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Voluntary Fund for the United Nations Decade for Women

A/RES/35/137No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 80bVoluntary Fund for the United Nations Decade for Women, published in 1981.

What other versions does this mandate have?

7 versions · 1977–1984
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/38/106
  • 1984A/RES/38/106Voluntary Fund for the United Nations Decade for WomenLatestCompare with previous version
  • 1983A/RES/37/62Voluntary Fund for the United Nations Decade for WomenCompare with previous version
  • 1982A/RES/36/129Voluntary Fund for the United Nations Decade for WomenCompare with previous version
  • 1981A/RES/35/137Voluntary Fund for the United Nations Decade for WomenCompare with previous version
  • 1980A/RES/34/156Voluntary Fund for the United Nations decade for WomenCompare with previous version

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
FundsInternational DecadesWomen

What does this mandate say?

9 operative paragraphs
1
N ates with satisfaction the decisions of the Consultative Committee on the Voluntary Fund for the United Nations Decade for Women during its seventh and eighth sessions:''
2
Welcomes the new procedures and increased use of the Fund in relation to projects at country level;
3
Expresses its appreciation to the relevant organs of the United Nations system, in particular the United Nations Development Programme and the United
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Nations Children's Fund, for their invaluable assistance to the ongoing work of the Voluntary Fund for the United Nations Decade for Women;
Urges the regional commissions concerned that have not already done so to strengthen their programmes for women from within regular budget resources;
5
Requests all relevant organizations and bodies of the United Nations system to review their financial and technical support activities to assess both the involvement of and the impact on women, and to report to the General Assembly every second year, beginning at the thirty-sixth session, on the results of the reviews and, as appropriate, corrective actions taken;
6
Expresses its appreciation for the voluntary contributions pledged by Member States and appeals to Member States that are in a position to do so to consider giving or increasing their support to the Fund in order to ensure the availability of resources sufficient to meet rapidly multiplying demands in developing countries;
7
Requests the Secretary-General:
a
To continue to rep0rt annually on the management of the Fund as well as on the progress in the implementation of its activities;
b
To continue to include the Fund on an annual basis as one of the programmes of the United Nations Pledging Conference for Development Activities.

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