,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #dde  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #be1 #bjbc,ms4   
,norton 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,b[man1 ,ms4    
,om>1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,titus1 &    
,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida7 submitt$ !     
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs           
,,resolution  ,call+ on ! ,s5ate to     
ratify ! ,conv5tion on ! ,elim9ation (  
,all ,=ms ( ,discrim9ation ,aga9/ ,wom54
  ,:]eas ! ,univ]sal ,decl>ation (      
,human ,rights proclaims t all human    
be+s are born free & equal 9 dignity &  
rights )\t di/9ction ( any k9d1 includ+ 
di/9ction bas$ on sex2 ,:]eas ! ,_w     
,bank e/imates t ar\nd #b1djj1jjj1jjj   
wom5 ( work+ age are n af=d$ equal      
economic opportunity1 & #agi c\ntries   
ma9ta9 legal b>ri]s t prev5t _! full    
economic p>ticipation2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$  
,nations e/imates t ne>ly "o 9 five "y  
wom5 globally are m>ri$ be=e ! age (    
#ah2 ,:]eas ! ,_w ,bank e/imates t wom5 
globally h only ?ree-qu>t]s ( ! legal   

rights af=d$ to m52 ,:]eas ! ,unit$     
,nations e/imates t x w\ld take ano!r   
#dj ye>s = wom5 & m5 to be equally      
repres5t$ 9 national gov]nm5ts2 ,:]eas !
 ,unit$ ,nations ,conv5tion on !        
,elim9ation ( ,all ,=ms ( ,discrim9ation
 ,aga9/ ,wom5 7ref]r$ to h]eaft] z      
,,c$aw7 condemns discrim9ation aga9/    
wom5 9 all its =ms1 & e/abli%es an ag5da
 = national action to end discrim9ation 
aga9/ wom5 & ensure ! advancem5t ( wom5 
9 education1 employm5t1 & heal? c>e & 9 
political1 social1 economic1 & cultural 
fields ?r\gh legislative action & legal 
protections2 ,:]eas ! ,,c$aw 0 adopt$ by
 ! ,unit$ ,nations ,g5]al ,assembly 9   
#aigi1 & sign$ by ,presid5t ,jimmy ,c>t]
 9 #aihj1 b has nev] be5 br\ght be=e !  
full ,s5ate = a vote2 ,:]eas #ahi       
c\ntries h ratifi$ ! ,,c$aw1 & ! ,unit$ 
,/ates jo9s only ,iran1 ,palau1         
,somalia1 ,sudan1 & ,tongo 9 n ratify+ !
 ,,c$aw2 ,:]eas doz5s ( cities1 c\nties1
 & ,/ates 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates h pass$     
resolutions 9 support ( ,,c$aw's        

ratification2 ,:]eas ,san ,francisco1   
,los ,angeles1 ,san ,jose1 ,santa ,cl>a1
 ,c9c9nati1 ,pittsburgh1 ,honolulu1 &   
,miami-,dade ,c\nty h pass$ b9d+ local  
ord9ances to implem5t ! pr9ciples ( !   
,,c$aw2 ,:]eas1 on ,janu>y #aj1 #bjbc1 !
 ,di/rict ( ,columbia enact$ !          
,elim9ation ( ,discrim9ation ,aga9/     
,wom5 ,am5dm5t ,act1 :i* requires t all 
,di/rict gov]nm5t ag5cies conduct g5d]  
analyses e #b ye>s1 t ! ,commission =   
,wom5 develop a ,di/rict-wide action    
plan to elim9ate discrim9ation aga9/    
wom51 & t ! ,commission = ,wom5 provide 
tra9+ on g5d] equity & human rights to  
,di/rict gov]nm5t employees1 9          
accordance ) ! pr9ciples ( ! ,,c$aw2 &  
,:]eas ,presid5t ,joseph ,r4 ,bid5      
support$ ratification ( ! ,,c$aw :5 he 0
 *air ( ! ,s5ate ,=eign ,relations      
,committee3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives calls ^u ! ,s5ate to  
ratify ! ,conv5tion on ! ,elim9ation (  
,all ,=ms ( ,discrim9ation ,aga9/ ,wom54