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AG/RES. 1942 (XXXIII-O/03)(Resolution adopted at the fourth plenary session, held on June 10, 2003)
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
HAVING SEEN the Third Biennial Report of the Permanent Secretariat of the Inter-American Commission of Women on Fulfillment of Resolution AG/RES. 1456 (XXVII-O/97), “Promotion of the Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence against Women, ‘Convention of Belém do Pará’” (CP/doc.3718/03);
RECALLING resolution AG/RES. 1456 (XXVII-O/97), "Promotion of the Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence against Women, ‘Convention of Belém do Pará,’” in which the Permanent Secretariat of the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) was instructed, in order to ensure follow-up of the Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence against Women, to report to the General Assembly every two years on progress made in its application and on experiences and results achieved through the initiatives and programs pursued in the member states to combat violence against women;
RECALLING ALSO resolutions AG/RES. 1626 (XXIX-O/99) and AG/RES. 1768 (XXXI-O/01), concerning the first and second biennial reports on fulfillment of resolution AG/RES. 1456 (XXVII-O/97), “Promotion of the Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence against Women, ‘Convention of Belém do Pará’”;
CONSIDERING that, to date, 31 countries have ratified the Convention of Belém do Pará, thereby demonstrating their commitment to the fulfillment of the Convention’s objectives for the elimination of violence against women, and that the states are duty-bound to respect and fulfill the obligations they have assumed;
CONSIDERING ALSO that the Plans of Action of the Summits of the Americas, the Strategic Plan of Action of the Inter-American Commission of Women, and the Inter-American Program for the Promotion of Women’s Human Rights and Gender Equity and Equality have considered violence against women as an area for priority attention;
RECOGNIZING that, despite efforts to implement the objectives of the Convention of Belém do Pará, violence persists and is of such magnitude that it is imperative that efforts continue unabated to implement strategies to rid women of this scourge;
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT the project “Violence in the Americas,” the recommendations of the four subregional meetings held by the CIM, and the report submitted by that specialized organization;
BEARING IN MIND that, in resolution CP/RES. 807 (1307/02), the Permanent Council reiterated that the Regular Fund shall only be used to defray the costs of conferences and meetings already programmed in the budget of the Organization; and
BEARING IN MIND ALSO that the Assembly of Delegates of the CIM, at its thirty-first regular meeting, adopted resolution CIM/RES. 224 (XXXI-O/02), “Follow-up of the Convention of Belém do Pará,” in which it expressed an interest in studying the most appropriate way to follow up on the Convention of Belém do Pará,
RESOLVES:
1. To take note of the Third Biennial Report of the Permanent Secretariat of the Inter-American Commission of Women on Fulfillment of Resolution AG/RES. 1456 (XXVII-O/97), “Promotion of the Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence against Women, ‘Convention of Belém do Para,’” and to express concern regarding its conclusions.
2. To express its support for the work of the Inter-American Commission of Women and the member states in promoting the Convention and in pursuing its objectives, in keeping with the priorities established in the Plans of Action of the Summits of the Americas, the Strategic Plan of Action of the CIM, and the Inter-American Program on the Promotion of Women’s Human Rights and Gender Equity and Equality.
3. To request the General Secretariat to provide the necessary support to the meeting of experts which, pursuant to resolution CIM/RES. 224 (XXI-O/02), will consider the document prepared by the CIM, as well as other contributions and proposals, with a view to making recommendations on the most appropriate way to follow up on the Convention of Belém do Pará.
4. To urge the Secretary General to convene, in coordination with the CIM, a conference of states parties to the Convention of Belém do Pará to decide on the most appropriate way to follow up on the Convention, to which those member states that are not parties to the Convention and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights should be invited. The costs of this meeting shall be financed from resources available in subprogram 10W of the Regular Fund, subject to a favorable recommendation from the Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Affairs (CAAP) on the plan presented by the CIM for that meeting. Any additional expense, or expense unforeseen in the Regular Fund, shall be covered with external funds or by the country offering to host the meeting.
5. To request the Rapporteur on the Rights of Women of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to bear in mind the recommendations contained in the Third Biennial Report of the Permanent Secretariat of the Inter-American Commission of Women on Fulfillment of Resolution AG/RES. 1456 (XXVII-O/97), “Promotion of the Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence against Women, ‘Convention of Belém do Pará’” (CP/doc.3718/03), as well as those issued by the subregional meetings on Violence in the Americas held in the framework of the CIM.
6. To urge all member states to continue to promote measures to prevent, punish, and eradicate violence against women in the Hemisphere, in particular by adapting their legislation in pursuit of this objective.
7. To encourage those member states that have not yet done so to consider, as the case may be, ratifying or acceding to the Convention of Belém do Pará.
8. To invite the member states of the Organization to contribute to financing activities aimed at providing appropriate follow-up to the Convention of Belém do Pará.
