(h) Promote research with regard to the issues concerning violence against women, its causes and its consequences; (i) Include reporting on violence against women, its causes and its consequences in their reports to international human rights mechanisms; 7. Encourages the Commission on the Status of Women to discuss further the issue of the development of an optional protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, in keeping with the recommendations of the Special Rapporteur in this regard; 8. Requests all Governments to cooperate with and assist the Special Rapporteur in the performance of the tasks and duties mandated, and in particular to respond to the Secretary-General's request of 29 July 1994 by providing all relevant information and data requested; 9. Requests human rights treaty bodies, other special rapporteurs responsible for various human rights questions, United Nations bodies and organs, specialized agencies and intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations, including women's organizations, to cooperate with and assist the Special Rapporteur in the performance of the tasks and duties mandated, and in particular to respond to requests for information on violence against women, its causes and its consequences; 10. Renews its request to the Secretary-General to continue to provide the Special Rapporteur with all necessary assistance, in particular the staff and resources required to perform all mandated functions, especially in carrying out and following up on missions undertaken either separately or jointly with other special rapporteurs and working groups, and adequate assistance for periodic consultations with the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and all other treaty bodies; 11. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the preliminary report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and its consequences is made available to the Fourth World Conference on Women and to work with the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Special Rapporteur and the Secretary-General of the Conference to ensure an integral role for the Special Rapporteur at the Conference; 12. Also requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the reports of the Special Rapporteur are brought to the attention of the Commission on the Status of Women to assist in the Commission's work in the area of violence against women, as well as to the attention of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women; 13. Decides to continue consideration of the question as a matter of high priority at its fifty-second session. 62nd meeting 8 March 1995 [Adopted without a vote. See chap. XI. E/CN.4/1995/176] page 3