The main goals of the event organized by UNDP project “Legislative and institutional capacity development for women’s empowerment in Uzbekistan” are eradication of stereotypes on women, raising awareness on the Convention on elimination of all forms of discrimination against women (CEDAW) as well as learning about national and international tools to better protect women’s rights as well as legislation on social protection of women in Uzbekistan and determining the role of women in family and society.

The training agenda includes theoretical and practical exercises on equality of women and men, norms of the legislation of Uzbekistan and international treaties. During the training participants will get acquainted with effective techniques of conflict resolution in family and society through role plays.

The UNDP project “Legislative and Institutional Capacity Development for Women’s Empowerment in Uzbekistan” is implemented in cooperation with the Women’s Committee of Uzbekistan. The project is aimed at supporting and building capacity of the government, civil society and mass media in reducing gender gaps via raising awareness of and implementing the recommendations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Committee) given to Uzbekistan in August 2006.

The CEDAW Convention adopted in 1979 by the UN General Assembly is an international document on the rights of women. Uzbekistan was one of the first Central Asian countries to ratify the convention in 1995 and has reported four times to the CEDAW Committee on its implementation.