Twenty-seventh session
3-21 June 2002
Item 5 of the provisional agenda*
Implementation of article 21 of the Convention on the
Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
Report provided by specialized agencies of the United Nations on the implementation of the Convention in areas falling within the scope of their activities
Note by the Secretary-General **
Addendum
United Nations Educational, Scientific andCultural Organization
* CEDAW/C/2002/II/1.
** The document was submitted late to the conference services without the explanation required under paragraph 8 of General Assembly resolution 53/208 B, by which the Assembly decided that, if a report is submitted late, the reason should be included in a footnote to the document.
1.On behalf of the Committee, the Secretariat invited the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), on 17 April 2002, to submit to the Committee a report on information provided by States to UNESCO on the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, in areas falling within the scope of its activities, which would supplement the information contained in the reports of the States parties to the Convention to be considered at the twenty-seventh session.
2.Other information sought by the Committee refers to activities, programmes and policy decisions undertaken by UNESCO to promote the implementation of the Convention.
3.The report annexed hereto has been submitted in compliance with the Committee’s request.
Annex
Measures taken by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to implement the provisions of the Convention in the Congo, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Suriname
Congo
Basic statistics
Total population, 2000: 3,018,000
Projected population by 2030: 7,179,000
(a)Female population, 2000: 1,540,000
(b)Projected female population by 2030: 3,626,000
Gross enrolment ratios, primary and secondary (M, F), 1995: 85 per cent
Gross enrolment ratios, primary and secondary (F), 1995: 78 per cent
Gross enrolment ratios, tertiary (M, F), 1992: 7 per cent, 1991: 6 per cent
Gross enrolment ratios, tertiary (F), 1991: 2 per cent
Activities under UNESCO programmes
UNESCO sponsored a solidarity mission (December 2001) and a training workshop in peace negotiations (February 2002) for women from Burundi, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo to facilitate their participation in the Inter-Congolese Dialogue (South Africa).
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Basic statistics
Total population, 2000: N/A
Projected population by 2030: N/A
(a)Female population, 2000: N/A
(b)Projected female population by 2030: N/A
Gross enrolment ratios, primary and secondary (M,F): N/A
Gross enrolment ratios, primary and secondary (F): N/A
Gross enrolment ratios, tertiary (M,F): N/A
Gross enrolment ratios, tertiary (F): N/A
Activities under UNESCO programmes
No information available.
Suriname
Basic statistics
Total population, 2000: 417,000
Projected population by 2030: 442,000
(a)Female population, 2000: 210,000
(b)Projected female population by 2030: 222,000
Gross enrolment ratios, primary and secondary (M,F) 1997: 6-18 per cent
Gross enrolment ratios, primary and secondary (F): N/A
Gross enrolment ratios, tertiary (M,F) 1990: 19-23 per cent
Gross enrolment ratios, tertiary (F): N/A
Activities under UNESCO programmes
No information available.
General information
The Section for General Secondary Education, in collaboration with the UNESCO International Institute for Statistics, will undertake, in connection with the Dakar Goal No. 5 (eliminating gender disparities in primary and secondary education by 2005, and achieving gender equality in education by 2015, with a focus on ensuring girls’ full and equal access to and achievement in basic education of good quality), research on data and elaboration of relevant indicators on girls’ access to secondary education.