ASSEMBLY WOULD HOLD SPECIAL SESSION ON WOMEN FROM 5-9 JUNE 2000, BY DRAFT INTRODUCED IN COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN

11 March 1998

Press Release
GA/9396
WOM/1046

ASSEMBLY WOULD HOLD SPECIAL SESSION ON WOMEN FROM 5-9 JUNE 2000, BY DRAFT INTRODUCED IN COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN

19980311 Text Presented to Commission Acting as Preparatory Committee For Assembly's High-level Review on Implementation of Strategies for Women

The General Assembly would decide that its High-level Review in the Year 2000 of the Implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Woman and the Beijing Platform for Action be held as a special session, from 5 to 9 June 2000, by the terms of a draft resolution introduced this morning in the Commission on the Status of Women. The Commission was meeting in its capacity as Preparatory Committee for the forthcoming High- level Review.

By other terms of the draft resolution, the Assembly would decide that the special session should focus on overcoming the obstacles encountered in full implementation of the Platform. It would decide to invite non- governmental organizations to participate in the review, based on arrangements to be decided by the Assembly in 1999. It would also extend the Commission's session in the year 2000 by five days so it might complete preparations for the special session.

The Assembly would ask the Secretary-General to submit initial suggestions on further initiatives and actions that might be considered during the High-level Review. He would also be asked to compile, by the end of 1999, up-to-date statistics and indicators on the situation of women and girls in countries around the world by issuing, for example, a volume of The World's Women.

The draft resolution, contained in document E/CN.6/1998/L.11, was introduced by Committee Chairperson Patricia Flor (Germany). The final agreed text will be transmitted by the Commission to the Assembly, through the Economic and Social Council.

The Preparatory Committee will meet again on Thursday, 12 March, to consider proposed amendments to the draft.

* *** *