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The Division has three broad functions: analysis of gender issues; promotion of women's human rights; co-ordination and outreach. Among the main responsibilities of the Division is the substantive servicing of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), the central intergovernmental body with the mandate to elaborate policies to achieve equality between women and men; the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), the expert treaty body which monitors the implementation of the legal standards in the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
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