A/RES/63/159
Commission on the Status of Women at its fifty-third and fifty-fourth sessions, to
report to the General Assembly on a biennial basis, beginning at its sixty-fifth
session, under the item entitled “Advancement of women”, and to include in his
report on human resources management information on the status of women in the
United Nations system, including on progress made and obstacles encountered in
achieving gender balance, recommendations for accelerating progress, and
up-to-date statistics, including the number and percentage of women and their
functions and nationalities throughout the United Nations system, and information
on the responsibility and accountability of the Office of Human Resources
Management of the Secretariat and the secretariat of the United Nations System
Chief Executives Board for Coordination for promoting gender balance;
30. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to report annually to the
General Assembly under the item entitled “Advancement of women”, as well as to
the Commission on the Status of Women and the Economic and Social Council, on
the follow-up to and progress made in the implementation of the Beijing Declaration
and Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty-third special session, with an
assessment of progress in gender mainstreaming, including information on key
achievements, lessons learned and good practices, and recommendations on further
measures to enhance implementation.
70th plenary meeting
18 December 2008
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