A/RES/39/130 GA

VI. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Third Committee 221 Stressing the importance of the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women, Bearing in mind the important role of the Commission on the Status of Women acting as the preparatory body for the Conference, as well as the need for ensuring the high quality of the documents to be submitted to the Conference, 1. Reiterates its appreciation to the Government of Kenya for its offer to act as host to the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace at Nairobi from 15 to 26 July 1985; 2. Urges all Member States to make all efforts to ensure the success of the Conference; 3. Takes note of the report of the Commission on the Status of Women acting as the preparatory body for the Conference on its second session and endorses the recom- mendations contained therein, as approved by the Econo- mic and Social Council at its first regular session of 1984; 4. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the pre- paratory body for the Conference at its third session all the recommendations contained in the reports of each of the regional preparatory meetings; 5. Also requests the Secretary-General to submit to the preparatory body for the Conference at its third session a report containing information from interested non-gov- ernmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, in accordance with Council resolution 1983/28; 6. Requests that the preparatory body for the Con- ference ensure the high quality of the documents to be sub- mitted to the Conference, which should be distributed at least six weeks before the opening of the Conference; 7. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fortieth session the item entitled .. United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace". JO 1 st plenary meeting 14 December 1984 39/130. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women The General Assembly. 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 funda- mental 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 its 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 its resolutions 35/140 of 11 December 1980, 36/131 of 14 December 1981, 37/64 of3 December 1982 and 38/109 of 16 December 1983, Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the status of the Convention, 160 160 A/39/486. 161 01/icial Records of the General Assembly. Thirty-ninth Session, Supple- ment No. 45 (A/39/45), vols. I and II. Having considered the reports of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on its second and third sessions, 161 Noting that the Committee, in its rules of procedure, 162 decided that it would have summary records and would include Arabic among its official languages and that the Economic and Social Council, in its resolution 1984/8 of 22 May 1984, recommended that the General Assembly should take the necessary steps to ensure the provision and distribution in all official languages of such records, Recognizing the importance of the summary records of bodies established to monitor the implementation of inter- national human rights instruments, Noting that the Committee decided to consider the achievements and obstacles experienced by States parties in the implementation of the Convention as a contribution to the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace, to be held at Nairobi from 15 to 26 July 1985, and that the Economic and Social Council, in its resolution 1984/8, requested the Secretary- General to assist the Committee therein, l. Notes with appreciation the increasing number of Member States that have ratified or acceded to the Con- vention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimina- tion against Women; 2. Invites States that have not yet done so to become parties to the Convention by ratifying or acceding to it; 3. Requests the Secretary-General to submit annually to the General Assembly a report on the status of the Convention; 4. Takes note with appreciation of the reports of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on its second and third sessions and commends the Committee for its work; 5. Emphasizes the importance of the strictest compli- ance by States parties with their obligations under the Convention; 6. Requests States parties to make all possible efforts to submit their initial implementation reports in accordance with article 18 of the Convention, bearing in mind the Committee's general guidelines regarding the form and contents of such reports; 7. Requests the Committee, in organizing its work, to ensure that the reports of States parties are adequately reviewed within the quadrennial cycle envisaged in the Convention; 8. Takes note of the discussion in the Committee con- cerning the inclusion in the agenda of a future session of an item on the discussion of article 21 of the Convention, specifically the provision that the Committee may make suggestions and general recommendations based on the examination of reports; 163 9. Authorizes the provision and distribution in all offi- cial languages of the United Nations of summary records of the meetings of the Committee and requests the Secretary- General to take appropriate measures to that end; 10. Invites the Committee to consider, in the light of this authorization of the provision and distribution of summary records of its meetings on a regular basis, the format and content of its future reports, bearing in mind 162 /bid., Thirty-eighth Session. Supplement No. 45 (N38/45), annex III. 163 /bid., Thirty-ninth Session, Supplement No. 45 (A/39/45), vol. II, para. 360. 222 General Assembly-Thirty-ninth Session the relevant provisions of General Assembly resolution 37/14 C of 16 November 1982. JO 1 st plenary meeting 14 December 1984 39/131. Elimination of all forms of religious intolerance The General Assembly, Conscious of the need to promote universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental free- doms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion, Reaffirming its resolution 36/55 of 25 November 1981, in which it proclaimed the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief, Recalling its resolutions 37/187 of 18 December 1982 and 38/ l 10 of 16 December 1983, in which it requested the Commission on Human Rights to consider what meas- ures might be necessary to implement the Declaration, Welcoming Economic and Social Council resolution 1984/39 of 24 May 1984, in which the Council authorized the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities to entrust its Special Rapporteur with the preparation of a study, in accordance with the terms of Sub-Commission resolution 1983/31 of 6 Sep- tember 1983, 164 on the current dimensions of the problems of intolerance and of discrimination based on religion or belief, Taking note of the proposed outline for the study165 presented by the Special Rapporteur to the Sub-Commis- sion at its thirty-seventh session, Welcoming the fact that the Secretary-General organized at Geneva, from 3 to 14 December 1984, within the framework of the advisory services programme, the Semi- nar on the Encouragement of Understanding, Tolerance and Respect in Matters relating to Freedom of Religion or Belief, Recognizing that it is desirable to enhance the promo- tional and public information activities of the United Nations in matters relating to freedom of religion or belief and that both Governments and non-governmental organ- izations have an important role to play in this domain, Aware that intolerance and discrimination based on reli- gion or belief continue to exist in many parts of the world, Believing that further efforts are, therefore, required to promote and protect the right to freedom of thought, con- science, religion or belief, l. Reaffirms that everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief; 2. Urges all States to give continuing attention to the need for adequate legislation to prohibit discrimination based on religion or belief in the recognition, exercise and enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms; 3. Also urges all States to take all appropriate measures to combat intolerance and to encourage understanding, tolerance and respect in matters relating to freedom ofreli- gion or belief; 4. Requests the Commission on Human Rights to con- tinue its consideration of measures to implement the Dec- laration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief and to 164 See E/CN.4/l 984/3-E/CN.4/Sub.2/1983/43 and Corr. I and 2. chap XXI, sect. A. report, through the Economic and Social Council, to the General Assembly at its fortieth session; 5. Requests the Secretary-General to submit, to this end, the report of the Seminar on the Encouragement of Understanding, Tolerance and Respect in Matters relating to Freedom of Religion or Belief to the Commission on Human Rights at its forty-first session and to the General Assembly at its fortieth session; 6. Invites the Secretary-General to continue to give high priority to the dissemination of the text of the Decla- ration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief, in all offi- cial languages of the United Nations, and to take all appro- priate measures to make the text available for use both by United Nations information centres and by other inter- ested bodies; 7. Requests the Secretary-General in this context to invite interested non-governmental organizations to con- sider what further role they could envisage playing regard- ing the dissemination of the Declaration in national and local languages; 8. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fortieth session the item entitled "Elimination of all forms of religious intolerance" and to consider the report of the Commission on Human Rights in the context of that item. 101st plenary meeting 14 December 1984 39/132. Implications of scientific and technological developments for human rights The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 33/53 of 14 December 1978, in which it requested the Commission on Human Rights to urge the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimina- tion and Protection of Minorities to undertake, as a matter of priority, a study of the question of the protection of those detained on the grounds of mental ill-health, with a view to formulating guidelines, Recalling also its resolution 38/ 111 of I 6 December 1983, in which it urged the Commission on Human Rights and the Sub-Commission to expedite their consideration of this question, so that the Commission could submit its views and recommendations, including a draft body of guidelines, principles and guarantees, to the General Assembly at its fortieth session, through the Economic and Social Council, Recalling further Economic and Social Council resolu- tion 1984/33 and decision 1984/ l 42 of 24 May 1984, Noting that the Commission on Human Rights will not be in a position to submit its views and recommendations to the General Assembly at its fortieth session through the Economic and Social Council because the Sub-Commis- sion has still not concluded its consideration of the draft body of guidelines, principles and guarantees, 166 Noting with satisfaction the progress made by the Sub- Commission on this question, Reaffirming its conviction that detention of persons in mental institutions on account of their political views or on other non-medical grounds is a violation of their human rights, Again urges the Commission on Human Rights and, through it, the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Dis- crimination and Protection of Minorities to expedite their 165 See E/CN.4/Sub.c, 1984128. 166 See E/C'N.4/1985 1-EiC'N.4/Sub.2/1984/43. chap. 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