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|[pic] |Convention on the Elimination |Distr.: General |
| |of All Forms of Discrimination |10 April 2014 |
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Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on
the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
against Women
Eighteenth meeting
New York, 26 June 2014
Item 5 of the provisional agenda* Election of 12 members of the Committee, to replace those members
whose terms are due to expire on 31 December 2014, in accordance
with article 17, paragraphs 4 and 5, of the Convention
Note by the Secretary-General 1. In accordance with article 17, paragraph 4, of the Convention
on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women,
the Secretary-General will convene the eighteenth meeting of States
parties at United Nations Headquarters on 26 June 2014 for the
election of 12 members of the Committee on the Elimination of
Discrimination against Women from a list of persons nominated by
States parties to replace those members whose terms are due to
expire on 31 December 2014 (see annex I). The names of the other
members who will continue to serve on the Committee until 31
December 2016 appear in annex II. 2. In compliance with article 17, paragraph 3, of the Convention,
the Secretary-General, in a note verbale dated 6 December 2013,
invited the States parties to submit their nominations for the
election of 12 members of the Committee not later than 7 March
2014. The Secretary-General has prepared the following list, in
alphabetical order, of all persons nominated by 7 March 2014,
indicating the States parties that had nominated them. |Candidate |Nominated by |
|Ms. Ayse Feride Acar |Turkey |
|Ms. Gladys Acosta Vargas |Peru |
|Ms. Sawsan Al-Barrak |Iraq |
|Ms. Bahiya Aljishi |Bahrain |
|Ms. Magalys Arocha Dominguez |Cuba |
|Ms. Naéla Mohamed Gabr |Egypt |
|Ms. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari |Israel |
|Ms. Yoko Hayashi |Japan |
|Ms. Lilian Hofmeister |Austria |
|Ms. Ismat Jahan |Bangladesh |
|Ms. Kheira Mahdjoub-Ouiguini |Algeria |
|Ms. Lia Nadaraia |Georgia |
|Ms. Sochetra Nhean |Cambodia |
|Ms. Pramila Patten |Mauritius |
|Ms. Patricia Schulz |Switzerland |
|Ms. Renata Siemienska-Zochowska |Poland |
|Ms. Genoveva Tisheva |Bulgaria |
|Ms. Ana Trisic-Babic |Bosnia and |
| |Herzegovina |
3. In a note dated 28 March 2014, the Permanent Mission of Nepal
to the United Nations Office at Geneva informed the Secretariat of
the decision of its Government to withdraw the nomination of Sapana
Pradhan-Malla as a candidate for election to the Committee on the
Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
4. The curricula vitae of the above candidates, as provided by
their Governments, are contained in annex III. Annex I
List of the 11 members of the Committee whose terms expire
on 31 December 2014[1] |Member |Country of |Member since|
| |nationality| |
|Ms. Ayse Feride Acar |Turkey |2011 (and |
| | |from 1997 to|
| | |2004) |
|Ms. Olinda Bareiro-Bobadilla |Paraguay |2011 |
|Ms. Meriem Belmihoub-Zerdani |Algeria |2003 |
|Ms. Naéla Gabr |Egypt |1999 |
|Ms. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari |Israel |2007 |
|Ms. Yoko Hayashi |Japan |2008 |
|Ms. Ismat Jahan |Bangladesh |2011 |
|Ms. Violeta Neubauer |Slovenia |2007 |
|Ms. Pramila Patten |Mauritius |2003 |
|Ms. Maria Helena Lopes de Jesus |Timor-Leste|2011 |
|Pires | | |
|Ms. Patricia Schulz |Switzerland|2011 |
|Ms. Dubravka ?imonovi? |Croatia |2003 |
Annex II
List of the members who will continue to serve on the Committee
until 31 December 2016[2] |Member |Country of |Member |
| |nationality |since |
|Ms. Noor Al-Jehani |Qatar |2013 |
|Ms. Nicole Ameline |France |2009 |
|Ms. Barbara Evelyn Bailey |Jamaica |2009 |
|Mr. Niklas Bruun |Finland |2009 |
|Ms. Hilary Gbedemah |Ghana |2013 |
|Ms. Nahla Haidar |Lebanon |2013 |
|Ms. Dalia Leinarte |Lithuania |2013 |
|Ms. Theodora Oby Nwankwo |Nigeria |2013 |
|Ms. Silvia Pimentel |Brazil |2005 |
|Ms. Biancamaria Pomeranzi |Italy |2013 |
|Ms. Xiaoqiao Zou |China |2005 |
Annex III
Curricula vitae of candidates
Ay?e Feride Acar (Turkey)
Date and place of birth 14 January 1948, Bursa, Turkey
Working languages English, French (reading)
Current position/function . Professor, Department of Political Science and Public
Administration, Middle East Technical University (METU),
Ankara, Turkey; . CEDAW Committee Member.
Main professional activities . Professor of Political Sociology (since 1994) and Chairperson
(2001-2007), Department of Political Science and Public
Administration, METU; . Professor and Founding Chairperson (1994-2002), Gender and
Women's Studies, METU; . CEDAW Committee Member (1997-2004); Chairperson (2003-2004);
Member (since 2011); . Independent expert member (appointed by the Secretary General
of the Council of Europe), Council of Europe Task Force to
Combat Violence Against Women, including Domestic Violence
(2006-2008); . Turkish representative in CAHVIO, Ad-Hoc Committee for the
Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating
Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul
Convention) (2009-2010); . Turkish team leader for QUING (EU FP6 project, 2006-11) and
EGERA (EU FP7 project, from 2014) on gender equality and
women's rights.
Educational background . PhD in Sociology, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pa., USA,
1976. . MA in Sociology, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pa., USA,
1973. . BS in Sociology, Middle East Technical University (METU),
Ankara, Turkey, 1970.
Other main activities in the field relevant to the mandate of the
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women . Scientific Committee member and consultant for the following
projects: . Fostering an Enabling Environment for Gender Equality in
Turkey, UNDP-Turkish Parliament Joint Project (2012-2013) . Women's Human Rights Training for Conscripts of the Turkish
Armed Forces (Mehmetçik), UNDP-EU-Turkish General Staff Joint
Project (2012-2014) . Prevention of Domestic Violence against Women in Turkey, EU
Technical Assistance Project (from 2013) . Supporting Turkey's Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking and
Promote Access to Justice for All Trafficked Persons, IOM, EU
and Turkish Ministry of Interior Joint Project (2008-2009) . Advocate and trainer for government officials, jurists and
civil society activists (MENA, Central and Eastern Europe,
Central Asia) in international and national projects
List of most recent publications in the field of discrimination
against women and advancement of their human rights . Acar, F. & G. Altunok (2013), "The 'Politics of Intimate' at
the Intersection of Neo-Liberalism and Neo-Conservatism in
Contemporary Turkey", Women's Studies International Forum,
vol. 41 (1) pp. 14-23. . Acar, F. & Y. Erturk ,(2011) "Women's Human Rights:
Internationa