3 December 1982

International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women

The General Assembly,

Recalling its resolution 36/128 of 14 December 1981, in which it underlined the importance of the contributions of the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women to the work of all United Nations bodies, agencies and institutions involved with the advancement of women,

Further recalling Economic and Social Council resolution 1982/27 of 4 May l982, in which the Council, inter alia, took note with satisfaction of the report of the Secretary-General on developments relating to the organizational aspects of the Institute and the report of the Board of Trustees of the Institute and expressed its satisfaction with the approved programme and activities of the Institute for 1982-1983,

1. Takes note with satisfaction of the progress made in the implementation of the Institute's programme of work;

2. Endorses the network concept to be developed in stages with the organizations of the United Nations system and regional and national institutions as a mode of operation for the execution of the programme of the Institute;

3. Reiterates the need for the Institute to carry out research and training which would lead particularly to a better understanding of the role of women in development, more effective methods for enhancing the role of women in development and an increase in activities for the fuller participation of women in development, particularly in the field of technical co-operation;

4. Reaffirms that the research and training activities of the Institute should aim at strengthening the links between issues affecting women and mainstream development activities at all levels;

5. Calls upon the regional commissions, the specialized agencies and other organizations and bodies of the United Nations system to continue to co-operate with the Institute and to ensure its participation in the activities relevant to women in development;

6. Stresses the need for all Member States to consider contributing financially to the United Nations Trust Fund for the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women or co-operating in other ways with the Institute in order to assure its regular and effective financing so as to facilitate the implementation of its programme;

7. Invites the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its thirty-eighth session a report on the programme activities of the Institute;

8. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-eighth session an item entitled "International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women".