Voluntary Fund for the United Nations Decade for Women.
- Author: UN General Assembly (36th sess. : 1981-1982)
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Date:
14 December 1981
1. Notes with satisfaction the decisions of the Consultative Committee on the Voluntary Fund for the United Nations Decade for Women during its ninth and tenth sessions;
2. Expresses its appreciation for the voluntary contributions pledged by Member States and urges them to contribute or increase their contributions to the Fund;
3. Decides that the Fund should continue its activities beyond the United Nations Decade for Women;
4. Stresses the importance of the contributions of the Fund towards the realization of the goals and objectives of the United Nations Decade for Women;
5. Stresses also the interrelationship of the Voluntary Fund with the Advancement of Women Branch of the Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs of the Secretariat;
6. Requests the Secretary-General to invite views of Member States on how best the Fund can continue its activities beyond the Decade and to submit a report thereon to the General Assembly at its thirty-ninth session;
7. Requests also the Secretary-General, taking into account the views expressed by Member States on this matter, to submit to the General Assembly at its thirty-ninth session a report on the substantive and financial implications and his proposals for the timing and modalities for a relocation of the Fund within the Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs in order to enable Member States to take a decision in the matter.
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