Improvement of the status of women in the Secretariat : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.
1996
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SymbolA/RES/51/67
TitleImprovement of the status of women in the Secretariat : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.
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Summary
Calls upon the Secretary-General to ensure full and urgent implementation of the strategic plan of action for the improvement of the status of women in the Secretariat (1995-2000) in order to achieve the goal contained in the Platform for Action adopted by the 4th World Conference on Women for overall gender equality, particularly at the Professional level and above, by the year 2000; also requests the Secretary-General to continue his work to create a gender-sensitive work environment, including through training and implementation of all appropriate administrative procedures, in particular the special measures outlined in his report, and through further development of a policy on sexual harassment; strongly encourages Member States to support the strategic plan and the efforts of UN and the specialized agencies to increase the percentage of women in Professional posts, especially at the D-1 level and above, by identifying and regularly submitting more women candidates and by encouraging women to apply for posts within the Secretariat, the specialized agencies and the regional commissions; urges the Secretary-General to increase the number of women employed in the Secretariat from developing countries, including at the D-1 level and above, particularly those that are unrepresented or underrepresented and from countries that have a low representation of women, including countries with economies in transition.
Action note1996-12-12
Vote summary
Adopted without vote, 82nd meeting
Meeting record
A/51/PV.82
Agenda information
A/51/251 103 Advancement of women. WOMEN'S ADVANCEMENT
Date[New York] : UN, 31 Jan. 1997.
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2 p.
Notes
Adopted at the 82nd plenary meeting, 12 Dec. 1996.