HJR 1009 - Ratification of the UN Convention Against the Discrimination of Women - Colorado Key Vote

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Title: Ratification of the UN Convention Against the Discrimination of Women

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a joint resolution that extends the Colorado General Assembly's support for the United States Senate's ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.

Highlights:

- Recognizes that the U.S. supports and has been an active participant in the drafting of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. -Recognizes that President Jimmy Carter signed the Convention in 1980 but that the Senate has not ratified it. - Recognizes that the U.S. is the only country to have signed but not ratified the Convention, and that as of November 2007, 185 countries have ratified and more than 10 states have endorsed U.S. ratification.

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Title: Ratification of the UN Convention Against the Discrimination of Women

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a joint resolution that extends the Colorado General Assembly's support for the United States Senate's ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.

Highlights:

- Recognizes that the U.S. supports and has been an active participant in the drafting of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. -Recognizes that President Jimmy Carter signed the Convention in 1980 but that the Senate has not ratified it. - Recognizes that the U.S. is the only country to have signed but not ratified the Convention, and that as of November 2007, 185 countries have ratified and more than 10 states have endorsed U.S. ratification.

Title: Ratification of the UN Convention Against the Discrimination of Women

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