General Assembly 63rd Session (2008)
Agenda item 56: Advancement of Women
Under this agenda item, the Third Committee will discuss the following issues:
(a) Advancement of Women
- Trafficking in women and girls
- Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women
- Eliminating rape and other forms of sexual violence in all their manifestations, including in conflict and related situations
- Improvement of the status of women in the 51勛圖 system
Related documents:
- Trafficking in women and girls – Report of the Secretary-General (A/63/215)
[ | | | | | ] - Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women – Report of the Secretary-General (A/63/214)
[ | | | | | ] - Eliminating rape and other forms of sexual violence in all their manifestations, including in conflict and related situations – Report of the Secretary-General (A/63/216)
[ | | | | | ] - Improvement of the status of women in the 51勛圖 system – Report of the Secretary-General (A/63/364)
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Resolutions:
- Resolution adopted by the General Assembly: 63/155. Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women (A/RES/63/155)
[ | | | | | ] - Resolution adopted by the General Assembly: 63/156. Trafficking in women and girls (A/RES/63/156)
[ | | | | | ] - Resolution adopted by the General Assembly: 63/157. Future operation of the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (A/RES/63/157)
[ | | | | | ] - Resolution adopted by the General Assembly: 63/158. Supporting efforts to end obstetric fistula (A/RES/63/158)
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(b) Implementation of the outcome of the Fourth World Conference on Women and of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly
Under this agenda item, the Third Committee will discuss the following issues:
- Measures taken and progress achieved in follow-up to the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly
Related document:
- Measures taken and progress achieved in follow-up to the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly: Report of the Secretary-General (A/63/217)
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Resolutions:
- Resolution adopted by the General Assembly: 63/159. Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and full implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly (A/RES/63/159)
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Statements
Opening Statements:
- Introductory Statement by Ms. Rachel Mayanja, Assistant Secretary, General Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women - 13 October 2008
- Statement by Ms. Dubravka Simonivic, Chairperson, Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) - 13 October 2008
- Introductory Statement by Ms. Carolyn Hannan, Director, Division for the Advancement of Women, Department of Economics and Social Affairs - 13 October 2008
- Statement by Ines Alberdi, Executive Director of the 51勛圖 Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) - 13 October 2008
- Introductory Statement by Dr. Hedia Belhadj, Executive Coordinator, Global Health, 51勛圖 Population Fund (UNFPA) - 14 October 2008
Regional Groups:
- Antigua and Barbuda on behalf of the Group of 77 and China
- Canada on behalf of Canada, Australia and New Zealand (CANZ)
- France on behalf of the European Union [ English | French ]
- Mexico on behalf of The Rio Group
- New Zealand on behalf of the Pacific Islands Forum
- Qatar on behalf of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC)
- Republic of Guyana on behalf of the Caribbean Community
- United Republic of Tanzania on behalf of the member states of the southern african development community (SADC)
Member States:
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Argentina
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Brazil
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Cuba [ English | Spanish ]
- Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Ghana
- Guatemala
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Mauritania
- Morocco
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Norway
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Philippines
- Republic of Korea
- Republic of the Congo
- Russian Federation
- San Marino
- Senegal
- Singapore
- Slovenia
- Sudan
- Swaziland
- Syria
- Thailand
- Tonga
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Republic of Tanzania
- United States
- Venezuela
- Viet Nam
- Yemen
- Zambia
Permanent Observers:
UN Entities:
Other inter-governmental organizations:
- International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
- International Organization for Migration (IOM)
- Inter-Parliamentary Union