E/1999/27 E/CN.6/1999/10 “9. Requests the relevant United Nations bodies, in collaboration with relevant agencies, to adopt measures and develop projects that address and support the mental health needs of women and girls; “10. Calls upon the United Nations to develop and disseminate a training manual designed to provide primary health care workers, social service professionals, and other community workers with the appropriate skills for assisting women and girls who are experiencing problems and mental disorders as a result of trauma, all forms of discrimination, exploitation, abuse and oppression; “11. Urges the Secretary-General to find ways within the United Nations and in coordination with other relevant agencies to organize regional expert group meetings with a view to developing gender- and age-disaggregated and gender-sensitive psychosocial and mental health situation analyses and indicators as bases for determining progress in women’s and girls’ emotional well-being and mental health, for submission to the Commission on the Status of Women at its forty-seventh session; “12. Invites concerned non-governmental organizations, funding sources and the private sector to support and develop a programme that will bring a wide range of expertise and proven interventions to the training of local community workers, teachers and primary health care staff and provide appropriate interventions for stress-related disorders to girls and women in crisis; “13. Decides to include in the framework of the review process for the special session of the General Assembly to appraise and assess progress achieved in implementation of the Beijing Programme for Action the emerging issue of mental health of girls and women, so that further initiatives and action can be undertaken; “14. Invites States Members and United Nations agencies concerned to report on existing measures relevant to the present resolution, and/or taken to implement it, for consideration by the Commission at its forty-fourth session.” 40. At the 14th meeting, on 12 March, statements were made by the Secretary of the Commission and the observer for the Philippines. 41. At the 17th meeting, on 1 April, the Commission had before it a revised draft resolution entitled “Women and mental health, with emphasis on special groups” (E/CN.6/1999/L.8/Rev.1), submitted by the sponsors of draft resolution E/CN.6/1999/L.8 as well as Colombia,37 and Papua New Guinea. 38 42. At the same meeting, the observer for the Philippines informed the Commission that Senegal should be deleted from the list of sponsors of the revised draft resolution. 43. Also at the same meeting, Ethiopia joined in sponsoring the revised draft resolution. 44. At the same meeting, statements were made by the representative of the Sudan and the observer for Algeria. 45. The Commission then adopted the revised draft resolution (see chap. I, sect. D, resolution 43/3). 38 In accordance with rule 69 of the rules of procedure of the functional commissions of the Economic and Social Council. 37