E/2005/27 E/CN.6/2005/11 Resolution 49/3 Advisability of the appointment of a special rapporteur on laws that discriminate against women* The Commission on the Status of Women, Recalling the commitment made in the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, adopted at the Fourth World Conference on Women, held in Beijing in 1995,30 to ensure equality and non-discrimination under the law and in practice31 and the specific commitment made in paragraph 232 (d) to revoke any remaining laws that discriminate on the basis of sex and remove gender bias in the administration of justice, Noting the concern expressed in the further actions and initiatives to implement the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, adopted at the twentythird special session of the General Assembly,32 that legislative and regulatory gaps, as well as lack of implementation and enforcement of legislation and regulations, perpetuate de jure as well as de facto inequality and discrimination, and in a few cases, new laws discriminating against women have been introduced33 and the commitment made therein to review domestic legislation with a view to striving to remove discriminatory provisions as soon as possible, preferably by 2005,34 Decides to consider at its fiftieth session the advisability of the appointment of a special rapporteur on laws that discriminate against women, bearing in mind the existing mechanisms with a view to avoid duplication, and in this regard requests the Secretary-General to report to the Commission on the Status of Women at its fiftieth session on the implications of the creation of a position of special rapporteur on laws that discriminate against women and to include in his report the views of the Member States and relevant United Nations bodies, including the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Resolution 49/4 Mainstreaming a gender perspective into all national policies and programmes* The Commission on the Status of Women, Deeply convinced that the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action35 and the outcome documents of the twenty-third special session entitled “Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century”,36 are important contributions to the advancement of women worldwide in the achievement of gender equality and must be translated into effective action by all States, the United Nations system and other organizations concerned, __________________ * For the discussion, see chap. II. Report of the Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing, 4-15 September 1995 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.96.IV.13), chap. I, resolution 1, annexes I and II. 31 Ibid., chap. IV.I, strategic objective I.2. 32 General Assembly resolution S-23/3, annex. 33 Ibid., para. 27. 34 Ibid., para. 68 (b). 35 Report of the Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing, 4-15 September 1995 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.96.IV.13), chap. I, resolution 1, annexes I and II. 36 General Assembly resolutions S-23/2, annex, and S-23/3, annex. 30 15