Women and development

XXIX. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE SECOND COMMITTEE
3342. Women and development

The General Assembly, Recalling that the central theme of the International Women's Year, proclaimed by the General Assembly in resolution 3010 (XXVII) of 18 December 1972, is "Equality, development and peace",[1] Recalling also the Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women set out in its resolution 2263 (XXII) of 7 November 1967, Recalling further that its resolution 2626 (XXV) of 24 October 1970, setting forth the International Development Strategy for the Second United Nations Development Decade, is the first instrument to ask for the full integration of women in development and that the international Women's Year in 1975 is the mid-point of the Second United Nations Development Decade, Noting that the programme of concerted international action for the advancement of women set forth in General Assembly resolution 2716 (XXV) of 15 December 1970 initiated policy measures to be taken towards the integration of women in development, setting clear targets to be achieved during the Second United Nations Development Decade in women's education, training, employment, health and maternity protection, and administration and public life, Noting also that the Economic Commission for Africa and the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific have adopted plans of action addressed to all Governments in their regions requesting the establishment of region-wide programmes to integrate women fully into all phases of development, Considering that the development process would be enhanced by the fuller participation of women, Believing that the full and productive use of human resources is a key factor in the promotion of economic and social development, Noting with appreciation that the Conference of the International Women's Year has been scheduled to be held in Mexico City in June 1975, Considering that further progress towards the full integration of women in development should be assisted by positive action from the United Nations system of organizations,

1. Calls upon the United Nations system to provide increased assistance to those programmes, projects and activities which will encourage and promote the further integration of women into national, regional and interregional economic development activities;

2. Recommends to all organizations concerned within the United Nations system to review their work and personnel programmes in order to assess their impact on the further participation of women in development and their integration in professional and policy-making positions, taking fully into account equitable geographic distribution;

3. Invites the United Nations system to lend all necessary co-operation for the preparation and conduct of the Conference of the International Women's Year;

4. Requests the Secretary-General to make available to the Conference of the International Women's Year information on the extent to which women participate in programmes sponsored by the United Nations system of organizations;

5. Invites Governments which have not already done so to include in their national development programmes those concepts contained in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in the Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women which bear on the full integration of women in the development process;

6. Invites Governments and specialized agencies and all other organs and agencies within the United Nations system to co-operate in implementing the objectives set by the present resolution.

2323rd plenary meeting
17 December 1974

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[1] See Economic and Social Council resolution 1849 (LVI), annex, para. 2.