United Nations, and entitles everyone to the rights and freedoms set forth in
the Universal Declaration without distinction on the basis of sex,
Recalling also that gender mainstreaming is a key strategy for achieving
equality between women and men and the full enjoyment of all human rights by
women,
1.
Calls upon the General Assembly, the Economic and
Commission on Human Rights and the United Nations system as
that the human rights of women form an integral part of all
commemoration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,
especially addressed through targeted activities;
Social Council, the
a whole to ensure
activities in the
and are also
2.
Recommends that all activities for the commemoration should address
the human rights of women, with a view to achieving common understanding and
awareness on the promotion and protection of all human rights of women by, for
instance, inviting gender experts to participate or contribute and devoting
specific attention to the theme "Human rights of women";
3.
Also recommends that specific activities be undertaken to highlight
the human rights of women such as the analysis of obstacles in the realization
of their rights;
4.
Encourages Member States, as well as other actors in the human rights
field, to also mainstream a gender perspective into their commemorative
activities.
Decision 42/101.
Documents considered by the Commission on the
Status of Women under agenda items 3 and 5
At its 13th meeting, on 13 March, the Commission on the Status of Women
took note of the following documents:
(a) Report of the Secretary-General on a high-level plenary review in the
year 2000 to appraise and assess the progress achieved in the implementation of
the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women and the
Beijing Platform for Action, containing options for convening the review as
contained in General Assembly resolution 52/100;61
(b) Synthesized report of the Secretary-General on national action plans
and strategies for implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action;62
(c) Report of the Secretary-General containing an annotated comparison of
the draft optional protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination against Women and the amendments proposed thereto with the
provisions of existing international human rights instruments;63
61
A/52/789.
62
E/CN.6/1998/6.
63
E/CN.6/1998/7.
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