Gender Equality Commission (DECS-GEC)
Set up by the Committee of Ministers under Article 17 of the Statute of the Council of Europe and in accordance with Resolution CM/Res(2011)24 on intergovernmental committees and subordinate bodies, their terms of reference and working methods.
Type of committee: Subordinate body
Terms of reference valid from: 1 January 2016 until 31 December 2017
Main tasks |
Under the supervision of the European Committee for Social Cohesion, Human Dignity and Equality (CDDECS), the DECS-GEC will conduct the intergovernmental work in the field of gender equality assigned to it by the Committee of Ministers. The DECS-GEC will:
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Pillar/Sector/Programme |
Pillar: Human Rights Sector: Promoting Human Rights and Dignity Programme: Equality and Diversity
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Expected results |
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Composition |
Members:
Governments of member States are invited to designate one or more representatives of the government of the highest possible rank in the field of gender equality. The Council of Europe will bear the travel and subsistence expenses of one representative from each member State. Member States may send other representatives without defrayal of expenses. Each member of the Commission shall have one vote. Where a government designates more than one member, only one of them is entitled to take part in the voting.
Participants: The following may send representatives, without the right to vote and at the charge of their corresponding administrative budgets:
The following may send representatives, without the right to vote and without defrayal of expenses:
Observers:
The following may send representatives, without the right to vote and without defrayal of expenses:
Representatives of Morocco, Jordan and Tunisia may participate as observers in the parts of the meetings when discussing issues of relevance to the implementation of the Neighbourhood Partnership.
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Working methods |
Meetings:
47 members, 2 meetings in 2016, 2.5 days
47 members, 2 meetings in 2017, 2.5 days The Gender Equality Commission is an integral part of the Council of Europe Transversal Programme on Gender Equality. With a view to fulfilling its main tasks, the GEC will maintain close links with other elements of the Transversal Programme.
The Gender Equality Commission will engage in a regular exchange of views with Gender Equality Rapporteurs appointed by the respective steering committees and/or monitoring bodies of the Council of Europe.
The rules of procedure of the Committee are governed by Resolution CM/Res(2011)24 on intergovernmental committees and subordinate bodies, their terms of reference and working methods.
The Chair or Vice–Chair of DECS-GEC may be invited to attend the meetings of the CDDECS and its Bureau in order to inform them on progress with its work.
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Budgetary information
2016
Meetings per year |
Number of days |
Members
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Plenary € |
Bureau € |
Subordinate structures/ |
Secretariat |
2 |
2.5 |
47 |
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2017
Meetings per year |
Number of days |
Members
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Plenary € |
Bureau € |
Subordinate structures/ |
Secretariat |
2 |
2.5 |
47 |
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Appendix 1 - Relevant decision of the Committee of Ministers and list of Conventions
CM/Del/Dec(2013)1168/10.2 (Review of Council of Europe conventions – Report by the Secretary General)
9.[The Deputies] instructed the steering and ad hoc committees to carry out, at regular intervals, within the limits of the available resources and bearing in mind the priorities of each committee, an examination of some or all of the conventions for which they have been given responsibility, in co-operation, where appropriate, with the relevant convention-based bodies, in order to:
-propose ways of improving the visibility, impact and efficiency of some or all of the conventions for which they have been given responsibility;
-draw the attention of member States to the relevant conventions;
-where necessary, identify any operational problems or obstacles to ratification of the relevant conventions, and draw the attention of member States to reservations which impact substantively on the effectiveness of their implementation;
-encourage States to regularly examine the possibility and/or desirability of becoming a Party to new Council of Europe conventions;
-assess the necessity or advisability of drafting amendments or additional protocols to the conventions for which they have been given responsibility or drafting supplementary conventions;
-and to report back to the Committee of Ministers;
DECS-GEC |
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197 |
Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings |
210 |
Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence |