Recalling that the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 15/ is a key international human rights instrument for the promotion and protection of women’s human rights, and acknowledging both its codifying and innovating functions, Noting the important roles that the Commission on the Status of Women and the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women have to play in making the general human rights work of the United Nations more gender conscious and in promoting the universal and indivisible human rights of women, Reaffirming the importance of the adoption by the General Assembly of the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, 16/ and recalling Commission on Human Rights resolution 1994/45 of 4 March 1994, 17/ in which the Commission decided to appoint, for a three-year period, a Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, as well as Commission on Human Rights resolution 1995/85 of 8 March 1995 on the elimination of violence against women, 18/ 1. Stresses the need to intensify efforts of cooperation and coordination to ensure that the equal status and the human rights of all women and the girl child are integrated into the mainstream of United Nations system-wide activities and are addressed regularly and systematically in relevant United Nations bodies and mechanisms; 2. Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General on the extent to which violations of women’s human rights have been addressed by human rights mechanisms, 19/ and endorses the recommendations contained therein; 3. Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General on the joint work plan of the Division for the Advancement of Women and the Centre for Human Rights 20/ to improve cooperation between the Division and the Centre as an element in mainstreaming the human rights of women; 4. Takes note of the request of the Commission on Human Rights, in its resolution 1995/86 of 8 March 1995, 18/ that the special rapporteurs, representatives, experts and chairpersons of the working groups of the Commission on Human Rights, in future meetings on enhancing cooperation and exchange of information, address violations of the human rights of women; 5. Recalls that the Commission on Human Rights, in its resolution 1994/45, requested the Secretary-General to ensure that the reports of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences were brought to the attention of the Commission on the Status of Women to assist the Commission in its work in the area of violence against women; 15/ General Assembly resolution 34/180. 16/ General Assembly resolution 48/104. 17/ See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1994, Supplement No. 4 (E/1994/24), chap. II, sect. A. 18/ Ibid., 1995, Supplement No. 3 (E/1995/23), chap. II, sect. A. 19/ E/CN.6/1996/9. 20/ E/CN.6/1996/13. -21-