(c) In operative paragraph 7, the words "and to the International
Conference on Population and Development" were inserted after the words "World
Social Summit" and the words "and in the resolutions adopted at the thirtyeighth session" were inserted after the words "Platform for Action";
(d) In operative paragraph 8, the words "the preliminary draft of the
Platform for Action, as contained in the annex to the present resolution,
including any additional opinions expressed by the Working Group at the thirtyeighth session of the Commission" were replaced by the words "the texts
contained in the annex to the present resolution";
(e) In operative paragraph 9, the word "identify" was replaced by the word
"consider", the words "and the measures they will implement" were deleted and
the words "which are identified" were inserted after the words "global
priorities";
(f) In operative paragraph 11, the words "to make a public commitment"
were deleted and the words "to specific priority objectives contained in the
Platform for Action which they will undertake to accelerate progress towards
achieving equality for women in their own countries by the year 2000" were
replaced by the words "to specify actions which they will take in their own
countries to bring about change by the year 2000";
(g) In operative paragraph 12, the words "as a matter of priority" were
deleted and the words "programme budgets for the biennia 1996-1997 and 19981999, to propose" were replaced by the words "programme budget for the biennium
1996-1997, to anticipate, from within existing levels of the programme budget";
(h)
In operative paragraph 17, the sentence which had read:
"The dates for the thirty-ninth session of the Commission should be
reviewed in light of the dates set for the World Social Summit in order to
ensure effective coordination and to allow for consultations among member
States on preparations for the Fourth World Conference on Women to be held
just prior to the thirty-ninth session of the Commission",
was replaced by the following text:
"The dates for the thirty-ninth session of the Commission should be
15 March to 4 April 1995."
52. At the same meeting, the representative of the United States of America
proposed an amendment to operative paragraph 5 by which the words
"representatives of different generations" would be replaced by the words
"representatives that reflect the diversity of the adult population".
53. The representative of Algeria raised a question, which was responded to by
the representative of the Division for the Advancement of Women.
54. The Secretary of the Commission made the following statement with regard to
the programme budget implications of the draft resolution, as orally revised:
"Under the terms of operative paragraph 17 of the draft resolution,
the Commission on the Status of Women would decide to recommend to the
Economic and Social Council that the thirty-ninth session of the Commission
on the Status of Women be extended by one week and that provision be made
for a two-week meeting of a parallel working group.
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