,. UNITED NATIONS CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women Distr. GENERAL CEDAW/C/SR.l57 1 February 1990 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN Ninth session SUMMARY RECORD OF THE 157th MEETING Held at Headquarters, New York, on Thursday, 25 January 1990, at 10 a.m. Chairperson: Ms. EVATT later: Ms. OESER CONTENTS Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 18 of the Convention (continued) This record is subject to correction. Corrections should be submitted in one of the working languages. They should be set forth in a memorandum and also incorporated in a copy of the record. They should be sent witBjn one week of the date of this document to the Chief, Official Records Editing Section, Department of Conference Services, room DC2-750, 2 United Nations Plaza. Any corrections to the records of the meetings of this session will be consolidated in a single corrigendum, to be issued shortly after the end of the session. 90-55071 2306S (E) I ... P -P IJA!!tti?. ~ -'··a;. 4.4.i24L.¥.1.9§5 At!Ab-f!i..¢.t¥qJ.@Qkt .££&. i4¥l£UYJ?l;;ttt ~.G .. $.:11h#¥.,. JNA£¥W.O.J£S$Z44k.tt®Q . .P#J¥kA#W -~t£.4.J#IS.,Cili$L$JtA&!Q .l SM.& .a-AAQW4 CEDAW/C/SR.l57 English Page 2 COHSIOERJ..TIOU OF REFORTS SUBMIT'l'ED BY STATES PAR'!IES UNDER ARTICLE 18 OF TIII-: CONVENTION (£9.11t.iJ1ueq) Initial repot·t .9_f Thaj,Ja,ng (~.mlt_inu ~_g) (CED~W/C/5/Add. 51) l. b-t the inviteti _9_p___QJ_t.!1e Chairpers..Q!lL-~-Mas .dit. (Thail,.Qnd) too~lc: ice at ~pe Corr®itt~-~ AP~· 2. Ms.._~SCOBb.R commended the representative of Thailand on the sincerity of her country's report but expressed concern at the number of reservations entered to the Convention. Since there was a great deal of discrimination against women in Thailand, she wondered what measures the Government was taking to meet that challenge. She would also appreciate an explanation of the statement on page 6 of 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report from the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, discussing the submission of reports by states parties under Article 18 of the Convention. The content is focused on the review of a country's report, specifically Thailand, and the concerns and questions raised by committee members regarding the country's implementation of the Convention. The text does not mention any specific economic, environmental, or scientific issues, but rather focuses on the social and human rights aspects of gender equality.

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Education, Employment, Humanitarian aid and relief, Culture