deposit of the twentieth instrument of ratification or accession, the Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the date of the deposit of its own instrument of ratification or accession. Article 28 1. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall receive and circulate to all States the text of reservations made by States at the time of ratification or accession. 2. A reservation incompatible with the object and purpose of the present Convention shall not be permitted. 3. Reservations may be withdrawn at any time by notification to this effect addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations who shall then inform all States thereof. Such notification shall take effect on the date on which it is received. Article 29 1. Any dispute between two or more States Parties concerning the interpretation or application of the present Convention which is not settled by negotiatoin shall, at the request of one of them, be submitted to arbitration. If within six months from the date of the request for arbitration the parties are unable to agree on the organization of the arbitration, any one of those parties may refer the dispute to the International Court of Justice by request in conformity with the Statute of the Court. 2. Each State Party may at the time of signature or ratification of this Convention or accession thereto declare that it does not consider itself bound by paragraph 1 of this article. The other States Parties shall not be bound by paragraph 1 of this article with respect to any State Party which has made such a reservation. 3. Any State Party which has made a reservation in accordance with paragraph 2 of this article may at any time withdraw that reservation by notification to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Article 30 The present Convention, the Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts of which are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, duly authorized, have signed the present Convention. LIST OF OTHER U.N. INSTRUMENTS CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH Declaration of the Rights of the Child (1959) Declaration on the Protection of Women and Children in Emergency and Armed Conflict (1974) Declaration on the Promotion among Youth of the Ideals of Peace, Mutual Respect and Understanding between Peoples (1965) EMPLOYMENT POLICY Employment Policy Convention (1964) FREEDOM OF INFORMATION Convention on the International Right of Correction (1952) FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention (1948) Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention (1949) Workers' Representatives Convention (1971) Charter of Rights for Migrant Workers in Southern Africa (1978) NATIONALITY, STATELESSNESS, ASYLUM AND REFUGEES Convention on the Nationality of Married Women (1957) Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness (1961) Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons (1954) Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (1950) Declaration on Territorial Asylum (1967) (See also above Part III; Section 3.) PREVENTION OF DISCRIMINATION United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (1963) International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid (1973) Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention (1958) Protocol Instituting a Conciliation and Good Offices Commission to be responsible for seeking a settlement of any disputes which may arise between States Parties to the Convention against Discrimination in Education (1962) Equal Remuneration Convention (1951) Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (1967) Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief (1981) (See also Part III; Sections 2 and 4.) (150) THE PROCLAMATION OF TEHERAN Proclamation of Teheran (1968) PROTECTION OF PERSONS SUBJECTED TO DETENTION OR IMPRISONMENT Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (1955) Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Being Subjected to Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1976) Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials (1979) Caracas Declaration on the Prevention of Crime and Treatment of Offenders (1980) Principles of Medical Ethics Relevant to the Role of Health Personnel (1982) THE RIGHT OF SELF-DETERMINATION Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (1960) General Assembly resolution 1803 (XVII) of 14 December 1962, "Permanent sovereignty over natural resources" RIGHT TO ENJOY CULTURE; INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND CO-OPERATION Declaration of the Principles of International Cultural Co-operation (1966) SLAVERY, SERVITUDE, FORCED LABOUR AND SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS AND PRACTICES Slavery Convention (1926) Protocol amending the Slavery Convention signed at Geneva on 25 September 1926 (1953) Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery (1956) Forced Labour Convention (1930) Abolition of Forced Labour Convention (1957) Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others (1949) SOCIAL WELFARE, PROGRESS AND DEVELOPMENT Declaration on Social Progress and Development (1969) Universal Declaration on the Eradication of Hunger and Malnutrition (1974) Declaration on the Use of Scientific and Technological Progress in the Interests of Peace and for the Benefit of Mankind (1975) Declaration on the Rights of Mentally Retarded Persons (1971) Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons (1975) WOMEN'S RIGHTS Convention on Political Rights of Women (1952) Convention on Nationality of Married Women (1957) Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages (1962) |