Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.

Urges all States that have not yet ratified or acceded to the Convention to do so as soon as possible; endorses general recommendation No. 10 of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women made at its 8th session, on activities to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention; urges States parties to the Convention to make all possible efforts to submit their initial as well as 2nd and subsequent reports on the implementation of the Convention; endorses the proposal made by the Committee that a working group be convened to meet for 3 to 5 days prior to the 9th session of the Committee to prepare issues and questions relating to the 2nd and subsequent periodic reports of the States parties to be considered at the 9th session of the Committee; takes note of the proposals of the Secretary-General for full funding of the Committee and requests that the programme budget for 1990-1991 provide for attendance at all the Committee's meetings by relevant professional staff from the Division for the Advancement of Women of the Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs of the Secretariat, legal staff expert in human rights treaty implementation and adequate secretarial staff, and for the necessary facilities for the effective functioning of the Committee.

Adopted without vote, 78th meeting

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Adopted at the 78th plenary meeting, 8 Dec. 1989.
In: Resolutions and decisions adopted by the General Assembly during its 44th session, Volume 1, 19 September-29 December 1989. - A/44/49. - 1990. - p. 195-196. - (GAOR, 44th sess., Suppl. no. 49).