Del Prado, Geraldine A.

The United Nations and the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women: How Well Has the Organization Fulfilled Its Responsibility?

This article identifies and discusses the two mechanisms established under the United Nations system to protect and promote the equality of women. These two regimes consist of policy prouncements, through the work of the Commission on the Status of Women, and treaties, particularly the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). The article reviews and discusses the history and methods of both the policy and treaty-based approaches.