26 May 1983

Participation of non-governmental organizations in the preparations for the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women

The Economic and Social Council,

Taking note of the report of the Commission on the Status of Women Acting as the Preparatory Body for the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women,

Bearing in mind the valuable contributions that non-governmental organizations have made to the advancement of women, particularly during the United Nations Decade for Women and especially in the preparation for and follow-up of the World Conference of the International Women's Year, held at Mexico City from 19 June to 2 July 1975, and the World Conference of the United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace, held at Copenhagen from 14 to 30 July 1980,

1. Requests the Secretary-General to invite the interested non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council to participate actively in the preparations for and in the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women, to be held in 1985;

2. Further requests the Secretary-General to invite interested non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council to submit to the Commission on the Status of Women Acting as the Preparatory Body for the 1985 World Conference, information, including their views on the progress made and the obstacles still to be overcome towards the attainment of the goals of the Decade, as well as their views on priorities and strategies looking to the year 2000;

3. Urges Governments to invite interested non-governmental organizations in their respective countries also to submit views on the progress made at the national level, obstacles remaining and goals to be attained, and to co-operate in the preparation of the national reports to be submitted by them to the Secretary-General;

4. Requests the regional commissions to ensure that the interested non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council participate in their respective regions in the preparations for and in the intergovernmental preparatory regional meetings for the 1985 World Conference.