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Effective Mobilization of Women in Development

A/RES/31/175No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 66Development and international economic cooperation, published in 1977.

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 topics
Political ParticipationReport PreparationWomen in DevelopmentWomen's Advancement

What does this mandate say?

4 operative paragraphs
Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General 1. on the integration of women in the development process ;97 2.
Urges Member States to implement the recommendations set out in General Assembly resolution 3505 (XXX), to facilitate the equal participation of women with men in all development efforts and, in particular, to ensure that women have equal access to political parties, trade unions, training, especially in agriculture, co-operatives, and credit and loan systems, as well as equal opportunities to participate in policy-making in the economic field, in commerce and trade and in the advanced efforts of industry;
3
Further urges the relevant organizations of the United Nations system to strengthen their support of development programmes or projects relating to women;
4
Requests the Secretary-General to prepare a comprehensive report for submission to the General Assembly at its thirty-third session on the effective mobilization of women for development, particularly in the areas referred to in paragraph 2 above, in collaboration with the relevant organizations within the United Nations system-especially the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Children's Fund, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the International Labour Organisation, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the World Health Organization, the World Bank and the regional commissions-and the relevant non-governmental organizations, which should include an evaluation of the extent to which their programmes benefit women.

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