[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 543 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 543

 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United 
 States and the United Nations should support the election of a woman 
              for Secretary General of the United Nations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 26, 1996

 Mrs. Schroeder (for herself and Mrs. Maloney) submitted the following 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International 
                               Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United 
 States and the United Nations should support the election of a woman 
              for Secretary General of the United Nations.

Whereas, in 1996, only 35.1 percent of the staff of the Secretary General of the 
        United Nations were women;
Whereas, in 1996, only 2 of the 36 Under Secretaries and Assistant Secretaries 
        General of the United Nations were women;
Whereas, in 1996, the Secretary General of the United Nations did not attend the 
        United Nations' Fourth World Conference on Women;
Whereas the United Nations' Fourth World Conference on Women found that ``the 
        United Nations is continuing to deny itself the benefits of women's 
        leadership by their underrepresentation at decision-making levels within 
        the Secretariat and the specialized agencies'' of the United Nations;
Whereas the United Nations' Fourth World Conference on Women urged the Secretary 
        General to develop mechanisms to nominate women candidates for 
        appointment to senior positions in the United Nations, the specialized 
        agencies, and other organizations within the United Nations;
Whereas the position of Secretary General is the most senior position in the 
        United Nations;
Whereas there are women who are qualified to serve as Secretary General of the 
        United Nations; and
Whereas, as a permanent member of the United Nations, the United States has the 
        opportunity to approve candidates for Secretary General of the United 
        Nations: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives 
that--
            (1) the United Nations and the United States should work 
        with international organizations and foreign governments to 
        identify qualified women candidates for Secretary General of 
        the United Nations; and
            (2) in accordance with the ``platform for action'' of the 
        United Nations' Fourth World Conference on Women, the United 
        Nations and the United States should support--
            (A) the nomination and appointment of qualified women to 
        senior positions in the United Nations, the specialized 
        agencies, and other organizations within the United Nations; 
        and
            (B) the nomination and election of qualified women for 
        Secretary General of the United Nations.
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