A/RES/56/113
fully to the effective preparation for and celebration of the tenth anniversary of the
International Year of the Family,
1.
Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the follow-up to the
International Year of the Family and the preparations for the tenth anniversary of the
International Year of the Family 1 and the recommendations contained therein;
2.
Urges Governments to view 2004 as a target year by which concrete
achievements should be made to identify and elaborate issues of direct concern to
families and also to set up and strengthen, where appropriate, mechanisms to plan
and coordinate activities of governmental bodies and non-governmental
organizations;
3.
Encourages the regional commissions, within their respective mandates
and resources, to participate in the preparatory process of the tenth anniversary of
the International Year of the Family and to play an active role in facilitating regional
cooperation in this regard;
4.
Requests the Commission for Social Development to continue to review
annually the preparations for the tenth anniversary of the International Year of the
Family as part of its agenda and of its multi-year programme of work until 2004;
5.
Invites Member States to consider organizing activities in preparation for
the celebration of the tenth anniversary of the International Year of the Family at the
national level;
6.
Requests the Secretary-General, in order to facilitate contributions by
Governments, to include the United Nations Trust Fund on Family Activities, on an
annual basis, among the programmes for which funds are pledged at the United
Nations Pledging Conference for Development Activities;
7.
Also requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at
its fifty-seventh session through the Commission for Social Development and the
Economic and Social Council on the implementation of the present resolution,
including a description of the state of preparation for the observance of the tenth
anniversary of the International Year of the Family at all levels.
88th plenary meeting
19 December 2001
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E/CN.5/2001/4.