22. Many representatives agreed that policy-making should be based on a realistic and integrated approach to urban development, including partnership of the public, private and community sectors, involving both men and women. 23. One representative emphasized the importance of adequate resources. The same representative stressed the importance of emphasizing the repercussions on women of unilateral economic measures of a coercive nature which are, at times, applied against developing countries for political reasons. Such measures tended to have a broad impact on the socio-economic life of the entire population and constituted a clear case of violence against women. C. Peace: measures to eradicate violence against women in the family and society 24. Most representatives welcomed the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, adopted by the General Assembly at its forty-eighth session, as an important first step towards the eradication of violence against women. They also welcomed the decision to establish the post of Special Rapporteur on violence against women and the results of the Vienna Conference on Human Rights, which had recognized that women’s human rights were an integral part of human rights in general; consequently, all forms of violence against women should be considered as serious violations of human rights and dealt with at the main human rights forums. 25. Several representatives commented on the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action and commended its gender-sensitive approach to human rights. One representative indicated that, although women’s rights were theoretically enshrined in the universal human rights instruments, specific violations of women’s human rights and gender-specific abuses had not been specifically addressed by the instruments. Furthermore, it was observed that ratification of the human rights instruments was not enough; a clear gender-sensitive approach to their interpretation and application was necessary, since interpretation of the principles they contained had not ensured equal protection of men’s and women’s rights. 26. Some representatives stated that the Special Rapporteur had a primary responsibility for the implementation of the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women and could make a substantial contribution to the monitoring and implementation of the Declaration by properly reporting on abuse and responding to it. Others emphasized that the Commission on the Status of Women had an important part to play in raising awareness of the issues, monitoring progress and encouraging positive developments until the Fourth World Conference on Women made its recommendations on the matter. 27. Many representatives referred to the steps taken towards closer cooperation between the Division for the Advancement of Women and the Centre for Human Rights, indicated in the report of the Secretary-General on the follow-up to the World Conference on Human Rights (E/CN.6/1994/11). In her statement, the representative of the Centre for Human Rights provided an account of the initiatives undertaken. She emphasized the need to provide better protection for women’s human rights, to continue exploring better modalities for coordinating the efforts of the Commission on the Status of Women, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and the Commission on Human Rights. -74-