What can you learn fromthis booklet?

In this booklet, you will learn about an important international agreement called the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women,or CEDAW. In reading CEDAW, you will learn what governments around the world have agreed to do so that discrimination against girls and women can be eliminated. At the end is a list of words and what theymean. The list, or the WORD BANK, will help you understand and learn words that may be new to you.

Whom is this booklet meant for?

The General Assembly of the United Nations has called on UNICEF, and all parts ofthe United Nations system, to inform people about what CEDAW says. This booklethas been written by UNICEF for adolescent girls and boys, ages 13-18 years, to learn about CEDAW. We encourage you to share this information with your parents, your teachers, your friends and anyone else you think would be interested.