State, including membership in government delegations to international conferences and
nominations for peacekeeping or conflict resolution roles, and their seniority in the relevant
sector;
(b) Describe efforts to establish objective criteria and processes for appointment and
promotion of women to relevant positions and official delegations;
(c) Describe steps taken to disseminate widely information on the Government’s
international commitments affecting women and official documents issued by multilateral
forums, in particular, to both governmental and non-governmental bodies responsible for the
advancement of women;
(d) Provide information concerning discrimination against women because of their
political activities, whether as individuals or as members of women’s or other organizations.
1
General Assembly resolution 217 A (III).
General Assembly resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
3
General Assembly resolution 640 (VII).
4
Report of the World Conference on Human Rights, Vienna, 14-25 June 1993 (A/CONF.157/24 (Part I)), chap.
III.
5
Report of the Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing, 4-15 September 1995 (A/CONF.177/20 and
Add.1), chap. I, resolution 1, annex I.
6
See Official Records of the General Assembly, Forty-third Session, Supplement No. 38 (A/43/38), chap. V.
7
CCPR/21/21/Rev.1/Add.7, 27 August 1996.
8
96/694/EC, Brussels, 2 December 1996.
9
European Commission document V/1206/96-EN (March 1996).
10
See paragraph 141 of the Platform for Action adopted by the Fourth World Conference on Women, held at
Beijing from 4 to 15 September 1995 (A/CONF.177/20, chap. I, resolution 1, annex II). See also
paragraph 134, which reads in part: “The equal access and full participation of women in power
structures and their full involvement in all efforts for the prevention and resolution of conflicts are
essential for the maintenance and promotion of peace and security.”
2