Consultative Committee for the Conference of the International Women's Year

A/RES/3277(XXIX)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1975.

What subjects does this mandate have?

9 subjects

Appointment of Members Conferences Establishment Financing International Years Members Travel Costs Women's Advancement Women's Status

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Expresses the hope that the preparation of the Conference of the lnternational Women's Year will be given the full attention which it warrants, having regatd to the importance of the question;

Decides to establish a Consultative Committee for the Conference of the lnternational Women's Year composed of not more than twenty-three Member States designated by the Chairman of the Third Committee after consultation with the different regional groups, on the basis of equitable geographical distribution;~9

Expresses the hope that the Consultative Committee will be comprised of highly qualified individuals designated by their respective Governments;

Requests the Secretary-General to convene the Consultative Committee not later than March 1975 at United Nations Headquarters, for a period not exceeding ten working days, to advise him on the preparation of an international plan of action to be finalized by the Conference;

Decides that ali the costs of convening the Consultative Committee, including the travel expenses of its members, will be met from the fund far voluntary contributions for the International Women's Year established under Economic and Social Council resolution 1850 (LVI) of 16 May 1974;

Appeals to Member States to make, in so far as it líes within their powcr, voluntary contributions to the above-mentioned fund in order to meet the necessary financia) implications for the convening of the Consultative Committee;

P :!quests the Secretary-General to prepare a draft 111ternational plan of action in time to be considered by the Consultative Committee and to submit a progress report on the preparation of the Conference

á9 See also p. 95, item 12. to the organizational session of the Economic and Social Council in January 1975.

the following Member States: AUSTRALIA, 8ELGIUM, 8RAZIL, FRANCE, GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC, INDIA, IRAN, JA. MAICA, JAPAN, ]ORDAN, MEXICO, NIGER, PHILIPPINES, ROMANIA, RWANDA, SENEGAL, SIERRA LEONE, SWEDEN, TUNISIA, UNION

OF SOVIET SoCIALIST REPUBLICS, UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and VENEZUELA.

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