GENEVA (7 October 2022) – The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women(CEDAW) will hold its upcoming session from 10 October to 28 October, during which it will review Finland, Armenia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Belgium, Ukraine, Honduras, the Gambia and Switzerland. The above eight countries are among the 189 States parties to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. They are required to undergo regular reviews by the Committee of 23 independent international experts on how they are implementing the Convention. The Committee, which has received the respective country reports and other submissions from non-governmental organizations, will hold public meetings to review the situation of women’s rights and gender equality in the eight countries on the following dates: Finland 11 October 10:00 – 13:00 and 15:00 – 17:00 (Geneva time) Armenia 12 October 10:00 – 13:00 13 October 10:00 – 12:00 Saint Kitts and Nevis 12 October 15:00 – 18:00 13 October 15:00 – 17:00 Belgium 14 October 10:00 – 13:00 and 15:00 – 17:00 Ukraine 18 October 10:00 – 13:00 19 October 10:00 – 12:00 Honduras 18 October 15:00 – 18:00 19 October 15 00 – 17:00 Gambia 20 October 10:00 – 13:00 and 15:00 – 17:00 Switzerland 21 October 10:00 – 13:00 and 15:00 – 17:00 The above reviews will be held in Room XXIII, E-Building, Palais des Nations, Geneva. All public meetings are open to the press and broadcast live on UN Web TV. More information about the session, including reports submitted by the States and the full schedule of meetings, is available on the session webpage. For media accreditation, please contact: The United Nations Information Service in Geneva for application online For other media request in Geneva, please contact: Renato Rosario De Souza at renato.rosariodesouza@un.org or The UN Human Rights Office Media Section at ohchr-media@un.org Background The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women monitors States parties’ compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, which to date has 189 States parties. The Committee is made up of 23 members who are independent human rights experts from around the world elected by the States parties, who serve in their personal capacity and not as representatives of States parties. Learn more with our videos on the Treaty Bodies system and CEDAW Follow the UN Treaty Bodies on social media! We are on Twitter @UNTreatyBodies