Welcomes the Secretary-General's decision to include a separate programme for the advancement of women in his draft proposal for the medium-term plan for the period 1992-1997; decides that the inclusion of paragraph 65 in the draft introduction to the medium-term plan is not an adequate response to the recommendation contained in section I, of Council resolution 1988/18; urges the Secretary-General to ensure that women's issues are not marginalized under the rubric of social issues and that they are in particular reflected in the economic programmes of the medium-term plan; endorses the view of the Secretary-General that the proposed subprogramme entitled "Monitoring, review and appraisal of the implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies" should be given high priority and urges that the highest priority should be accorded to addressing the fundamental needs of women in developing countries; reiterates that the Secretary-General's proposed programme budget should provide for full funding from the regular budget for the implementation of all aspects of legislative mandates for the advancement of women; decides that the Trust Fund for the Preparatory Activities for the 1985 World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the UN Decade for Women should be continued for the biennium 1990-1991; urges the Secretary-General to improve collaboration with the specialized agencies and the UN Development Fund for Women in consultation with their respective governing bodies.

Adopted without vote, 15th meeting

Adopted at the 15th plenary meeting, 24 May 1989.
In: Resolutions and decisions adopted by the Economic and Social Council at its 1st regular session of 1989, 2-24 May 1989. - E/1989/INF/7. - 14 July 1989. - p. 55-57. - Issued in ESCOR, 1989, Suppl. no. 1.