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This submission by the government of Egypt to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) combines the fourth and fifth periodic reports, covering the period 1994 to 1998. It highlights the important role women have played in the country's development processes. The women's movement in Egypt has received widespread support and encouragement from governmental and non-governmental actors alike. Progress in areas relating to the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in this period include a reduction in female illiteracy and rising rates of female enrolment in compulsory education; the establishment of the National Council for Women to promote the advancement of women; an increase in the number of non-governmental organisations working in family planning, rural women's issues, childcare, care of the elderly and health services for women; and an increase in the number of women in leadership positions in all sectors. Egypt's commitment to enforcing human rights law, particularly those related to the equality of women and men, is repeatedly emphasised, as is Egypt's continued support for the non-governmental sector.
