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General Assembly (GA)
Main deliberative organ of the United Nations composed of representatives of all Member States. As the highest intergovernmental body in the UN, it is also the principal policy-making and appraisal organ on matters relating to the follow-up to the major World Conferences on Women.

Sessional meetings of the General Assembly (GA):
Gender-related Agenda Items 1995 - present
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Measures taken and progress achieved in follow-up to the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly: Report of the Secretary-General (A/63/217, 2008)
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Measures taken and progress achieved in follow-up to the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly : Report of the Secretary-General(A/62/178, 2007)
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Measures taken and progress achieved in follow-up to the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly: Report of the Secretary-General (A/61/174, 2006)
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Report of the Secretary-General on measures taken and progress achieved in follow-up to the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly (A/60/170, 2005)
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Report of the Secretary-General on the follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and full implementation of the Beijing Declaration (A/59/214, 2004)
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2003 annual report on follow up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and gender mainstreaming in GA and its main committees
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Follow up to and progress in the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly, A/58/166
Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and full implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly
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2002 Genderal Assembly resolution, A/RES/57/182 [PDF]
2002 annual report on follow up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and gender mainstreaming in GA and its main committees
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Follow up to and progress in the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly

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Entities Specializing in Gender Issues: OSAGI - Office of the Special Advisor on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women DAW - Division for the Advancement of Women UNIFEM - UN Development Fund for Women INSTRAW - International Research and Training
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