CM/Res. 711 (XXXII)
RESOLUTION ON WORLD CONFERENCE OF WOMEN ON QUALITY, DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE
The Council of Minister of the Organization of African Unity, meeting in its Thirty- Second Ordinary Session in Nairobi, Republic of Kenya, from 23 February to 4 March, 1979,
Having considered and adopted Document CM/951 (XXXII) on the Integration of Women in Development in Africa,
Aware of the various United Nations Resolution calling for the World conference of Women on Equality, Development and peace to be held in Denmark in 1980,
Conscious of the need for the African Group to adopt a common and firm stand on the situation of oppression and exploiting in which live the African women under the minority and racist regimes in Southern Africa,
DECIDES that the item entitled “The specific Situation in which live the Women under the oppressive, racist and minority regimes in Southern Africa” be included in the Agenda for the World Women conference on Equality, development and Peace due to take place in Denmark in 1980;
URGES the African Preparatory Group Meeting in Lusaka in 1979, to prepare an appropriate document containing adequate information and measures to be taken on the situation facing the African Women under the oppressive, racist, apartheid and minority regimes in Southern Africa;
REQUESTS the Administrative Secretary-General to follow up the work of the Preparatory Meetings at the United Nations Headquarters, Lusaka and Denmark, and to communicate to member States the necessary information which will form the basis of the African document to be presented at the World Women conference in Denmark
APPEALS to all Member States and Liberation Movements recognized by the OAU to actively participate in the preparatory work and the World conference of Women on Equality, Development and Peace.