E/2001/27 E/CN.6/2001/14 A. Women, the girl child and human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) 2. At its 6th meeting, on 8 March, the Commission held a panel discussion and dialogue on women, the girl child and human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) (agenda item 4 (a)). 3. Presentations were made by the following experts: Mabel Bianco (Argentina), Director of the HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases Executive Coordination Unit, Ministry of Health; Sharifah H. Shahabudin (Malaysia), Professor of Medical Education and Director of the Centre of Academic Development; Elhadj Sy (Senegal), UNAIDS representative in New York; Sheila Dinotshe Tlou (Botswana), Associate Professor, Department of Nursing Education, Faculty of Education, University of Botswana. 4. The Commission then held a dialogue with the panel of experts in which the following delegations participated: Norway, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Namibia (on behalf of the Southern African Development Community), Viet Nam, Sweden (on behalf of the European Union), United States of America, Turkey, Australia, China, Israel, India, Senegal, Dominican Republic, Canada, Ghana, Guatemala, Zambia, Cuba, Ethiopia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Brazil and Kenya. 5. The representative of the International Labour Organization also spoke. 6. The observers for the following non-governmental organizations also participated in the dialogue: All China Women’s Federation, Women’s National Commission of the United Kingdom, NGO Committee on Mental Health, and AsiaPacific Caucus. 7. The principal elements emerging from the panel discussion were summarized by the moderator of the panel discussion, Ellen Margrethe Loej (Denmark), in document E/CN.6/2001/CRP.4. The text was approved by the Commission for inclusion as an annex to the present report (see annex I), and it was neither negotiated nor adopted by the Commission. Action taken by the Commission Draft agreed conclusions on women, the girl child and human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) 8. At the 16th meeting, on 17 March, the representative of Denmark, as facilitator of negotiations on the draft agreed conclusions on women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS, reported on the informal consultations held on the item. 9. At the same meeting, following a statement by the Chairperson, the Commission agreed to defer consideration of the draft agreed conclusions under agenda item 4 (a) to its resumed session (see chap. I, sect. B, decision 45/104). 10. Statements were made by the representatives of India, Egypt and the Sudan. 11. At the same meeting, the Chairperson as well as the representative of Denmark, as facilitator, responded to questions raised. 49