Rationalization of the reporting system on the status of women.

33. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE*
186. Rationalization of the reporting system on the status of women

The General Assembly, Recalling the existing biennial reporting system on the implementation of the Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women[1] and related instruments under Economic and Social Council resolutions 1325 (XLIV) of 31 May 1968 and 1677 (LII) of 2 June 1972, Recalling further that, in accordance with its resolutions 3490 (XXX) of 12 December 1975, entitled "Implementation of the World Plan of Action adopted by the World Conference of the International Women's Year", and 3520 (XXX) of 15 December 1975, reporting procedures have been established and are being carried out for biennial system-wide reviews and appraisals of the implementation of the World Plan of the Implementation of the Objectives of al Women's Year[2] and of progress e International Development Strategy ited Nations Development Decade,[3] Reaffirming Economic and Social Council resolution 1978/28 of 5 May 1978, in which the Council, inter alia, recommended an integration of the reporting systems outlined in the aforementioned resolutions, Recognizing the importance of such reports for the review of the progress achieved in the promotion of full equality of women with men in all spheres of the full equality of women in all spheres of life, Noting with concern that the responses received to the requests for information on the basis of the afore-mentioned resolutions have been insufficient in number and also often overlap in their coverage, as shown reports submitted to the Commission on the of Women at its twenty-seventh session,[4] Underlining the desirability that all Member States should submit such reports, Bearing in mind the burden placed upon Governments when complying separately with the requests in the aforementioned resolutions, Convinced that there is a need for rationalization f the reporting systems referred to in the first and second preambular paragraphs above,

1. Decides to integrate the reporting systems outlined in the aforementioned resolutions into a single stem and to review the new reporting system in the of further developments;

2. Requests the Secretary-General to review in order to simplify, if possible, the contents of the questionnaires forwarded to Member States, United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council the context of the integrated reporting system, particular attention to regional requirements by g evaluation criteria which take account of regional disparities;

3. Urges Member States, when preparing their reports, to make use of national machinery established to promote the advancement of women and of the views of the appropriate national non-governmental organizations;

4. Further requests that the Secretary-General, in compiling reports based on governmental replies on e progress achieved in the improvement of the status of women, provide analytical comments on obstacles countered and policies for future action, including, if possible, comparative surveys on development within each region.

95th plenary meeting
29 January 1979

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[1] Resolution 2263 (XXII). [2] Report of the World Conference of the International Women's Year, Mexico, 19 June-2 July 1975 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.76.IV.1), chap. II, sect. A [3] Resolution 2626 (XXV). [4] A/32/216 and Corr.1 and Add.1 and 2; E/CN.6/611.