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

E/RES/2013/18View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

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

What other versions does this mandate have?

6 versions · 2007–2022

This is an older version — the most recent is E/RES/2022/4

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2022	E/RES/2022/4	Future organization and methods of work of the Commission on the Status of Women	2,813	10%Compare
2018	E/RES/2018/8	Future organization and methods of work of the Commission on the Status of Women	516	11%Compare
2015	E/RES/2015/6	Future organization and methods of work of the Commission on the Status of Women	2,186	17%Compare
2013	E/RES/2013/18	Future organization and methods of work of the Commission on the Status of Women	1,030	—
2009	E/RES/2009/15	Future organization and methods of work of the Commission on the Status of Women	—	—

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

5 reports · 2007–2026

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2026	E/CN.6/2027/6	Methods of work of the Commission on the Status of Women and ways and means to further enhance the impact of its work report of the Secretary-General	E/RES/2022/4
2026	E/CN.6/2026/3	Ensuring and strengthening access to justice for all women and girls, including by promoting inclusive and equitable legal systems, eliminating discriminatory laws, policies and practices, and addressing structural barriers report of the Secretary-General	E/RES/2022/4
2019	E/CN.6/2020/4	Proposals on the Commission's priority and review themes for 2021 and beyond Commission on the Status of Women : report of the Secretary-General	E/RES/2018/8
2009	E/2010/4	Review of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the outcomes of the 23rd special session of the General Assembly and its contribution to shaping a gender perspective towards the full realization of the Millennium Development Goals report of the Secretary-General	E/RES/2006/9
2007	E/2007/64	Mainstreaming a gender perspective into all policies and programmes in the United Nations system report of the Secretary-General	E/RES/2006/9

What subjects does this mandate have?

3 subjects

Programme Implementation Women's Advancement Women's Status

What’s in this document?

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.