RESOLUTION 1993/14 Resolution E93r014 27 July 1993 43rd plenary meeting . Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women The Economic and Social Council, Bearing in mind that the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women is the most important international human rights instrument for the promotion of equality between women and men, Welcoming the growing number of States parties to the Convention, which now stands at one hundred and twenty, Noting with concern that the Convention is still the human rights instrument with the most reservations, despite the fact that some States parties have withdrawn their reservations to it, Noting the importance of the monitoring function of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, as demonstrated most recently by the Committee at its twelfth session, at which the Committee adopted suggestion 4 on the World Conference on Human Rights and also adopted, in substance, and decided to place on the provisional agenda of its thirteenth session for final approval without discussion, a draft general recommendation on article 16 and related articles 9 and 15 of the Convention, to be its contribution to the International Year of the Family, Recalling General Assembly resolution 47/94 of 16 December 1992, Recalling its resolution 1991/25 of 30 May 1991 and other General Assembly and Economic and Social Council resolutions relating to support for the Committee, Noting that the annual session of the Committee is the shortest of all the annual sessions of the human rights treaty bodies, Welcoming the expressed intention of the Committee to strengthen the analysis of country reports provided to it, 1. ... Continua

RESOLUTION 1992/17 Resolution E92r017 30 July 1992 40th plenary meeting Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women The Economic and Social Council, Welcoming the fact that there are now one hundred twelve States parties to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, Noting the importance of the monitoring function of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, as demonstrated most recently in its general recommendation 19 on violence against women, adopted at its eleventh session, Recalling its resolution 1991/25 of 30 May 1991 and other relevant resolutions adopted by the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council relating to support for the Committee, Concerned that the duration of the annual session of the Committee, which is considerably less than that of other treaty bodies, has prevented the timely consideration by the Committee of many of the reports submitted to it by States parties, Noting with concern that the Convention is the human rights instrument with the most reservations, and welcoming the decision by a number of States parties to withdraw their reservations to the Convention, 1. ... Continua

RESOLUTION 1991/28 Resolution E91r028 31 May 1991 13th plenary meeting Right to a fair trial The Economic and Social Council, Recalling Commission on Human Rights decision 1990/108 of 7 March 1990, in which the Commission welcomed the decision of the Subcommission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities to appoint Mr. ... Continua

RESOLUTION 1991/32 Resolution E91r032 31 May 1991 13th plenary meeting Strengthening the independence of the experts members of the Subcommission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities ... Continua

RESOLUTION 1991/25 Resolution E91r025 30 May 1991 12th plenary meeting Elimination of discrimination against women in accordance with the aims of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women The Economic and Social Council, Recalling General Assembly resolution 34/180 of 18 December 1979, by which it adopted the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, Recalling also General Assembly resolution 45/124 of 14 December 1990 and Economic and Social Council resolution 1990/17 of 24 May 1990, Noting resolutions 35/1 of 7 March 1991 and 35/3 of 8 March 1991 of the Commission on the Status of Women, Noting that in resolution 45/124, the General Assembly strongly supported the view of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women that the Secretary-General should accord higher priority within existing resources to strengthening technical and substantive support for the Committee, Having considered the report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on its tenth session, Noting that the Committee agreed, in examining reports, to take due account of the different cultural and socio-economic systems of States parties to the Convention, Noting with satisfaction the establishment of the practice of holding a pre-sessional working group three to five days prior to each session of the Committee, Convinced that the close relationship between the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted by the General Assembly in its resolution 44/25 of 20 November 1989, implies that the secretariats of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and the Committee on the Rights of the Child should work closely together, Welcoming the general recommendations contained in the report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on its tenth session, Noting with appreciation the South Pacific regional seminar on the Convention held in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, in March 1991, which recommended that all Pacific Island States accede to the Convention, Aware that the tenth anniversary of the entry into force of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women will take place on 3 September 1991, 1. ... Continua

RESOLUTION 1990/43 Member Name E90r043 25 May 1990 14th Plenary Meeting 1990/43. Advisory opinion on the applicability of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations in the case of rapporteurs and special rapporteurs of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities The Economic and Social Council, Having requested, on a priority basis, in its resolution 1989/75 of 24 May 1989, an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice on the legal question of the applicability of article VI, section 22, of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations in the case of Mr. ... Continua

RESOLUTION 1989/44 Member Name E89r044 24 May 1989 15th plenary meeting Elimination of discrimination against women in accordance with the aims of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women The Economic and Social Council, Bearing in mind that one of the purposes of the United Nations, as stated in Articles 1 and 55 of the Charter, is to promote universal respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction of any kind, including distinction as to sex, Affirming that women and men should participate equally in social, economic and political development, should contribute equally to such development and should share equally in improved conditions of life, Recalling General Assembly resolution 43/100 of 8 December 1988 and Economic and Social Council resolution 1988/26 of 26 May 1988, Noting resolution 33/3 of 6 April 1989, adopted by the Commission on the Status of Women, Aware of the important contribution that the implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women can make to eliminating all forms of discrimination against women and to achieving legal and de facto equality of women and men, Bearing in mind that 18 December 1989 marks the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, Having considered the report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on its eighth session, Noting that the Committee agreed, in examining reports, to take due account of the different cultural and socio-economic systems of States parties to the Convention, 1. ... Continua

RESOLUTION 1988/26 Member Name E88r026 26 May 1988 15th plenary meeting Elimination of discrimination against women in accordance with the aims of the Convention on the Elinination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women The Economic and Social Council, Recalling General Assembly resolutions 42/60 of 30 November 1987 and 42/105 of 7 December 1987 and Economic and Social Council resolution 1987/18 of 26 May 1987, Noting the decisions of the fourth meeting of States parties to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, Noting resolution 32/1 of 16 March 1988 adopted by the Commission on the Status of Women in response to the request contained in Economic and Social Council decision 1987/112 of 6 February 1987, Recalling the emphasis placed by the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace, on the ratification of or accession to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, 1. ... Continua