International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women.

  • Author: UN General Assembly (34th sess. : 1979-1980)
  • Document source:
    UN General Assembly
  • Date:
    17 December 1979
UN General Assembly (34th sess. : 1979-1980), International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women., A/RES/34/157, UN General Assembly, 17 December 1979, https://www.refworld.org/legal/resolution/unga/1979/en/7953 [accessed 23 January 2025]
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34. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE
157. International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women

The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 33/187 of 29 January 1979 on the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women, Taking into consideration Economic and Social Council resolution 1979/11 of 9 May 1979, concerning the establishment of the Institute in the Dominican Republic, and Economic and Social Council decision 1979/58 of 2 August 1979 on the appointment of the Board of Trustees of the Institute, Noting that the first session of the Board of Trustees of the Institute took place from 22 to 26 October 1979, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women,[1]

1. Endorses Economic and Social Council resolution 1979/11 and accepts with appreciation the offer of the Government of the Dominican Republic to act as host for the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women;

2. Expresses its desire that the necessary consultations concerning the agreement with the Government of the host country should be expeditiously concluded;

3. Invites Governments to contribute to the United Nations Trust Fund for the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women;

4. Requests the Secretary-General to consult Member States with a view to nominating the Director of the Institute as soon as possible;

5. Requests the Secretary-General to submit a report to the General Assembly at its thirty-fifth session, through the Economic and Social Council, on the work of the Institute, together with the report of the Board of Trustees.

105th plenary meeting
17 December 1979
[1] A/ 34/ 579.
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