Resolutions of the General Assembly on Women and Peace

This part of the website provides links to resolutions of the General Assembly, particulary from the Third Committee which is focused on Social, Humanitarian and Cultural issues.

2001

2000

Resolution 55/281 on the Prevention of Armed Conflict, invites civil society to comment on the Secretary General's report on this subject

GA 2000: Third Committee Resolutions

Resolution 55/55 on Afghanistan - references to grave human rights violations committed against women and girls

Resolution 55/66 on Eliminating honour killings

Resolution 55/67 on Traffic in Women and Girls

Resolution 55/ 68 on Elimination of all forms of violence, including crimes against women

Resolution 55/69 on Improving the Status of women in the UN

Resolution 55/70 on CEDAW and its Optional Protocol

Resolution 55/71 on Follow up to the Beijing and Beijing + 5 conferences on women

Resolution 55/73 on the New International Humanitarian Order

Resolution 55/78 on The Girl Child references to situations of armed conflict

Resolution 55/86 on the use of Mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination

Resolution 55/112 on the human rights situation in Myanmar, references to gender crimes

Resolution 55/113 on Situation of human rights in parts of South-eastern Europe

Resolution 55/114 on human rights situation in Iran - noted development in the status of women in education training and health & raising the age of marriage, calling on Iran to make further efforts

Resolution 55/115 on human rights situation in Iraq - mention of gender in list of the human rights Iraq should honour

Resolution 55/116 on human rights situation in Sudan - no mention of women, but many to child soldiers

Resolution 55/117 on human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo - brief mention of gender crimes and traficking