Convention on elimination of all forms of discrimination against women, 1979

Convention on elimination of all forms of discrimination against women, 1979

To achieve the provision incorporated under article 1, 2 and 55 of the charter of united nation the declaration on the elimination of discrimination against women, 1967 was adopted by the general assembly of the united nation which consequently paved the pay to the adoption of the convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women, 1979.

By mean of the said convention it was reiterated that the state parties to the international conventions on human right are under the obligation to provide equal right to men and women in civil, political, economical and cultural field. The specialized agencies have to be established in order to achieve the fundamental objective of the conventions and the efforts should be made to root out all forms of discrimination between men and women as discrimination of any kind is a sure obstacle to participation of women with men.  

The state parties to the convention were fully convinced that discrimination is an important factor causing obstruction in the development and advancement of women with men at national and international level. It was realized that that to achieve equality of women with men it is indispensible most in the present scenario.