A/RES/60/229 GA

United Nations A/RES/60/229 General Assembly Distr.: General 22 March 2006 Sixtieth session Agenda item 64 05-50134 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 23 December 2005 [on the report of the Third Committee (A/60/503)] 60/229. Future operation of the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women The General Assembly, Recalling all of its previous resolutions on the situation of the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women, in particular resolutions 55/219 of 23 December 2000, 56/125 of 19 December 2001, 57/175 of 18 December 2002, 58/244 of 23 December 2003 and 59/260 of 23 December 2004, Reaffirming its resolution 57/311 of 18 June 2003 on the financial situation of the Institute, Welcoming the contributions of the Institute to the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 1 and the outcome document of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly,2 Taking note with appreciation of the progress report on the Institute by its Director with respect to the implementation of the programme of work for the period from October 2004 to May 2005, 3 which measures progress through the utilization of indicators of achievement as established in the workplan for 2005, Taking note of the letter dated 7 November 2005 from the Permanent Representative of Spain to the United Nations, in his capacity as President of the Executive Board of the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women, addressed to the President of the General Assembly,4 Welcoming the approval by the Executive Board of the Institute of the proposed workplan for 2006 and its endorsement of the operational budget for 2006,5 _______________ 1 Report of the Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing, 4–15 September 1995 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.96.IV.13), chap. I, resolution 1, annexes I and II. 2 Resolution S-23/3, annex. 3 INSTRAW/EB/2005/R.2/Rev.1. 4 A/C.3/60/11. 5 INSTRAW/EB/2005/R.3/Rev.1. A/RES/60/229 2 Recognizing the contributions of the Institute in promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women in the areas of security, international migration, in particular remittances and development, and governance and political participation, Bearing in mind the importance of the medium- and long-term stability of the Institute, in order to strengthen the initiatives to be developed in the context of the fund-raising strategy and the consolidation of the revitalization of the Institute, Reaffirming the importance of seeking medium-term sustainable financial resources for the Institute, Welcoming the decision of the Executive Board to actively promote a fund- raising strategy for the Institute, Bearing in mind the recommendation made by the Executive Board at its second session, held on 1 June 2005, that the report of the Director of the Institute, the proposed operational budget for 2006 and other relevant documents should be submitted to the General Assembly, Recognizing that the implementation of the programme of work and strategic plan for the Institute will contribute to a comprehensive discussion on international migration and development from a gender perspective, 1. Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General;6 2. Requests the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women, in accordance with its mandate, to coordinate further its activities and to develop its programme of work in collaboration with other relevant United Nations entities, such as the United Nations Development Fund for Women, the Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women, the Division for the Advancement of Women of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the Secretariat and the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, and calls upon those entities to continue their collaborative efforts; 3. Also requests the Institute, in accordance with its mandate, to collaborate with the United Nations system, national machinery, non-governmental organizations and the private sector in promoting international cooperation to foster women’s empowerment and gender equality, including through, inter alia, the promotion of better access to education for women and girls, and the mainstreaming of a gender perspective in all policies and programmes; 4. Further requests the Institute, in accordance with its mandate and in close coordination with the United Nations Population Fund, the United Nations Children’s Fund and other relevant United Nations programmes and funds, to actively participate in and contribute to discussions on issues related to international migration and development, in particular in the preparations for and during the high- level dialogue thereon to be held in September 2006, during the sixty-first session of the General Assembly; 5. Requests the Institute, in accordance with its mandate and in close coordination with the United Nations Population Fund, the United Nations Children’s Fund and the other relevant United Nations programmes and funds, to _______________ 6 A/60/372. A/RES/60/229 3 actively participate in and contribute to the examination of the special theme for the thirty-ninth session of the Commission on Population and Development in 2006, “International migration and development”; 6. Encourages the Institute to continue, in close cooperation with other relevant United Nations bodies, to promote and undertake research and training programmes on gender mainstreaming, in the context of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action,1 as well as the commitments made at the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly; 7. Requests the Institute, within its mandate, to continue to assist countries in promoting and supporting the political participation and economic and social advancement of women through training programmes; 8. Stresses the critical importance of voluntary financial contributions by Member States to the United Nations Trust Fund for the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women to enable it to carry out its mandate; 9. Invites Member States to make voluntary contributions to the Trust Fund, particularly during this critical transitional period; 10. Decides to provide its full support to the current efforts to revitalize the Institute and, in this regard, to provide it with the requisite funds to enable it to carry out its core functions for the biennium 2006–2007; 11. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its sixty-second session on the implementation of the present resolution. 69th plenary meeting 23 December 2005

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