World Survey on the Role of Women in Development

A/RES/59/248View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 89b Women in development, published in 2005.

What other versions does this mandate have?

3 versions · 1985–2015

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/69/236

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2015	A/RES/69/236	World survey on the role of women in development	221	49%Compare
2005	A/RES/59/248	World Survey on the role of women in development	151	18%Compare
1985	A/RES/39/172	World survey on the role of women in development	358	–

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

2 reports · 2009–2019

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2019	A/74/111	World survey on the role of women in development : why addressing women's income and time poverty matters for sustainable development report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/69/236
2009	A/64/93	World survey on the role of women in development report of the Secretary-General : women's control over economic resources and access to financial resources, including microfinance		A/RES/59/248

What subjects does this mandate have?

7 subjects

Data Analysis Data Collection Social Surveys Surveys Women in Development Women Migrants Women's Advancement

What’s in this document?

2 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General entitled “World Survey on the Role of Women in Development”,² which focuses on women and international migration, and decides to consider the report at its sixtieth session under the sub-item entitled “Women in development”;

²A/59/287 and Add.1.

Requests the Secretary-General to update the World Survey on the Role of Women in Development for the consideration of the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session, noting that the survey should continue to focus on selected emerging development themes that have an impact on the role of women in the economy at the national, regional and international levels, to be identified at its sixtieth session.

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