UN commission proposes action to prohibit violence against women; China offers to host fourth women's conference. (United Nations Commission on the Status of Women)

UN Chronicle | June 1, 1991 | Copyright

Action to prohibit violence against women, ensure equal opportunities for disabled women and give priority to international protection of refugee and displaced women and children was recommended by the Commission on the Status of Women at its thirty-fifth session (27 February-8 March, Vienna).

The 43-member body also launched preparations for the Fourth World Conference on Women: Action for Equality, Development and Peace.

Fifteen resolutions, which also focused on women in vulnerable situations--including migrants, prostitutes and battered women--and the ...

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