The Status of women in New Zealand 2006 : the sixth report on New Zealand's progress on implementing the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women

The Status of women in New Zealand 2006 : the sixth report on New Zealand's progress on implementing the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women Ministry of Women's Affairs - Wellington Ministry of Women's Affairs 2006 - 100 p. ; computer file : PDF format (976Kb)

This is New Zealand's sixth report on its implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (1979). It outlines the legal, structural and policy changes since the last report (2002) and covers the period March 2002 to March 2006. Information on domestic violence, including elder abuse and health screening for family violence, are covered in article 16, "Marriage and Family Life". A variety of statistics are reported on from various sources. Government and non-government interventions on eliminating family violence, which are either in place or being implemented, are discussed. There is a small section on violence against refugee and migrant women. It is posited that further progress is required in the area of violence against women. Use the website link to find the latest CEDAW report on the status of women in New Zealand.

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CHILD ABUSE
CHILD NEGLECT
CHILDREN
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
ELDER ABUSE
INTERVENTION
LEGISLATION
MIGRANTS
NEGLECT
POLICY
REFUGEES
WOMEN
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
OLDER PEOPLE
PREVENTION