Recalling its resolution 3010 (XXVII) of 18 December 1972 in which it proclaimed the year 1975 International Women's Year,

Noting that the Economic and Social Council in its resolution 1851 (LVI) of 16 May 1974 requested the Secretary-General to convene in 1975, in consultation with Member States, specialized agencies and interested non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Council, an international conference during the International Women's Year to examine to what extent the organizations of the United Nations system have implemented the recommendations for the elimination of discrimination against women made by the Commission on the Status of Women since its establishment, and to launch an international action programme including short-term and long-term measures aimed at achieving the integration of women as full and equal partners with men in the total development effort and eliminating discrimination on grounds of sex, and at achieving the widest involvement of women in strengthening international peace and eliminating racism and racial discrimination,

Noting further that in the same resolution the Economic and Social Council recommended that a separate item entitled "International. Women's Year", including the proposals and recommendations of the Conference of the International Women's Year, should be examined by the General Assembly at its thirtieth session,

Noting further that the Economic and Social Council, in resolution 1849 (LVI) of 16 May 1974, approved the Programme for the International Women's Year,

1.Decides to invite all States to participate in the Conference of the International Women's Year;

2.Decides to invite also the national liberation movements recognized by the Organization of African Unity and/or by the League of Arab States in their respective regions to participate in the Conference ac; observers, in accordance with the practice of the United Nations;

3.Requests the Conference to submit, if possible, such proposals and recommendations as it deems appropriate to the General Assembly at its special session to be held in September 1975;

4.Decides to consider at its thirtieth session an item entitled "International Women's Year, including the proposals and recommendations of the Conference of the International Women's Year" and an item entitled "Status and role of women in society, with special reference to the need for achieving equal rights for women and to women's contribution to the attainment of the goals of the Second United Nations Development Decade, to the struggle against colonialism, racism and racial discrimination and to the strengthening of international peace and of co-operation between States".

2311th plenary meeting
10 December 1974