Equal pay for equal work and work of equal value
51. At the 15th meeting, on 17 March 1994, the observer for Greece, on behalf
of Australia, Belgium, 42/ Denmark, 42/ Finland, France, Germany, 42/
Greece, 42/ Israel, 42/ Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, 42/ Portugal, 42/ Spain,
Sweden, 42/ and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 42/
introduced a draft resolution (E/CN.6/1994/L.19) entitled "Equal pay for work of
equal value". Subsequently, Argentina, 42/ Belarus, Bulgaria, Colombia, Costa
Rica, Guinea-Bissau, the Russian Federation, Slovakia, Switzerland 42/ and
Turkey 42/ joined in sponsoring the draft resolution.
52. At the same meeting, the observer for Greece orally revised the draft
resolution by deleting the last preambular paragraph, which had read:
"Taking note of the new system of national accounts adopted by a
number of countries and international institutions, which recognizes the
economic value of women’s labour, both in the informal sector and in the
context of the family".
53. At the 16th meeting, on 18 March, the observer for Greece further orally
revised the draft resolution by replacing the words "Equal pay for work of equal
value" with the words "Equal pay for equal work and work of equal value" in the
title, in the sixth and eighth preambular paragraphs and in operative
paragraph 2 (c).
54. At the same meeting, the Commission adopted the draft resolution, as orally
revised (see chap. I, sect. C., resolution 38/8).
55. After the adoption of the draft resolution, the representative of the
Division for the Advancement of Women made a statement.
Rape and abuse of women in the areas of armed conflict
in the former Yugoslavia
56. At the 15th meeting, on 17 March 1994, the representative of Pakistan, on
behalf of Algeria, Australia, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 42/ Ecuador,
Egypt, 42/ Germany, 42/ Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, the Islamic Republic of Iran,
Malaysia, Morocco, 42/ New Zealand, 42/ Pakistan, the Republic of Korea, Sierra
Leone, 42/ the Sudan, Tunisia, Turkey 42/ and Yemen, 42/ introduced a draft
resolution (E/CN.6/1994/L.20) entitled "Rape and abuse of women in the areas of
armed conflict in the former Yugoslavia". Subsequently, Albania, 42/
Canada, 42/ Costa Rica, Denmark, 42/ France, Italy, Norway, 42/ Portugal, 42/
Spain, Sweden 42/ and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
42/ joined in sponsoring the draft resolution.
57. At the 17th meeting, on 18 March, the representative of Pakistan orally
revised the draft resolution as follows:
(a) In the first preambular paragraph, the words "and other instruments of
international humanitarian law" were replaced by the words "and instruments of
human rights and international humanitarian law";
(b)
Operative paragraph 7, which had read:
"7. Endorses the decision of the Special Rapporteur on the situation
of human rights in the territory of the former Yugoslavia to allow the
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