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and leadership of women as undeniable.
This consultation sitting was host to thematic meetings and sideline panels with a focus on income
and self reliance, internally displaced persons, GBV prevention, support for juveniles and youths,
mental health and social psychological support, resettlement, detention and etc.
With the backing of education cooperation with the UNHCR in Tehran, the ODVV took part in this
sitting. While distributing ODVV products and brochures and magazines, that had been prepared
for the sitting, the ODVV took part in some of the sideline events, with taking into consideration of its
own activities and objectives. This sitting was also a good opportunity to build a network and create
interaction and links with participating organizations, which the ODVV representatives benefited
from, and foresaw a sidelines panel for the 2015 sitting.
ODVV's Effective Presence in the Advisory Committee
ODVV representative in Geneva took part in the Advisory Committee which took part on 11-15
August.
In its final statement, this Committee, on the recommendation of the ODVV, for the first time
the Committee made it obligatory to have a meeting with NGOs before meeting countries'
representatives.
Also the ODVV placed in its agenda the subject of unilateral forced measures and the violation of
human rights as a result of these unilateral measures; and has continuously raised the issue at the
Human Rights Council Sessions. To this aim and at the end of the 27th Session of the Human Rights
Council, an important resolution entitled "Unilateral Forced Measures" was ratified. This resolution
will result in the Human Rights Council to permanently review the negative effects of economic
sanctions in all its sessions. According to this resolution, an "annual roundtable, "members of the
Advisory Committee" and one "special rapporteur" will continually discuss and study the negative
effects of sanctions on human rights.
58th Session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against
Women
The ODVV took part in this Session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against
Women, the theme of which was the right to education for girls and women. This session was held
on 18-30 July 2014 in Geneva by the Committee Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against
Women, which monitors the implementation of the contents of the Convention on the Elimination
of all Forms of Discrimination against Women. The organization of this session was done by the
UNHCHR and with the support of UNICEF. The main subject of discussion of the session was
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