Future Organization and Methods of Work of the Commission on the Status of Women

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Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the Economic and Social Council, under agenda item 14aAdvancement of women, published in 2013.

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6 versions · 2007–2022

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What subjects does this mandate have?

3 topics

Programme Implementation Women's Advancement Women's Status

What does this mandate say?

10 operative paragraphs

A.Methods of work of the Commission on the Status of Women

Decides that at its fifty-eighth session, in 2014, the Commission on the Status of Women should review the functioning of its methods of work, adopted by the Economic and Social Council in its resolution 2006/9 and confirmed in its resolution 2009/15, with a view to further enhancing the impact of the work of the Commission;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the Commission at its fifty-eighth session a report on ways and means to further enhance the impact of the work of the Commission;

B.Theme for 2015

Decides that at its fifty-ninth session, in 2015, the Commission will undertake a review and appraisal of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for ActionError: Reference source not found and the outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly,Error: Reference source not found including current challenges that affect the implementation of the Platform for Action and the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of women, as well as opportunities for strengthening gender equality and the empowerment of women in the post-2015 development agenda through the integration of a gender perspective;

Calls upon all States to undertake comprehensive national-level reviews of the progress made and challenges encountered in the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly, and encourages the regional commissions to undertake regional reviews so that the outcomes of intergovernmental processes at the regional level can feed into the 2015 review;

Strongly encourages Governments to continue to support the role and contribution of civil society, in particular non-governmental organizations and women’s organizations, in the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly, and in this regard calls upon Governments to collaborate with relevant stakeholders at all levels of preparations for the 2015 review so as to benefit from their experience and expertise;

C.Themes for 2016 and beyond

Decides that at the sixtieth session of the Commission, in 2016:

The priority theme will be “Women’s empowerment and the link to sustainable development”;

The review theme will be “The elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls”;

Requests the Commission at its sixtieth session to decide on its future multi-year programme of work;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the Commission at its sixtieth session a report containing proposals on the Commission’s priority themes for future sessions, bearing in mind the results of the ongoing review of the implementation of General Assembly resolution 61/16 and Council resolution 2012/30.

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