United Nations
General Assembly
A/RES/55/71
Distr.: General
8 February 2001
Fifty-fifth session
Agenda item 108
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/55/596)]
55/71.
Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women
and full implementation of the Beijing Declaration and
Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty-third
special session of the General Assembly
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 50/203 of 22 December 1995, 51/69 of 12 December
1996, 52/100 of 12 December 1997, 53/120 of 9 December 1998 and 54/141 of
17 December 1999,
Welcoming the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General
Assembly, entitled “Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the
twenty-first century”, namely the “Political declaration” 1 and “Further actions and
initiatives to implement the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action”, 2
Stressing the importance of the outcome of the twenty-third special session,
which has assessed the implementation of the Beijing Declaration 3 and Platform for
Action, 4 identified obstacles and challenges thereto and proposed actions and
initiatives to overcome them and achieve full and accelerated implementation,
Deeply convinced that the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the
outcome of the twenty-third special session 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, as well as by non-governmental organizations,
Stressing the importance of strong, sustained political will and commitment at
the national, regional and international levels in order to achieve full and accelerated
implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome
of the twenty-third special session,
1
Resolution S-23/2, annex.
Resolution S-23/3, annex.
3
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, annex I.
4
Ibid., annex II.
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