Voluntary Fund for the United Nations Decade for Women.

  • Author: UN General Assembly (32nd sess. : 1977)
  • Document source:
    UN General Assembly
  • Date:
    16 December 1977
UN General Assembly (32nd sess. : 1977), Voluntary Fund for the United Nations Decade for Women., A/RES/32/141, UN General Assembly, 16 December 1977, https://www.refworld.org/legal/resolution/unga/1977/en/6809 [accessed 15 January 2025]
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32. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE
141. Voluntary Fund for the United Nations Decade for Women

The General Assembly, Recalling its decision to extend the activities of the Voluntary Fund for the International Women's Year, established by the Economic and Social Council in its resolution 1850 (LVI) of 16 May 1974, to cover the period of the United Nations Decade for Women, 1976 to 1985,[1] Recalling also its resolution 31/133 of 16 December 1976 containing the criteria and arrangements for the management of the Voluntary Fund for the United Nations Decade for Women, Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the management of the Fund submitted to it at its thirty-second session,[2]

1. Notes with satisfaction the decisions taken by the Consultative Committee on the Voluntary Fund for the United Nations Decade for Women at its first two sessions, held in March and June 1977;[3]

2. Expresses the hope that the projects which the Consultative Committee has already approved will be implemented as soon as possible;

3. Urges the specialized agencies and other United Nations bodies concerned, including the United Nations Development Programme, to assist the regional commissions in formulating projects drawn up in connexion with the United Nations Decade for Women, with a view to submitting them to the Consultative Committee;

4. Also urges the specialized agencies and other United Nations bodies concerned, including the United Nations Development Programme, to co-operate closely with the Consultative Committee with a view to developing programmes which will contribute to the advancement of women;

5. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to submit annual reports on the management of the Fund and:

(a) To include in such reports a summary of the projects selected by the Consultative Committee for financing by the Fund;

(b) To submit periodically to the General Assembly progress reports on the execution of such projects.

105th plenary meeting
16 December 1977
[1] Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirtieth Session, Supplement No. 34 (A/10034), p. 100, items 75 and 76. [2] A/32/174. [3] Ibid., sect. II.
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