Africa - Egypt

Jul. 15, 1985 - Conference on United Nations Women's Decade meets in Nairobi: The World Conference marking the end of the UN Decade for Women which began in Nairobi on 15 July concluded on 27 July with adoption by consensus of a final document containing atrategies, for the rest of the century that are designed to improve the status of women and integrate them into all aspects of development. Representative of more than 140 nations attended the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the UN Decade for Women. This is the third time the UN has convened an international conference on the status of women. The Decade for Women (1976-1985) was proclaimed by the General Assembly on the recommendation of the World Conference of the International Women's Year, held in Mexico City in 1975. The (1980) in Copenhagen. The 1985 Conference was t assess the implementation of the action plane adopted by its predecessors. An Overall view of the Women's Conference

Restrictions Only for United Kingdom

Achievements Adopted Adoption Appraise Aspects Assess Concluded Consensus Containing Convened Copenhagen Decade Implementation Improve Integrate Marking Nairobi Overall Predecessors Proclaimed Recommendation Representative Review Status

Features In These Collections

> Contributors > KEY