A UN expert group on discrimination against women and girls will conduct its first official visit to Malta from 26 June to 7 July 2023.
During the visit, the experts will assess progress and challenges in achieving gender equality and eliminating discrimination against women and girls in the country, including legislative reforms and policies that have been implemented to promote women's and girls' rights and substantive gender equality and address structural discrimination.
The experts will visit Valletta, Gozo, Cospicua, and Birżebbuġa where they will meet with national and local authorities, women and girls, civil society organisations, academics, journalists, elected women leaders, UN entities and other international stakeholders.
The delegation will include Dorothy Estrada-Tanck and Elizabeth Broderick, respectively Chairperson and Member of the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls.
The experts will hold a press conference at 15:00 (local time) on Friday 7 July 2023 at the Conference Room of the Grands Suites Hotel, Triq Ir-Rebha, Gzira, GZR 1321, Malta. Access will be strictly limited to accredited journalists.
The Working Group will present a full report on the visit to the UN Human Rights Council in June 2024.
