Preparations for the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women.

 

RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Preparations for the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women

  The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 3520 (XXX) of 15 December 1975, in which it endorsed, inter alia, the action proposals contained in the World Plan of Action for the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Women's Year, Recalling its resolution 3490 (XXX) of 12 December 1975, in which it expressed its conviction that a comprehensive and thorough review and appraisal of progress made in meeting the goals of the World Plan of Action was of crucial importance for the success of the Plan and recognized that the results of the implementation of the Plan would contribute to the consideration of the review and appraisal of the International Development Strategy for the Second United Nations Development Decade and would consequently promote the role of women in the development process, Recalling its resolution 35/136 of 11 December 1980, in which it endorsed the Programme of Action for the Second Half of the United Nations Decade for Women as adopted at the World Conference of the United Nations Decade for Women, and decided to convene in 1985, at the conclusion of the Decade, a World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women, Recalling also that the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade stressed that the important set of measures to improve the status of women contained in the World Plan of Action adopted at Mexico City in 1975, and the important agreed measures relating to the International Development Strategy in the Programme of Action for the Second Half of the United Nations Decade for Women, adopted at Copenhagen in 1980, should be implemented, Recalling further its resolution 37/60 of 3 December 1982, in which it welcomed the decision of the Economic and Social Council that the Commission on the Status of Women should act as the preparatory body for the Conference and noted that the Commission would hold its first session in that capacity at Vienna from 23 February to 4 March 1983, Taking into consideration Economic and Social Council decision 1983/132 of 26 May 1983 on the recommendations of the Commission on the Status of Women as the preparatory body for the Conference as set forth in its report, and Council resolution 1983/28 of 26 May 1983 on the participation of non-governmental organizations in the preparations for the Conference, Bearing in mind all its relevant resolutions and decisions regarding preparations for special conferences, Having considered the report of the Commission on the Status of Women on the work of its first session as the preparatory body for the Conference,

1. Decides to accept with appreciation the offer of the Government of Kenya to act as host at Nairobi, in 1985, to the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women;

2. Takes note of the report of the Commission on the Status of Women on the work of its first session as the preparatory body for the Conference;

3. Endorses the recommendations contained in the report of the Commission;

4. Considers that, within the framework of item 7 of the provisional agenda proposed by the Commission at its first session as the preparatory body for the Conference, particular attention will be paid to the problems of women in Territories under racist colonial rule and in Territories under foreign occupation on the basis of appropriate documentation from the international conferences on women, held at Mexico City and Copenhagen, with the theme equality, development and peace;

5. Welcomes the decision of the Economic and Social Council in its resolution 1983/28 to invite non-governmental organizations to participate in the preparations for the Conference;

6. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-ninth session the item entitled "United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace".