15. Urges all Governments to establish national committees or to designate focal points for the preparations for the Conference in keeping with Commission resolution 36/8, and to inform the Secretary-General of the Conference accordingly; 16. Decides to consider the draft provisional rules of procedure for the Conference at its thirty-ninth session; 17. Recommends to the Economic and Social Council that the thirty-ninth session of the Commission be extended by one week and that provision should be made for a two-week meeting of a parallel working group. The dates for the thirty-ninth session of the Commission should be 15 March to 4 April 1995. Annex DRAFT PLATFORM FOR ACTION I. STATEMENT OF MISSION 1. The Platform for Action aims to accelerate the removal of the remaining obstacles to women’s full and equal participation in all spheres of life, including economic and political decision-making; to protect women’s human rights throughout the life cycle, and to mainstream women in all areas of sustainable development so that men and women can work together for equality, development and peace. For this purpose, the international community, Governments, non-governmental organizations and the private sector are called upon to undertake strategic action to implement the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women in critical areas of concern. II. GLOBAL FRAMEWORK 2. Since the adoption of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women, in 1985, the world has been experiencing a global process of restructuring of political, economic, social and cultural relationships. This restructuring process has had a profound impact, both positive and negative, on women, and forms the backdrop for this Platform for Action. 3. Changes in political relationships have reduced the threat of global conflict and increased the importance of multilateral solutions to political problems. While the threat of global conflict has been reduced, a resurgence of nationalism and ethnic conflict have threatened the peace in many areas. They have also led to the expansion of the role of the United Nations in humanitarian assistance and peace-keeping. 4. The move towards democratization has been coupled with a renewed emphasis on the implementation of universal human rights. The recognition by the World Conference on Human Rights that the human rights of women are an inalienable, integral and indivisible part of universal human rights has meant that the full and equal participation of women in political, civil, economic, social and cultural life, at the national, regional and international levels, and the eradication of all forms of discrimination on grounds of sex are priority objectives of the international community. However, much remains to be done nationally and internationally to monitor and enforce women’s human rights. -31-