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General Recommendations

General Comments, formerly known as General Recommendations (GR), are authoritative statements on the meaning of the provisions in the CEDAW Convention with respect to the rights of women and the obligations of the State, and on what kind of information should be included in State Party reports. These are produced by the CEDAW Committee, as mandated by Article 21 of the CEDAW Convention.

To date, there are 26 General Comments/Recommendations under the CEDAW Convention. They deal with issues related to specific articles that have been noted as a concern during consideration of reports; and on Convention-related issues, such as:

• GR 19 - Gender-based violence against women
  
  
• GR 21 - Equality in marriage and family relations (Article 16)
  
  
• GR 23 - The participation of women in public life (Article 7)
  
  
• GR 24 - Women's health (Article 12)
  
  
• GR 25 - Temporary special measures (Article 4.1)