Employment of Qualified Women in Senior and Other Professional Positions by the Secretariats of Organizations in the United Nations System

A/RES/2715(XXV)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1971.

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 subjects

Equal Opportunity Professional Staff Women's Advancement Women's Employment

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3 operative paragraphs

Expresses the hope that the United Nations, including its special bodies and all intergovernmental agencies in the United Nations system of organizations, will set an example with regard to the opportunities they afford for the employment of women at senior and other professional levels;

Urges the United Nations, including its special bodies and all intergovernmental agencies in the United Nations system of organizations, to take or continue to take appropriate measures to ensure equal opportunities for the employment of qualified women in senior and other professional positions;

Requests the Secretary-General to include in his report to the General Assembly on the composition of the Secretariat data on the employment of women at senior and other professional levels by the secretariats of the above-mentioned bodies, including their numbers and the positions they occupy.

15 December 1970.

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