Urgesthc Secrctary-Gcncral, in consultation with the executive sccretaries of the regional commissions, to give priority to solving the question of senior women·s programme officers and to take urgently appropriatc measures to cnsure that ali temporary and permancnt senior womcn's programme officers posts at the regional commissions should be continued within thc regular hudgel rcsources availablc to them:
4
Notes with satisfaclion the continuing incrcase in the number of projects submitted to and financcd by thc rcsources of the Fund and thcir contribution to promoting the involvcment of women in devclopment:
5
( 'onsiders that the Fund has a unique contribution to makc in the technical assistance ti.cid to the implcmcntation of thc goals of the Unitcd Nations Decade for Women: Equalit}. Development and Peace:
6
Stresses that the Fund also has a unique contribution to make to the achievcment of the goals of the Third l lnited Nations Dcvelopment Decade. and evcn bcyond it:
7
Expresses lls appreciation for the voluntary support given to the Fund by Member States, national committces for the Fund. national United Nations associations and other non-governmcntal organizations:
8
Notes with conccrn that contributions to thc Fund have not been suflicient to cnable it to take on ali the worthwhilc projccts submittcd to it:
9
Notes that contributions bv Governments have a vital role to play in maintaining a'nd increasing the financia( viability and effectiveness of thc work of the Fund:
10
UrgesGovemmcnts. accordingly, to continue and increase. where possible, their contributions to thc Fund and calls upon thosc Governments that have not yct done so to consider contributing to the Fund:
11
Decides that. when considering the reports of the Secretary-General to be submitted to thc General Assembly at its thirty-ninth session pursuant to Assembly resolution 36/129. ali possiblc options for continuing the Fund's activities heyond the end of the Dccade will be revicwed in depth:
12
Requeststhat the results of the forward-looking assessment that is being undertaken on the activities assisted by the F\md be reflected in thc reports of the Scc-
VI. retary-General on the Fund to be submitted to the General Assembly at its thirty-ninth session:
13
Takes note with appreciation ofthc measures taken by the Secretary-General, in response to resolution 37 /62, to improve and streamline thc administration ofthe Fund;
14
Commends the United Nations Development Programme on its continuing tf'('hnical and rcsource assistance to the Fund:
15
Requeststhe Sccretary-General:
a
To continue to report annually on the managcment of the Fund and on the progrcss of its activitics and to include in bis report to the General Assembly at its thirtyninth session information on thc implementation of measures taken in response to paragraph 3 above:
b
To continue, on an annual basis. to include the Fund among the programmes for which funds are plcdged at the United Nations Pledging Conference for Development Activities.
JO/Jth plcnar¡, meeting 16 Dccemhcr 198]
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