text: UNITED NATIONS A General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/45/6 (Prog.27) 6April1990 = Forty-fifth sessionORIGINAL: ENGLISH PROPOSED MEDIUM-TERM PLANFORTHEPERIOD 1992-1997* MAJOR PROGRAMME V.INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION FORSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Programme 27.Advancement ofwomen CONTENTS A•Prograrnme... • • •. . • • . . • . . . . . . • •. • . • . • . . • . • • . . ,....".•.••. III••• 1.General orientation . 2.Overall strategy " "e.,.••••••••••••• 3.Subprogramme structure andpriorities .•...•.•••..•.•••. B.Subprogram.mes "...................•............ 1.Equality . 2.Development ,. . 3.Peace ,•.•.•.•..•.•..•Paragraphs Page 27.1-27.10 2 27.1-27.4 2 27.5-27.8 3 27.9-27.10 4 27.11-27.31 4 27.11-27.16 4 27.17-27.21 6 27.22-27.25 8 4.Monitoring, review andappraisal oftheimplementation oftheNairobi Forward-looking Strategies onthe Advancement ofWomen..••.•.•••••..•••.•.•.•••• ~..•....• 27.26-27.31 9 *Thepresent document contains programme 27oftheproposed medium-term planfortheperiod 1992-1997. Thecomplete medium-term planwillsubsequently be issuedinfinalprinted formasOfficial Records oftheGeneral Assembly, Forty-fifth Session, Supplement No.6(A/45/6/Rev.1). 90-09134 1527e(E) I ••• Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryPROGRAMME 27.ADVANCEMENT OFWOMEN A.Programme 1.General orientation 27.1Thegeneral mandate fortheprogramme ontheAdvancement ofwomenstemsfrom thesecondpreambular paragraph oftheCharter oftheUnitedNations, which reaffirms faithintheequalrightsofmenandwomenandArticles 1and55,which statethatoneofthepurposes oftheUnited Nations istopromote universal respect forhumanrights andfundamental freedoms forallwithout distinction of anykind,including distinction astosex.Onthatbasis,theCommission onthe StatusofWomenwasestablished bytheEconomic andSocial Council byits resolution 11(1I)of21June1946toprepare recommendations andreports tothe Council onpromoting women's rightsinpolitical, economic, civil,socialand educational fields. TheCommission wasalsotomakerecommendations totheCouncil onurgent problems requiring immediate attention inthefieldofwomen's rights withtheobjectofimplementing theprinciple thatmenandwomenshallhaveequal rights, andtodevelop proposals togiveeffecttosuchrecommendations. The legislative authority oftheprogramme wasfurther elaborated insubsequent successive resolutions oftheGeneral Assembly, theEconomic andSocialCouncil and theCommission ontheStatusofWomen. Thepromotion ofequality between menand womenwasestablished progressively inaseriesofinternational instruments, the mostrecentofwhichistheConvention ontheElimination ofAllFormsof Discrimination against Womenadopted bytheGeneral Assembly initsresolution 34/180of18December 1979andwhichentered intoforceon3September 1981. 27.2Advancement ofwomenwasgivenitsbroadest programmatic expression during theUnitedNations International Women's Year(1975)andtheUnited Nations Decade forWomen: Equality, Development andPeace(1976-1985), culminating inthe endorsement bytheGeneral Assembly, initsresolution 40/108of13December 1985, oftheNairobi Forward-looking Strategies fortheAdvancement ofWomentothe Year2000. Theresolution emphasized thecentral roleoftheCommission onthe StatusofWomeninmatters related totheadvancement ofthestatusofwomen, called uponittopromote theimplementation oftheNairobi Forward-looking Strategies andurgedallorganizations oftheUnitedNations systemtoco-operate
analysis: The text appears to be focused on promoting the rights and status of women, with a specific emphasis on equality, development, and peace. The language used suggests a strong connection to the United Nations and its various organizations, as well as international agreements and declarations. Given this, it seems likely that the category would be related to human rights or social development.