E/2001/27 E/CN.6/2001/14 Chapter III Thematic issues 1. The Commission considered agenda item 4 at its 6th, 11th, 16th and 18th meetings, on 8, 13 and 17 March and 11 May 2001. It had before it the following documents: (a) Report of the Secretary-General on thematic issues before the Commission on the Status of Women (E/CN.6/2001/9); (b) Statement submitted by the American Association of Retired Persons, a non-governmental organization in general consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (E/CN.6/2001/NGO/2); (c) Statement submitted by Zonta International, a non-governmental organization in general consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (E/CN.6/2001/NGO/3); (d) Statement submitted by Legiao da Boa Vontade (Legion of Good Will), a non-governmental organization in general consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (E/CN.6/2001/NGO/4); (e) Statement submitted by the International Federatio n of Settlements and Neighbourhood Centres, a non-governmental organization in general consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (E/CN.6/2001/NGO/5); (f) Statement submitted by the World Veterans Federation, a nongovernmental organization in general consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (E/CN.6/2001/NGO/6); (g) Statement submitted by the Baha’i International Community, a nongovernmental organization in special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (E/CN.6/2001/NGO/7); (h) Statement submitted by the International Abolitionist Federation, the International Alliance of Women, the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, the International Federation of Business and Professional Women and Soroptimist International, non-governmental organizations in general consultative status with the Economic and Social Council; Associated Country Women of the World, the Centre for Women, the Earth, the Divine, the European Women’s Lobby, the International Council of Jewish Women, the International Federation for Home Economics, the International Federation of University Women, School Sisters of Notre Dame, Socialist International Women, the Women’s International Zionist Organization, the World Federation of Methodist and Uniting Church Women, nongovernmental organizations in special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council; and the European Union of Women and International Inner Wheel, non-governmental organizations on the Roster (E/CN.6/2001/NGO/9). 48