Session
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State under Review
Recommendation
UN Women commended Kenya for significant gains in the passage of gender related laws and policy frameworks. It reiterated the importance of accelerating the realization of gender related provisions in the Constitution, through an immediate enactment of a law guiding their implementation. It highlighted concerns about the proposed merger of the National Gender and Equality Commission with the Kenya National Human Rights Commission, as this would weaken the national institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women. It reiterated its commitment to work with Kenya to advance gender equality and to implement gender responsive universal periodic review recommendations. [Para 560]
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Response