Cuba Re-Elected As UN
CEDAW Member
Cuba was elected as a
member of the United
Nations Convention on
the Elimination of all
Forms of Discrimination
against Women (CEDAW)
for a fourth consecutive
term, the Cuban Foreign
Ministry said Thursday.
Magalys Arocha, foreign
affairs secretary of the
Cuban Women Federation
(FMC), was elected in a
149:181 vote to fill one
of the11 vacancies at
the CEDAW, the Foreign
Ministry said in a
statement.
The statement described
Arocha' election as a
success that shows the
progress in women's
efforts to promote and
enjoy their rights.
Cuba was the first
country to sign the
Convention in July 17,
1980 and the second in
ratifying it in
September 1981. Cuba has
been a permanent
representative in the
CEDAW since 1997. |
