Pledging Conference for the United Nations Decade for Women.

32. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE
139. Pledging conference for the United Nations Decade for Women

The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 31/137 of 16 December 1976, in which it requested the Secretary-General to convene during the thirty-second session of the General Assembly a pledging conference for contributions to be made to the Voluntary Fund for the United Nations Decade for Women and to the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women, Noting with satisfaction the results of the first Pledging Conference for the United Nations Decade for Women, held at the Headquarters of the United Nations on 8 November 1977, Convinced that the Programme for the United Nations Decade for Women,[1] if it is to be fully effective, must be translated into the greatest possible number of projects and programmes at the national, regional and interregional levels, Also convinced that the speedy establishment of the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women will contribute substantially to the attainment of the research and training objectives of the World Plan of Action for the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Women's Year,[2]

1. Expresses its thanks to the Secretary-General for Paving convened the first Pledging Conference for the United Nations Decade for Women;

2. Expresses its warm thanks to those countries which have already contributed, those which have pledged contributions and those which have expressed their intention of contributing to the Voluntary Fund for the United Nations Decade for Women and/or to the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women;

3. Requests the Secretary-General to convene during the thirty-third session of the General Assembly a second pledging conference for voluntary contributions for the purpose of financing:

(a) The Voluntary Fund for the United Nations Decade for Women;

(b) The International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women;

4. Further requests the Secretary-General to organize an information campaign with a view to stimulating the interest of Governments, organizations and individuals likely to contribute to the Voluntary Fund for the United Nations Decade for Women and the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women.

105th plenary meeting
16 December 1977

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[1] Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, Sixty-second Session, Supplement No. 3 (E/5909), annex V. [2] Report of the World Conference on the International Women's Year (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.76.IV.1), chap. II, sect. A.