The HOLY SEE proposed adding reference to the particular unmet needs of women caused by this unequal burden. The EU proposed adding intergovernmental bodies to the list. Delegates agreed to delete reference to further action and initiatives needed to respond to challenges and trends. The EU called for language referring to internal migration and abuses impairing women's enjoyment of their human rights.
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A delegate proposed, and others supported, reference to universal and equitable access to social services. Delegates agreed to inclusion of reference on control over economic resources following language on equal access to resources. One delegate asked for clarification of the meaning of external debt problems. With these changes, the paragraph was adopted. Another group proposed, and delegates supported, language on policies guaranteeing equal access to education and the elimination of gender disparities.