General Assembly 51st Session (1996)

• Resolutions adopted
• Documents and reports
• Press-releases

The debate took place from 24 to 30 October 1996.

Resolutions adopted

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• Resolution on violence against women migrant workers (A/RES/51/65)
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• Resolution on traffic in women and girls (A/RES/51/66)
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• Resolution on improvement of the status of women in the secretariat (A/RES/51/67)
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• Resolution on the Convention on Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (A/RES/51/68)
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• Resolution on follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and full implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (A/RES/51/69)
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• Resolution on the girl child (A/RES/51/76)
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• Resolution on rape and abuse of women in areas of armed conflict in former Yugoslavia (A/RES/51/115)
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Documents and Reports

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Agenda item 103: Advancement of Women

• Report of the Secretary-General on traffic in women and girls (A/51/309)
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• Report of the Secretary-General on violence against women migrant workers (A/51/325)
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• Report of the Secretary-General on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (A/51/277)
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• Report of the Commission on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, 15th session (A/51/38(SUPP))
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• Report of the Secretary-General on the status of women in the UN Secretariat (A/51/304)
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Agenda item 104: Implementation of the outcome of the Fourth World Conference on Women

• Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the outcome of the Fourth World Conference on Women (A/51/322)
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• Note by the Secretary-General: Report on the activities of UNIFEM (A/51/391)
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Press-Releases

• 30 October: Women's equality not achieved solely by declarations, laws; changes of attitude necessary, Third Committee told
• 29 October: Large number of reservations to women's anti-discrimination Convention cause for concern, say speakers in Third Committee.
• 28 October: Third Committee continues debate on advancement of women, hears introduction of texts on crime prevention, drug abuse
• 28 October: Improved status of women necessary to sustain economic growth, as debate continues on women's issues
• 25 October: Governments must demonstrate commitment to gender equality by allocating resources, Third Committee told
• 24 October: Obstacles to gender equality by year 2000 far greater than expected, AssistantSecretary-General Rosario Green tells Third Committee