Outcomes

The principal output of the Commission on the Status of Women is the agreed conclusions on priority themes set for each year. Agreed conclusions contain an analysis of the priority theme and a set of concrete recommendations for governments, intergovernmental bodies and other institutions, civil society actors and other relevant stakeholders, to be implemented at the international, national, regional and local level.

In addition to the agreed conclusions, the Commission also adopts a number of resolutions on a range of issues.

The agreed conclusions adopted at the annual sessions of the Commission, held from 1996 to 2013, are available below for download in Adobe PDF format. The agreed conclusions adopted between 1996 and 2009 are also available as a publication.

 

66th session (14-24 March 2022)

Agreed conclusions:
Achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in the context of climate change, environmental and disaster risk reduction policies and programmes
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65th session (15-26 March 2021)

Agreed conclusions:
Women’s full and effective participation and decision-making in public life, as well as the elimination of violence, for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.
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64th session

Political Declaration
On 9 March 2020, the Commission adopted a political declaration on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women.
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63rd session (11-22 March 2019)

Agreed conclusions:
Social protection systems, access to public services and sustainable infrastructure for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls
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62nd session (12-23 March 2018)

Agreed conclusions:
Challenges and opportunities in achieving gender equality and the empowerment of rural women and girls
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61st session (13-24 March 2017)

Agreed conclusions:
Women’s economic empowerment in the changing world of work
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60th session (14-24 March 2016)

Agreed conclusions:
Women’s empowerment and the link to sustainable development
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59th session (9-20 March 2015)

The twenty-year review of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly was carried out during the fifty-ninth session of the Commission on the Status of Women. The Commission adopted a Declaration. No agreed conclusions were adopted.
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Extracted from: E/2015/27

 

58th session (10-21 March 2014)

Agreed conclusions:
Challenges and achievements in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals for women and girls
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57th session (4-15 March 2013)

Agreed conclusions:
Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls
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56th session (27 February - 9 March and 15 March 2012)

No agreed conclusions were adopted on the Commission's priority theme, The empowerment of rural women and their role in poverty and hunger eradication, development and current challenges.

 

55th session (22 February-4 March and 14 March 2011)

Agreed conclusions:
Access and participation of women and girls in education, training and science and technology, including for the promotion of women’s equal access to full employment and decent work
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Extracted from E/2011/27-E/CN.6/2011/12

 

54th session (1-12 March 2010)

The fifteen-year review of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly was carried out during the fifty-fourth session of the Commission on the Status of Women. The Commission adopted a Declaration. No agreed conclusions were adopted.
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Extracted from E/2010/27-E/CN.6/2010/11

 

53rd session (2-13 March 2009)

Agreed conclusions:
The equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including
caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS
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Extracted from E/2009/27-E/CN.6/2009/15

 

52nd session (25 February-7 and 13 March 2008)

Agreed conclusions:
Financing for gender equality and the empowerment of women
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Extracted from E/2008/27-E/CN.6/2008/11

 

51st session (26 February- 9 March 2007)

Agreed conclusions:
Elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child
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Extracted from E/2007/27-E/CN.6/2007/9

 

50th session (27 February-10 March 2006 and 16 March 2006)

Agreed conclusions: 
A - Enhanced participation of women in development: an enabling environment
for achieving gender equality and the advancement of women, taking into account, inter alia, the fields of education, health and work
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B - Equal participation of women and men in decision-making processes at all levels
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Extracted from E/2006/27-E/CN.6/2006/15, Corr.1, and Corr.2

 

49th session (28 February-11 and 22 March 2005)

The ten year review and appraisal of the implementation of the Beijing Platform of Action and the outcome documents of the special session of the General Assembly entitled “Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century” was carried out during the forty-ninth rel="noopener noreferrer" session of the Commission on the Status of Women. The Commission adopted a Declaration. No agreed conclusions rel="noopener noreferrer" were adopted.
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Extracted from E/2005/27 and Corr.1

 

48th session (1-12 March 2004)

Agreed conclusions:
2004/11: The role of men and boys in achieving gender equality
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2004/12: Women’s equal participation in conflict prevention, management and resolution and in post-conflict peace-building
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Extracted from E/2004/INF/2/Add.2

 

47th session (3-14 and 25 March 2003)

Agreed conclusions:
2003/44: Participation in and access of women to the media, and information and communication technologies and their impact on and use as an instrument for the advancement and empowerment of women
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Extracted from E/2003/INF/2/Add.4 and Corr.1 
No agreed conclusions were adopted on the Commission's other thematic issue: Women's human rights and elimination of all forms of violence against women and girls.

 

46th session (4-15 and 25 March 2002)

Agreed conclusions:
2002/5
A. Eradicating poverty, including through the empowerment of women throughout their life cycle, in a globalizing world
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B. Environmental management and the mitigation of natural disasters 
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Extracted from E/2002/INF/2/Add.2

 

45th session (6-16 March and 9-11 May 2001)

Agreed conclusions:
2001/5
A. Women, the girl child and human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
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B. Gender and all forms of discrimination, in particular racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance
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Extracted from E/2001/INF/2/Add.2

 

44th session (28 February - 2 March 2000)

The Commission acted as the ad hoc preparatory committee for the twenty-third special session of the United Nations General Assembly, entitled “Women 2000: Gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century”. No agreed conclusions were adopted.

 

43rd session (1-12 March and 1 April 1999)

Agreed conclusions:
1999/17
1999/I: Women and health 
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1999/II: Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women
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Extracted from E/1999/INF/2/Add.2

 

42nd session (2-13 March 1998)

Agreed conclusions:
1998/12
1998/I : Violence against women
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1998/II : Women and armed conflict
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1998/III: Human rights of women
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1998/IV: The girl child 
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Extracted from E/1998/INF/3/Add.2

 

41st session (10-21 March 1997)

Agreed conclusions:
1997/1: Women and the environment
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1997/2: Women in power and decision-making
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1997/3: Women and the economy
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1997/4: Education and training of women
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Extracted from E/1997/27-E/CN.6/1997/9 and Corr.1

 

40th session (11-22 March 1996)

Resolution 40/9: 
Implementation of strategic objectives and action in the critical area of concern: poverty
Agreed conclusions:
1996/1:Methods of work for dealing with the implementation of the platform for action adopted by the fourth world conference on women
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1996/2: Women and the media
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1996/3: Child and dependant care, including sharing of work and family responsibilities
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Extracted from E/1996/26-E/CN.6/1996/15