(j)
To examine the impact of, and take measures to address, gender role stereotypes that contribute
to the prevalence of violence against women, including in cooperation with the United Nations system, regional
organizations, civil society, the media and other relevant actors;
15.
Strongly condemns violence against women committed in situations of armed conflict, such as
murder, rape, including systematic rape, sexual slavery and forced pregnancy, and calls for effective responses to
these violations of international human rights and humanitarian law;
16.
Welcomes the inclusion of gender-related crimes in the Rome Statute of the International
Criminal Court and the finalized draft text of the Elements of Crimes, and urges States to ratify or accede to the
Rome Statute, which will enter into force on 1 July 2002;
17.
Also welcomes efforts to eliminate impunity for violence against women in situations of armed
conflict, including by prosecuting gender-related crimes and crimes of sexual violence in the International
Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and the International Tribunal for Rwanda;
18.
Further welcomes the establishment of the Special Court for Sierra Leone and in particular the
inclusion of crimes against women and girls in its Statute, and the creation of a Victims and Witnesses Unit to
provide protective measures, counselling and other appropriate assistance;
19.
Urges the integration of a gender perspective in all efforts to eliminate impunity;
20.
Urges States to integrate a gender perspective into commissions of inquiry and commissions
for achieving truth and reconciliation, and invites the Special Rapporteur to report, as appropriate, on these
mechanisms;
21.
Also urges States to provide gender-sensitive training to all actors, as appropriate, in
peacekeeping missions in dealing with victims, particularly women and girls, of violence, including sexual
violence, and in this regard, acknowledges the important role of peace support operations personnel in
eliminating violence against women, and calls upon States to promote, and relevant agencies of the United
Nations system and regional organizations to ensure, implementation of the Ten Rules Code of Personal Conduct
for Blue Helmets;
22.
Further urges States to mainstream a gender perspective into national immigration and asylum
policies, regulations and practices, as appropriate, in order to promote and protect the rights of all women,
including the consideration of steps to recognize gender-related persecution and violence when assessing
grounds for granting refugee status and asylum;
23.
Urges States and the United Nations system to give attention to, and encourages greater
international cooperation in, the systematic research, collection, analysis and dissemination of data, including
information disaggregated by sex and age, on the extent, nature and consequences of violence against women
and girls, and on the impact and effectiveness of policies and programmes for combating this violence;
24.
Calls upon States to include in reports submitted in accordance with the provisions of relevant
United Nations human rights instruments sex- and age-disaggregated data and information pertaining to violence
against women, including measures to eliminate traditional or customary practices harmful to women and girls,
and other measures taken to implement the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, the
Platform for Action adopted by the Fourth World Conference on Women and other instruments relevant to the
elimination of violence against women;
25.
Requests all Governments to cooperate with and assist the Special Rapporteur in the
performance of her mandated tasks and duties, to supply all information requested, including with regard to
implementation of her recommendations, and to respond to the Special Rapporteur’s visits and communications;
26.
Invites the Special Rapporteur to continue to cooperate with other special rapporteurs, special
representatives, independent experts and chairpersons of the working groups of the special procedures of the
Commission, including, where appropriate, undertaking joint missions, joint reports, urgent appeals and
communications;
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