Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.
1992
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SymbolA/RES/47/94
TitleConvention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.
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Summary
Urges all States that have not yet ratified or acceded to the Convention to do so as soon as possible; invites States parties to the Convention to make all possible efforts to submit their periodic reports on the implementation of the Convention, in accordance with article 18 thereof and with the guidelines provided by the Committee; welcomes the efforts made by the Committee to rationalize its procedures and expedite the consideration of periodic reports; requests the Secretary-General to continue his efforts to provide secretariat staff and technical resources for the effective performance by the Committee of its functions; strongly supports the view of the Committee that the Secretary-General should accord higher priority within existing resources to strengthening technical and substantive support for the Committee, in particular to assist in preparatory research; requests the Secretary-General to continue to provide for, facilitate and encourage, within existing resources, the dissemination of information relating to the Committee and the Convention; requests that the Committee's 12th and 13th sessions should be of 3 weeks' duration; requests the Secretary-General to ensure adequate support to the Committee; decides that, at its 49th session, it will review whether the backlog of the Committee in considering reports has been reduced; recommends that meetings of the Committee should be scheduled to allow for the timely transmission of its work to the Commission on the Status of Women in the same year.
Action note1992-12-16
Vote summary
Adopted without vote, 89th meeting
Meeting record
A/47/PV.89
Agenda information
A/47/251 94 Advancement of women. WOMEN'S ADVANCEMENT
Date[New York] : UN, 5 Apr. 1993.
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4 p.
Notes
Adopted at the 89th plenary meeting, 16 Dec. 1992.