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Participation of Women in Community Development

A/RES/1162(XII)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1958.

What subjects does this mandate have?

2 subjects
Community DevelopmentWomen in Development

What’s in this document?

3 operative paragraphs
1
Recommends to Member States in which community development programmes are being carried out that they should, by every means in their power, encourage the full participation of women in the development of their respective communities;
2
Recommends to the Secretary-General and the specialized agencies concerned that, in giving assistance to Governments, they should collaborate with those Governments in achieving this purpose;
3
Requests the Secretary-General to include, in his future reports to the Economic and Social Council on the progress of community development, a brief description of the methods used to achieve this purpose, the results obtained and the progress made as regards the participation of women in community development.
26 November 1957.

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