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Opinion on the 6th Government Report on the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women [2005] KRNHRC 6 (1 January 2005)

Pursuant to Article 18 of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination against Women (hereinafter the "Convention on Elimination of
Discrimination against Women"), the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family
(MOGEF) and MOFAT drafted a report on the legislative, judiciary, and executive
actions taken by the Korean government between 2002 and 2005 to implement the
Convention and sought the Commission's opinion.

In response, the Commission concluded that the 6th Government Report on the
Convention on Elimination of Discrimination against Women did not fully cover the
implementation and results of the actions taken by the legal system, failed to
appropriately describe problems for domestic implementation of the Convention, and
did not adequately reflect the concerns and recommendations by the UN Committee. In
addition, the Commission found that the comprehensive database lacks an overall
scope, and considerations for minority groups such as the disabled, the aged women
and migrant women were insufficient.

In response, MOGEF actively incorporated the opinion of the Commission in its
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preparation of the final version of the 6th Government Report on the Convention on
Elimination of Discrimination against Women.