Women's participation in the strengthening of international peace and security and in the struggle against colonialism, racism, racial discrimination, foreign aggression and occupation and all forms of foreign domination.

32. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE
142. Women's participation in the strengthening of international pence and security and in the struggle against colonialism, racism, racial discrimination, foreign aggression and occupation and all forms of foreign domination

The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 3519 (XXX), 3520 (XXX) and 3521 (XXX) of 15 December 1975 and 31/136 of 16 December 1976, Taking into account that secure peace and social progress, the establishment of the new international economic order as well as the full enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms require the active participation of women, their equality and development, Appreciating the contribution of women to the strengthening of international peace and security and to the struggle against colonialism, racism, racial discrimination, foreign aggression and occupation and all forms of foreign domination, Emphasizing its grave concern that in some regions of the world colonialism, apartheid, racial discrimination and aggression continue to exist and territories are still occupied, which represents a most serious infringement of the principles of the Charter of the United Nations and of human rights of both women and men, and of the peoples' right to self-determination, Reaffirming the objectives of the United Nations Decade for Women, the Declaration of Mexico on the Equality of Women and Their Contribution to Development and Peace, 1975[1] and the World Plan of Action for the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Women's Year,[2]

1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of General Assembly resolution 3519 (XXX);[3]

2. Calls upon all States to continue to make their contribution to creating favourable conditions for the elimination of discrimination against women and for their full and equal participation in the social development process and to encourage broad participation of women in the effort to strengthen international peace, extend the process of international détente, curb the arms race and take measures for disarmament;

3. Seizes the occasion of the International Anti-Apartheid Year to be observed in 1978 to invite all States fully to support women exposed to colonialism, racism and apartheid in their just struggle against the racist régimes in southern Africa;

4. Invites all States to proclaim, in accordance with their historical and national traditions and customs, any day of the year as United Nations Day for Women's Rights and International Peace and to inform the Secretary-General thereon;

5. Requests the Commission on the Status of Women to consider, as a contribution to the preparation of the World Conference of the United Nations Decade for Women, to be held in 1980, the elaboration of a draft declaration on the participation of women in the struggle for the strengthening of international peace and security and against colonialism, racism, racial discrimination, foreign aggression and occupation and all forms of foreign domination and to report thereon to the Economic and Social Council at its sixty-fourth session;

6. Invites the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its thirty-fourth session a progress report on the implementation of resolution 3519 (XXX);

7. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-fourth session, under the item "United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace" a subitem entitled "Implementation of General Assembly resolution 3519 (XXX): report of the Secretary-General".

105th plenary meeting
16 December 1977

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[1] Report of the World Conference of the International Women's Year (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.76.IV.1), chap. I. [2] Ibid., chap. II, sect. A. [3] A/32/211.