Measures for the integration of women in development

XXX. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE
3524. Measures for the integration of women in development

The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 3010 (XXVII) of 18 December 1972 in which it proclaimed the year 1975 International Women's Year, Recalling also its resolution 3505 (XXX) of 15 December 1975, adopted on the recommendation of the Second Committee, Having considered the report of the World Conference of the International Women's Year,[1] held at Mexico City from 19 June to 2 July 1975, which contains the resolutions adopted by the Conference[2] and the World Plan of Action for the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Women's Year,[3] Noting that the World Plan of Action set forth guidance on action programmes for the integration of women in development, Recalling its resolution 2626 (XXV) of 24 October 1970 containing the International Development Strategy for the Second United Nations Development Decade, in which the General Assembly included among the objectives of the Strategy the full integration of women in the total development effort, and recalling also that the majority of the specialized agencies, other United Nations bodies and Member States have already advocated similar action, as have individual donor agencies, Recalling that, in its resolution 3342 (XXIX) of 17 December 1974, it invited the United Nations system to provide increased assistance to those programmes, projects and activities that Will encourage and promote the further integration of women in national, regional and interregional economic development activities, Recommends that all organs of the United Nations development system, including the United Nations Development Programme and the specialized agencies, and other international technical and financial assistance programmes and agencies should:

(a) Give sustained attention to the integration of women in the formulation, design and implementation of development projects and programmes;

(b) Assist Governments that so request to incorporate in their development plans, their programme and sector analyses and their programme and project documents an impact statement of how such proposed programmes will affect women affect women as participants and beneficiaries.

2441st plenary meeting
15 December 1975

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[1] United Nations publication, Sales No. E.76.IV. 1. [2] Ibid., chap. III. [3] Ibid., chap. II, sect. A.