General Assembly 62nd Session (2007)

Agenda item 63: Advancement of Women

Under this agenda item, the Committee will discuss the following issues:

(a) Advancement of Women
1. Elimination of all forms of discrimination against women
2. Future operation of the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women
3. Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women
4. Violence against women migrant workers
5. Improvement of the situation of women in rural areas

Resolutions:

• Resolution adopted by the General Assembly: 62/218. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (A/RES/62/218)
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• Resolution adopted by the General Assembly: 62/133. Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women (A/RES/62/133)
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• Resolution adopted by the General Assembly: 62/134. Eliminating rape and other forms of sexual violence in all their manifestations, including in conflict and related situations (A/RES/62/134)
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• Resolution adopted by the General Assembly: 62/132. Violence against women migrant workers (A/RES/62/132)
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• Resolution adopted by the General Assembly: 62/136. Improvement of the situation of women in rural areas (A/RES/62/136)
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Related downloads:

• Report of the Third Committee - Part 1(A/62/433 Part I)
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• Report of the Third Committee - Part 2(A/62/433 Part II)
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• Future operations of the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women : Report of the Secretary-General (A/62/173)
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• Items 127 and 128 –– Programme budget for the biennium 2006-2007 –– Proposed programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009 –– Financial situation of the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (A/62/509)
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• Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women : Report of the Secretary-General (A/62/201)
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• An inventory of United Nations system activities on violence against women
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• Violence against women migrant workers : Report of the Secretary-General (A/62/177)
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• Improvement of the situation of women in rural areas : Report of the Secretary-General (A/62/202)
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• Activities of the United Nations Development Fund for Women : Note by the Secretary-General (A/62/188)
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• Status of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women : Report of the Secretary-General (A/62/290)
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• Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, 37th session (15 January-2 February 2007), 38th session (14 May-1 June 2007), 39th session (23 July-10 August 2007) (A/62/38)
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Statements:

• Introductory statement by Ms. Carolyn Hannan, Director, Division for the Advancement of Women - 15 October 2007
  
  
• Statement by Ms. Dubravka Šimonović, Chairperson, Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women - 15 October 2007

(b) Implementation of the outcome of the Fourth World Conference on Women and of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly

Resolution:

• Resolution adopted by the General Assembly: 62/137. 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 (A/RES/62/137)
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Related downloads:

• 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)
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Agenda item 58: Eradication of poverty and other development issues

(b) Women in development

Resolution:

• Resolution adopted by the General Assembly: 62/206. Women in development (A/RES/62/206)
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Related downloads:

• Women in development: Report of the Secretary-General (A/62/187)
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