Third Committee: Agenda item 61- Advancement of women
Informal thematic debate on the theme "Gender equality and the empowerment of women"
High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development
Third Committee: Agenda item 61 - Advancement of Women (9 - 11 October 2006)
From 9 to 11 October 2006, the Third Committee of the considered agenda item 61 - Advancement of Women.
Under this agenda item, the Committee discussed the following issues:
(a) Advancement of Women
1. Elimination of all forms of discrimination against women
2. In-depth study on all forms of violence against women
3. Status of women in the United Nations system
Resolutions:
- Resolution adopted by the General Assembly: 61/143. Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women (A/RES/61/143)
[ | | | | | ] - Resolution adopted by the General Assembly: 61/144. Trafficking in women and girls (A/RES/61/144 )
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Related downloads:
- In-depth study on all forms of violence against women: Report of the Secretary-General (A/61/122/Add.1)
[ | | | | | ] - In-depth study on all forms of violence against women: Report of the Secretary-General (A/61/122/Add.1/Corr.1) - Corrigendum
[ | | | | | ] - In-depth study on all forms of violence against women: Report of the Secretary-General (A/61/122)
[ | | | | | ] - Improvement of the status of women in the United Nations system: Report of the Secretary General (A/61/318)
[ | | | | | ] - Letter dated 11 October 2006 from the Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan addressed to the Secretary-General
[ | | | | | ] - Letter dated 23 October 2006 from the Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
[ | | | | | ] - Afghanistan, Angola, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Panama, Philippines, Senegal, Swaziland, Thailand, Togo and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of):
Revised draft resolution: Trafficking in women and girls
[ | | | | | ] - Draft resolution submitted by the Chairman on the basis of informal consultations –– Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and full implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly
[ | | | | | ] - Albania, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chile, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Turkey, Ukraine and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland:
Revised draft resolution – Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women
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(b) Implementation of the outcome of the Fourth World Conference on Women and of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly
Resolution:
- Resolution adopted by the General Assembly: 61/145. Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and full implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly (A/RES/61/145)
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Related download:
- Measures taken and progress achieved in follow-up to the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly: Report of the Secretary-General (A/61/174)
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- 9 October 2006: Statement by Ms Rosario G. Manalo, Chairperson of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Informal thematic debate on the theme "Gender equality and the empowerment of women" (6 - 8 March 2007)
From 6 to 8 March 2007, the President of the 61st session of the General Assembly, , organized an informal thematic debate of the Assembly on the theme "Gender equality and the empowerment of women". The event consisted of a general debate with more than 80 speakers, including 20 Ministers, and two interactive panel discussions on "women in decision-making" and "the empowerment of women, including microfinance". An informal summary and webcasts of the event can be found at
High Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development (14 -15 September 2006)
The took place on 14 and 15 September 2006 in New York at UN Headquarters.
Related downloads:
- 2004 World Survey on the Role of Women in Development: Women and International Migration
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