Chapter III FOLLOW-UP TO THE FOURTH WORLD CONFERENCE ON WOMEN 1. The Commission considered item 3 of its agenda at its 1st to 10th, 12th and 13th meetings, from 2 to 6 and on 12 and 13 March 1998. It had before it the following documents: (a) Report of the Secretary-General on the high-level plenary review in the year 2000 on the implementation of the outcome of the Fourth World Conference on Women (A/52/789), containing options for convening the review; (b) Report of the Secretary-General on the follow-up to and implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (E/CN.6/1998/2 and Add.1 and 2); (c) Report of the Secretary-General on the mid-term review of the implementation of the system-wide medium-term plan for the advancement of women, 1996-2001 (E/CN.6/1998/3); (d) Report of the Secretary-General on older women and support systems: new challenges (E/CN.6/1998/4); (e) Analytical report of the Secretary-General on the thematic issues before the Commission (E/CN.6/1998/5); (f) Synthesized report of the Secretary-General on national action plans and strategies for implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action (E/CN.6/1998/6); (g) Report of the Secretary-General on the improvement of the status of women in the Secretariat (E/CN.6/1998/8); (h) Note by the Secretary-General transmitting information provided by the United Nations Development Fund for Women on the implementation of General Assembly resolution 50/166 on the role of the Fund in eliminating violence against women (E/CN.6/1998/9); (i) Note by the Secretariat on the high-level plenary review in the year 2000 (E/CN.6/1998/10); (j) Report of the Secretary-General on women’s real enjoyment of their human rights, in particular those relating to the elimination of poverty, economic development and economic resources (E/CN.4/1998/22-E/CN.6/1998/11). 2. At the 1st meeting, on 2 March, the Commission heard an introductory statement by the Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs. 3. At the same meeting, the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women made a statement. 4. Also at the 1st meeting, statements were made by the representatives of Indonesia (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Group of 77 and China), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the European Union), the United States of America, Chile and the -46-