Improvement of the status of women in the Secretariat : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

The General Assembly,

Taking into consideration the decision of the Secretary-General, in order to implement the action programme for the improvement of the status of women in the Secretariat by 1990 and the commitments to further action referred to in General Assembly resolution 42/62 of 30 November 1987, to deploy on a full-time basis a senior-level position with appropriate support, within existing resources, to the Office of the Assistant Secretary-General for Human Resources Management,

1.         Invites the Secretary-General, as a matter of high priority, to implement fully the above-mentioned decision;

2.         Urges the Secretary-General to consider, in accordance with the priorities contained in the fourth report of the Steering Committee for the Improvement of the Status of Women in the Secretariat, the appointment of a senior-level woman to the position designated as a focal point to ensure the implementation of the action programme for the improvement of the status of women in the Secretariat;

3.         Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its forty-fourth session on the progress achieved in the implementation of the action programme for the improvement of the status of women in the Secretariat and that such information be submitted to the Commission on the Status of Women at its thirty-third session for comment.