United Nations
A/RES/60/136
General Assembly
Distr.: General
2 February 2006
Sixtieth session
Agenda item 64
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 16 December 2005
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/60/503)]
60/136. In-depth study on all forms of violence against women
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 58/185 of 22 December 2003 entitled “In-depth study
on all forms of violence against women”,
1.
Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the status of
preparations for the study; 1
2.
Welcomes:
(a) The work undertaken so far in conducting the study, in particular at the
expert group meeting on data and statistics on violence against women, held in
Geneva from 11 to 14 April 2005, and the expert group meeting on good practices in
combating violence against women, held in Vienna from 17 to 20 May 2005;
(b) The initiatives taken at the national, regional and international levels to
highlight the study and contribute to its preparation, including the workshop on
violence against women, held in Paris on 28 and 29 April 2005, and the consultation
held at United Nations Headquarters on 6 and 7 September 2005;
Stresses once again the importance, when conducting the study, of close
3.
cooperation with:
(a) All relevant United Nations bodies, funds and programmes, including the
United Nations Development Fund for Women, the United Nations Children’s Fund,
the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Population Fund,
the World Health Organization and the International Research and Training Institute
for the Advancement of Women;
(b) All relevant parts of the Secretariat, in particular the Office of the United
Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the regional commissions;
(c) United Nations treaty bodies, in particular the Committee on the
Elimination of Discrimination against Women;
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A/60/211.