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their mandates, in consultation with Governments, and calls for the promotion of cooperation in that respect
among Governments and, where appropriate, national machineries of the same region;
7. Reaffirms that, in order to implement the Platform for Action, adequate mobilization of resources
at the national and international levels, as well as new and additional resources for the developing countries,
in particular those in Africa and the least developed countries, from all available funding mechanisms,
including multilateral, bilateral and private sources, will also be required;
8. Recognizes that implementation of the Platform for Action in the countries with economies in
transition requires continued national efforts and international cooperation and assistance, as indicated in
the Platform for Action;
9. Reaffirms that, in order to implement the Platform for Action, a reformulation of policies and
reallocation of resources may be needed, but that some policy changes may not necessarily have financial
implications;
10. Calls upon Member States to allocate adequate resources for the provision of data disaggregated
by sex and age for undertaking gender impact analysis and measuring progress in order to develop successful
national implementation strategies for the Platform for Action;
11. Encourages all entities of the United Nations system, including the programmes, funds and
specialized agencies, and the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, to continue
their active involvement in the preparations for the special session and to participate at the highest level in
the special session, including through presentations on best practices, obstacles encountered and a vision for
the future to accelerate implementation of the Platform for Action and address new and emerging trends;
12. Welcomes the initiatives and activities of all regional commissions and other intergovernmental
organizations in support of the preparations for the special session;
13. Reiterates that participation in the special session should be at a high political level;
14. Invites Member States to include representatives of national machineries for the advancement of
women in their delegations to the preparatory committee and the special session;
15. Reiterates the decision that non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the
Economic and Social Council, as well as the non-governmental organizations that were accredited to the
Fourth World Conference on Women, may participate in the special session without creating a precedent for
future sessions of the General Assembly;6
16. Encourages Member States to include relevant actors of civil society, especially non-governmental
organizations and representatives of women’s organizations, in their national preparatory processes as well
as in their delegations to the preparatory committee and the special session;
17. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session a report
on the special session;
6
See resolution 52/100, para. 46.
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