Proposed Merger of the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women and the United Nations Development Fund for Women

A/RES/50/162View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 107 Advancement of women, published in 1996.

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2 versions · 1995–1996

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1996	A/RES/50/162	Proposed merger of the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women and the United Nations Development Fund for Women	800	21%Compare
1995	A/RES/49/160	Proposed merger of the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women and the United Nations Development Fund for Women	514	–

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4 subjects

Organizational Change Organizational Structure Terms of Reference Women's Advancement

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8 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the note by the Secretariat⁵ prepared pursuant to General Assembly resolution 49/160;

⁵A/50/747-E/1995/126.

Takes note also of the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions;⁶

⁶A/50/785-E/1995/128.

Reaffirms the view expressed in paragraph 360 of the Platform for Action adopted by the Fourth World Conference on Women at Beijing on 15 September 1995⁷ that, recognizing the roles of United Nations funds, programmes and specialized agencies, in particular the special roles of the United Nations Development Fund for Women and the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women, in the promotion of the empowerment of women and, therefore, in the implementation of the Platform for Action within their respective mandates, inter alia, in research, training and information activities for the advancement of women, as well as technical and financial assistance to incorporate a gender perspective in development efforts, the resources provided by the international community need to be sufficient and should be maintained at an adequate level;

⁷A/CONF.177/20, chap. I, resolution 1, annex II.

Concurs with the views expressed in paragraphs 334 and 335 of the Platform for Action concerning the mandates of the Institute and the Fund;

Regrets that, owing to the absence of sufficient information on the legal, technical and administrative implications of the proposed merger, it is currently unable to decide on the proposed merger;

Urges the Secretary-General to implement the mandates set out in its resolution 49/163 of 23 December 1994;

Recommends that the interaction between the Commission on the Status of Women, the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, the Division for the Advancement of Women of the Secretariat and the United Nations Development Fund for Women should be reviewed and rationalized within the context of ongoing efforts to revitalize the Economic and Social Council in pursuance of a stronger, more unified programme for the advancement of women as requested in paragraph 2 of resolution 48/111;

Also recommends that any proposal dealing with the institutional structure and the mandates of the different United Nations bodies dealing with the advancement of women must be considered part of the general restructuring exercise of the United Nations.

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