Benin BEN

Against Benin, Turkey

Concluding comments Benin

The review of Benin was a special opportunity for delegations to show support for Benin.

Mr. Alia (Benin) said that, since 1992, Benin had ratified a number of international human rights instruments.

(4) Railroad project (Benin Niger)

Ambassador Simon Bodéhoussè Idohou (Benin)

Ambassador Joël W. Adechi (Benin)

Chairman Mr. Saizonou (Vice Chairman) (Benin)

Ms. Hounkpe Ahougbenou (Benin) reiterated that Benin was cooperating with the countries of the subregion on issues such as child trafficking.

Projects for which Benin is seeking cooperation

The representative of Benin made a statement.

Ms. Hounkpe Ahougbenou (Benin) said that informal education existed in Benin for women, who were able to train as hairdressers, carpenters, mechanics and electricians.

Benin has ratified the following conventions and protocols

Benin Democratic People's Republic of Korea Gambia Lebanon

(1) Hydropower dam project in Adralala (Benin Togo)

Statement was made by the representative of Benin.

Ambassador Joël W. Adechi Permanent Representative of Benin

The jurisdiction of the courts regarding acts committed outside Benin by a citizen or permanent resident of Benin and acts committed by a foreigner currently in Benin is covered in Title IX of the Code of Criminal Procedure, articles 553, 554 and following.

1. Welcomes the decision of Benin to host a regional preparatory conference in Benin in May 2004 in collaboration with the United Nations, within existing resources

Ms. Hounkpe Ahougbenou (Benin) said that the great number of ethnic groups in Benin had never posed a problem all had always lived together in friendship.

The representatives of Argentina, Brazil and Benin made statements.

Combined initial, second and third periodic reports of Benin

Mr. Saizonou (Benin) was elected Vice Chairman by acclamation.

Mr. Sossa (Benin) said that although Benin had no special legal texts on sexual harassment in employment, provisions of the Criminal Code were used to counter it.

Ms. Hounkpe Ahougbenou (Benin), introducing the combined initial, second and third periodic reports of Benin (CEDAW C BEN 1 3), said that Benin, a West African country with a population of around 6.7 million, had made the transition to democracy and the rule of law in 1990.

(2) Combat against coastal erosion project (Ghana Togo Benin Nigeria)

Statements were made by the representatives of Argentina and Benin.

Combined initial, second and third periodic reports of Benin (continued)

Benin should ratify all international instruments against trafficking in persons.

Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali and Togo.

Angola, Benin, Lebanon and Mauritania have formulated technical assistance requests.

Participants noted that Benin had instituted reforms intended to create a favourable investment climate for the private sector, re establish economic stability, and integrate Benin into the global economy.

(6) HIV AIDS corridor project (Benin Nigel Cote d'Ivoire Ghana Togo)

Mr. Sossa (Benin) said that since international instruments had precedence over national legislation, the definition of discrimination contained in the Convention was the definition that obtained under the law of Benin.

Against Albania, Benin, Israel, Micronesia (Federated States of), United States of America

The eradication of poverty tops the priority list of the Benin Government.

(a) African States (four vacancies) Benin, Central African Republic, Senegal, South Africa

The legal measures taken by Benin for the suppression of terrorism are

The marriage age in Benin was 18 for both girls and boys.

If there were shortcomings, Benin was ready and willing to redress them.

However, Benin had four reasons for voting in favour of the resolution.

First, Benin is party to the treaty establishing the International Criminal Court.

Benin participates actively in the efforts of ECOWAS and WAEMU in West Africa.

Agricultural subsidies by industrial countries had a negative effect on development in Benin.