A UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/RES/50/202 23 February 1996 Fiftieth session Agenda item 165 RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [on the report of the Third Committee (A/50/816)] 50/202. Amendment to article 20, paragraph 1, of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women The General Assembly, Recalling the Elimination decision 49/448 the revision of its resolution 49/164 of 23 December 1994 on the Convention on of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 1/ and its of 23 December 1994 on the consideration of the request for article 20, paragraph 1, of the Convention, Noting the decision of the States parties to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women of 22 May 1995 2/ to amend article 20, paragraph 1, of the Convention, Welcoming the call for broad ratification of this amendment in the Platform for Action of the Fourth World Conference on Women, 3/ held at Beijing from 4 to 15 September 1995, Reiterating the importance of the Convention as well as the contribution of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women to the efforts of the United Nations to eliminate discrimination against women, 1. Takes note with approval of the resolution regarding the amendment to article 20, paragraph 1, of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, adopted by the States parties to the Convention on 22 May 1995; 1/ Resolution 34/180, annex. 2/ CEDAW/SP/1995/2, annex. 3/ A/CONF.177/20 and Add.1, chap. I, resolution 1, annex II. 96-76879 /...