Rrjeti i monitorimit kundër dhunës me bazë gjinore This statement shows that CEDAW Committee considers that its close cooperation with nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) working on women’s human rights is essential for the promotion and implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and its Optional Protocol. The statement emphasise that NGOs play a strategically important role and contribute to the Committee’s activities before and during the monitoring procedures of the Convention and its Optional Protocol and often have a catalytic role in enhancing implementation of the Convention at the national level.