6. Provisional agenda for the forty-first session of the Commission
7. Adoption of the report of the Commission on its fortieth session
C. Matters brought to the attention of the Council
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3. The attention of the Council is drawn to the following resolutions and decisions
adopted by the Commission:
The Commission on the Status of Women,
Recalling General Assembly resolutions 45/129 of 14 December 1990 and 46/98 of 16
December 1991, in which the General Assembly endorsed Economic and Social Council
resolution 1990/12 of 24 May 1990, in which the Council recommended that a world
conference on women be held in 1995 and requested that the Commission on the Status of
Women act as the preparatory body for the conference,
Recalling also General Assembly resolution 47/95 of 16 December 1992, in which the
General Assembly endorsed Economic and Social Council decision 1992/272 of 30 July 1992,
in which the Council expressed its appreciation to the Government of China for its offer
to act as host for the Conference, to be held in Beijing from 4 to 15 September 1995, as
well as Assembly resolutions 48/108 of 20 December 1993 and 49/161 of 23 December 1994,
1. Notes that, in accordance with rule 47 of its rules of procedure, the Conference may
establish one or more main committees;
2. Recommends that the oral statements made during the Conference should not exceed
seven minutes, it being understood that full-length statements may be circulated in
writing;
3. Recommends that the Conference adopt the provisional agenda and organization of work
annexed to the present resolution.
* For the discussion, see chap. II.

Annex I
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PROVISIONAL AGENDA FOR THE FOURTH WORLD CONFERENCE ON WOMEN
1. Opening of the Conference.
2. Election of the President.
3. Adoption of the rules of procedure.
4. Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters.
5. Election of officers other than the President.
6. Organization of work, including establishment of the Main Committees.*
7. Credentials of representatives to the Conference:
(a) Appointment of the members of the Credentials Committee;
(b) Report of the Credentials Committee.
8. General exchange of views on:
(a) Second review and appraisal of the implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking
Strategies for the Advancement of Women to the year 2000;
(b) Main conclusions and recommendations of regional preparatory conferences;
(c) National priorities and commitments.**
9. Platform for Action.
10. Adoption of the Declaration and the Platform for Action of the Fourth World
Conference on Women.
11. Adoption of the report of the Conference.
* The Chairpersons of the Main Committees will be elected in plenary meeting;
officers of the Main Committees other than the Chairpersons will be elected by the Main
Committee.
** Participating States are invited to make statements of national priorities
and/or commitments, including by specifying actions which they will take in their own
countries to bring about change by the year 2000, taking into account the draft platform
for action.

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PROPOSED ORGANIZATION OF WORK FOR THE FOURTH WORLD CONFERENCE ON WOMEN
For purposes of the organization of work set out below, the following guidelines will
apply:
(a) During the period 4-13 September, a general exchange of views will be held, at
which delegations and executive heads of organizations of the United Nations system, as
well as representatives of accredited non-governmental organizations and intergovernmental
organizations, may present statements in accordance with the rules of procedure of the
Conference;
(b) Statements to be presented through 4-13 September will be limited to seven minutes.
Longer statements may be circulated in writing. Each Government may present one statement
during the Conference;
(c) On 15 July 1995, the Secretariat will open a list of speakers for the general
exchange of views (4-13 September);
(d) Normal meeting hours for the Conference will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 3
p.m. to 6 p.m.
Proposed organization of work
The following programme of work is proposed for the Fourth World Conference on Women:
(a) On Saturday and Sunday, 2 and 3 September, informal pre-Conference consultations
will be held to consider a number of procedural and organizational matters;
(b) The general debate will take place in plenary meeting from 4 to 13 September;
(c) In accordance with rule 47 of its rules of procedure, the Conference will establish
two Main Committees to consider the draft platform for action, also from 4 to 13
September, as follows:
Committee I (chapters III and IV);
Committee II (chapters I, II, V and VI);
(d) Consideration of the reports of the Main Committees and the adoption of the
Declaration and the Platform for Action will take place on Thursday and Friday, 14 and 15
September.

The Commission on the Status of Women,
Recognizing the fact that the main objective of the Nairobi Forward- looking Strategies
for the Advancement of Women, adopted by the World Conference to Review and Appraise the
Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women, 1/ was to promote the achievement of
equality, development and peace,
Expressing grave concern at the continuation of armed conflicts in many regions
throughout the world and at the human suffering and humanitarian emergencies they have
caused,
Emphasizing that all forms of violence against women and children in the areas of armed
conflict, including capturing them as hostages, seriously contravene international
humanitarian law,
Expressing its strong belief that the rapid and unconditional release of women and
children who have been taken hostage in areas of armed conflict will promote the
implementation of the noble goals of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the
Advancement of Women before the opening of the Fourth World Conference on Women, to be
held in Beijing from 4 to 15 September 1995;
1. Urges all parties to conflicts to release all women and children who have been taken
hostage in areas of armed conflict, before the opening of the Fourth World Conference on
Women;
2. Requests the Secretary-General and all relevant international agencies to use all
their potentialities to facilitate the release of all women and children taken hostage in
the areas of armed conflict;
3. Also requests the Secretary-General to inform the Fourth World Conference on Women
on the situation concerning the release of women and children who have been taken hostage
in areas of armed conflict and to submit a report to the Commission on the Status of Women
at its fortieth session, on the implementation of the present resolution.
* For the discussion, see chap. IV.

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The Commission on the Status of Women,
Recalling its resolution 38/1 of 18 March 1994,
Recalling also General Assembly resolution 49/88 of 16 December 1994 on the Middle East
peace process,
Recalling further the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, 10/ adopted by the
World Conference on Human Rights in June 1993,
Stressing that the achievement of a comprehensive and lasting settlement of the Middle
East conflict will constitute a significant contribution to the strengthening of
international peace and security and is an indispensable condition for the furthering of
women's rights in the region,
Recalling the convening of the Peace Conference on the Middle East at Madrid on 30
October 1991, on the basis of Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) of 22 November 1967
and 338 (1973) of 22 October 1973, and the subsequent bilateral negotiations, as well as
the meetings of the multilateral working groups, and noting with satisfaction the broad
international support for the peace process,
Noting the continuing positive participation of the United Nations as a full
extraregional participant in the work of the multilateral working groups,
Bearing in mind the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements,
signed by the Government of the State of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization
in Washington, D.C. on 13 September 1993 13/ and the subsequent Agreement on the Gaza
Strip and the Jericho Area, signed by the Government of the State of Israel and the
Palestine Liberation Organization, the representative of the Palestinian people, at Cairo
on 4 May 1994, 14/ and their agreement of 29 August 1994 on the preparatory transfer of
powers and responsibilities,
Also bearing in mind the Jordan-Israel Treaty of Peace of 26 October 1994,
Welcoming the Declaration of Casablanca, adopted at the Middle East/North Africa
Economic Summit, held at Casablanca from 30 October to 1 November 1994,
Welcoming also the progress made in the multilateral track of the peace process,
1. Stresses the importance of, and need for, achieving a comprehensive, just and
lasting peace in the Middle East;
2. Emphasizes that the achievement of such a peace is vital for the implementation of
the human rights of women in the area;
3. Welcomes the peace process started at Madrid and supports the subsequent bilateral
negotiations;
4. Considers that an active United Nations role in the Middle East peace process and in
assisting in the implementation of the Declaration of Principles can make a positive
contribution;
5. Urges Governments, intergovernmental bodies and non-governmental organizations to
include women in the peace process;
6. Also urges Governments, intergovernmental bodies and non-governmental organizations
to support the implementation of the Declaration of Principles and to assist the
Palestinian people to ensure Palestinian women's political development and participation;
7. Urges Member States to expedite economic, financial and technical assistance to
Palestinian women.
* For the discussion, see chap. IV.

The Commission on the Status of Women,
Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 7/ the International Covenants on Human Rights, 15/
the International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide,
16/ the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or
Punishment, 17/ the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against
Women, 9/ the Convention on the Rights of the Child 18/ and other instruments of human
rights and international humanitarian law, including the Geneva Conventions of 12 August
1949 19/ and the Additional Protocols thereto, of 1977, 20/
Recalling General Assembly resolution 3074 (XXVIII) of 3 December 1973, entitled
"Principles of international cooperation in the detection, arrest, extradition and
punishment of persons guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity",
Recalling Commission on Human Rights resolution 1994/77 of 9 March 1993, 21/ entitled
"Rape and abuse of women and children in the territory of the former
Yugoslavia", and General Assembly resolution 48/143 of 20 December 1993, entitled
"Rape and abuse of women in the areas of armed conflict in the former
Yugoslavia",
Appalled at the continuing and substantiated reports of widespread rape and abuse of
women and children in the areas of armed conflict in the former Yugoslavia, in particular
its use against the Muslim women and children in Bosnia and Herzegovina and other
non-Serbs by Serbian forces,
Reaffirming the relevant Security Council resolutions, in particular resolution 798
(1992) of 18 December 1992, in which, inter alia, the Council strongly condemned those
acts of unspeakable brutality,
Welcoming the reports and recommendations of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of
human rights in the former Yugoslavia,
Noting with deep concern the reports on the findings of the Special Rapporteur
regarding rape and abuse of women in the territory of the former Yugoslavia, particularly
in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Convinced that this heinous practice constitutes a deliberate weapon of war in
fulfilling the policy of ethnic cleansing carried out by Serbian forces in the Republic of
Bosnia and Herzegovina, and noting General Assembly resolution 47/121 of 18 December 1992,
in which the Assembly stated, inter alia, that the abhorrent policy of ethnic cleansing
was a form of genocide,
Stressing the importance of the work of the International Tribunal for the Prosecution
of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed
in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991 and the need for appropriate funding,
and in this context, encouraging the provision of all resources necessary, including full
funding as well as voluntary contributions from States and intergovernmental and
non-governmental organizations, so that the Tribunal can continue its stipulated functions
of trying those accused of and punishing those responsible for the perpetration of
violations of international law,
Desirous of ensuring that persons accused of upholding and perpetrating rape and sexual
violence as a weapon of war in the areas of armed conflict in the former Yugoslavia will
be brought to justice by the International Tribunal, where appropriate and without further
delay,
Underlining, in this context, the need for the protection of the rape victims, and
provision of effective guarantees of privacy and confidentiality of the rape victims,
desirous of facilitating their participation in the proceedings of the Tribunal and
ensuring that further traumatization will be prevented,
Stressing the need for further development and strengthening of a programme for
protection of witnesses and survivors of sexual abuse and rape as a war crime who provide
testimonies, in order to provide effective protection against retribution, and in this
context expressing its support for the Victims and Witnesses Unit of the Tribunal,
Deeply alarmed at the situation facing victims of rape in the conflicts in different
parts of the world, in particular in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the
continuing use of rape as a weapon of war,
Noting with appreciation the work of Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees, humanitarian organizations, and non-governmental organizations aimed at
supporting the victims of rape and abuse and alleviating their suffering,
Taking into account its resolution 38/9 of 18 March 1994, 22/
1. Strongly condemns the continuing abhorrent practice of rape and abuse of women and
children in the areas of armed conflict in the former Yugoslavia, which constitutes a war
crime;
2. Expresses its outrage that the continuing and systematic practice of rape is being
used as a weapon of war and an instrument of ethnic cleansing against the women and
children in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina;
3. Demands that those involved immediately cease those outrageous acts, which are in
gross violation of international humanitarian law, including the Geneva Conventions of 12
August 1949 19/ and the Additional Protocols thereto of 1977, 20/ and take immediate
action to ensure the enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms in accordance with
their obligations under those instruments and other applicable international human rights
instruments;
4. Urges all States Members of the United Nations to take joint and separate action, in
cooperation with the United Nations, to bring about an end to this despicable practice;
5. Condemns the continuous and persistent denial of access by the Bosnian Serb forces
to the Special Rapporteur, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, the Office
of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the United Nations Protection
Force, as well as other relevant humanitarian and human rights organizations, in the
Serb-held areas, in particular Banja Luka, Bijeljina and other areas of concern, and
demands that immediate and unimpeded access be granted, and in this context welcomes
Security Council resolution 941 (1994) of 23 September 1994;
6. Reaffirms that all persons who perpetrate or authorize crimes against humanity or
other violations of international humanitarian law are individually responsible for those
violations and that those in positions of authority who have failed to ensure that persons
under their control comply with the relevant international instruments are accountable,
together with the perpetrators;
7. Declares that rape is a heinous crime and encourages the International Tribunal for
the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International
Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991 to give
due priority to the cases of the victims of rape in the areas of armed conflict in the
former Yugoslavia, in particular in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina;
8. Urges Member States to exert every effort to bring to justice, in accordance with
internationally recognized principles of due process, all those individuals directly or
indirectly involved in these outrageous international crimes;
9. Urges the Chief Prosecutor to consider the appointment to his office of experts in
the prosecution of crimes of sexual violence, as recommended in General Assembly
resolution 48/153 of 20 December 1993;
10. Calls upon States to put experts, including experts in the prosecution of crimes of
sexual violence, at the disposal of the Chief Prosecutor and Tribunal;
11. Encourages the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the territory
of the former Yugoslavia to continue to pay particular attention to the widespread
occurrence of rape, particularly in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and acknowledges the work done
by his team of female experts;
12. Urges all States and relevant organizations to give immediate and serious
consideration to the recommendations of the Special Rapporteur in his reports, in
particular the recommendation for the provision for the continuation of necessary medical
and psychological care to victims of rape within the framework of programmes to
rehabilitate women and children traumatized by war;
13. Calls upon all States to cooperate with the International Tribunal and the Office
of the Prosecutor in the investigation and prosecution of persons accused of using rape as
a weapon of war and in the provision of protection, counselling and support to victims and
witnesses;
14. Recognizes the extraordinary suffering of the victims of rape and sexual violence
and the need for an appropriate response to provide assistance to those victims, and
expresses its concern in particular for the welfare of those victims who are at present
among the internally displaced or otherwise affected by the war, and who have experienced
severe trauma and require psychosocial and other assistance;
15. Urges all States and all relevant intergovernmental and non-governmental
organizations, including the United Nations Children's Fund, the Office of the United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the World Health Organization, to continue to
provide to the victims of such rape and abuse appropriate assistance for their physical
and mental rehabilitation and to extend their support to the community-based assistance
programmes;
16. Requests the Secretary-General to provide such necessary means as are available to
him in the area to enable any future missions to have free and secure access to places of
detention;
17. Decides to continue the consideration of this question at its fortieth session.
* For the discussion, see chap. IV.

The Commission on the Status of Women,
Recalling all relevant resolutions, in particular General Assembly resolution 44/77 of
8 December 1989, in which, inter alia, the Assembly endorsed and reaffirmed the importance
of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women 23/ for the period
up to the year 2000 and set out measures for their immediate implementation and for the
overall achievement of the interrelated guidelines and objectives of the United Nations
Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace,
Welcoming the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, 24/ adopted by the World
Conference on Human Rights, which emphasized that the human rights of women and the girl
child are an inalienable, integral and indivisible part of universal human rights and
stressed that these rights should be integrated into the mainstream of United Nations
system-wide activities, and noting that, according to the Vienna Declaration and Programme
of Action, steps should be taken to increase cooperation and promote further integration
of objectives and goals between the Commission on the Status of Women, the Commission on
Human Rights, the Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, the
United Nations Development Fund for Women, the United Nations Development Programme and
other United Nations bodies,
Recalling that the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against
Women 25/ is a key international human rights instrument for the promotion and protection
of women's human rights, and acknowledging both its codifying and innovating functions,
Noting the important roles that the Commission on the Status of Women and the Committee
on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women have to play in making the general
human rights work of the United Nations more gender conscious and in promoting the
universal and indivisible human rights of women,
Recalling Commission on Human Rights resolution 1995/86 of 8 March 1995 on integrating
the rights of women into the human rights mechanisms of the United Nations, 26/
Welcoming the adoption by the General Assembly of the Declaration on the Elimination of
Violence against Women, 27/ and recalling Commission on Human Rights resolution 1994/45 of
6 March 1994, 21/ in which the Commission decided to appoint, for a three-year period, a
Special Rapporteur on violence against women, including its causes and its consequences,
as well as Commission on Human Rights resolution 1995/85 of 8 March 1995 on the
elimination of violence against women, 26/
Recalling General Assembly resolution 49/161 of 23 December 1994, in which the Assembly
requested the Secretary-General, inter alia, to prepare a report for the Commission, for
consideration at its thirty-ninth session, on steps to be taken by the Division for the
Advancement of Women, in cooperation with other United Nations bodies, specifically the
Centre for Human Rights of the Secretariat, to ensure that relevant human rights
mechanisms of the United Nations, such as treaty-monitoring bodies, rapporteurs and
working groups, regularly address violations of the rights of women, including
gender-specific abuses,
1. Stresses the importance of cooperation and coordination between the Commission on
the Status of Women and the Commission on Human Rights to ensure that the United Nations
human rights mechanisms address on a regular basis violations of the human rights of women
and that the Commission on the Status of Women regularly takes stock of that integration
process while carrying out its central role of monitoring activities relating to the
status of women;
2. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on steps to be taken by the
Division for the Advancement of Women to ensure that the relevant mechanisms of the United
Nations human rights system regularly address violations of the human rights of women,
including through progress in preparing a joint work plan on the human rights of women for
the Centre for Human Rights and the Division for the Advancement of Women; 28/
3. Takes note of the request of the Commission on Human Rights, in its resolution
1995/85, that the special rapporteurs, representatives, experts and chairpersons of the
working groups of the Commission on Human Rights, in future meetings on enhancing
cooperation and exchange of information, address violations of the human rights of women;
4. Recalls General Assembly resolution 49/178 of 23 December 1994, in which the
Assembly endorsed the recommendation of the persons chairing the human rights treaty
bodies that each treaty body consider amending its reporting guidelines to request
gender-specific information from States parties to allow qualitative analysis and review
of the human rights of women in periodic reports;
5. Recommends that the Division for the Advancement of Women provide input for the next
meeting of the persons chairing the human rights treaty bodies, providing background
analyses of relevant articles of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination against Women, in order to assist the treaty bodies in addressing
violations of the human rights of women by, inter alia, amending their reporting
guidelines, in the consideration of State reports and in the preparation of general
comments;
6. Encourages the Division for the Advancement of Women to provide relevant material it
receives or prepares through the Centre for Human Rights, for the information of the
treaty bodies in their work;
7. Encourages the Division for the Advancement of Women to cooperate with and assist
the Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, its Causes and Consequences, through the
automatic and regular exchange of information and by forwarding expeditiously relevant
material it receives or prepares on violence against women;
8. Emphasizes the need to develop and enhance the role of focal points on the human
rights of women, both in the Centre for Human Rights and in the Division for the
Advancement of Women, and to ensure cooperation and coordination between the two bodies on
an ongoing basis;
9. Encourages the Division for the Advancement of Women and the Centre for Human Rights
to explore the possibility of organizing training in the human rights of women, inter
alia, by exchange of personnel, so that human rights officers can be trained in the human
rights of women, particularly those involved in technical assistance and advisory
services, and the personnel in the Division for the Advancement of Women can be trained in
general human rights matters;
10. Takes note of the recommendation of the Commission on Human Rights, in resolution
1995/86, that the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in convening a
meeting of persons chairing the human rights treaty bodies and working groups, as well as
special rapporteurs, representatives and experts, consider, in coordination with the
Commission on the Status of Women and the Division for the Advancement of Women, ways in
which the human rights of women can be integrated into the reports and work of the organs,
bodies and mechanisms across the United Nations system, and report on progress made on
this issue at the Fourth World Conference on Women: Action for Equality, Development and
Peace, to be held in Beijing in 1995;
11. Takes note of the recommendation of the Commission on Human Rights, in its
resolution 1995/85, that the Secretary-General, the United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights, the Secretary-General of the Fourth World Conference on Women, the
Preparatory Committee for the Conference and the Commission on the Status of Women, within
the framework of their respective spheres of responsibility, take the necessary steps to
ensure an appropriate role at the Conference for relevant special rapporteurs and working
groups of the Commission on Human Rights, as well as the relevant treaty bodies, in
promoting the integration of the human rights of women into the mainstream activities of
all United Nations human rights mechanisms and system-wide United Nations activities, thus
contributing to the successful achievement of the goals of the Conference;
12. Encourages the efforts made by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights, within his mandate as established by General Assembly resolution 48/141 of 20
December 1993, to promote and protect the human rights of women, including his efforts to
coordinate the activities of relevant United Nations organs, bodies and mechanisms dealing
with human rights in considering violations of the human rights of women;
13. Urges States to consider the gender composition of the treaty bodies when
nominating and electing candidates to such bodies;
14. Requests the Secretary-General, taking into account the outcome of the Fourth World
Conference on Women, to see to the preparation of a joint work plan on the human rights of
women for the Centre for Human Rights and the Division for the Advancement of Women on an
annual basis and to inform both the Commission on Human Rights and the Commission on the
Status of Women at their annual sessions, beginning in 1995, of these plans to facilitate
the mainstreaming of the human rights of women, in the context of the implementation of
the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action;
15. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Commission on the Status of Women,
at its annual session in 1996, on the implementation of the present resolution;
16. Decides to remain seized of this matter and, in particular, to examine at its
fortieth session the progress made and the plans developed.
* For the discussion, see chap. IV.

The Commission on the Status of Women,
Reaffirming its faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the
human person and in the equal rights of men and women, enshrined in the Charter of the
United Nations,
Reaffirming the principles set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 29/
the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, 30/ the
International Covenants on Human Rights, 31/ the Convention against Torture and Other
Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 32/ the Convention on the Rights of
the Child, 33/ and the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, 34/
Recalling that the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action 24/ affirmed the human
rights of women and girl children as an inalienable, integral and indivisible part of
universal human rights,
Welcoming the recognition by the World Summit for Social Development of the danger to
society of the trafficking in women and children,
Convinced of the need to eliminate all forms of sexual violence and trafficking in
women and girls which are violations of the human rights of women and girl children,
Condemning the illicit and clandestine movement of persons across national and
international borders, largely from developing countries and some countries with economies
in transition, with the end goal of forcing women and girl children into sexually or
economically oppressive and exploitative situations, for the profit of recruiters,
traffickers and crime syndicates, as well as other illegal activities related to
trafficking, such as forced domestic labour, false marriages, child marriages, clandestine
employment and false adoption,
Noting the increasing number of women and girl children from developing countries and
from some countries with economies in transition who are being victimized by traffickers,
and acknowledging that the problem of trafficking also victimizes young boys,
Recalling that the Commission on Human Rights, in its resolution 1994/45 of 4 March
1994, called for the elimination of trafficking in women,
Aware of the decision of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in its
resolution 3/2 of 6 May 1994 to consider the international traffic in minors at its fourth
session in the context of its discussions on the question of organized transnational
crime,
Realizing the urgent need for the adoption of effective measures at the national,
regional, and international levels to protect women and girl children from this nefarious
traffic,
1. Expresses its grave concern over the worsening problems of trafficking, particularly
the increasing syndication of the sex trade and the internationalization of the traffic in
women and girl children;
2. Welcomes the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and
Development 35/ held at Cairo from 5 to 13 September 1994, which, inter alia, called upon
all Governments to prevent all international trafficking in migrants, especially for the
purpose of prostitution, and for the adoption by Governments of both receiving countries
and countries of origin of effective sanctions against those who organize undocumented
migration, exploit undocumented migrants or engage in trafficking in undocumented
migrants, especially those who engage in any form of international traffic of women and
girl children;
3. Invites Governments to combat trafficking in women and children through nationally
and internationally coordinated measures, at the same time establishing or strengthening
institutions for the protection of the victims of trafficking of women and children, and
to ensure for victims the necessary assistance, including legal support services that are
linguistically and culturally accessible, towards their full protection, treatment and
rehabilitation;
4. Invites Governments to consider the development of standard minimum rules for the
humanitarian treatment of trafficked persons, consistent with internationally recognized
human rights standards;
5. Encourages Governments, relevant organizations and bodies of the United Nations
system, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations to gather and
share information relative to all aspects of trafficking in women and girl children in
order to facilitate the development of anti-trafficking measures, and to adopt appropriate
measures to create wider public awareness of the problem;
6. Calls upon all Governments to take appropriate measures to prevent the misuse and
exploitation by traffickers of such economic activities as the development of tourism and
the export of labour;
7. Encourages Member States to sign, ratify and accede to the Convention for the
Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others,
36/ international agreements on the suppression of slavery and all other relevant
international instruments;
8. Draws the attention of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women and the
Working Group on Contemporary Forms of Slavery of the Subcommission on Prevention of
Discrimination and Protection of Minorities to the problem of trafficking in women and
girl children;
9. Welcomes the adoption by the Subcommission of its resolution 1994/5 recommending
that Governments adopt legislation to prevent child prostitution and child pornography;
10. Also draws attention to the report of the Special Rapporteur on the sale of
children, child prostitution and child pornography;
11. Invites the Fourth World Conference on Women and the Ninth United Nations Congress
on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders to consider including in their
respective programmes of action the subject of the traffic in women and girl children;
12. Recommends that the problem of trafficking in women and girl children be given
consideration within the implementation of all relevant international legal instruments
and, if need be, that consideration be given to measures to strengthen them, without
undermining their legal authority and integrity;
13. Requests the Secretary-General to submit a report to the Economic and Social
Council at its substantive session of 1995 for inclusion in a preliminary report to the
General Assembly at its fiftieth session on the implementation of the present resolution
under the item entitled "Advancement of women";
14. Requests the Secretary-General to focus the International Day for the Abolition of
Slavery, 2 December 1996, on the problem of trafficking in human persons, especially women
and children, and to devote one meeting of the fifty-first session of the General Assembly
to the discussion of this problem.
* For the discussion, see chap. IV.

The Commission on the Status of Women,
Bearing in mind the Charter of the United Nations, which reaffirms faiths in human
rights and fundamental freedoms, in the dignity and worth of the human person, and in the
equal rights of women and men,
Reaffirming the principles set forth in the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms
of Discrimination against Women, 37/ adopted by the General Assembly on 18 December 1979,
Stressing that the promotion of the human rights of women constitutes an integral part
of the human rights activities of the United Nations, as reaffirmed in the Vienna
Declaration and Programme of Action 24/ adopted by the World Conference on Human Rights,
Welcoming the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and
Development 35/ held at Cairo from 5 to 13 September 1994, which called upon all countries
to take full measures to eliminate all forms of exploitation, abuse and harassment, and
all violence against women,
Welcoming also the Copenhagen Declaration 38/ and the Programme of Action of the World
Summit for Social Development, 39/ which declared that countries should take concrete and
effective measures against the exploitation of migrant workers,
Welcoming further the adoption by the General Assembly at its forty-eighth session of
the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, 40/
Recalling General Assembly resolutions 47/96 of 16 December 1992, 48/110 of 20 December
1993 and 49/165 of 23 December 1994, as well as Commission on the Status of Women
resolution 38/7 of 18 March 1994, on violence against women migrant workers,
Noting the large numbers of women from developing countries and from some countries
with economies in transition who continue to venture forth to more affluent countries in
search of a living for themselves and their families, as a consequence of poverty,
unemployment and other socio-economic conditions,
Recognizing that it is the duty of sending countries to protect and promote the
interests of their citizens who seek or receive employment in other countries, to provide
them with appropriate training/education and to apprise them of their rights and
obligations in the countries of employment,
Aware of the moral obligation of receiving or host countries to ensure the human rights
and fundamental freedoms of all persons within their boundaries, including migrant
workers, in particular women migrant workers, who are doubly vulnerable because of their
gender and their being foreigners,
Aware that documented and undocumented migrant women whose residence status is
dependent on their spouses or employers are at increased risk for gender-based violence,
Noting the measures adopted by some receiving States to alleviate the plight of women
migrant workers residing within their areas of jurisdiction,
Noting with concern, however, the continuing reports of grave abuses and acts of
violence committed against women migrant workers by some of their employers in some host
countries,
Stressing that acts of violence directed against women impair or nullify women's
enjoyment of their human rights and fundamental freedoms,
Convinced of the need to eliminate all forms of discrimination against women and the
need to protect them from gender-based violence,
1. Calls upon States Members of the United Nations to adopt measures for the effective
implementation of the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, including
applying them to migrant women workers;
2. Invites States concerned, specifically the sending and receiving States of women
migrant workers, to conduct regular consultations for the purpose of identifying problem
areas in promoting and protecting the rights of migrant women workers and ensuring health,
legal and social services for them, adopting specific measures to address these problems,
setting up, as appropriate, linguistically and culturally accessible services and
mechanisms to implement those measures, and, in general, creating conditions that foster
greater harmony and tolerance between women migrant workers and the rest of the society in
which they reside;
3. Encourages States Members of the United Nations, particularly those from which women
migrant workers originate and those that play host to them, to ensure the protection of
the rights and fundamental freedoms of women migrant workers as defined by international
conventions and agreements;
4. Encourages Member States to consider signing and ratifying or acceding to the
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and the
Members of Their Families; 41/
5. Urges Member States to adopt and implement measures to eradicate all forms of racism
and xenophobia, and promote education on human rights understanding and acceptance of
cultural diversity;
6. Calls upon States to explore the possibility of adopting measures to prevent the
victimization of women migrant workers by sexual traffickers and to penalize those
traffickers, including ratifying the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in
Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others; 36/
7. Invites relevant United Nations functional bodies and specialized agencies, in
particular the International Labour Organization, intergovernmental organizations and
non-governmental organizations, to monitor the situation of women migrant workers and to
submit reports thereon through normal channels;
8. Recommends that the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
against Women, in its consideration of States Parties' reports, inquire into the status of
migrant women workers and propose measures for their protection;
9. Recommends to the Centre for Human Rights that it include the promotion and
protection of the human rights of women migrant workers in its programme of work relative
to its advisory training and information services, and submit to the General Assembly,
through the Commission on Human Rights and the Economic and Social Council, its reports
thereon;
10. Recommends to the Commission on Human Rights that it make the rights of women
migrant workers one of its priority concerns;
11. Invites the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on violence
against women to continue to include among the urgent issues pertaining to her mandate the
violence perpetrated against women migrant workers;
12. Reiterates the recommendation of the General Assembly, contained in its resolution
48/110 of 20 December 1993, that the Fourth World Conference on Women, which is to be held
at Beijing in September 1995, address the issue of violence against women migrant workers;
13. Notes the decision of the General Assembly, in its resolution 49/127 of 19 December
1994, to consider the need for a United Nations conference on international migration and
development;
14. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure the development of concrete indicators as
a basis for future action to determine the situation of women migrant workers in sending
and receiving countries;
15. Requests the Secretary-General to consider establishing an expert group to submit
recommendations for improving coordination of the various efforts of the United Nations on
behalf of migrant workers, for submission to the General Assembly at its fiftieth session;
16. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the Commission at its fortieth session
a copy of his report to the General Assembly on violence against women migrant workers,
which should include the reports to be submitted by the Special Rapporteur of the
Commission on Human Rights on violence against women, the Centre for Human Rights,
relevant United Nations functional bodies and organizations, intergovernmental
organizations and non-governmental organizations.
* For the discussion, see chap. IV.

The Commission on the Status of Women,
Recalling the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against
Women, 37/ in particular its article 14, in which the States Parties to the Convention
agreed that they should take into account the significant roles that rural women played in
the economic survival of their families, and ensure to such women the right to participate
in the elaboration and implementation of development planning at all levels,
Recalling also the Declaration of Principles and the Programme of Action of the World
Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development, 42/ in which it was recommended that
women should, on an equal footing with men, participate in and contribute to social,
economic and political rural development processes and fully share in the benefits of
improving living standards in rural areas,
Emphasizing the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women, 43/
which stress the design of development strategies and programmes, as well as incentive
programmes and projects in the field of food and agriculture, in a manner that fully
integrates women at all levels of planning, implementation, monitoring evaluation in all
stages of the development process of a project cycle, so as to facilitate and enhance the
key role that they play,
Bearing in mind the conclusions of the Summit on the Economic Advancement of Rural
Women, held at Geneva in 1992,
Noting that peace is a sine qua non for achieving economic and social development,
Noting with concern situations of extreme violence, such as those caused by terrorist
groups and by the commission of crimes directly related to terrorism, among them drug
trafficking, which have brought about major changes in the survival strategies of poor
rural families, prompting their forced displacement from their places of origin and
rendering even more critical the situation of the women who then become the core of the
nuclear family,
Taking into account the analytical report of 14 February 1992 of the representative of
the Secretary-General concerning internal displacements, which stressed that in many cases
displaced populations were composed of women and children and were predominantly of rural
origin, as well as other reports of the representative of the Secretary-General concerning
internal displacements due to violence, in which it was pointed out that women of rural
origin had, as heads of families, been especially affected by such violence and the
adverse socio-economic situation in the receiving areas,
Taking note of Commission on Human Rights resolution 1995/57, in which the Commission
urged the representative of the Secretary-General, in considering internal displacements,
to continue paying special attention to the need of women and children for protection and
assistance,
Welcoming with satisfaction the Programme of Action of the World Summit for Social
Development, 39/ which in chapter I provides that, to ensure that the political framework
supports the objectives of social development, it is essential, inter alia, to take
measures at the national level, with international cooperation, as appropriate, to create
conditions for internally displaced persons to return voluntarily to their places of
origin,
1. Calls upon Governments to integrate women into the formulation and implementation of
public policies, plans and projects for rural development starting from the inception of
the process, considering their contribution to the goals of improving standards of living
in response to the overall needs of rural families;
2. Urges Governments to promote, as a matter of priority, rural development projects
with a gender perspective;
3. Invites international agencies and donor Governments to give priority consideration
to international cooperation in projects and programmes that benefit rural women;
4. Appeals to Governments to pay special attention to the situation of rural women,
with emphasis on those who are displaced from their place of origin owing to terrorist
violence, drug trafficking or other causes related to situations of violence;
5. Urges Governments, in their development programmes, to consider projects that have
positive effects upon displaced rural women, and are geared primarily to productive
employment, in order to facilitate the integration of those women into their new social
setting or their return to their place of origin or another place of their preference;
6. Decides to consider the question of the integration of displaced rural women into
development processes at its fortieth session.
* For the discussion, see chap. V.

The Commission on the Status of Women,
Recalling General Assembly resolution 47/174, Economic and Social Council resolutions
1990/15 and 1992/53, and Commission on the Status of Women resolutions 34/3, 35/7, 36/5
and 37/6,
Recalling also the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women, 43/
which highlighted the key role of women in the development and production of food and
agriculture and in food security and which recommended the establishment of multisectoral
programmes to promote the productive capacity of poor rural women in food and animal
production so as to create off-farm employment opportunities and to reduce their workload,
Referring to paragraphs 224-227 of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies, as well as
to chapter 24 of Agenda 21, 44/ adopted by the United Nations Conference on Environment
and Development, underlining the importance of women's role in the management and
protection of the environment and in achieving a sustainable and equitable development,
Welcoming the adoption by the World Conference on Human Rights of the Vienna
Declaration and Programme of Action 45/ which stressed the importance of the integration
and full participation of women as both agents and beneficiaries in the development
process,
Recalling the recommendations of the Abuja Declaration on Participatory Development:
The Role of Women in Africa in the 1990s on the need to design specific training
programmes for women in rural areas aimed at developing their technical skills in
agriculture and other fields, including environment, water and energy, within the global
framework of the improvement of women's access to higher education in the field of science
and technology,
Welcoming the adoption of the Geneva Declaration for Rural Women, 46/ by the Summit on
the Economic Advancement of Rural Women, held at Geneva in 1992,
Recalling the Lagos Plan of Action for the Implementation of the Monrovia Strategy for
the Economic Development of Africa 47/ on food self- sufficiency and food security for
Africa in 1984 and the United Nations Programme of Action for African Economic Recovery
and Development, 1986- 1990, 48/
Bearing in mind that rural areas still represent an important part of the African
region, where rural populations may account for up to 85 per cent of the total population,
that the agricultural sector can contribute up to 50 per cent of gross domestic product
(GDP) and that the proportion of active rural women varies from 45 to 80 per cent of the
agricultural labour force, producing up to 80 per cent of food crops,
Expressing deep concern that despite the fact that rural women significantly contribute
to the well-being of rural families, to the livelihood of communities and to the national
economy, their important role is not sufficiently recognized, and their participation in
the decision-making process at all levels is low,
Aware of the need to recognize the importance of an understanding of gender issues
within all areas of agricultural, social, economic, environmental and political life in
order to achieve a balanced division of roles and responsibilities,
Deeply concerned about the lack of economic independence of rural women owing to their
lack of access to land ownership, productive resources, and employment and entrepreneurial
opportunities and owing as well to inadequate professional and technical skills as a
result of the restricted access of women to education, training and literacy programmes,
Noting that rural areas lack favourable social support services and resources,
information on opportunities, and enabling conditions that would allow rural women to
fully participate in development,
Aware of the low self-esteem of rural women and their limited self- awareness
concerning their possibilities and potentials and of the fact that there is poor
communication on opportunities,
Expressing deep concern about the marginalization of rural women, especially young
women with small children, women living in extreme poverty in rural areas and the sexual
harassment experienced by, and the violence perpetrated against, them, including those in
war-affected areas, as well as about the effect of male migrant workers,
Aware of the need for rural women to become empowered to take an active part in
development, as well as of their need to have access to education, health and various
social and economic support organizations and institutions,
Concerned about the worsening of the socio-economic status of rural women and of their
life and working conditions, thereby hindering their full integration in development,
1. Urges Governments to take action in support of rural women's full participation in
the economy and in the political system by developing specific plans to meet the
above-mentioned needs;
2. Recommends that Governments set up monitoring and evaluation measures to appraise
progress made;
3. Urges Governments to integrate gender issues in mainstream research and policy
initiatives, follow-up and evaluation in the field of agriculture and rural development
and to support, as appropriate, women's participation in policy-making and relevant
institutions;
4. Calls upon Governments and international organizations, in particular United Nations
organizations, to collect and disseminate information on the situation of rural women,
their concerns and the strategies required for their advancement through the development
of appropriate information channels;
5. Urges Governments on the one hand, to enforce existing legislation in order to allow
women to enjoy their legal rights fully and, on the other, to promote legislative
initiatives that guarantee equity in the wage system and increase the status of women in
agriculture, family enterprises, the professions and the informal sector;
6. Also urges Governments to consider the need to revise national legislation so as to
give rural women rights regarding access to land ownership and technology as well as
natural and productive resources;
7. Further urges Governments to formulate policies and provide effective support to
rural women and seek the assistance of international and non-governmental organizations
with respect to their gaining access to income- generating activities, and to ensure the
development of economic structures that create new job opportunities, the development of
entrepreneurship, the promotion of credit programmes that provide equity financing so as
to facilitate the establishment of small businesses by rural women, and the introduction
of more efficient information systems to facilitate economic activities;
8. Calls upon Governments to encourage relevant development and financial institutions
to provide support for the promotion of grass-roots credit programmes adapted to the needs
and activities of rural women so as to encourage and facilitate the establishment of small
enterprises;
9. Recommends that Governments create and strengthen local advisory training programmes
and extension services, as well as basic and higher education for rural women, so as to
increase their awareness about non-traditional careers and business opportunities and to
improve their access to them;
10. Calls upon Governments to promote the provision of low-cost primary health care in
rural areas and to develop and promote sensitization campaigns to encourage low-income
rural women to utilize primary health-care facilities;
11. Urges Governments to promote an equitable distribution of income and resources for
both economically productive and reproductive tasks and activities and to promote
affordable and sustainable pension and social security schemes for rural people;
12. Recommends that Governments take into account the concepts of gender,
socio-economic gender analysis, population, environment, sustainable development and
poverty eradication in all policies and programmes and provide rural women with the
necessary incentives, capacities and skills to effectively carry out the management of the
natural resources that they depend on and to secure a healthy environment and shelter;
13. Appeals to Governments to empower rural women, to be aware of and develop their
potential and to actively engage, individually or in groups, in the fight for the
enforcement of their rights, the improvement of their civil, personal and professional
status, and the increasing of their representation in sufficient number in all
policy-making, decision-making and consultative bodies and functions;
14. Strongly recommends that Governments promote applied technological research, policy
and programmes in the fields of time- and energy-consuming domestic tasks, food
production, and processing and storage of food, in order to ensure the saving of time for
more remunerative and cultural activities and increase the efficiency and income of rural
women;
15. Recommends that Governments promote the establishment of a social infrastructure in
rural areas that encourages women, including poor women, to develop capacities and skills
such as leadership in administrative and financial management for collective and community
life, and that supports rural women's organizations and their participation in
representative and economic bodies (for example, farmers' organizations, workers' unions,
cooperatives and associations);
16. Requests the Secretary-General and Governments to ensure that the issues of rural
women and development programmes are an integral part of the International Development
Strategy for the Fourth United Nations Development Decade 49/ and of the national
strategies for the Decade.
* For the discussion, see chap. V.

At its 1st meeting, on 15 March 1995, the Commission on the Status of Women, after
reviewing the credentials of intergovernmental organizations seeking to participate in the
work of the Conference and its preparatory body, decided to grant observer status to (a)
the following intergovernmental organizations: African Training and Research Centre in
Administration for Development (CAFRAD); Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development;
Inter-American Development Bank; Nordic Council; South Pacific Commission; and (b) the
following entities: Global Commission on Women's Health; International Steering Committee
on the Economic Advancement of Rural Women.
* For the discussion, see chap. VIII, sect. F.
At its 6th meeting, on 20 March 1995, the Commission on the Status of Women decided to
accredit those non-governmental organizations listed in documents E/CN.6/1995/L.4 and
Add.1, Add.1/Corr.1, Add.2, Add.3 and Add.3/Corr.1, to participate in the Fourth World
Conference on Women: Action for Equality, Development and Peace and its preparatory body.
** For the discussion, see chap. VIII, sect. G.
At its 19th meeting, on 7 April 1995, the Commission decided to establish an informal
contact group to seek agreement on the commonly understood meaning of the term
"gender" in the context of the Platform for Action of the Fourth World
Conference on Women.
* For the discussion, see chap. VIII, sect. J.
At its 19th meeting, on 7 April 1995, the Commission on the Status of Women decided to
transmit to the Fourth World Conference on Women for its consideration the material for a
draft declaration contained in an informal paper and the draft platform for action
contained in documents E/CN.6/1995/L.17 and the relevant addenda, and the informal papers
containing amendments thereto, as orally amended.
** For the discussion, see chap. II.

Chapter II
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1. The Commission considered item 3 of its agenda from 15 to 20 March 1995. It had
before it the following documents:
(a) Report of the Secretary-General containing the revised draft of the Platform
for Action (E/CN.6/1995/2);
(b) Report of the Secretary-General on the second review and appraisal of the
implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women
(E/CN.6/1995/3 and Add.1-10);
(c) Report of the Secretary-General on preparations for the Fourth World
Conference on Women (E/CN.6/1995/4);
(d) Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the results of the regional
conferences and other international conferences (E/CN.6/1995/5 and Add.1-7);
(e) Note by the Secretary-General transmitting a study on technical and
financial cooperation programmes targeting women (E/CN.6/1995/6);
(f) Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the draft rules of procedure of
the Conference (E/CN.6/1994/L.3);
(g) Report of the Secretary-General on the 1994 World Survey on the Role of
Women in Development (A/49/378).
The report of the Secretary-General on the proposed merger of the International
Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women and the United Nations
Development Fund for Women (A/49/217-E/1994/103) was made available to the Commission.
2. In introducing the item, the Secretary-General of the Fourth World Conference on
Women said that the success of the Conference would completely depend on the work done
during the thirty-ninth session. The preparatory process at the international, regional
and national levels was proceeding well and involved a large number of different
activities that examined the key issues of the advancement of women, including significant
mobilization of research and policy analysis. The 1994 World Survey on the Role of Women
in Development and the second review and appraisal of the Nairobi Forward-looking
Strategies for the Advancement of Women formed the conceptual and factual basis for the
Platform for Action. She emphasized that the Platform for Action should be built on the
results achieved during the regional and United Nations conferences and should meet the
needs of all women in the world.
3. In her statement, the Governor-General of Barbados and convener of the NGO Forum at
the Nairobi Conference, stressed that women should demonstrate to the whole world a new
form of policy-making based on dialogue. She emphasized the importance of cooperation
among Governments and non-governmental organizations. The forthcoming NGO Forum would be
historic in its level of participation and in the commitment of those involved. Referring
to the Platform for Action, she urged that special attention be paid to the paramount
issue of peace.
4. Many representatives emphasized that the Fourth World Conference on Women should
promote a new vision of development based on women's reality and rights and should be
implemented in the spirit of solidarity between women and men, between nations and between
present and future generations.
5. It should be a "Conference of Commitments" and the outcome of the
Conference should be as practical and focused as possible. Efforts should be made to
ensure that adequate resources, processes and mechanisms were put in place for the
accountability and implementation of that new vision. It was emphasized that at Beijing,
besides trying to create equality between men and women in a given world, it would be
necessary to question the situation of that world itself and examine the processes and
systems that were simultaneously producing new patterns of poverty and wealth. In that
context, the need for consolidation and building of new bases of solidarity for
international women's movements and the creation of new partnerships with Governments and
civil societies was stressed.
6. Many representatives said that the Fourth World Conference on Women would be an
opportunity to take stock of the policies, programmes and measures devised for achieving
women's advancement in the 50 years of the existence of the United Nations and also to
assess gains and failures. One representative suggested that the Conference should not be
just a conference to reiterate commitments but to carry them forward. Some representatives
suggested that the Fourth World Conference on Women should set standards for the first
decade of the twenty-first century, against which the performance of the international
community and national actions would be judged. Therefore, it was imperative to be
successful in consensus-building for setting progressive, innovative and forward-looking
standards for Governments and the international community, centred on the United Nations
system.
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(a) Preparatory activities at the national, regional and international levels
7. Most representatives expressed the view that the preparatory activities had been
successful and noteworthy at all levels and particularly commended the work of
non-governmental organizations. The preparations at the national level had been
coordinated by National Committees composed of governmental and non-governmental
institutions. Some representatives pointed out that the preparatory process, including the
informal consultations held, had contributed to increasing awareness-raising at all levels
and to enriching the Platform for Action. A few participants were of the view that the
preparatory activities had given rise to intense communication and interaction among women
as well as between all the sectors of society. In one country, consensus had been reached
on actual and future challenges, as well as on actions to be taken. One representative
highlighted the transparency and consultation of the preparatory process and said that a
wealth of material had been obtained, on the basis of which the country position could be
finalized.
8. In the context of the preparations for the Conference, one representative advised
the Commission that efforts were being made with respect to the ratification of the
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
9. Some representatives reported on national activities that addressed the critical
areas of concern. One representative reported on efforts of the Government to assist women
victims of war and violence and about plans to conduct a national seminar that would
address affirmative action with respect to the status of women. Another representative
provided information on a variety of programmes undertaken by the Government and
non-governmental organizations to improve the status of women. One representative reported
on workshops on women's participation and statistics and on the utilization of the mass
media to promote public information. One representative informed the Commission that
training activities have been developed, with special emphasis on the catalytic role of
the Government and the need for the participation of all sectors.
10. Many representatives reported on the participation of their countries in the
regional preparatory conferences. They expressed their support for the regional platforms
of action. References were made to the High-level Regional Preparatory Meeting of the
Economic Commission for Europe at Vienna and to the Conference on Equality and Democracy:
Utopia and Challenge, organized by the Council of Europe at Strasbourg.
11. Some representatives reported on the subregional meetings organized in preparation
for the regional preparatory meetings and the adoption of subregional platforms for
action. One representative informed the Commission of the upcoming Caribbean subregional
meeting to finalize preparations for the Conference.
12. In a joint statement, United Nations agencies advised the Commission about their
activities in preparation for Beijing, emphasizing that acting in a coordinating way
facilitated the realization of the Women in Development/gender mandates.
13. The Special Adviser to the Secretary-General for Public Policy spoke about the
preparations for the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations and the special importance
of women's contribution being reflected therein.
(b) Review and appraisal of the implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking
Strategies for the Advancement of Women
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14. Many representatives stated that the principle of equality was embodied in their
constitutions and in the Charter of the United Nations. Reference was made to the existing
international legal instruments, including the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms
of Discrimination against Women and to the various institutional, legal measures at the
national level that were being taken to translate the principle of equality into reality.
However, despite notable progress in the advancement of women in societies the world over,
much remained to be done before the international community could claim that the Nairobi
Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women had been implemented in full.
15. Although some representatives stated that the participation of women in
decision-making bodies at the national level had increased, many representatives stressed
that women were still far from reaching equal power and that more radical policy
interventions and strong political will would be required to bring about immediate
changes, including changes in the structure and cultures of institutions. Women's
participation in decision-making was a prerequisite for democracy that should be practised
at all levels, from grass- roots to top decision-making in both the private and public
spheres. Some representatives expressed similar concerns regarding international
institutions and decision-making, including the United Nations system.
16. Many representatives stated that despite increased participation of women in the
labour force, women were still clustered in low-paid, low-skilled jobs and that
discrimination against women in remuneration and promotion continued.
A few representatives mentioned improvements in the areas of education and health. Many
representatives referred to persistent discrimination against women and their lack of
access to proper nutrition, clean drinking water, health, education, social support
services and decent housing. Many representatives referred to women's insufficient access
to productive resources such as land, capital and technology.
17. Some representatives stressed the negative impact of the continuing recession in
many economies on women. Some representatives referred to the increasing burden of debt
and its adverse effects on women and overall national development programmes. It was
stated that structural adjustment programmes had negatively affected the quality of life
of women, particularly rural women. A few representatives mentioned the widening
North-South gap and the extremely disadvantageous position of the least developed
countries. One representative provided information on the main priorities for women in the
least developed countries established at the meeting on women in development in the least
developed countries, held in Niger in 1995.
18. Many representatives referred to education as a critical factor for the advancement
of women, emphasizing the importance of education for girls.
19. Some representatives emphasized the importance of the family and the role of women
as pillars of the family. One representative expressed concern that while achieving
equality between men and women was essential, it should not deprive women of their
femininity and their role as mothers. It was maintained that both men and women should be
treated equally, with dignity as human beings and that the contribution of social
reproduction to development should be duly recognized.
20. A few representatives stressed the importance of women's reproductive rights; they
referred to their activities and the measures taken to improve women's reproductive
health. Some representatives mentioned the increasing incidence of HIV/AIDS as a grave
threat to women's health.
21. It was emphasized that sex-based discrimination was closely linked to culture and
tradition. Reference was made to fundamentalist movements, religious extremism and ethnic
fanaticism, which were said to adversely affect women's status in society. Another
representative voiced concern about the "negative side of culture", which was
often used to legitimize oppression of women in the family and society. It was suggested
that that issue should be given due attention in the context of national and international
programmes. One representative referred to cultures and the rights of indigenous people
and the difficulty of integrating them.
22. Many representatives referred to the adverse effects of the lack of peace and
security on women, particularly in situations of civil strife and armed conflict. In that
context, the waste of resources due to increased military spending was emphasized. One
representative referred to the holistic approach to security, taking into account basic
developmental needs, as well as the need for political security, including respect for
human rights. A few representatives stressed that women should unite more effectively and
put a stop to ongoing wars, the production and development of weapons, arms trafficking
and mindless destruction.
23. Many representatives commented on the violation of international legal,
humanitarian and ethical standards, which adversely affected refugee and displaced women
in situations of armed conflict. A few referred to rape being used as a tool of war. Some
representatives referred to the worsening of socio-economic conditions and the
feminization of poverty due to armed conflict and civil wars.
24. One representative reported on the meeting organized by the International Committee
of the Red Cross to analyse the measures to be taken for ensuring the protection of women
and children against the violation of international humanitarian laws.
25. Many representatives referred to the prevailing violence against women, in the
family, society and in circumstances of war and armed conflict. They reported on means and
measures to eradicate violence against women in all its forms and to provide assistance to
the victims, and stressed the need for concerted international action in that respect. A
few representatives raised the issue of new forms of violence emerging from terrorism.
26. Many representatives said that the human rights of women were insufficiently
protected. Some stressed the importance of the principle of equality, enshrined in the
Charter of the United Nations, as the basis for international protection of women. Some
representatives reported on efforts being made in their countries to reform national laws
in compliance with international legal standards. It was stressed that the human rights of
women should be respected in all spheres of life, including social and cultural rights,
which constitute an integral part of universal human rights. One representative referred
to the difficulties of transition from the customary to the modern legal framework.
Although the advantage of the modern legal system was recognized, the necessity of
protecting women in customary ways during the transition period was emphasized. Many
representatives stressed the importance of legal literacy of women and the practical
application of their rights.
27. Many representatives referred to the insufficiency of gender disaggregated data.
28. A non-governmental organization said that the current imbalance in women's access
to various sports had been pointed out at a conference on women and sports, held in 1994,
at which strategies to increase women's participation in sports had been adopted. The
representative urged that the Platform for Action addressed barriers to women's equal
participation in sports.
(c) Reports from regional conferences and other international conferences
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29. The representatives of the regional commissions (the Economic Commission for
Africa, the Economic Commission for Europe, the Economic Commission for Latin America and
the Caribbean, the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific and the
Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia) reported on the preparatory activities
for the Fourth World Conference on Women, including regional conferences. All
representatives commented on the wide participation in the regional conferences of
intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, women's organizations and
the United Nations system, including the regional commissions. They highlighted the
process of consensus-building around regional critical areas of concern, leading to the
adoption of regional platforms for action. The process was considered dynamic given the
diversity and cultural pluralism among countries.
Each representative acknowledged the contribution of various meetings at the
subregional and national levels during the preparatory phase, including various youth
meetings, artistic performances and fairs and other initiatives of civil society. All
representatives stated that specific follow-up activities were being planned for the
implementation of regional plans of action.
30. One representative reported on the Regional Conference on Intra-Familial Violence
which took place at Phnom Penh in December 1994.
31. References were made to the achievements of the international conferences in Mexico
and Copenhagen.
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32. Many representatives commended the draft Platform for Action as comprehensive and
providing the basis for further discussion. Some representatives found it too extensive
and detailed, as well as weak regarding content analysis and consistency in the critical
areas of concern. Many representatives suggested that it should reflect reality and
sensitivity to common global problems and in a balanced way embody regional diversity -
without, however, duplicating the regional platforms for action.
33. Many representatives urged that the Platform for Action should reflect the many
important and hard-won gains that were achieved in other United Nations world conferences
- issues related to human rights; the commitment of the International Conference on
Population and Development to the empowerment of women and women's health and reproductive
rights; and the reaffirmation at the World Summit for Social Development that equality
between men and women was crucial to the attainment of social and economic development.
The key outcomes of those conferences should be used as the starting-point for the
elaboration of further action on the Platform for Action.
34. Many representatives stressed that while the Platform for Action defined the
mission and critical areas of concern as well as the global framework, the document lacked
the punch and the vision that could only be provided with dramatic impact by a
well-constructed declaration. Such a declaration should be brief, all-encompassing and
with vision. One representative suggested that the declaration should be political and
future-oriented, while another representative strongly urged that it should voice the
commitment of Governments. Some representatives were of the view that the declaration
should include the main proposals for action agreed upon in the Platform for Action.
35. Many representatives stressed that the Platform for Action should lead to the
empowerment of women and embody actions that enabled women to participate fully in all
spheres of life and to be involved in the decisions that affected them. The economic
independence of women, as well as equality, provided the environment for the realization
of women's full potential, individually and collectively. The progress of humanity and the
modernization of societies depended on the new role played by women. In that respect,
greater prominence should be given to the need for the integration of gender impact
analyses in policy-making and programme planning as a central approach to achieving
equality. One representative suggested that the Platform for Action should be considered
an agenda for equality.
36. Many representatives emphasized that the Platform for Action should focus on
measures that could be realistically implemented in the immediate future. That would, of
necessity, lead to an examination of institutional mechanisms both nationally and
internationally, while avoiding proliferation and duplication of mechanisms. Some
representatives reaffirmed the need to create national machineries, or reinforce existing
ones by increasing the financial and human resources required. One representative stressed
the importance of establishing appropriate mechanisms for promoting international
cooperation. One representative said that the advancement of women was necessary for the
organizational efficiency and effectiveness of the United Nations system.
37. Many representatives emphasized the need for more clarity in defining the various
responsible actors, and called for integrated efforts among Governments, the international
community and non-governmental organizations.
38. One representative addressed the issue of institutional arrangements, particularly
in reference to the proposed merger of the International Research and Training Institute
for the Advancement of Women and the United Nations Development Fund for Women. It was
suggested that the issue should be deliberated at length during the present session in the
context of the overall restructuring of the United Nations system and the placement of
women's issues within United Nations structures.
39. A few representatives referred to the mission statement, which should identify the
relationship between the Platform for Action and the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies
for the Advancement of Women.
40. Some representatives referred to an imbalance among the different chapters of the
Platform for Action and suggested that they should be elaborated further. One
representative emphasized the importance of setting specific and globally quantifiable
targets in all areas of concern.
41. Many representatives stated that the areas of decision-making, the human rights of
women, women in the economy, violence against women, the burden of poverty, women's unpaid
work, a life-cycle approach to health and education, and environmental issues should be
given particular importance. Many representatives referred to particular issues that
should be more strongly reflected in the Platform for Action, such as the impact of
structural adjustment programmes, the situation of various groups of women including
refugees, migrant women, indigenous women and women with disabilities. One representative
suggested that special emphasis should be given to the problems faced by vulnerable women
and include a definition of vulnerable women at the beginning of the document.
42. Many representatives referred to the concerns and needs of the girl child. Several
representatives suggested a separate area of concern on that issue.
43. One representative suggested that the Platform for Action should address religious
extremism as harmful to women's advancement and as specifically targeting women.
44. Many representatives referred to violence against women as one of the most critical
issues that affected women, in both public and private life. It was stressed that the
paragraphs concerning violence against women should comply with the texts of other recent
United Nations documents, and in particular the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence
against Women, adopted by the General Assembly.
45. Many representatives said that the feminization of poverty was taking place in both
developed and developing countries and suggested that that section needed more extensive
elaboration, specifying priority objectives.
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46. Many representatives emphasized that adequate financial resources and political
commitments would be crucial for the implementation of the Platform for Action. In that
respect, serious discussions should be held to estimate the cost and to mobilize
resources. Many representatives considered that it was essential to look into the special
needs of developing countries and the extra funding needed for implementing measures if
the critical areas of concern identified in the Platform for Action were to be addressed
effectively. A few representatives stated that donor countries had a specific role to play
in implementing the decisions of the Conference with respect to development cooperation.
47. As lack of access to higher education was cited as one of the main reasons for the
low representation of women in decision-making at all levels, one representative proposed
the creation of a "fund for women in university" to lend money to qualified
women to achieve higher education.
48. Many representatives emphasized the importance of women's concerns being fully
integrated into all United Nations activities and structures. In that respect, the process
of United Nations restructuring should be kept open and transparent. The serious
underrepresentation of women in the Secretariat, especially at the senior level, should be
of concern to Governments.
49. A few representatives described specific activities and seminars that were being
planned as a follow-up to the Conference. Among them were the creation of a centre for
women and the sponsoring of an extraordinary meeting of the Committee on the Elimination
of Discrimination against Women in 1995. Some representatives said they were preparing
national programmes for action and had set up sectoral committees with governmental and
non-governmental organizations to ensure effective follow-up to the Conference.
50. A few representatives referred to the interest of their Governments in setting up
an international centre for non-governmental organizations from Central and Eastern
European countries.
51. One representative raised the question of whether the Convention on the Elimination
of All Forms of Discrimination against Women was sufficiently effective to safeguard
individual women against gender discrimination and called for the endorsement of the
proposal for an optional protocol, as agreed upon at the European regional preparatory
meeting. Another representative considered it important that all countries ratify the
Convention without reservations, as well as all the other international instruments for
the protection of human rights.
52. United Nations agencies emphasized the importance of inter-agency cooperation in
the implementation of the declarations and programmes of action adopted at United Nations
world conferences. Therefore, in order to ensure complementarity and synergy in the
implementation of the Platform for Action, an inter-agency mechanism should be
established.
53. United Nations agencies reiterated their commitment to contribute to the
implementation of the Platform for Action in accordance with their respective mandates.
Many agencies referred to specific objectives and actions in which they had a comparative
advantage to assist with future follow-up activities. Some of the noteworthy proposals
included: analytical work on policy and strategic issues concerning women's participation
in the economy, especially through increased access to resources so as to benefit from
mainstream industrial development processes and the labour market in general; further
strengthening databases, including the development of methods and statistics for further
gender analysis and conducting and disseminating policy-oriented gender research.
54. In order to highlight the key role of education for the advancement of girls and
women, a proposal was made to celebrate international literacy day at Beijing. The role of
the mass communication media in promoting gender equality and women's active participation
in development was stressed.
55. Many representatives of various non-governmental organizations addressed the issues
regarding the preparations for the Fourth World Conference on Women and made their
comments on the Platform for Action.
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Accreditation of non-governmental organizations to the Fourth World Conference on
Women
56. At the 16th meeting, on 3 April 1995, the representative of France, on behalf of
the European Union, and Australia, Bangladesh*, Botswana*, Brazil*, Bulgaria, Cameroon*,
Canada*, Cote d'Ivoire*, Cyprus, Estonia*, Iceland*, Latvia*, Lithuania*, Malawi*, New
Zealand*, Nicaragua*, Nigeria*, Norway*, Pakistan, the Philippines, Switzerland*, Tonga*,
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland*, the United States of America*
and Zambia, introduced a draft decision (E/CN.6/1995/L.20) entitled "Accreditation of
non-governmental organizations to the Fourth World Conference on Women", which
contained a draft resolution recommended by the Commission, as the preparatory body for
the Conference, for adoption by the General Assembly. Subsequently, Argentina*, the
Bahamas, Burundi*, China, Chile, the Congo, Eritrea*, Gabon*, the Gambia, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, India, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Lesotho*, Liberia*, Madagascar, Malaysia, the
Marshall Islands*, Mauritania*, Nepal*, the Niger*, Panama*, Paraguay*, Peru, Romania*,
Sao Tome and Principe*, Sierra Leone*, Slovakia, South Africa*, the Sudan, Swaziland*,
Thailand, Togo, Tunisia and Zimbabwe* joined in sponsoring the draft resolution.
57. At the same meeting, statements were made by the representatives of Peru, the Sudan
and Namibia and the observer for Sierra Leone.
58. At the 18th meeting, on 6 April, the representative of France, on behalf of the
European Union, orally revised the draft resolution recommended for adoption by the
General Assembly as follows:
(a) A new operative paragraph was inserted between operative paragraphs 3 and 4, which
read as follows:
"Further requests the secretariat to extend the deadline for applications for
accreditation of non-governmental organizations until 28 April 1995, to continue to
consider applications received by that date and to ensure that those applications are
considered in a transparent manner, applying the criteria set out in General Assembly
resolution 48/108 of 20 December 1993";
(b) In operative paragraph 4 (para. 5 of the final text), the words "operative
paragraph 1" were replaced by the words "paragraphs 1 and 4";
(c) In operative paragraph 5 (para. 6 of the final text), the words "operative
paragraph 1" were replaced by the words "paragraphs 1 and 4";
(d) In operative paragraph 6 (para. 7 of the final text), the words "Requests that
the General Assembly" and the words "on the lists drawn up in accordance with
operative paragraphs 4 and 5" were deleted;
(e) In operative paragraph 7 (para. 8 of the final text), the words "operative
paragraph 1" were replaced by the words "paragraphs 1 and 4".
59. At the same meeting, after the observer for the United States of America made a
statement, the representative of China requested a vote on the draft resolution.
60. The Commission adopted the draft decision, as orally revised, by a vote of 40 to
none, with 1 abstention, and recommended that the General Assembly adopt the draft
resolution contained therein. 50/ The voting was as follows:
In favour: Algeria, Angola, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Chile, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Ecuador, Finland, France, Greece, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Japan, Kenya, Madagascar,
Malaysia, Mexico, Namibia, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Republic of Korea,
Russian Federation, Spain, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Venezuela, Zambia.
Against: None.
Abstaining: China.
61. Before the draft resolution was adopted, statements were made by the
representatives of China, India and the Sudan and the observer for Cameroon; after it was
adopted, a statement was made by the observer for Canada.
* In accordance with rule 69 of the rules of procedure of the functional
commissions of the Economic and Social Council.
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Women
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62. At the 18th meeting, on 6 April 1995, the Commission, acting as the preparatory
body for the Conference, had before it a draft resolution (E/CN.6/1995/L.21) submitted by
the Chairperson and entitled "Provisional agenda and proposed organization of work of
the Fourth World Conference on Women". The text read as follows:
"The Commission on the Status of Women,
"Recalling General Assembly resolutions 45/129 of 14 December 1990 and 46/98 of 16
December 1991, in which the General Assembly endorsed Economic and Social Council
resolution 1990/12 of 24 May 1990 in which the Council recommended that a world conference
on women be held in 1995 and requested that the Commission on the Status of Women act as
the preparatory body for the conference,
"Recalling also General Assembly resolution 47/95 of 16 December 1992, in which
the General Assembly endorsed Economic and Social Council decision 1992/272 of 30 July
1992, in which the Council expressed its appreciation to the Government of China for its
offer to act as host for the Conference, to be held in Beijing from 4 to 15 September
1995, as well as Assembly resolutions 48/108 of 20 December 1993 and 49/161 of 23 December
1994,
"1. Notes that, in accordance with rule 47 of its rules of procedure, the
Conference may establish one or more main committees;
"2. Recommends that the oral statements made during the Conference should not
exceed seven minutes, it being understood that full-length statements may be circulated in
writing;
"3. Recommends that the Conference adopt the provisional agenda and organization
of work annexed to the present resolution.
"Annex I
"PROVISIONAL AGENDA FOR THE FOURTH WORLD CONFERENCE ON WOMEN
"1. Opening of the Conference.
"2. Election of the President.
"3. Adoption of the rules of procedure.
"4. Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters.
"5. Election of officers other than the President.
"6. Organization of work, including establishment of the Main Committees.*
"7. Credentials of representatives to the Conference:
"(a) Appointment of the members of the Credentials Committee;
"(b) Report of the Credentials Committee.
"8. General exchange of views on:
"(a) Second review and appraisal of the implementation of the Nairobi
Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women to the year 2000;
"(b) Main conclusions and recommendations of regional preparatory conferences;
"9. Platform for Action.
"10. Meeting of heads of State or Government.
"11. Adoption of the Platform for Action of the Fourth World Conference on Women.
"12. Adoption of the report of the Conference.
* "The Chairman of the Main Committees would be elected in plenary meeting;
officers of the Main Committee other than the Chairmen would be elected by the Main
Committee.
"Annex II
"PROPOSED ORGANIZATION OF WORK FOR THE FOURTH WORLD CONFERENCE ON WOMEN, 4-15
SEPTEMBER 1995
"For purposes of the organization of work contained in the appendix below, the
following guidelines will apply:
"(a) Statements to be presented through 4-13 September will be limited to seven
minutes. Longer statements may be circulated in writing. Each Government may present two
statements during the Summit;
"(b) During the period 4-13 September, a general exchange of views will be held at
which personal representatives of heads of State or Government or other appropriate
high-level representatives specifically designated by Governments may make statements.
Executive heads of agencies of the United Nations system, as well as representatives of
accredited non-governmental organizations and intergovernmental organizations, may also
present statements in accordance with the rules of procedure of the Conference;
"(c) On 15 July 1995, the Secretariat will open a list of speakers for the general
exchange of views (4-13 September);
"(d) Normal meeting hours for the Conference will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and
from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
"Appendix
"PROPOSED ORGANIZATION OF WORK
"The following programme of work is proposed for the Fourth World Conference on
Women:
"(a) On Saturday and Sunday, 2 and 3 September, informal pre-Conference
consultations will be held to consider a number of procedural and organizational matters;
"(b) The general debate will take place in plenary meeting from 4 to 13 September;
"(c) In accordance with rule 47 of its rules of procedure, the Conference will
establish two Main Committees to consider the draft Platform for Action, also from 4 to 13
September, as follows:
"Committee I (chapters III and IV);
"Committee II (chapters I, II, V and VI);
"(d) Consideration of the reports of the Main Committees and the adoption of the
Platform for Action will take place on Thursday and Friday, 14 and 15 September."
63. At the same meeting, statements were made by the representatives of the Bahamas,
Australia, Namibia, Chile, Algeria, France (on behalf of the European Union), India, the
Philippines (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the
Group of 77 and China), Bulgaria and China and the observers for the United States of
America, Cambodia, Germany, Cameroon, the United Republic of Tanzania, Hungary and
Nicaragua.
64. At the 19th meeting, on 7 April, oral amendments were made to the draft resolution.
65. Also at the same meeting, statements were made by the representatives of Australia,
the Philippines (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of
the Group of 77 and China), Bulgaria, France (on behalf of the European Union) and Mexico.
66. The Commission then adopted the draft resolution, as orally amended (see chap. I,
sect. C, Commission resolution 39/1).
Provisional rules of procedure of the Conference
67. The Commission had before it the draft provisional rules of procedure of the
Conference, contained in document E/CN.6/1994/L.3.
68. At the 19th meeting, on 7 April 1995, after hearing statements by the
representatives of the Congo, Chile, France (on behalf of the European Union) and Austria
and by the observers for Nigeria, the Syrian Arab Republic and Benin, the Commission, as
the preparatory body for the Conference, recommended the provisional rules of procedure of
the Conference, as amended, for approval by the General Assembly. 51/
Draft declaration and draft platform for action of the Fourth World Conference on Women
69. At the 19th meeting, on 7 April 1995, after hearing statements by the
representatives of Peru, Pakistan and the Congo and the observers for the United States of
America, Co^te d'Ivoire, Benin and Jordan, the Commission, as the preparatory body for the
Conference, approved the draft platform for action, as amended for adoption by the
Conference.
70. After the draft platform for action was approved, statements were made by the
representatives of Pakistan, France (on behalf of the European Union) and the Sudan. In
addition, the representative of Guatemala expressed the following reservations on the
draft platform for action.
"At the conclusion of the thirty-ninth session of the Commission on the Status of
Women, which considered, as the third item on its agenda, preparations for the Fourth
World Conference on Women: Action for Equality, Development and Peace, and negotiated the
draft Platform for Action, the Government of Guatemala requests, in view of the provisions
of its Constitution and domestic legislation, that the following statement be reproduced
in full in the report of this session, considering that delegations will have an
opportunity to review the draft Platform for Action in its entirety at Beijing.
The Government of Guatemala intends to analyse the current text in terms of its
compatibility with a series of commitments and positions which Guatemala has assumed by
virtue of:
- The Alliance for the Sustainable Development of Central America, established during
the Central American Environmental Summit for Sustainable Development, held at Managua,
Nicaragua, on 12 October 1994 (document A/49/580-S/1994/1217 of 27 October 1994);
- The Tegucigalpa International Declaration on Peace and Development in Central America
and the Commitments on Peace and Development made by the Central American Presidents at
the International Conference on Peace and Development in Central America, held at
Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on 24 and 25 October 1994 (document A/49/639-S/1994/1247 of 4
November 1994);
- The reservations submitted by Guatemala on 13 September 1994 concerning the Programme
of Action adopted at the International Conference on Population and Development, held at
Cairo, and the documents referred to therein;
- The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the principles and provisions of the
Constitution and domestic laws of the Republic of Guatemala and the guidelines formulated
at the fifteenth Summit of Central American Presidents, held at Gua'cimo, Costa Rica;
- Guatemala's reservations concerning the Declaration and Programme of Action of the
World Summit for Social Development, held at Copenhagen, Denmark, in March 1995;
- The decision handed down by the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Guatemala on
13 March 1992, promulgated in record No. 84-92;
- With respect to the draft Platform for Action of the Fourth World Conference on
Women, discussed at this session, the Government of Guatemala wishes to place on record
its reservations regarding the word "gender", inasmuch as this term has not been
defined in writing by the secretariat, as requested by the Guatemalan delegation and other
distinguished delegations; and that it wishes to see how this term is used in the Spanish
version of the draft."
71. At the same meeting, the Commission, as the preparatory body for the Conference,
agreed on the outline of a draft declaration for the Conference.
72. Also at the same meeting, the Commission, on the proposal of Chairperson, decided
to transmit to the Fourth World Conference on Women for its consideration the material for
a draft declaration contained in an informal paper and the draft platform for action
contained in documents E/CN.6/1995/L.17 and the relevant addenda, as amended during the
discussion (see chap. I, sect. C, Commission decision 39/4).

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1. The Commission considered agenda item 4 at the 7th meeting, on 20 March 1995. It had
before it the report of the Secretary-General on the improvement of the status of women in
the Secretariat (E/CN.6/1995/7), and the note by the Secretariat on the proposed programme
of work of the Division for the Advancement of Women for the biennium 1996-1997
(E/CN.6/1995/L.3).
2. In introducing the item, the Deputy Director of the Division for the Advancement of
Women stated that the current year's focus was limited to programming matters, including
the status of women in the Secretariat and the review of the programme proposals for the
Division for the Advancement of Women for the biennium 1996-1997. The proposals related to
advancement of women found elsewhere in the programme budget were not being reviewed by
the Commission at this time.
3. In the statement made by the representative from the Office of Human Resources
Management of the United Nations Secretariat, reference was made to the Strategic Plan of
Action for Improving the Status of Women in the Secretariat 1995-2000, which had been
presented to the General Assembly at its forty-ninth session and endorsed by the Assembly
in its resolution 49/222. It was pointed out that despite an increase in the level of
representation of women in the Secretariat over the previous few years, the pace had been
rather slow, at an average of 1.8 per cent per year. It was also pointed out that if more
concrete measures were not taken, 50-50 participation of men and women as mentioned in the
draft Platform for Action (E/CN.6/1995/2) could not be achieved before the year 2008. At
the moment, the number of women at the higher and top management levels reflected only a
15.1 per cent participation rate, which fell short of the target of 40 per cent. The
measures proposed in the Strategic Plan of Action (1995-2000) were designed to accelerate
significantly the pace of past gains and to reach the goal of gender equality in, or close
to, the year 2000. With regard to the proposed measures, Governments could assist
significantly in identifying women candidates, widely publicizing vacancies and
maintaining updated rosters.
Improvement of the status of women in the Secretariat
4. Most representatives unanimously welcomed the Strategic Plan of Action (1995-2000)
and urged its full and effective implementation by the Secretary- General. It was noted
that the United Nations should take the lead and strive to close the gap between the
number of men and the number of women at senior policy levels and in decision-making posts
within the Organization. It was further noted that since its inception, the United Nations
had consistently failed to reflect in its composition the fundamental principle contained
in the Charter of the United Nations, namely, the equal rights of women and men.
5. One representative referred to the issue of sexual harassment within the United
Nations system and maintained that efforts towards the prevention of sexual harassment
must be addressed in the context of overall human resource reforms and reforms of the
personnel systems.
6. It was maintained that the United Nations should be an effective vehicle for helping
women to implement the global changes outlined in the draft Platform for Action. Efforts
should be made to trim the bureaucracy and reduce overhead costs, and to dedicate more
resources to programmes, particularly for women's empowerment. To this effect, steps
should be taken to ensure that the United Nations programmes with portfolios specific to
women were not duplicated.
ACTION TAKEN BY THE COMMISSION
Improvement of the status of women in the Secretariat
7. At the 11th meeting, on 28 March 1995, the representative of Australia, on behalf of
Armenia*, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina*, Cambodia*,
Canada*, Colombia, Co^te d'Ivoire*, Cyprus, Czech Republic*, Denmark*, El Salvador*,
Finland, Iceland*, Japan, Kenya, Liberia*, Liechtenstein*, the Marshall Islands*,
Micronesia (Federated States of)*, the Netherlands*, New Zealand*, Nigeria*, Norway*,
Pakistan, Papua New Guinea*, Portugal, the Republic of Korea, Samoa*, Slovenia*, Solomon
Islands*, Spain, Suriname*, Sweden*, Thailand, Turkey*, the United States of America* and
Venezuela, introduced a draft resolution (E/CN.6/1995/L.6) entitled "Improvement of
the status of women in the Secretariat".
8. At the same meeting, Antigua and Barbuda*, Azerbaijan*, Bolivia*, Brazil*, Chile,
Costa Rica, Cuba, Croatia*, Ecuador, Germany*, Guinea-Bissau, Israel* and Peru joined in
sponsoring the draft resolution.
9. At the 12th meeting, on 29 March, Italy*, Lithuania* and Slovakia* joined in
sponsoring the draft resolution.
10. The Commission then adopted the draft resolution (see chap. I, sect. A, draft
resolution I).
* In accordance with rule 69 of the rules of procedure of the functional commissions of
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1. The Commission considered agenda item 5 at the 7th and 10th meetings, on 20 and 24
March 1995. It had before it the following documents:
(a) Report of the Secretary-General on the situation of and assistance to
Palestinian women (E/CN.6/1995/8);
(b) Note by the Secretary-General transmitting a non-confidential list of
communications concerning the status of women (E/CN.6/1995/CR.31);
(c) Note by the Secretary-General transmitting a confidential list of
communications concerning the status of women (E/CN.6/1995/SW Communications List No. 29);
(d) Report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the United Nations
bodies and institutions concerned with crime prevention (E/CN.6/1995/9);
(e) Results of the fourteenth session of the Committee on the Elimination of
Discrimination against Women (E/CN.6/1995/CRP.1);
(f) Note by the Secretary-General on steps to be taken by the Division for the
Advancement of Women to ensure that relevant human rights mechanisms of the United Nations
regularly address violations of the rights of women, including progress in preparing a
joint work plan on women's human rights for the Centre for Human Rights and the Division
for the Advancement of Women (E/CN.6/1995/13).
2. In addition, the Commission had before it, for information, the following documents:
(a) Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
on its thirteenth session (A/49/38);
(b) Report of the Secretary-General on the status of the Convention on the
Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (A/49/308);
(c) Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the Nairobi
Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women to the Year 2000 (A/49/349);
(d) Report of the Secretary-General on violence against women migrant workers
(A/49/354).
3. In introducing agenda item 5, the Deputy Director of the Division for the
Advancement of Women said that the issues covered by that item had a strong relationship
with the preparations for the Fourth World Conference on Women. The main focus of the item
was the enjoyment by women of their human rights, including consideration of
communications; and the follow-up to the World Conference on Human Rights, including a
possible optional protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination against Women and matters related to the issue of violence against women as
well as Palestinian women.
Palestinian women
4. One representative expressed concern that the report of the Secretary- General on
the situation of and assistance to Palestinian women (E/CN.6/1995/8) did not take account
of the fact that Palestinian women much more than Palestinian men were facing violation of
their human rights both in the family and in society. Palestinian women experienced
physical violence in their lives owing to harmful traditions, customs and armed conflicts.
She referred to the restriction of the girl's access to education, and early marriage, and
spoke about some measures that had been taken in order to provide women with legal
support. She emphasized the importance of women's participation in the peace process.
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
5. Many representatives indicated that they had ratified the Convention on the
Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, and urged those States that had
not done so to follow their example.
6. A few representatives stated that the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination against Women should be strengthened by inclusion of the right to petition,
involving a procedure through an optional protocol that would allow the redress of
individual and group grievances. This would create a broader public awareness of women's
human rights and would place the Convention on an equal footing with other human rights
instruments. The drafting of such a protocol should be started as soon as possible in
order to use the momentum of the Beijing Conference.
7. A few representatives indicated that the Committee on the Elimination of
Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) should be given adequate time to review the national
reports submitted by States parties.
8. The Chairperson of CEDAW informed the Commission on the Status of Women about the
results of the fourteenth session of the Committee presented in document
E/CN.6/1995/CRP.1. In particular, she referred to the request for additional meeting time,
noting that accession to that request would allow the Committee to eliminate some of its
overwhelming work backlog.
9. She appealed to the Commission to adopt an optional protocol to the Convention,
which would establish a clear framework in which the Committee could elaborate the
normative content of women's rights as enshrined in the Convention.
Communications concerning the status of women
10. The Commission had before it a confidential list of communications concerning the
status of women (SW Communications List No. 29), which was distributed in a sealed
envelope to the representatives of each of its States members, and a non-confidential list
of communications (E/CN/6/1994/CR.31).
11. The rapporteur of the Working Group on Communications introduced the report of the
Working Group and expressed support for the communication procedure and said that the
communications had not reflected all aspects of violations of human rights against women
world wide and the Secretariat should give more publicity to the communication procedure
and the report of the Group should be published.
12. Several members supported that view.
Mainstreaming women's human rights
13. Several representatives reaffirmed their belief in human rights and described the
necessary action taken in this respect. A few references were made to national mechanisms
that had been established to deal with the implementation of human rights and their
violations. Others emphasized the implementation of the provisions of the Convention on
the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, such as through amendments
to legislation, law enforcement and assistance to victims, as representing ways to improve
human rights. In one instance, an independent human rights commission where women could
report violations had been established.
14. One representative stated that recommendations of the World Conference on Human
Rights on the full integration of women's human rights had prompted different United
Nations bodies to react and to consider, within their own mandates, relevant innovations
of a substantial and procedural nature. National experience indicated that the integration
of a gender perspective into any area of policy-making required a clear conceptual
analysis and a concrete implementation strategy. However, the fact that an overall
coherent strategy on how to promote the mainstreaming of women's human rights step by step
throughout the United Nations system was still missing called for a coherent plan of
cooperation between the Centre for Human Rights and the Division for the Advancement of
Women.
15. One representative emphasized that human rights of women should not be a specific
critical area of concern but should be part of the framework that defined all areas and
gave full meaning to all actions for the advancement of women.
16. A representative of an intergovernmental organization made a statement informing
the Commission on the activities undertaken in the region to combat violence against
women. In this respect, she underlined the provisions of the Inter-American Convention to
Prevent, Sanction and Eradicate Violence Against Women. The Convention had been prepared
by the Inter-American Commission of Women and adopted by the General Assembly of the
Organization of American States (OAS). The representative also informed the Commission
that the Convention had been signed by 16 States and was now open to any State that wished
to adhere to it. In compliance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations, the
secretariat of OAS had taken measures to register the Convention at the United Nations.
17. With respect to violence against women, women's human rights, violence during armed
conflict, and traditional practices, many non-governmental organizations made statements.
All expressed great concern about the situation and agreed on the urgent need to eliminate
all types of violence perpetrated against women. Several expressed the view that women had
not been able to attain recognition of their human rights. Others stated that the
situation of women and girls in respect to trafficking in women had deteriorated since the
Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies had been adopted.
Violence against women, including women migrant workers
18. The representative of the Focal Point for Human Rights of Women, from the Centre
for Human Rights, indicated that increased attention was being given to the promotion and
protection of women's human rights in compliance with the Vienna Declaration. Furthermore,
that issue had been incorporated into the mechanisms and procedures related to human
rights. The Commission on Human Rights had adopted various resolutions including
resolutions dealing with specific types of violence, such as that connected with the
trafficking of women and girls, and that against women migrant workers, and with
traditional practices affecting the health of women and children.
19. The Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women spoke about her mandate.
This included reporting to the Commission on Human Rights, fact-finding missions to
specific countries, the assessment of individual allegations of violence being committed
against women, the forwarding of complaints to Governments with the purpose of receiving
clarification and, in dialogue with States, the recommending of measures at all levels to
eliminate violence against women. She further explained the legal framework and her
priorities by referring to relevant instruments dealing with human rights and violence
against women. She reported that the process of collecting information in respect to the
future programme of work had begun and urged Governments to provide information.
20. A few representatives stressed that violence against women was not only a
manifestation of the unequal distribution of power between women and men, but also an
instrument in maintaining this situation. It was a revealing indicator of the continuing
subordination and inequality of women. Many women were facing violence in their lives
because of harmful traditions, customs, or religious or cultural practices or armed
conflicts.
21. One representative referred to domestic violence, incest and genital mutilation as
the worst forms of violence. Another representative informed about the measures taken to
combat domestic violence including the adoption of gender-sensitive legislation. A few
representatives referred to the practice of sexual and other forms of violence and inhuman
degrading treatment faced by women during war and military occupation. Some
representatives referred to the violence against women migrant workers, refugees and
displaced women.
22. Many representatives expressed great concern about the problem of different types
of violence against women. One representative stated that the issue was insufficiently
dealt with by the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies.
A few representatives stated that part of the problem was the lack of legal knowledge
and legislation to protect women, as well as the lack of an effective mechanism for the
implementation of national and international provisions, including the Geneva Conventions.
23. A few representatives indicated that they fully supported efforts to improve the
collaboration between the Commission and the Centre for Human Rights, and welcomed the
proposal for establishing a human rights section within the Division for the Advancement
of Women.
24. A representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) emphasized that violence
against women was a major public health issue, since it led to psychological trauma,
depression, substance abuse, injuries, sexually transmitted diseases, human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, suicide and death; however, the victims rarely
received rehabilitative care, or the compensation received by the victims of other
injury-causing trauma.
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Release of women and children who have been taken hostage in armed conflicts and
imprisoned
25. At the 11th meeting, on 28 March 1995, the observer for Azerbaijan* introduced a
draft resolution (E/CN.6/1995/L.7) entitled "Relief to women and children who have
been taken as hostages and imprisoned in armed conflicts, to be provided by the beginning
of the Fourth World Conference on Women". Subsequently, Angola, Argentina*,
Bangladesh*, Bosnia and Herzegovina*, Burkina Faso*, Burundi*, Cambodia*, Cameroon*,
Chad*, Chile, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Co^te d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Egypt*, El Salvador*,
Eritrea*, Gabon*, the Gambia*, Guinea-Bissau, Kyrgyzstan*, Kuwait*, Mali*, Mozambique*,
Pakistan, Peru, Sao Tome and Principe*, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey* and Zimbabwe* joined in
sponsoring the draft resolution. The text read as follows:
"The Commission on the Status of Women,
"Taking into consideration the fact that the main objective of the Fourth World
Conference on Women: Action for Equality, Development and Peace, to be held in Beijing,
China, from 4 to 15 September 1995, is to promote the achievement of equality, development
and peace,
"Expressing grave concern that the number of armed conflicts has not decreased
since the end of the cold war, and that international and ethnic conflicts are an ongoing
reality in nearly every region, resulting in violations of human rights, especially those
of women and children, including massive loss of life,
"Noting with alarm that the humanitarian law prohibiting attacks on civilian
populations is systematically ignored,
"Confirming that the taking of women and children as hostages, and their
imprisonment and subjection to torture and violence are in grave contravention of human
morality and all international legal norms,
"Expressing its strong belief that the rapid and unconditional release of women
and children by parties to conflicts will contribute greatly to achieving the
above-mentioned goals of the Beijing Conference,
"Noting that the implementation of this initiative would serve as strong
confirmation of the effectiveness of the Conference's goal of action for equality,
development and peace,
"1. Strongly appeals to all parties concerned to strictly observe and respect the
rules of international humanitarian law, as set out in the Geneva Conventions of 12 August
1949 and the Additional Protocols thereto, of 1977;
"2. Appeals to the parties to conflicts to strive for a peaceful, negotiated
settlement of their differences;
"3. Urges all parties to conflicts to release all women and children who have been
taken as hostages and imprisoned in areas of armed conflict, before the opening of the
Fourth World Conference on Women, to be held in Beijing, China, from 4 to 15 September
1995, and thereby carry out an action for peace and justice;
"4. Requests the Secretary-General to use all appropriate measures to ensure that
women and children who have been imprisoned as hostages in zones of armed conflict are
released by the beginning of the Beijing Conference;
"5. Also requests the Secretary-General to report to the Fourth World Conference
on Women on the progress made in the implementation of the present resolution, as well as
to submit a report to the Commission on the Status of Women at its fortieth session, on
the implementation of the present resolution."
26. At the same meeting, the observer for Azerbaijan orally revised the draft
resolution.
27. At the 12th meeting, on 29 March, statements were made by the representatives of
the Russian Federation and India.
28. At the 14th meeting, on 31 March, Croatia*, the Dominican Republic*, Georgia*,
Malaysia and Saudi Arabia* joined in sponsoring the draft resolution.
29. At the same meeting, the representative of the Russian Federation requested a vote
on the draft resolution, as orally revised.
30. Also at the same meeting, the representative of France (on behalf of the European
Union) made a statement.
31. At the 15th meeting, on 31 March, the representative of China made a statement.
32. At the same meeting, the Commission adopted the draft resolution, as orally
revised, by a roll-call vote of 27 to none, with 14 abstentions (see chap. I, sect. C,
Commission resolution 39/2). The voting was as follows: 52/
In favour: Algeria, Bahamas, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus,
Ecuador, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kenya, Libyan Arab
Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Namibia, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Republic
of Korea, Togo, Tunisia, Venezuela.
Against: None.
Abstaining: Angola, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland, France,
Greece, India, 53/ Japan, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain.
* In accordance with rule 69 of the rules of procedure of the functional
commissions of the Economic and Social Council.
Integration of women in the Middle East peace process
33. At the 11th meeting, on 28 March 1995, the representative of the Russian
Federation, on behalf of Norway*, the Russian Federation and the United States of
America*, introduced a draft resolution (E/CN.6/1995/L.9) entitled "Integration of
women in the Middle East peace process". Subsequently, Armenia*, Bulgaria, Cambodia*,
Cameroon*, Costa Rica and Gabon* joined in sponsoring the draft resolution.
34. At the 12th meeting, on 29 March, Co^te d'Ivoire*, Ecuador, Hungary*, Panama and
the Sudan joined in sponsoring the draft resolution.
35. At the same meeting, a statement was made by the representative of the Russian
Federation.
36. At the 14th meeting, on 31 March, the Commission adopted the draft resolution (see
chap. I, sect. C, Commission resolution 39/3).
37. After the adoption of the draft resolution, statements were made by the
representatives of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and the Islamic Republic of Iran and the
observer for the Syrian Arab Republic.
* In accordance with rule 69 of the rules of procedure of the functional commissions of
the Economic and Social Council.
Rape and abuse of women in the areas of armed conflict in the former Yugoslavia
38. At the 11th meeting, on 28 March 1995, the representative of Pakistan, on behalf of
Algeria, Bangladesh*, Bosnia and Herzegovina*, Canada*, Costa Rica, Egypt*, Finland,
France, Germany*, Indonesia, Kuwait*, Malaysia, Morocco*, the Netherlands*, Pakistan, the
Republic of Korea, Senegal*, Switzerland*, Turkey* and the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland*, introduced a draft resolution (E/CN.6/1995/L.10) entitled
"Rape and abuse of women in the areas of armed conflict in the former
Yugoslavia". Subsequently, Angola, Argentina*, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan*,
Belgium, Burundi*, Burkina Faso*, Cambodia*, Cameroon*, Chad*, Chile, the Congo, Co^te
d'Ivoire*, Denmark*, the Dominican Republic*, Eritrea*, Gabon*, the Gambia*, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Italy*, Kyrgyzstan*, Liechtenstein*, New
Zealand*, Nicaragua*, the Niger*, Norway*, Panama*, Portugal, Sao Tome and Principe*,
Saudi Arabia*, South Africa*, Spain, the Sudan, Sweden*, Togo, Tunisia and the United
States of America* joined in sponsoring the draft resolution.
39. At the 12th meeting, on 29 March, statements were made by the representatives of
the Russian Federation, Pakistan, Belarus, Bulgaria and Mexico.
40. At the same meeting the representative of the Russian Federation requested a vote
on the eighth preambular paragraph of the draft resolution.
41. The eighth preambular paragraph was adopted by a roll-call vote of 35 to 1, with 5
abstentions. The voting was as follows: 54/
In favour: Algeria, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia,
Costa Rica, Cyprus, Ecuador, Finland, France, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia,
Iran (Islamic Republic of) Japan, Kenya, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Malaysia, Mexico,
Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Slovakia, Spain, Sudan,
Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Venezuela.
Against: Russian Federation.
Abstaining: Angola, Belarus, India, Madagascar, Namibia.
42. At the same meeting, the Commission adopted the draft resolution as a whole (see
chap. I, sect. C, Commission resolution 39/4).
43. After the adoption of the draft resolution, the representatives of India and the
Russian Federation made statements.
* In accordance with rule 69 of the rules of procedure of the functional
commissions of the Economic and Social Council.
Mainstreaming the human rights of women
44. At the 11th meeting, on 28 March 1995, the representative of Australia, on behalf
of Argentina*, Australia, Brazil*, Cambodia*, Cameroon*, Costa Rica, Croatia*, Cyprus,
Denmark*, the Gambia*, Germany*, Greece, Guinea, Guinea- Bissau, Haiti*, Iceland*,
Ireland*, Israel*, Latvia*, Madagascar, Mali*, Morocco*, the Netherlands*, Nicaragua*,
Nigeria*, Norway*, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Romania*, the Russian
Federation, Senegal*, Slovenia*, Sweden*, Switzerland*, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey*, the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland* and Zimbabwe*, introduced a draft
resolution (E/CN.6/1995/L.11) entitled "Mainstreaming the human rights of
women". Subsequently Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda*, Austria, Armenia*, Azerbaijan*,
the Bahamas, Bangladesh*, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina*, Botswana*, Burkina
Faso*, Burundi*, Chad*, Chile, the Congo, Co^te d'Ivoire*, Ecuador, Finland, France,
Gabon*, Ghana*, Guatemala*, Kenya, Lesotho*, Liberia*, Mozambique*, Nepal*, New Zealand*,
Pakistan, Panama*, Poland*, Portugal, Sao Tome and Principe*, South Africa*, Spain, Togo,
Trinidad and Tobago*, the United Republic of Tanzania* and the United States of America*
joined in sponsoring the draft resolution.
45. At the same meeting, the representative of Australia revised the draft resolution
as follows:
(a) In operative paragraph 3, the world "Endorses" was replaced by the words
"Takes note of";
(b) In operative paragraph 4, the word "Endorses" was replaced by the words
"Recalls General Assembly resolution 49/178 of 23 December 1994, in which the
Assembly endorsed";
(c) In operative paragraph 5, the words "prepare a report" were replaced by
the words "provide input";
(d) Operative paragraph 6, which read:
"Encourages the Division for the Advancement of Women to provide input, through
the Centre for Human Rights, for inclusion in the documentation provided to the treaty
bodies on the human rights situation of women relative to men in States whose periodic
reports are under consideration by the treaty bodies",
was replaced by the following text:
"Encourages the Division for the Advancement of Women to provide relevant material
it receives or prepares, through the Centre for Human Rights for the information of the
treaty bodies in their work";
(e) In operative paragraph 7, the words "through the preparation by the Division,
on an annual basis, of a compilation of material" were replaced by the words
"through forwarding expeditiously relevant materials";
(f) Operative paragraph 8 was deleted;
(g) In operative paragraphs 11 and 12 (paras. 10 and 11 of the final text), the word
"Endorses" was replaced by the words "Takes note of";
(h) Operative paragraph 15 (para. 14 of the final text), which read:
"Requests the Secretary-General to see to the preparation of a long- term joint
work plan on the human rights of women for the Centre for Human Rights and the Division
for the Advancement of Women to facilitate the mainstreaming of the human rights of women,
in the context of the implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action and
follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women",
was replaced by the following text:
"Requests the Secretary-General, taking into account the outcomes of the fourth
World Conference on Women, to see to the preparation of a joint work plan on the human
rights of women for the Centre for Human Rights and the Division for the Advancement of
Women on an annual basis and to inform both the Commission on Human Rights and the
Commission on the Status of Women at their annual sessions, beginning in 1995, of these
plans to facilitate the mainstreaming of the human rights of women, in the context of the
implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action";
(i) In operative paragraph 16 (para. 15 of the final text), the words "the
Commission on Human Rights" were deleted.
46. At the 12th meeting, on 29 March, Eritrea*, Fiji*, Hungary*, Italy*, Namibia and
Slovakia joined in sponsoring the draft resolution.
47. At the same meeting, statements were made by the representatives of Australia and
the Philippines.
48. At the 14th meeting, on 31 March, Estonia*, Ethiopia*, Japan*, Malaysia, the
Marshall Islands*, the Niger*, Nigeria*, Peru, Samoa*, and Zambia joined in sponsoring the
draft resolution.
49. At the same meeting, the Commission adopted the draft resolution, as orally revised
(see chap. I, sect. C, Commission resolution 39/5).
* In accordance with rule 69 of the rules of procedure of the functional commissions of
the Economic and Social Council.
Palestinian women
50. At the 11th meeting, on 28 March 1995, the representative of the Philippines, on
behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Group of 77 and
China, introduced a draft resolution (E/CN.6/1995/L.12) entitled "Palestinian
women".
51. At the 14th meeting, on 31 March, the Commission adopted the draft resolution (see
chap. I, sect. A, draft resolution II).
52. After the adoption of the draft resolution, statements were made by the
representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Philippines (on behalf of the States
Members of the United Nations that are members of the Group of 77 and China) and the
observer for Israel.
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
53. At the 11th meeting, on 28 March 1995, the representative of Finland, on behalf of
Argentina*, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina*, Bulgaria, Canada*,
Chile, Croatia*, Cyprus, Denmark*, the Dominican Republic*, Ecuador, Finland, France, the
Gambia*, Germany*, Ghana*, Greece, Guinea, Iceland*, Ireland*, Italy*, Kenya, Morocco*,
the Netherlands*, Norway*, the Philippines, Portugal, Slovenia*, Spain, Sweden*, Turkey*,
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland*, Zambia and Zimbabwe*,
introduced a draft resolution (E/CN.6/1995/L.13) entitled "Convention on the
Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women". Subsequently, Armenia*,
the Bahamas, Bangladesh*, Belarus*, Burkina Faso*, Burundi*, Cambodia*, Costa Rica, Co^te
d'Ivoire*, Eritrea*, Gabon*, Ghana*, Latvia*, Lesotho*, Liberia*, Namibia, New Zealand*,
Nicaragua*, Nigeria*, Panama*, Poland*, Romania*, Sao Tome and Principe*, Thailand, Togo,
Trinidad and Tobago*, Tunisia and the United Republic of Tanzania* joined in sponsoring
the draft resolution.
54. At the 12th meeting, on 29 March, Ethiopia, Hungary*, Lithuania*, Madagascar and
Slovakia joined in sponsoring the draft resolution.
55. At the same meeting, a statement was made by the representative of the Russian
Federation.
56. At the 14th meeting, on 31 March, Cameroon*, Chad*, the Congo, Finland, South
Africa* and Suriname* joined in sponsoring the draft resolution.
57. At the same meeting, the representative of Finland orally revised operative
paragraph 11 of the draft resolution by replacing the word "monitor" with the
words "follow-up". The Commission adopted the draft resolution as orally revised
(see chap. I, sect. A, draft resolution III).
* In accordance with rule 69 of the rules of procedure of the functional
commissions of the Economic and Social Council.
Traffic in women and girls
58. At the 11th meeting, on 28 March 1995, the representative of the Philippines, on
behalf of Antigua and Barbuda*, Argentina*, Bangladesh*, Bolivia*, Co^te d'Ivoire*, the
Gambia*, Indonesia*, Pakistan, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea and Switzerland*,
introduced a draft resolution (E/CN.6/1995/L.14) entitled "Traffic in women and
girls". Subsequently, Belgium, Burkina Faso*, Burundi*, Cambodia*, Cameroon*, Chad*,
Eritrea*, France, Gabon*, Germany*, Guinea-Bissau, Israel*, Liberia*, Mali*, Mozambique*,
Nepal*, Nigeria*, Peru, Portugal, Sao Tome and Principe*, South Africa, Thailand and Togo
joined in sponsoring the draft resolution.
59. At the 12th meeting, on 29 March, Costa Rica, Ghana* and Guinea joined in
sponsoring the draft resolution.
60. At the same meeting, the draft resolution was orally revised by the representatives
of the Philippines and the Russian Federation.
61. At the same meeting, the Commission adopted the draft resolution, as orally revised
(see chap. I, sect. C, Commission resolution 39/6).
* In accordance with rule 69 of the rules of procedure of the functional commissions of
the Economic and Social Council.
Violence against women migrant workers
62. At the 11th meeting, on 28 March 1995, the representative of the Philippines, on
behalf of Argentina*, Bangladesh*, Indonesia and the Philippines, introduced a draft
resolution (E/CN.6/1995/L.15) entitled "Violence against women migrant workers".
Subsequently, Colombia, Co^te d'Ivoire*, Eritrea*, Mozambique*, Pakistan and Sao Tome and
Principe* joined in sponsoring the draft resolution.
63. At the 12th meeting, on 29 March, Costa Rica joined in sponsoring the draft
resolution.
64. At the same meeting, the representatives of the Philippines, the Russian
Federation, Slovakia and Bulgaria orally revised the draft resolution.
65. At the 14th meeting, on 31 March, the representative of the Philippines further
orally revised the draft resolution.
66. The Commission then adopted the draft resolution, as orally revised (see chap. I,
sect. C, resolution 39/7).
* In accordance with rule 69 of the rules of procedure of the functional commissions of
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1. The Commission considered item 6 of its agenda at its 13th, 14th and 16th meetings,
on 30 and 31 March and 3 April 1995. It had before it the following reports:
(a) Report of the Secretary-General on equality in economic decision-making
(E/CN.6/1995/10);
(b) Report of the Secretary-General on promotion of literacy, education and
training, including technological skills (E/CN.6/1995/11);
(c) Report of the Secretary-General on the participation of women in political
life and decision-making (E/CN.6/1995/12).
ACTION TAKEN BY THE COMMISSION
Integration of displaced rural women into development processes
2. At the 13th meeting, on 30 March 1995, the representative of Peru, on behalf of
China, Costa Rica, Peru and Venezuela, introduced a draft resolution (E/CN.6/1995/L.16)
entitled "Integration of displaced rural women into development processes".
Subsequently, Angola, Bangladesh*, Colombia, Ecuador, Malaysia, Mongolia*, Mozambique*,
Nepal*, Nicaragua*, Peru, Sao Tome and Principe*, Togo and Venezuela joined in sponsoring
the draft resolution. The text read as follows:
"The Commission on the Status of Women,
"Recalling the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
Against Women, in particular its article 14, in which the States Parties to the Convention
agreed that they should take into account the significant roles that rural women played in
the economic survival of their families, and ensure to such women the right to participate
in the elaboration and implementation of development planning at all levels,
"Recalling also the Declaration of Principles and the Programme of Action of the
World Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development of July 1979, in which it was
recommended that women should, on equal footing with men, participate in and contribute to
social, economic and political rural development processes and fully share in the benefits
of improving living standards in rural areas,
"Emphasizing the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women
of July 1985, which stress the design of development strategies and programmes, as well as
incentive programmes and projects in the field of food and agriculture, in a manner that
fully integrates women at all levels of planning, implementation, monitoring evaluation in
all stages of the development process of a project cycle, so as to facilitate and enhance
the key role that they play,
"Bearing in mind the conclusions of the Summit on the Economic Advancement of
Rural Women of February 1992,
"Noting that peace is a sine qua non for achieving economic and social
development,
"Noting with concern situations of extreme violence, such as those rooted in
terrorism and its concomitant, international drug trafficking, which have brought about
major changes in the survival strategies of poor rural families, prompting their forced
displacement from their places of origin and rendering even more critical the situation of
the women who then become the core of the nuclear family,
"Taking into account the analytical report of 14 February 1992 of the
representative of the Secretary-General concerning internal displacements, which stressed
that in many cases displaced populations were composed of women and children and were
predominantly of rural origin, as well as other reports of the representative of the
Secretary- General concerning internal displacements due to violence, in which it was
pointed out that women of rural origin had, as mothers, been especially affected by such
violence and the adverse socio-economic situation in the receiving areas,
"Taking note of Commission on Human Rights resolution 1995/57, which urges the
representative of the Secretary-General, in considering internal displacements, to
continue paying special attention to the need of women and children for protection and
assistance,
"Welcoming with satisfaction the Programme of Action of the World Summit for
Social Development, which in chapter I provides that, to ensure that the political
framework supports the objectives of social development, it is essential, inter alia, to
take measures at the national level, with international cooperation, as appropriate, to
create conditions for internally displaced persons to voluntarily return to their places
of origin,
"1. Calls upon Governments to integrate women into the formulation and
implementation of rural development plans and projects starting from the inception of the
process, considering their contribution to the goals of improving standards of living in
response to the overall needs of rural families;
"2. Urges Governments to promote rural development projects with a gender
perspective both within national cooperation priorities and within the priorities defined
in terms of the supply of international cooperation;
"3. Appeals to Governments to pay special attention to the situation of rural
women who are displaced from their place of origin owing to terrorist violence, drug
trafficking or other violence-related situations;
"4. Urges Governments, in their development programmes, to consider projects that
have positive effects upon displaced rural women, and are geared primarily to productive
employment, in order to facilitate the integration of those women into their new social
setting or their return to their place of origin;
"5. Decides to address the question of the integration of displaced rural women
into development processes at the fortieth session of the Commission on the Status of
Women."
3. At the 14th meeting, on 31 March, Argentina* and Panama* joined in sponsoring the
draft resolution.
4. At the same meeting, statements were made by the representatives of France (on
behalf of the European Union), Spain, Greece and Chile.
5. At the 16th meeting, on 3 April, the representative of Peru, on behalf of the
sponsors, now joined by Angola, Argentina*, Bangladesh*, Colombia, Ecuador, Eritrea*,
Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Malaysia, Mongolia*, Mozambique*, Nepal*, Nicaragua*, Panama*, Sao
Tome and Principe* and Togo introduced a revised draft resolution
(E/CN.16/1995/L.16/Rev.1). Subsequently, Algeria, Azerbaijan*, Burundi*, Cameroon*, India,
Kenya, Liberia*, Madagascar, Namibia, Pakistan, Paraguay*, Sierra Leone* and the United
Republic of Tanzania* joined in sponsoring the revised draft resolution.
6. At the same meeting, the Commission adopted the revised draft resolution (see chap.
I, sect. C, Commission resolution 39/8).
7. Before the draft resolution was adopted, the observers for Sierra Leone and Cameroon
made statements; after it was adopted, the representative of Peru made a statement.
* In accordance with rule 69 of the rules of procedure of the functional
commissions of the Economic and Social Council.
Women in agriculture and rural development
8. At the 13th meeting, on 30 March 1995, the representative of Namibia, on behalf of
Algeria, Angola, Co^te d'Ivoire*, Cuba, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Madagascar, Namibia and
Zambia, introduced a draft resolution (E/CN.6/1995/L.18) entitled "Women in
agriculture and rural development" and orally revised it as follows:
(a) At the end of the tenth preambular paragraph, the words "and an equitable
access to resources and to the benefits of development" were deleted;
(b) In the eleventh preambular paragraph, the word "education" was inserted
before the words "training and literacy programmes";
(c) In the twelfth and thirteenth preambular paragraphs, the words "openings
and" before the word "opportunities" were deleted;
(d) Operative paragraph 2, which read:
"Strongly recommends reinforcement of Governments' accountability in setting up
monitoring and evaluation measures to appraise progress made",
was replaced by the following text:
"Recommends that Governments set up monitoring and evaluation measures to appraise
progress made";
(e) In operative paragraph 3, the words "follow-up and evaluation" were
inserted after the words "policy initiatives";
(f) In operative paragraph 6, the words "to consider the need to" were
inserted after the words "Also urges Governments";
(g) In operative paragraph 7, the words "with the assistance of" were
replaced by the words "and seek the assistance of";
(h) In operative paragraph 8, the words "Calls upon Governments and financial
institutions" were replaced by the words "Calls upon Governments to encourage
the relevant development and financial institutions";
(i) Operative paragraph 10, which read:
"Calls upon Governments to promote the provision of primary medical care in rural
areas, to promote low-cost primary health care and to develop and promote sensitization
campaigns to encourage low-income rural women to utilize primary health care
facilities",
was replaced by the following text:
"Calls upon Governments to promote the provision of low-cost health care in rural
areas and to develop and promote sensitization campaigns to encourage low-income rural
women to utilize primary-health-care facilities";
(j) Operative paragraph 11, which read:
"Appeals to numerous Governments that did not ratify the Convention on the
Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women to do so and to others to
effectively enforce it, in particular with respect to the Convention's provisions
concerning rape, forced prostitution and trafficking in human beings",
was deleted;
(k) In operative paragraph 12 (para. 11 of the final text), the words "and to
establish pension and social security schemes" were replaced by the words "and
to promote affordable and sustainable pension and social security schemes";
(l) In operative paragraph 13 (para. 12 of the final text), the words "sustainable
development" were inserted between the words "population, environment" and
the words "and poverty eradication";
(m) In operative paragraph 14 (para. 13 of the final text), the words "Strongly
appeals to all women, in particular rural women", were replaced by the words
"Appeals to Governments to empower rural women".
9. Subsequently, Australia, Burkina Faso*, Cameroon*, Ethiopia*, Gabon*, Ghana*,
Guinea, Malaysia, Mali*, Mongolia*, Nepal*, the Niger*, Nigeria*, Pakistan, the
Philippines, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, the United Republic of Tanzania* and Zimbabwe*
joined in sponsoring the draft resolution.
10. At the 14th meeting, on 31 March, the representative of Namibia informed the
Commission that the draft resolution was submitted on behalf of the African States and
Cuba, as well as Antigua and Barbuda*, Australia, Bangladesh*, Belgium, Cambodia*, China,
Finland, France, Germany*, Malaysia, Mongolia*, Nepal*, Nicaragua*, Pakistan, the
Philippines, Spain, Suriname*, Thailand, Turkey*, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland* and Venezuela.
11. At the same meeting, the Commission adopted the draft resolution, as orally revised
(see chap. I, sect. C, Commission resolution 39/9).
12. After the adoption of the draft resolution, statements were made by the
representatives of Pakistan, France (on behalf of the European Union), the Sudan, the
Congo, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and Finland and the observer for Cameroon.
* In accordance with rule 69 of the rules of procedure of the functional
commissions of the Economic and Social Council.

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1. The Commission considered item 7 of its agenda at its 18th meeting, on 6 April 1995.
It had before it document E/CN.6/1995/L.19, containing the draft provisional agenda and
documentation for the fortieth session.
2. Statements were made by the representatives of the Philippines, India and France (on
behalf of the European Union) and the observer for Azerbaijan.
3. The Commission then approved the provisional agenda for its fortieth session, as
orally revised, for submission to the Economic and Social Council (see chap. I, sect. B).

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1. At the 19th meeting, on 7 April 1995, the Secretary of the Commission, on behalf of
the Rapporteur, introduced the report of the Commission on its thirty-ninth session
(E/CN.6/1995/L.8 and Add.1-3).
2. The observer for the Holy See made a statement.
3. A statement was also made by the observer for Palestine.
4. The Commission then adopted the report on its thirty-ninth session, as amended
during the discussion.

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A. Opening and duration of the session
1. The Commission on the Status of Women held its thirty-ninth session at United
Nations Headquarters from 15 March to 4 April 1995. The Commission held 19 meetings and a
number of informal meetings as a Working Group of the Whole.
2. The session was opened by the Under-Secretary-General for Policy Coordination
and Sustainable Development. In his statement he emphasized the importance of the
thirty-ninth session of the Commission in the process of preparations for the Fourth World
Conference on Women in Beijing. He stressed the importance of incorporating into the
preparations for the Conference the results and achievements of the other United Nations
Conferences. He pointed out that the Fourth World Conference on Women and all the other
United Nations conferences were searching for the appropriate role of public policies,
with special emphasis on the perspective of women. All those conferences had attempted to
define the responsibility of all political and public actors in the emerging new paradigm
for social and political processes. It was important to achieve synergy among Governments,
representatives of the private sector and non-governmental organizations in their efforts
to create a real civil society. Non-governmental organizations had played a crucial role
in getting the issues of sustainable development, civil society and participatory
democracy on the global agenda. He also addressed the vital role of women in development
and the negative consequences of prevailing gender inequality for any society.
3. In her opening statement, the Secretary-General of the Fourth World
Conference on Women stressed that the preparatory process at the national and regional
levels had proceeded successfully owing to the strong involvement of Governments,
international, political, financial and development organizations, the private sector,
academic and research institutions, donors and, especially, non-governmental
organizations. All the United Nations conferences had demonstrated that it was imperative
to address the gender dimension in finding solutions to problems that faced the world
today. In that respect the Fourth World Conference on Women would provide the opportunity
for Governments to commit themselves to specific actions. It would be a forum where
non-governmental organizations not only proposed solutions to women's problems, but
presented women's vision of a peaceful, developed and just world.
4. The main document of the Conference - the Platform for Action - would spell
out the practical steps required to bring about the necessary changes. Furthermore, the
Platform for Action provided a script to each of the actors and would make them
accountable to women. Accountability, she stressed, demanded the re-examination of
priorities and the reallocation of resources. It entailed the enactment, review and
enforcement of laws so as to afford women equal opportunities in all spheres of life,
including participation in political and economic decision-making.
B. Attendance
5. The session was attended by representatives of 39 States members of the
Commission. Observers for other States Members of the United Nations and for non-member
States, representatives of organizations of the United Nations system and observers for
intergovernmental, non-governmental and other organizations also attended. A list of
participants is contained in annex I to the present report.
C. Election of officers
6. In accordance with Economic and Social Council resolution 1987/21, the
officers elected to the Bureau of the Commission at its thirty-eighth session continued to
serve as officers during the thirty-ninth session, with the exception of the Rapporteur,
as Co^te d'Ivoire was no longer a member of the Commission. The Bureau comprised:
Chairperson: Ms. Patricia B. Licuanan (Philippines)
Vice-Chairpersons: Ms. Irene Freudenschuss-Reichl (Austria) Ms. Natalia Drozd
(Belarus) Ms. Olga Pellicer (Mexico)
Rapporteur: Ms. Selma Ashipala (Namibia)
D. Agenda and organization of work
7. At the 1st meeting, on 15 March 1995, the Commission adopted its provisional
agenda, contained in document E/CN.6/1995/1. The agenda was as follows:
1. Election of officers.
2. Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters.
3. Preparations for the Fourth World Conference on Women: Action for Equality,
Development and Peace:
(a) Preparatory activities at the national, regional and international levels;
(b) Review and appraisal of the implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking
Strategies for the Advancement of Women;
(c) Reports from regional conferences and other international conferences;
(d) Draft rules of procedure;
(e) Draft Platform for Action;
(f) Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women.
4. Programming and coordination matters related to the United Nations and the
United Nations system.
5. Monitoring the implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for
the Advancement of Women.
6. Priority themes:
(a) Equality: Equality in economic decision-making;
(b) Development: Promotion of literacy, education and training, including
technological skills;
(c) Peace: Women in international decision-making.
7. Provisional agenda for the fortieth session of the Commission.
8. Adoption of the report of the Commission on its thirty-ninth session.
8. Also at the 1st meeting, the Commission approved the proposed organization of
work for the session (E/CN.6/1995/L.2), as well as the proposal of the Bureau to take up
the priority themes (item 6) during the discussion of the draft Platform for Action (item
3 (e)).
9. At the same meeting, the Vice-Chairperson of the Commission, Ms. Irene
Freudenschuss-Reichl (Austria) was appointed Chairperson of the Informal Working Group of
the Whole to work on the draft Platform for Action, as well as other matters related to
the preparations for the Fourth World Conference on Women.
E. Friends of the Rapporteur
10. At the 1st meeting, on 15 March 1995, the Commission decided to establish an
informal group of Friends of the Rapporteur, nominated by the regional groups, to assist
the Rapporteur in completing the report of the Commission on its thirty-ninth session.
Kathleen Townsend (Australia)
Sharon Brennen-Haylock (Bahamas)
Manuela Rosa (Guinea-Bissau)
Jaroslaw Strejczek (Poland)
F. Participation of intergovernmental organizations and other entities in the
work of the Commission and in the Fourth World Conference on Women
11. At the 1st meeting, on 15 March 1995, the Commission decided to grant
observer status to the intergovernmental organizations listed in paragraph 2 of document
E/CN.6/1995/L.5, as well as to the two entities listed in paragraph 3 thereof, on the
understanding that they be placed in a separate category (for the text of the decision,
see chap. I, sect. C, Commission decision 39/1).
G. Accreditation of non-governmental organizations in accordance with General
Assembly resolution 48/108
12. At its 1st meeting, on 15 March 1995, the Commission approved ad referendum
the list of non-governmental organizations recommended for accreditation to the Fourth
World Conference on Women (E/CN.6/1995/L.4 and Add.1, Add.1/Corr.1, Add.2, Add.3 and
Add.3/Corr.1).
13. At the 6th meeting, on 20 March, the Commission approved the list of
non-governmental organizations recommended for accreditation to the Conference (for the
text of the decision, see chap. I, sect. C, Commission decision 39/2).
14. At the same meeting, the observer of the Holy See requested that the
following statement be reflected in the report:
"My Delegation would like to express its appreciation to the Secretariat
for the work which has been carried out in preparing the documentation in E/CN.6/1995/L.4
with Add.1, Add.2 and Add.3. These documents concern the "List of non-governmental
organizations recommended for accreditation" to the Fourth World Conference on Women
presently before this session of the Commission on the Status of Women.
"The Delegation of the Holy See wishes to draw attention to the listing in:
E/CN.6/1995/L.4/Add.1, number 59 (Catholics for a Free Choice - United States of America);
E/CN.6/1995/L.4/Add.2, number 62 (Catolicas por el Derecho a Decidir (Oficina Central de
la Red Latinoamericana) - Uruguay) and number 63 (Catolicas por el Derecho a Decidir A.C.
- Mexico); E/CN.6/1995/L.4/Add.3, number 69 (Catolicas Pelo Direito de Decidir - Brazil).
"The name of the non-governmental organization in question is 'Catholics
for a Free Choice'. It is the position of my Delegation that the organizational listings
in question are misleading by the use of their title.
"The organization in question uses the word 'Catholic' in its title and yet
publicly maintains positions contrary to those held by the Catholic Church, particularly
on the issue of the right to abortion. Any group claiming to speak for Catholics, while at
the same time assuming and promoting positions totally contrary to the Catholic Church's
moral teaching, cannot be recognized as Catholic.
"In the case of the entry number 59 in E/CN.6/1995/L.4/Add.1, the
organization in question has listed its affiliation as being in the United States of
America. However, the highest civil and canonical Catholic body of that country, the
United States Catholic Conference and the National Conference of Catholic Bishops
respectively, has issued a public statement noting that 'Catholics for a Free Choice' is
not an authentic Catholic organization, and has no affiliation, formal or otherwise, with
the Catholic Church and merits no recognition as a Catholic organization.
"My Delegation again states that it does not approve the inclusion of these
non-governmental organizations for accreditation."
H. Consultations with non-governmental organizations
15. A written statement submitted by a non-governmental organization in
accordance with rule 76 of the rules of procedure of the functional commissions of the
Economic and Social Council (E/5975/Rev.1) is included in the list of documents before the
Commission (see annex IV).
I. Appointment of the members of the Working Group on Communications on the
Status of Women
16. At the 1st meeting, on 15 March, the Commission decided to establish a
Working Group to consider, under agenda item 5, communications regarding the status of
women, pursuant to Economic and Social Council resolution 1983/27. The following five
members, nominated by their regional groups, were appointed:
Lyudmila-Bozhkova (Bulgaria)
Feng Cui (China)
Clara Ine's Vargas (Colombia)
Regina Tavares da Silva (Portugal)
Wahid Ben Amor (Tunisia)
J. Establishment of an informal contact group on gender
17. At the 19th meeting, on 7 April 1995, after hearing statements by the
Chairperson and the representatives of Australia, Pakistan, the Sudan, Chile, Namibia and
the Philippines and the observers for Benin, Egypt, the United States of America, Canada,
Guatemala, Morocco and Norway, the Commission decided to establish an informal contact
group to seek agreement on the commonly understood meaning of the term "gender"
in the context of the Platform for Action of the Fourth World Conference on Women (for the
text of the decision, see chap. I, sect. C, Commission decision 39/3).
Notes
1/ Report of the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the
United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace, Nairobi, 15-26 July 1985
(United Nations publication, Sales No. E.85.IV.10), chap. I, sect. A.
2/ A/49/587 and Corr.1.
3/ Ibid., sect. IV.
4/ E/CN.6/1995/8.
5/ General Assembly resolution 48/104, annex.
6/ A/48/486-S/26560, annex.
7/ General Assembly resolution 217 A (III).
8/ United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 75, No. 973.
9/ General Assembly resolution 34/180, annex.
10/ Report of the World Conference on Human Rights, Vienna, 14-25 June 1993
(A/CONF.157/24 (Part I)), chap. III.
11/ Ibid., sect. II, para. 40.
12/ See E/CN.6/1995/CRP.1.
13/ A/48/486-S/26560, annex.
14/ A/49/180-S/1994/727, annex.
15/ General Assembly resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
16/ General Assembly resolution 260 A (III).
17/ General Assembly resolution 39/36, annex.
18/ General Assembly resolution 44/25, annex.
19/ United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 75, Nos. 970-973.
20/ Ibid., vol. 1125, Nos. 17512 and 17513.
21/ See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1994, Supplement
No. 4 (E/1994/24), chap. II, sect. A.
22/ See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1994, Supplement
No. 7 (E/1994/27), chap. I, sect. C.
23/ Report of the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of
the United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace, Nairobi, 15-26 July
1985 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.85.IV.10), chap. I, sect. A.
24/ Report of the World Conference on Human Rights, Vienna, 14-25 June 1993
(A/CONF.157/24) (Part I)), chap. III.
25/ General Assembly resolution 34/180.
26/ Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1995, Supplement No. 3
(E/1995/23), chap. II, sect. A.
27/ General Assembly resolution 48/104.
28/ E/CN.6/1995/13.
29/ General Assembly resolution 217 A (III).
30/ General Assembly resolution 34/180, annex.
31/ General Assembly resolution 2200 A (XXI).
32/ General Assembly resolution 39/46, annex.
33/ General Assembly resolution 44/25, annex.
34/ General Assembly resolution 48/104, annex.
35/ A/CONF.171/13, chap. I, resolution 1, annex.
36/ General Assembly resolution 317 (IV), annex.
37/ General Assembly resolution 34/180, annex.
38/ See A/CONF.166/9, chap. I, resolution 1, annex I.
39/ Ibid., annex II.
40/ General Assembly resolution 48/104, annex.
41/ General Assembly resolution 45/158, annex.
42/ See Report of the World Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development,
Rome, 12-20 July 1979 (WCARRD/REP), transmitted to the members of the General Assembly by
a note of the Secretary-General (A/34/485).
43/ Report of the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of
the United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace, Nairobi, 15-26 July
1985 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.85.IV.10), chap. I, sect. A.
44/ Report of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, Rio
de Janeiro, 3-14 June 1992, vol. I, Resolutions Adopted by the Conference (United Nations
publication, Sales No. E.93.I.8 and corrigendum), resolution 1, annex II.
45/ Report of the World Conference on Human Rights, Vienna, 14-25 June 1993
(A/CONF.157/24) (Part I), chap. III.
46/ A/47/308-E/1992/97, annex.
47/ A/S-11/14, annex I.
48/ General Assembly resolution S-13/2, annex.
49/ General Assembly resolution 45/199, annex.
50/ By resolution 49/243 of 21 April 1995, the General Assembly adopted the
draft resolution entitled "Accreditation of non-governmental organizations to the
Fourth World Conference on Women", recommended by the Commission on the Status of
Women as the preparatory body for the Fourth World Conference on Women: Action for
Equality, Development and Peace.
51/ By decision 49/482 of 21 April 1995, the General Assembly approved the
provisional rules of procedure of the Fourth World Conference on Women; Action for
Equality, Development and Peace. The provisional rules of procedure of the Conference will
be issued in document A/CONF.177/2.
52/ The delegations of Slovakia, the Sudan, Thailand and Zambia did not
participate in the vote.
53/ Subsequently, the delegation of India advised the Secretariat that it had
intended to vote in favour of the revised draft resolution.
54/ The delegations of China, the Congo, Cuba and Zambia did not participate in
the vote.

ATTENDANCE
Members
Algeria
Angola Joana Lina Ramos Baptista Cristiano, Grac'a Maria Vieira Lopes Pitra
Costa, Madalena Adriano Lemos Neto, Branca Neto, Delfina Cordeiro do Nascimento, Maria
Imaculada Melo, Francisca Fortes
Australia Kathleen Townsend, Rosaleen McGovern, Christine Williams, Sue Murdoch,
Helen Ware, Stephen Lloyd, Chris Smith, Elizabeth Brouwer, Pamela Brown, Jeannie Cameron,
Sandra Vegting, Kathy Wong, Sandra Yates, Peg McEntee, Hillary Charlesworth
Austria Johanna Dohnal, Irene Freudenschuss-Reichl, Engelbert Theuermann,
Brigitte Brenner, Elisabeth Rosenmayr, Susanne Keppler, Arno Truger
Bahamas Janet G. Bostwick, Harcourt L. Turnquest, Sharon Brennen- Haylock, Cora
Bain-Colebrooke
Belarus Natalia Drozd, Nikolai Lepeshko
Belgium Miet Smet, Alex Reyn, Lily Boeykens, Herman Portocarero, J. Monballyu,
L. Vreven, Anna-Marie Servais, Nathalie Cassiers, I. Beyst, S. de Groote
Bulgaria Lyudmila Bozhkova, Vladlen Stefanov
Chile
China Wang Shuxian, Wang Guangya, Wang Xiexian, Feng Cui, Cui Tiankai, Du Yong,
Zhang Qi, Zou Xiaoqiao, Yang Ynayi, Zhang Fengkun, Chen Wangxia, Wang Donghua, Zhang
Xiaoan, Juang Qin, Zhang Dan, Huang Shu
Colombia Clara Ine's Vargas, Alvaro Forero, Zoraida Castilla
Congo Marie The're`se Avemeka, Daniel Abibi, Corneille Edouard Moka, Mariane
Sianard, De'sire' Nkounkou
Costa Rica Fernando Berrocal, Emilia C. de Barish, Lilliana Herna'ndez, Grethel
Obando, Ana Isabel Garci'a, Alexandra Lori'a Beeche, Gloria Monge Fonseca
Cuba Yolanda Ferrer, Magaly Arocha Domi'nguez, Rita Mari'a Pereira Domi'nguez,
Ana Mari'a Luettgen, Juan Antonia Ferna'ndez Palacios
Cyprus Erato Kozakou-Marcoulli
Ecuador Emilio Izquierdo, Mercedes Jime'nez de Vega, Ruth Moreno, Lola
Villaquira'n de Espinosa, Jose' Rosenberg
Finland Margareta Pietika"inen, Eeva-Liisa Tuominen, Elisabeth
Tigerstedt-Ta"htela", Leila Ra"sa"nen, Sinikka Antila, Sari
Ma"kela", Leena Ruusuvuori, Pauliina Murto-Lehtinen, Raili Lahnalampi
France He'le`ne Gisserot, Herve' Ladsous, Pierre Sardou, Claire Aubin,
Christiane Gilles, Michel Monnier, Caroline Mechin, Jean Michel, Miche`le Gallibour,
Lucette Gossot, Annie Labourie-Racape, Juliane Stroggo, Jocelyne Berdu, Pascal Maubert,
Fre'de'ric Desagneaux, Edouard Philippe, Franc'ois Poinsot
Greece Alexandre Fexis, George Papadatos
Guinea Aboubacar Dione, Hawaou Diallo, Tahirou Diallo, Yaye Fatou Bah
Guinea-Bissau Manuela Rosa
India Prakash Shah, Lata Singh, T. P. Sreenivasan, Arun K. Singh, T. K.
Sarojini, M. Manimekalai, S. Rama Rao, Ranjana Kumari
Indonesia Sjamsiah Ahmad, Wiwiek Wibadswo, Nugroho Wisnumurti, Susanto Sutoyo,
Perwitorini Wijono, Lies Siregar, Esti Andayani, Riyadi Asirdin, Iwan Suyudhie Amri, Siti
Hertati Hartono
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Japan Makiko Sakai, Mitsuko Horiuchi, Mariko Bando, Atsuko Okajima, Eiko
Nakamura, Kyoko Saito, Yuko Suzuki, Atsuko Ishii, Keiko Takegawa, Yoshimi Shimokata,
Midori Shimizu, Mitsuko Ito, Jiro Usui, Hiroshi Kodama, Haruko Furuya, Yoko Nuita
Kenya Grace Ogot, J. M. Bahemuka, F. R. B. Oeri, Anne Ambwere, Z. J. Kittony,
Adam Adawa
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Amara Elbatel, Jamaleddin Hamida, Ahmed Troug
Madagascar J. P. Ravelomanantsoa-Ratsimihah, Malala Rasoanirina Ratsimbazafy,
Monique Andreas, Martin Rakotonaivo
Malaysia
Mexico Manuel Tello, Ai'da Gonza'lez Marti'nez, Olga Pellicer, Gloria Brasdefer,
Clara Jusidman, Patricia Espinosa, Yanerit Morgan, Gloria Careaga, Patricia Mercado,
Susana Vidales, Patricia Duarte, Mari'a Elena Alvarez Bernal, Patricia Gardun~o Morales,
Lucero Saldan~a Perez, Irene Ramos Da'vila, Mara Robles Villasen~or, Gloria Sa'nchez
Herna'ndez
Namibia Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, Tunguru Huaraka, Eva Rachel Neels, Lavinia
Shikongo, Selma Ashipala, Hazel de Wet, Linda Scott Idhenga
Pakistan
Peru Carmen Barrantes, Liliam Ballo'n, Ana Pen~a
Philippines Patricia B. Licuanan, Maria Lourdes V. Ramiro-Lopez, Ruth S.
Limjuco, Imelda M. Nicolas, Myrna S. Feliciano, Aurora Javate-De Dios, Nona S. Ricafort,
Esther A. Vibal, Karen Tan~ada, Amelia Alonzo, Regina Jimenez-David
Portugal Pedro Catarino, Regina Tavares da Silva, Ricardo Pracana, Conceic'ao de
Brito Lopes
Republic of Korea Jang-Sook Kim, Wonil Cho, Kwang-Jae Lee, In-Ja Hwang, Bok Soon
Park, Hyun-Soon Hwang, Do-Hoon Lee, Hyun-Joo Oh, Jeong-Shim Lee, Yung-Chung Kim, Soon
Young Chung
Russian Federation G. I. Klimantova, G. N. Galkina, G. V. Gulko, M. O. Korunova,
O. U. Sepelev, I. V. Khriskov
Slovakia Oksana Tomova', Mirosla Sedla'k, Zuzana Vranova', Sally Williams,
Libusa Radkova', Eva Greyova', Anna Okruhlicova
Spain Cristina Alberdi, Juan Antonio Ya'n~ez-Barnuevo, Marina Subirats, Agusti'n
Nu'n~ez, Paloma Saavedra, Isabel Codo'n, Esther Rubio, Aurelio Ferna'ndez, Fa'tima
Mi'nguez, Susana Chozas, Mari'a Jose' Montero, Guadalupe Soto, Carmen Marti'nez, Edelmire
Seara, Juan Manuel Gonza'lez de Linares, Mari'a Isabel Don~ate Asenjo, Enriqueta Chicano
Sudan Miriam Sir El Khatim, Khadija Karrar, Ali Mohamed Osman Yassin, Ahmed
Abdel Halim, Mubarak Hussein, Omer Mohamed El Bashir, Omer Mohamed Ahmed Siddig, Mazahir
Mohamed Ahmed, Attyat Mustafa, Rughaya Mahmoud
Thailand Saisuree Chutikul, Sriwatana Chulajata, Sweeya Santipitaks, Bhavivarn
Noraphallop
Togo Tchangai"-Walla Kissem
Tunisia Ne'ziha Mezhoud, Slaheddine Abdellah, Samira Chaker, Abderrazak Azaiez,
Wahid Ben Amor
Venezuela Carmen Teresa Martinez, Mari'a Ines Fonseca, Sayed Duran, Virginia
Olivo de Celli
Zambia
States Members of the United Nations represented by observers
Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia,
Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Co^te d'Ivoire,
Croatia, Czech Republic, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Denmark, Djibouti,
Dominica, Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia,
Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti,
Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakstan,
Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia,
Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands,
Mauritania, Mauritius, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco,
Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway,
Oman, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Poland, Qatar, Republic of Moldova,
Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,
Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone,
Singapore, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Suriname,
Swaziland, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, the former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab
Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of
Tanzania, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Yemen,
Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zimbabwe
Non-member States represented by observers
Cook Islands, Holy See, Switzerland, Tonga, Tuvalu
Specialized agencies and related organizations
International Labour Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, World
Health Organization, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, International Fund for
Agricultural Development, United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Intergovernmental organizations represented by observers
Agence de Coope'ration Culturelle et Technique, Commonwealth Secretariat,
Council of Europe, European Community, Latin American Economic System, League of Arab
States, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Organization of African
Unity, Organization of American States, International Organization for Migration
Other organizations represented by observers
Palestine
Non-governmental organizations
See annexes II and III below.
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NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN CONSULTATIVE STATUS WITH THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL
COUNCIL OR THE COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
All India Women's Conference All Pakistan Women's Association American
Association of Jurists American Forum for Global Education Amnesty International Anglican
Consultative Council Arab Lawyers Union Article 19/International Centre Against
Censorship, The Asia-Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development Latin American Human
Rights Association Associated Country Women of the World Association of African Women for
Research and Development Association of the Churches' Development Services Baha'i
International Community Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University Care International
Caribbean Policy Development Center Caritas Internationalis (International Confederation
of Catholic Charities) Catholic International Education Office Center for Development of
International Law Center of Concern Centre de recherche et d'information pour le
developpement Centre for Development and Population Activities Change Church Women United
Citizens Network for Sustainable Development Coalition Against Trafficking in Women
Commonweal Commonwealth Human Ecology Council (CHEC) Commonwealth Medical Association
Communications Coordination Committee for the United Nations Community Aid Abroad Latin
American Council for Adult Education Latin American Council of Catholic Women Consultative
Group on Biological Diversity Cooperative Housing Foundation Cousteau Society, Inc.
National Council of German Women's Organizations - Federal Union of Women's Organizations
and Women's Groups of German Associations, E.V. Disabled People's International Education
International Environment Liaison Centre International Environmental Defense Fund European
Federation for the Welfare of the Elderly (EURAG) European Union of Women Food for the
Hungry International (FHI) Forum of African Voluntary Development Organizations Friedrich
Ebert Foundation Friends of the Earth (FOE) Friends World Committee for Consultation
General Arab Women Federation United Methodist Church/General Board of Global Ministries
Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan Council of North and South America Housewives in Dialogue
Human Rights Internet (HRI) Human Rights Watch Hunger Project, The Indigenous World
Association Institute for Women, Law and Development Institute of Cultural Affairs
(International) Inter-Parliamentary Union Inter-African Committee on Traditional Practices
Affecting the Health of Women and Children (IAC) International Abolitionist Federation
International Alliance of Women - Equal Rights, Equal Responsibilities International
Association against Torture International Association for Religious Freedom (IARF)
International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE) International Association of
Charities International Association of Educators for World Peace International Catholic
Child Bureau International Catholic Migration Commission International Cooperative
Alliance International Council for Adult Education (ICAE) International Council of Jewish
Women International Council of Nurses International Council of Women International Council
on Social Welfare International Diabetes Federation International Federation for Home
Economics (IFHE) International Federation for Parent Education International Federation
for the Protection of the Rights of Ethnic, Religious, Linguistic and Other Minorities
International Federation of Agricultural Producers International Federation of Business
and Professional Women International Federation of Human Rights International Federation
of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) International Federation of Settlement and
Neighbourhood Centres (IFS) International Federation of University Women International
Federation of Women Lawyers International Fellowship of Reconciliation International
Institute for Sustainable Development (IIED) International Institute of Administrative
Sciences International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR) International Law
Association International League for Human Rights International League of Societies for
Persons With Mental Handicaps International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination
and Racism (IMADR) International Movement for Fraternal Union Among Races and Peoples
(UFER) International Organization of Consumers Unions (IOCU) International Peace Bureau
International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) International Political Science
Association International Right To Life Federation International Social Service
International Studies Association International Union of Family Organizations (IUFO)
International Women's Anthropology Conference, Inc. (IWAC) International Women's Tribune
Center Islamic African Relief Agency La Leche League International, Inc. (LLLI) Lutheran
World Federation Medical Women's International Association Mediterranean Women's Studies
Institute Minority Rights Group Muslim World League National Association of Women Lawyers
(NAWL) National Audubon Society National Congress of Neighborhood Women National Wildlife
Federation OXFAM (United Kingdom and Ireland) OXFAM (America) Private Agencies
Collaborating Together, Inc. Pan African Women's Organization Pan-Pacific and South-East
Asia Women's Association Pathways to Peace (PTP) Pax Romana (International Catholic
Movement for International and Cultural Affairs) (International Movement of Catholic
Students) Plan International Population Communications - International Population
Institute Robert F. Kennedy Memorial International Save the Children Alliance Socialist
International Women (SIW) Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI)
Soroptimist International St. Joan's International Alliance Third World Movement Against
the Exploitation of Women Trickle Up Program UNDA - Catholic International Association for
Radio and Television United Nations Association of USA Women's International Democratic
Federation Women's International League for Peace and Freedom Women's International
Zionist Organization Women's World Banking World Alliance of Reformed Churches World
Alliance of Young Men's Christian Associations World Assembly of Small and Medium
Enterprises World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts World Blind Union World
Christian Life Community World Council for Curriculum and Instruction World Council of
Indigenous Peoples (WCIP) World Development Movement World Education Fellowship, The World
Federalist Movement World Federation for Mental Health World Federation of Methodist Women
(WFMW) World Federation of Ukrainian Women's Organizations World Federation of United
Nations Association (WFUNA) World Movement of Mothers World Safety Organization World
Union of Catholic Women's Organization World Veterans Federation World Vision
International World Young Women's Christian Association Youth for Development and
Cooperation Zonta International
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NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING IN THE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
8th Day Center for Justice 9 to 5, National Association of Working Women Academy
for Educational Development Advice Desk for Abused Women African Women's Development and
Communication Network (FEMNET) African-American Institute, The Agencia latinoamericana de
informacion (ALAI) Agragamee Agromart Foundation Ahmedabad Women's Action Group (AWAG)
Akhil Bhartiya Manushiki Evam Mahila Vikas Sangathan (All India Women's Studies and
Development) Akina Mana wa Afrika Alan Guttmacher Institute Alberto Vollmer Foundation,
Inc. All-China Women's Federation Alliance for Arab Women Alliance for Life American
Association of University Women American Bar Association American College of Obstetricians
and Gynecologists American Council for Voluntary International Action (Interaction)
American Jewish Committee, The American Life League, Inc. American Public Health
Association (APHA) Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Angolan Action for Development (AAD)
Appropriate Technology International (ATI) Armenian Relief Society, Inc. Asdekaa el chab
(Friends of the People Society) ASEAN Confederation of Women's Organizations (ACWO) Asia
Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD) Asia-Pacific Women in Politics Network
(APWIP) Asian Migrant Centre Ltd. Asian-South Pacific Bureau of Adult Education
Philippines Asian Women's Association (Japan) Asian Women's Conference Network Asian
Women's Human Rights Council (AWHRC) Asociacion benefica para la difusion de la cultura
Asociacion espan~ola de educadores para la salud (AEDES) Asociacion espan~ola de mujeres
juristas (A.E.M.J.) Asociacion familias numerosa (AFAN) Asociacion mexicana contra la
violencia a las mujeres A.C. (COVAC) Asociacion ProPeru Associacao de mulheres contra a
violencia Association democratique des femmes du maroc Association des femmes africaines
de sarcelles et des environs (AFASE) Association des femmes educatrice du mali Association
des juristes maliennes Association des professionnelles africaines de la communication
(APAC) Association for Cultural Exchange with Foreign Countries of Tibet Autonomous Region
Association for Experiential Education Association for Progressive Communications (APC)
Association for Women in Development - American University Association for Women in
Science Association internationale pour la democratie en afrique Association
internationale des maisons familiales rurales (A.I.M.F.R) Association marocaine des droits
des femmes (AMDE) Association of Presbyterian Women of Aotearoa, New Zealand Association
of Women Journalists Association of Women's Organizations of Jamaica Association pour la
promotion de la femme senegalaise (APROFES) Association pour le progre`s et la defense des
droits des femmes maliennes (APDF) Association tunisienne des femmes democrates (ATFD)
Assumption College/Women's Studies Australian Council for Overseas Aid Australian Council
for Women Australian Federation of Business and Professional Women, Inc. Australian
Feminist Law Foundation Inc., The Austrian Women's Shelter Network AVSC International
Azerbaijan Women's Association Aziz Jehan Begum Trust for the Blind B'nai B'rith Women
Bangladesh National Preparatory Committee towards Beijing Banulacht Baphalali Swaziland
Red Cross Society Black Women's Agenda, Inc. Black Women's Promotion and Research Project
Boston Women's Health Book Collective, Inc. British Association of Women Entrepreneurs
(BAWE) Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) Camino Foundation Campaign Life
Coalition Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women in Sport Canadian Beijing
Facilitating Committee Canadian Council for Refugees Canadian Federation of Business and
Professional Women's Clubs (BPW Canada) Canadian Labour Congress Canadian Research
Institute for the Advancement of Women Capital Women Journalists Association CARE
Caribbean Association for Feminist Research and Action (CAFRA) Caribbean People
Development Agency (CARIPEDA) Carter Center, The Catholic Women's League, Australia
Catholics for a Free Choice Cemina-centro de projetos da mulher/Women's Projects Center
Center for Asia-Pacific Women in Politics Center for Constitutional Rights Center for
Juridicial Studies on Gender Themes Center for Population and Family Health/Prevention of
Maternal Mortality Program Center for Reproductive Law and Policy, The Center for Women
War Victims Center for Women's Global Leadership Centre de recherche et d'action pour le
developpement Centre for Action-Oriented Research on African Development (CARAD) Centre
for Environment, Gender and Development (ENGENDER) Centre for Feminist Research, York
University Centre for Women's Studies and Development, Punjab University Centro de
desarrollo y formento a la autoayuda (CEDEFOA) Centro de estudios e investigacion sobre el
maltrato de la mujer ecuatoriana (CIEMME) Centro de estudios sociales y publicaciones
(CESIP) Centro de informacion y desarrollo de la mujer-CIDEM Centro de investigacion para
la accion femenina Centro de investigacion social, formacion y estudios de la mujer
(CISFEM) Centro de la mujer peruana Flora Tristan Centro de promocion de la mujer Gregoria
Apaza Centro informacao mulher (CIM) CFEMEA - centro feminista de estudios e assessoria
Children's Express Foundation China Committee for the Promotion of Women and Children
Affairs China Family Planning Association China Nationality Council for Promotion of
Economy and Cooperation with Foreign Countries China Society for Human Rights Studies
Chinese Marriage and Family Promotion Association Christian Aid Church of Scotland Women's
Guild Church World Service and Witness Circulo empresarial iberoamericano CLADEM - Costa
Rica CLADEM - Latin American Committee for the Defense of Women's Rights CLADEM - Peru
Collectif 95 maghreb egalite' Collectif feministe contre le viol Collectif feministe
ruptures Comision de asociaciones para el seguimiento del plan de igualdad de
oportunidades de las mujeres (CCSPIOM) Comite' d'action pour les droits de l'enfant et de
la femme - CADEF/Mali Comite' national d'action pour les droits de l'enfant et de la femme
Comite' national des droits de la femme Comite' scientifique "femmes et
developpement" Commission feminine internationale du mouvement e'uropeen Commission
nationale de femme du mouvement populaire Commission of the Churches on International
Affairs Congregations of Saint Joseph Congregazione di nostra signora di carita del buon
pastore Conseil des femmes de polynesie francaise Conseil national des femmes francaises
(CNFF) Coordinadora de organizaciones no gubernamentales de mujeres Coordinadora de
organizaciones no gubernamentales del area mujer Coordinadora feminista de defensoras A.C.
Coordination francaise pour le lobby europe en des femmes (C.L.E.F.) Coordination in
Development, Inc. (CODEL) Coordination Unit - Bangalore (Fourth World Conference on Women,
Beijing 1995) Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services (CEOSS) Corporacion casa
de la mujer Council of Churches in Namibia Council of Nordic Trade Unions Council on Peace
Research in History Counterpart FSP Country Women Association of Nigeria Couple to Couple
League International, Inc. Deutsche welthungerhilfe (German agro action) Developing
Countries Farm Radio Network Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN)
Developpement par l'epargne et le credit - organisation non gouvernementale (DEC/ONG)
Dialogue on Diversity, Inc. Disabled Women's Network of BC Dubrovnik Peace and
Humanitarian Organization (DESA) Dutch Association of Women's Interest, Women's Work and
Equal Citizenship Dutch Platform for Women and Health, Beijing '95 Eagle Forum/Education
and Legal Defense Fund Ecumenical Coalition on Women & Society Egyptian National
Steering Preparatory Committee for Beijing 1995 Egyptian Society for the Development of
Local Communities (ESDLC) Environmental Development Action in the Third World (ENDA)
Equality Now European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) European Network of Policewomen European
Union of Women (British section) European University Center for Peace Studies (EPU)
European Women's Lobby (EWL) Family Care International, Inc. Family Health International
Family of the Americas Foundation, Inc. (FAF) Family Planning Association of Trinidad and
Tobago Family Planning Association of Uganda Family Therapy Practice Center Family
Violence Prevention Fund Fawcett Society Federacion iberica de asociaciones de
telespectadores y radioyentes (FIATYR) Federacion nacional de asociaciones de mujeres para
la democracia Federally Employed Women, Inc. Federation des associations feminines du
cameroun (FAFCAM) Federation des dames d'acadie inc. Federation e'uropeenne des femmes
actives au foyer Federation of municipal officers KVL Feminist Majority Foundation, The
Feminist Press Feministas en marcha (FEM) Femme developpement entreprise en afrique
Femmes, sciences, developpement Firaisan'ny vehivavy sendikalista/F.M.M. (FVS/FMM) Ford
Foundation, The Forum des migrants de l'UE Foundation against Trafficking in Women
Foundation for a Compassionate Society Foundation for the Support of the United Nations,
Inc. Foundation for the Support of Women's Work Foundation for Women's Solidarity (FWS)
Franciscans International, Inc. Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights
Friends of the Pennsylvania Commission for Women Friendship Ambassadors Foundation
Fundacion dialogo mujer Fundacion guatemala Fundacion para estudio e investigacion de la
mujer (FEIM) Fundacion promocion social de la cultura Fundacion tazumal General Assembly
Binding Women for Reforms, Integrity, Equality, Leadership, and Action (GABRIELA) General
Federation of Jordanian Women General Union of Palestinian Women (GUPW) Girls Incorporated
Global Alliance for Women's Health Global Food & Nutrition Alliance, The Global Fund
for Women, The Global Legislators Organization for a Balanced Environment Grassroots
Health Organization of Nigeria (GHON) Grassroots Organizations Operating Together in
Sisterhood (GROOTS) Groupe de recherche d'e'tudes et de formation femmes action (GREFFA)
Groupe femmes pour l'abolition des mutilations sexuelles (G.A.M.S.) Grupo de educacion
popular con mujeres A.C. (GEM) Grupo de informacion en reproduccion elegida (GIRE) Haitian
American Women Advocacy Network, Inc. (HAWANET) Harlem Women's Committee/New Future
Foundation Inc. Hong Kong Federation of Women Hong Kong Women's Foundation Limited Human
Rights Education Centre Indigenous Women's Network Indonesian Federation of Business &
Professional Women (IFBPW) Information Center of the Independent Women's Forum (ICIWF)
Initiatives: Women in Development Institute for Development Training Institute for
Religious Studies Institute for Reproductive Health Institute for the Study of Women/Mount
Saint Vincent University Instituto de estudios de la mujer Instituto de estudios juridicos
de el salvador (IEJES) Instituto social y politico de la mujer Instituto universitario de
estudios de la mujer de la universidad autonoma de madrid Inter-regional Business Women
Club "Gen Club" International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ) &
International Women Judges Foundation (IWJF) International Baby Food Action Network
International Center for Research on Women International Centre for Human Rights and
Democratic Development (ICHRDD) International Cross-Cultural Black Women's Studies
Institute International Development Research Center (IDRC) International Federation of
Women Lawyers - Kenya Chapter International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
International Health Awareness Network International Islamic Relief Organization, Saudi
Arabia (IIRO) International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA) International Pen
Women Writers' Committee International Planned Parenthood Federation (Europe region)
International Reproductive Rights Research Action Group International Secretariat for
Water International Special Dietary Food Industries (ISDI) International Women's
Development Agency International Women's Health Coalition International Women's Rights
Action Watch International Women's Writing Guild International Women's Year Liaison Group
(IWYLC) International Working Group on Women and Sport Irish Commission for Justice and
Peace ISIS International ISIS International-Manila ISIS-Women's International
Cross-Cultural Exchange (ISIS WICCE) Islamic Women's Institute of Iran (IWII) Japan Civil
Liberties Union (JCLU) Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA) Japanese Association of
International Women's Rights (JAIWR) Karakalpak Centre of the Human Reproduction &
Family Planning Korea Woman's Hotline Korean Federation of Business and Professional Women
Korean Institute for Women and Politics (KIWP) Korean Women's Association, The (KWA)
Kowani - the Indonesian Women's Congress L'union nationale des femmes de roumanie Latin
American and Caribbean Women's Health Network (LACWHN) Latvian Association of Family
Planning and Sexual Health League of Women Voters of the United States Lebanese Council of
Women Les nanas beurs Life Choices, Inc. Life Ethics Educational Association Lifeline (Aid
to Women) Loretto Community Macarthur Foundation (the John D. and Catherine T. Macarthur
Foundation) Madaripur Legal Aid Association (MLAA) Madre, Inc. Magee Womencare
International Margaret Sanger, Center International Planned Parenthood of New York
Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic, Inc. Match International Center Maternal Health Care
Society of China Preventive Medical Association Mautner Project for Lesbians with Cancer,
The Medical Mission Sisters (Society of Catholic Medical Missionaries, Generalate, Inc.)
Mediterranean Women's Forum Melati Institute of Management for the Advancement of Women
Michigan State University (International Studies Program) Mills College (Women's
Leadership Institute) MOA Foundation Mobility International U.S.A. Mongolian Women's
Federation Moscow Center for Gender Studies (MCGS) Mothers for Peace-Croatia Mouvement
"jeunes femmes" Mouvement feminin du mouvement national populaire (MNP)
Mouvement pour la defense des droits de la femme noire (MODEFEN) Movimiento Manuela Ramos
Ms. Foundation for Women Mujeres trabajadoras unidas, A.C. Mujeres en accion sindical
(MUTUAC-MAS) Multiple Action Research Group (MARG) N.C.O.S. (National Centre for
Development Cooperation) N.M. Sadguru Water and Development Foundation N.Z. NGO
Coordinating Committee - Beijing 1995 Na'amat USA, The Women's Labor Zionist Organization
of America, Inc. Naripokkho National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League
(NARAL) National Action Committee on the Status of Women National Alliance of Women's
Organizations (GABRIELA) National Asian Women's Health Organization National Association
of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc. National Bar Association/Women's
division and the international law section National Black Women's Health Project, Inc.
National Center on Women and Family Law, Inc. National Coalition against Domestic Violence
National Committee for Women Workers of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions National
Committee on the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against
Women National Conference of Puerto Rican Women, Inc. National Council for Research on
Women National Council of Jewish Women National Council of Negro Women National Council of
Women of Australia Inc. Ltd. National Council of Women of Canada (NCWC) National Council
of Women of Fiji National Council of Women of Kenya National Council of Women of the
Philippines National Council of Women's Societies, Nigeria National Family Farm Coalition
National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA) National Federation
of International Organization for Immigrant Women-Sweden National Institute of Womanhood
(NIW), The National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council National Network of
Women's Funds National Organization for Women, Inc. National Organization of Immigrant and
Visible Minority Women of Canada National Right to Life/Educational Trust Fund National
Watch on Images of Women in the Media (Mediawatch) Inc. National Women's Conference Center
National Women's Network for International Solidarity Native Women's Association of Canada
Netherlands Council of Women Netherlands Organization for International Development
Cooperation (NOVIB) Netherlands Organization for Women's Interests, Women's Labour and
Equal Representation Network of East-West Women Network Women in Development Europe (WIDE)
New Japan Women's Association Nizhny Novgorod League of Businesswomen North America
Taiwanese Women's Association North-South Institute, The Office of Women in Higher
Education/American Council on Education Older Women's League (OWL) Older Women's Network
(Australia) Older Women's Network (Europe) Once and Future Action Network (OFAN)
Organizing Committee/People's Decade of Human Rights Education OXFAM-Quebec Pacific
Concerns Resource Centre/Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific Movement (PCRC/NFIP)
Pakistan Association for Women's Studies (PAWS) Palestine Human Rights Information Center
(PHRIC) Pan Pacific and South East Asia Women's Association of Australia, The Pan-African
Movement, The Partners of the Americas Peace Action Peace and Cooperation Peace History
Society (formerly Council on Peace Research in History) People-Centered Development Forum
Petersburg Women's Centre (Russia) Philadelphia yearly meeting of the Religious Society of
Friends Philippine American Foundation Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement Physicians
for Social Responsibility Planned Parenthood Federation of America Planned Parenthood
Federation of Canada Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria Plutonium Free Future
Women's Network Population Communication Population Action International Population
Reference Bureau, Inc. Port Loko United Nations Students Association (P.L.U.N.S.A.)
Presbyterian Church in Canada Presbyterian Church (USA) Rassemblement democratique des
femmes du niger Real Women of Canada Red Crescent Society of Uzbekistan Red Cross Society
of China REDEH - rede de defesa da especie humana Religious Consultation on Population,
Reproductive Health and Ethics Reseau sous-regional femmes africaines et droits humains
(REFAD) Results Inc. Retravailler Riksforbundet for sexuell upplysning (RFSU) Rockford
Institute Center on the Family in America, The Ruk rakaganno (The tree society) Women's
environmental centre Rural development leadership network Rural social science network
SAACID voluntary organisation SAPHTA School Sisters of Notre Dame Secretariat de
concertation des ong maliennes - SECO-ONG/Mali Secretariat for family, laity, women and
youth, National Conferences for Catholic Bishops Service for Unprivileged Section of
Society (SUSS) Shaler Adams Foundation Shirkat Gah Women's Resource Centre Sigma delta
epsilon Graduate Women in Science, Inc. Sindh rural women up-lift group Singapore Council
of Women's Organizations Sociedad "surcos" cientifico-cultural, pedagogica
Sociologists for Women in Society Soqosoqo ni vakavulewa ni taukei women's wing
Soroptimist International - Bangladesh Soroptimist International - U.K. Programme Action
Committee South Asian Association for Women Studies Stichting projekta/Foundation for
Women and Development Services Stichting tiye international Sudanese Women General Union
Swedish NGO Foundation for Human Rights Swedish Women's Film Association (SKFF) Swiss
Coalition of Development Organizations Taller permanente de la mujer Tam Cam Foundation,
Inc. Tanzania Association of Nongovernmental Organizations (TANGO) Tanzania Home Economics
Association (TAHEA) Thirty-first (31st) December Women's Movement Tresnjevka Women's Group
True Majority Inc., The Tunisian Mothers' Association U.K. Asian Women's Conference UNESCO
Standing Committee of NGOs Union catholique internationale de la presse (UCIP) Union de
l'action feminine (W.A.F.) Union de mujeres de la argentina Union des cooperatives des
commercantes de vivriers de bouake Union nationale de la femme tunisienne Union of Kuwaiti
Women Associations, The Union pour la promotion de la femme nigerienne Union suisse pour
decriminaliser l'avortement (USPDA) Unitarian Universalist Association Unitarian
Universalist Service Committee United Methodist Church/General Board of Church and Society
United Nations Association of Mauritius United Nations Women's Guild United States
Committee for UNICEF United States Committee for UNIFEM University Network (Helinski
espana) Vivid Communication with Women in their Cultures University of Southampton -
Faculty of Law Voice of Women for Peace (Canada) Vrouwenberaad ontwikkelingssamenwerking
(VBOS) Wales Assembly of Women WELLSTART International West African Media Network (WAMNET)
Western Consortium for Public Health (aka Pacific Institute for Women's Health) Winrock
International Institute for Agricultural Development-Women's Leadership Program Wittenberg
Center for Alternative Resources, Inc., The Womankind Worldwide Women and Fisheries
Network Women and Media Collective, The Women and Shelter Network Women Convention Watch
Indonesia, The Women Cultural Social Society, The Women Filmmakers Association of Russia
Women for International Peace and Arbitration Women for Mutual Security Women for Women
Women in International Security (WIIS) Women in Law and Development in Africa (WILDAF)
Women of Color Resource Center (WCRC) Women of Reform Judaism, the Federation of Temple
Sisterhoods Women of Vision Women Politics and Developing Nations/International Political
Science Association Research Committee Women Refugees Project at Cambridge and Somerville
Legal Services/Harvard Immigration and Refugee Program Women Sport International Women
Union - United Arab Emirates Women with Disabilities Australia Women's Affairs Committee
of U.S.-Shanghai Association for Economic and Technological Exchange Women's Alliance for
Democracy Women's Association of Macau, The Women's Canadian Org. Women's Commission for
Refugee Women and Children Women's Council of Dallas County Texas, Inc. Women's Economic
Network Women's Educational and Research Center Women's Exchange Programme
International/Centre for International Women's Activities Women's Environment and
Development Organization (WEDO) Women's Federation for World Peace, International Women's
Federation of Tibet Autonomous Region of China Women's Health Organization of Nigeria
Women's International Studies Europe (WISE) Women's Research and Documentation Project
(WRDP) Women's Research and Education Fund, Inc. of the National Association of
Commissions for Women (WREF) Women's Socio-Cultural Society (WSCS) Women's Solidarity
Association of Iran Women's Solidarity for Justice Women's Sports Foundation Women's
Studies Center, Peking University Women's Studies Centre Women's Studies Society of Japan
Women's Union of Russia, The (WUR) Women's World Summit Foundation (WWSF) Women, Law and
Development Centre Working Women's Forum (India) World Conference on Religion and Peace
(Japanese Committee) World Organization for the Family World Federalist Association World
Information Transfer World Sustainable Agriculture Association (WSAA) World Women's
Veterinary Association Worldwide Network (Women in Development and Environment) Yokohama
Women's Association for Communication and Networking (YWACN) Young Women's Christian
Association (Uganda) YWCA of Australia (Young Women's Christian Association of Australia)
YWCA of India YWCA of USA
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LIST OF DOCUMENTS BEFORE THE COMMISSION AT ITS THIRTY-NINTH SESSION
Document symbol Agenda item Title or description
A/49/378 1994 World Survey on the Role of Women in Development: report of the
Secretary- General
E/CN.6/1995/1 2 Provisional agenda
E/CN.6/1995/2 3 (e) Draft platform of action: report of the Secretary-General
E/CN.6/1995/3 3 (b) Second review and appraisal of the and Add.1-10
implementation of the Nairobi Forward- looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women:
report of the Secretary-General (introduction)
E/CN.6/1995/4 3 Preparations for the Fourth World Conference on Women
E/CN.6/1995/5 3 (c) Reports from regional conferences and and Add.1-7 other
international conferences
E/CN.6/1995/6 3 Technical assistance and women: from mainstreaming towards
institutional accountability: note by the Secretary- General
E/CN.6/1995/7 4 Improvement of the status of women in the Secretariat: report of
the Secretary- General
E/CN.6/1995/8 5 Situation of and assistance to Palestinian women: report of the
Secretary-General
E/CN.6/1995/9 5 Activities of the United Nations bodies and institutions
concerned with crime prevention: report of the Secretary- General
E/CN.6/1995/10 6 (a) Equality in economic decision-making: report of the
Secretary-General
E/CN.6/1995/11 2 Promotion of literacy, education and training, including
technological skills:
report of the Secretary-General
E/CN.6/1995/12 6 Participation of women in political life and decision-making:
report of the Secretary-General
E/CN.6/1995/13 5 Steps to be taken by the Division for the Advancement of Women
to ensure that relevant human rights mechanisms of the United Nations regularly address
violations of the rights of women, including progress in preparing a joint work plan on
women's human rights for the Centre for Human Rights and the Division for the Advancement
of Women: note by the Secretary-General
E/CN.6/1995/L.1*
E/CN.6/1995/L.2 2 Proposed organization of work: note by the Secretariat
E/CN.6/1995/L.3 4 Proposed programme of work of the Division for the Advancement
of Women for the biennium 1996-1997: note by the Secretariat
E/CN.6/1995/L.4 2 Accreditation of non-governmental and Add.1, organizations in
accordance with Add.1/Corr.1, General Assembly resolution 48/108: Add.2, Add.3 and note by
the Secretariat Add.3/Corr.1
E/CN.6/1995/L.5 2 Participation of intergovernmental organizations in the work
of the Commission on the Status of Women and in the Conference: note by the Secretariat
E/CN.6/1995/L.6 4 Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belarus, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, Co^te d'Ivoire, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark,
El Salvador, Finland, Iceland, Japan, Kenya, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Marshall Islands,
Micronesia (Federated States of), Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan,
Papua New Guinea, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Samoa, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain,
Suriname, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, United States of America and Venezuela: draft
resolution
E/CN.6/1995/L.7 5 Azerbaijan: draft resolution
E/CN.6/1995/L.8 8 Draft report of the Commission on and Add.1-3 its thirty-ninth
session
E/CN.6/1995/L.9 5 Norway, Russian Federation and United States of America: draft
resolution
E/CN.6/1995/L.10 5 Algeria, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Costa
Rica, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Indonesia, Kuwait, Malaysia, Morocco, Netherlands,
Pakistan, Republic of Korea, Senegal, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland: draft resolution
E/CN.6/1995/L.11 5 Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada,
Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Gambia, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,
Haiti, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Latvia, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Netherlands,
Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russian Federation,
Senegal, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland and Zimbabwe: draft resolution
E/CN.6/1995/L.12 5 Philippines and China: draft resolution
E/CN.6/1995/L.13 5 Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, Finland, France, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Kenya, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Zambia and Zimbabwe: draft
resolution
E/CN.6/1995/L.14 5 Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Co^te
d'Ivoire, Gambia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, Republic of Korea and Switzerland:
draft resolution
E/CN.6/1995/L.15 5 Argentina, Bangladesh, Indonesia and the Philippines: draft
resolution
E/CN.6/1995/L.16 6 China, Costa Rica, Peru and Venezuela: draft resolution
E/CN.6/1995/L.17 3 (e) Draft platform for action and Add.1-21
E/CN.6/1995/L.18 6 Algeria, Angola, Co^te d'Ivoire, Cuba, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya,
Madagascar, Namibia and Zambia: draft resolution
E/CN.6/1995/L.19 7 Draft provisional agenda and documentation for the fortieth
session of the Commission
E/CN.6/1995/L.20 3 Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil,
Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Co^te d'Ivoire, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malawi, Netherlands,
Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tonga, United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America and Zambia: draft
decision
E/CN.6/1995/L.21 3 Draft resolution submitted by the Chairperson
E/CN.6/1995/NGO/1 3 Statement submitted by the National Council of German
Women's Organizations, a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the
Economic and Social Council, category II
E/CN.6/1995/CRP.1 Results of the fourteenth session of and Add.1 the Committee
on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
E/CN.6/1995/CRP.2 5 Report of the Working Group on Communications on the Status
of Women
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