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on environment and development at Rio de Janeiro in 1992, 5/ on human rights
at Vienna in 1993, 6/ on population and development at Cairo in 1994 7/
and on social development at Copenhagen in 1995, 8/ towards achieving
equality, development and peace,
Expressing its satisfaction that the Fourth World Conference on Women:
Action for Equality, Development and Peace reached a successful conclusion and
adopted the Beijing Declaration 9/ and the Platform for Action, 10/
Expressing its profound gratitude to the Government of the People’s
Republic of China for having made it possible for the Conference to be held at
Beijing and for the excellent facilities, staff and services so graciously
placed at the disposal of the Conference,
Recognizing the significance of the outcome of the Conference to make a
real change for the empowerment of women and thus to the fulfilment of the
goals adopted in the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of
Women, 11/
Deeply convinced that the Beijing Declaration and the Platform for
Action are important contributions to the advancement of women worldwide and
must be translated into effective action by all States, the United Nations
system and other organizations concerned, as well as non-governmental
organizations,
Recognizing that the implementation of the Platform for Action rests
primarily at the national level, that Governments, non-governmental
organizations and public and private institutions should be involved in the
implementation process and that national mechanisms also have an important
role to play,
Bearing in mind that promotion of international cooperation is essential
for the effective implementation of the Beijing Declaration and the Platform
for Action,
5/
See Report of the United Nations Conference on Environment and
Development, Rio de Janeiro, 3-14 June 1992 ( A/CONF.151/26/Rev.1 (Vol.I and
Vol.I/Corr.1, Vol.II, Vol.III and Vol.III/Corr.1)) (United Nations
publication, Sales No. E.93.I.8 and corrigenda).
6/
See A/CONF.157/24 (Part I).
7/
See Report of the International Conference on Population and
Development, Cairo, 5-13 September 1994 (United Nations publication, Sales
No. E.95.XIII.18).
8/
See A/CONF.166/9.
9/
A/CONF.177/20 and Add.1, chap. I, resolution 1, annex I.
10/
Ibid., annex II.
11/
Report of the World Conference to Review and Appraise the
Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development
and Peace, Nairobi, 15-26 July 1985 (United Nations publication, Sales No.
E.85.IV.10), chap. I, sect. A.
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