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 also 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 further 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, should be implemented, Recalling its resolution 35/136 of 11 December 1980, in which it decided to convene in 1985, at the conclusion of the United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace, a World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women, Reaffirming the objectives of the United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace, with the subtheme "Employment, Health and Education", Recalling also 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, Recalling further its resolution 38/108 of 16 December 1983, Having considered the report of the Commission on the Status of Women acting as the preparatory body for the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women on its second session, Taking into consideration Economic and Social Council decision 1984/125 of 24 May 1984, Bearing in mind the request of the Economic and Social Council in its resolution 1983/28 of 26 May 1983 that the Secretary-General should invite interested non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Council to submit information to the Preparatory Body for the Conference, including their views on the progress made and the obstacles still to be overcome towards the attainment of the goals of the Decade, as well as their views on priorities and strategies looking to the year 2000, Stressing the importance of the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women, Bearing in mind the important role of the Commission on the Status of Women acting as the Preparatory Body for the Conference, as well as the need for ensuring the high quality of the documents to be submitted to the Conference,

1. Reiterates its appreciation to the Government of Kenya for its offer to act as host to the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women at Nairobi from 15 to

26 July 1985;

2. Urges all Member States to make all efforts to ensure the success of the Conference;

3. Takes note of the report of the Commission on the Status of Women acting as the preparatory body for the Conference on its second session and endorses the recommendations contained therein, as approved by the Economic and Social Council at its first regular session of 1984;

4. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the Preparatory Body for the Conference at its third session all the recommendations contained in the reports of each of the regional preparatory meetings;

5. Also requests the Secretary-General to submit to the Preparatory Body for the Conference at its third session a report containing information from interested non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, in accordance with Council resolution 1983/28;

6. Requests that the Preparatory Body for the Conference ensure the high quality of the documents to be submitted to the Conference, which should be distributed at least six weeks before the opening of the Conference;

7. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fortieth session the item entitled "United Nations Decade for Women: Equality,

Development and Peace".