Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 1995, para. 313

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[Economic and Social Council] The Economic and Social Council, in the context of its role under the Charter of the United Nations and in accordance with General Assembly resolutions 45/264, 46/235 and 48/162, would oversee system-wide coordination in the implementation of the Platform for Action and make recommendations in this regard. The Council should be invited to review the implementation of the Platform for Action, giving due consideration to the reports of the Commission on the Status of Women. As coordinating body, the Council should be invited to review the mandate of the Commission on the Status of Women, taking into account the need for effective coordination with other related commissions and Conference follow-up. The Council should incorporate gender issues into its discussion of all policy questions, giving due consideration to recommendations prepared by the Commission. It should consider devoting at least one high-level segment before the year 2000 to the advancement of women and implementation of the Platform for Action with the active involvement and participation, inter alia, of the specialized agencies, including the World Bank and IMF.
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
Fourth World Conference on Women
Document type
Declaration / Confererence outcome document
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
  • Gender
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Women
Year
1995
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995), para. 313.
Paragraph focus
Institutional arrangements: International level
Paragraph number
313