RESOLUTION 1991/22 Resolution E91r022 30 May 1991 12th plenary meeting National, regional and international machinery for the advancement of women The Economic and Social Council, Recalling General Assembly resolution 40/108 of 13 December 1985, in which the Assembly endorsed the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women, Bearing in mind its resolution 1986/31 of 23 May 1986, in which it requested the Secretary-General, inter alia, to propose guidelines for national machinery to promote the advancement of women and ways to ensure the effective implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies, Recalling its resolution 1988/30 of 26 May 1988, in which measures were proposed to strengthen national machinery for the advancement of women, including the involvement of women’s non-governmental organizations, Mindful of its resolution 1990/15 of 24 May 1990, the annex to which contains the recommendations and conclusions arising from the first review and appraisal of the implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies and, specifically, recommendations XXIII and XXIV, which deal with national machinery, Recalling its resolution 1990/14 of 24 May 1990, in which it urged Governments to make renewed commitments to implement the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies by strengthening their national machinery and increasing the resources devoted to programmes for the advancement of women, Recognizing that national machinery is an essential element in the promotion and implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, 1. ... Continua

RESOLUTION 1991/12 Resolution E91r012 30 May 1991 12th plenary meeting Strategies for social development cooperation The Economic and Social Council, Reaffirming the Declaration on Social Progress and Development proclaimed by the General Assembly in its resolution 2542 (XXIV) of 11 December 1969, Mindful of the Guiding Principles for Developmental Social Welfare Policies and Programmes in the Near Future, endorsed by the General Assembly in its resolution 42/125 of 7 December 1987, Recalling Economic and Social Council resolution 1989/55 of 24 May 1989 on the social dimension of the international development strategy for the fourth United Nations development decade, Deeply concerned about the continuing deterioration of the social situation in many developing countries, in particular the least developed among them, 1. ... Continua

RESOLUTION 1990/62 Member Name E90r062 26 July 1990 36th Plenary Meeting 1990/62. International strategy for the fight against locust and grasshopper infestation, particularly in Africa The Economic and Social Council, Recalling General Assembly resolutions 41/185 of 8 December 1986 and 43/203 of 20 December 1988 and General Assembly decision 44/438 of 19 December 1989, in which the Assembly endorsed Economic and Social Council resolution 1989/98 of 26 July 1989, Recalling also General Assembly resolution 44/236 of 22 December 1989, by which the Assembly proclaimed the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, and aware that the Decade covers locust and grasshopper infestation, Noting with satisfaction the general desert locust situation reported by the Emergency Centre for Locust Operations of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, which shows that only small populations of the desert locust were present in Africa and the Near East, Conscious of the need for the continuation of short-term, medium-term and long-term efforts if desert locust and grasshopper infestations are to be contained both today and in the future, 1. ... Continua

RESOLUTION 1990/9 Member Name E90r009 24 May 1990 13th Plenary Meeting 1990/9. Second report on the implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women The Economic and Social Council, Bearing in mind its resolution 1988/22 of 26 May 1988, in which it established a comprehensive reporting system for the quinquennial review and appraisal of the implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women, Taking note of the first report of the Secretary-General on progress at the national, regional and international levels in the implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women, Bearing in mind the obstacles encountered in the preparation of that report, in particular the inadequate response to the questionnaire on progress at the national level, Aware of the need for disaggregated information on the condition of women, in particular in developing countries, Aware that gender-based statistics produced by the Statistical Office of the United Nations Secretariat, the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women and their partners in the United Nations system should facilitate more serious research at all levels in the years to come, Concerned that financial resources for activities related to the advancement of women in the United Nations system have not increased, Bearing in mind the recommendations and conclusions arising from the first review and appraisal of the implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women, contained in Council resolution 1990/15 of 24 May 1990, 1. ... Continua

RESOLUTION 1990/10 Member Name E90r010 24 May 1990 13th Plenary Meeting 1990/10. Integration of women in the international development strategy for the fourth United Nations development decade The Economic and Social Council, Recalling General Assembly resolution 44/169 of 19 December 1989, which contains an outline for the elaboration of an international development strategy for the fourth United Nations development decade, Recognizing that a major theme of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women, particularly paragraphs 109-111 thereof, is the role of women in development, Stressing the critical role women play in the development process, and that women constitute 50 per cent of available human resources, Noting that the Ad Hoc Committee of the Whole for the Preparation of the International Development Strategy for the Fourth United Nations Development Decade, established by the General Assembly in its resolution 43/182 of 20 December 1988, will elaborate the outline contained in General Assembly resolution 44/169, with a view to finalizing the strategy in 1990, 1. ... Continua

RESOLUTION 1990/14 Member Name E90r014 24 May 1990 13th Plenary Meeting 1990/14. Action to increase awareness of the slow progress in the implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women The Economic and Social Council, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on progress at the national, regional and international levels in the implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women, Aware of the fact that, although some progress was reported in the area of de jure equality, progress in de facto equality is slow in both developing and developed countries, Deeply concerned about the seriousness of the situation in many developing countries, where economic stagnation or negative growth, continued population increase, the growing burden of debt, and reduction of public expenditures for social programmes as part of unavoidable adjustment-oriented policies have further constrained the opportunities for women to improve their situation, Alarmed by trends, in particular in some developing countries, that suggest that there has been a regression in the status of women in education, employment and health, as well as slow or no progress in achieving the full integration of women in development or the full participation of women in efforts to promote peace, Conscious of the fact that, in many countries, the national machinery for the advancement of women lacks the necessary technology and resources to gather and disseminate information or to formulate policies in favour of women, Taking into account the fact that in many countries the issue of the advancement of women is receiving low priority, Bearing in mind the role assigned to the United Nations system in the implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women, 1. ... Continua

RESOLUTION 1990/15 Member Name E90r015 24 May 1990 13th Plenary Meeting 1990/15. Recommendations and conclusions arising from the first review and appraisal of the implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women to the year 2000 The Economic and Social Council, Recalling its resolution 1987/18 of 26 May 1987, in which it affirmed the appropriateness of a five-year cycle of review and appraisal of the implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women, Having reviewed the discussion held by the Commission on the Status of Women at its thirty-fourth session on the report of the Secretary-General on progress at the national, regional and international levels in the implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women, 1. ... Continua

RESOLUTION 1989/90 Member Name E89r090 26 July 1989 35th plenary meeting Incorporating population factors in the international development strategy for the fourth United Nations development decade The Economic and Social Council, Recalling General Assembly resolution 43/182 of 20 December 1988, by which it decided to establish an Ad Hoc Committee of the Whole for the Preparation of the International Development Strategy for the Fourth United Nations Development Decade, Recalling also the recommendations of the United Nations World Population Conference, in particular those contained in the World Population Plan of Action, which, inter alia, states that its explicit aim is to help co-ordinate trends in population and trends in economic and social development and that population measures should be integrated into comprehensive social and economic plans and programmes, Recalling the section on population of the Environmental Perspective to the Year 2000 and Beyond, contained in the annex to General Assembly resolution 42/186 of 11 December 1987, Recalling its resolution 1979/32 of 9 May 1979 and the annex thereto, in particular section C, paragraph 2, in which it urged that the results of periodic monitoring, review and appraisal, regional consultations on population and development and associated activities of appropriate agencies of the United Nations be fully taken into account in the formulation of any new international development strategy, Recalling also the recommendations of the International Conference on Population, in particular recommendation 1, which states that social and economic development is a central factor in the solution of population and interrelated problems, that population factors are very important in development plans and strategies and have a major impact on the attainment of development objectives and that international development strategies should therefore be formulated on the basis of an integrated approach that takes into account the interrelationships between population, resources, environment and development, Noting with satisfaction the recognition of the role of population factors in the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade, which declares that population policies will be considered an integral part of overall development policies and that all countries will continue to integrate their population measures and programmes into their social and economic goals and strategies, 1. ... Continua