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United Nations Assistance for the Advancement of Women in Developing Countries

A/RES/1509(XV)No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1961.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 1961–1963
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/1777(XVII)
  • 1963A/RES/1777(XVII)United Nations assistance for the advancement of women in developing countriesLatestCompare with previous version
  • 1961A/RES/1509(XV)United Nations assistance for the advancement of women in developing countries

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

3 topics
Women in DevelopmentWomen's AdvancementWomen's Status

What does this mandate say?

2 operative paragraphs
1
Expresses the hope that the Governments of Member S'.ates, _ancl particularly those of the developing cour~tnes, will take full advantage of existing United :.J at10ns programmes designed to improve the status of "":omen, t?at they will coll~borate with the Secretary- General Ill the study which he has undertaken in compliance with Economic and Social Council resolution 771 H (XXX) and that the United Nations and the specialized agencies will, for their part, direct their programmes to a greater extent towards achieving this end;
2
Invites the Economic and Social Council and the Commis_sion on the Status of Vi/ omen to pursue their efforts m the matter and take, in connexion with this stu~y. appropriate me_asures t~at would lead to special ass1st~nce by the Umted Nations and the specialized ~genc1es f~r the advancement of women in the developmg countries.
943rd plenary meetiny,
12 Drcember 1960.

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