The World Conference in Copenhagen provides the opportunity for 152 U.N. member governments to review and assess progress and prospects on a global basis on these three substantive areas. Mr. Speaker. the preparatory committee also added other items to the agenda. including the question of women as refugees. the effects of apartheid on women and the situation of Palestinian women in the occupied territories. In addition. since the General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women last fall. the preparatory committee decided that there should be a special signing ceremony at Copenhagen to encourage U.N. members to sign the convention. Recognizing the potential that the item on Palestine in particular may well have for politicizing the Copenhagen Conference.
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