E/2002/27 E/CN.6/2002/13 transmission of sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS, to their partners; “19. Urges the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS and its co-sponsors to intensify their efforts in assisting Governments in determining the best policies and programmes to prevent women and young girls from becoming infected with HIV/AIDS; “20. Requests the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS and its co-sponsors, bilateral and multilateral donors and intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations, in their efforts to prevent HIV infection, to give urgent and priority attention to the situation of women and girls in Africa; “21. Invites the relevant entities of the United Nations system, including agencies, funds and programmes, to mainstream gender policies and programmes integrating HIV/AIDS activities.” 40. At the same meeting, the representative of Malawi orally revised the draft resolution. The revisions were subsequently issued in document E/CN.6/2002/L.3/Rev.1, which read as follows: “The Commission on the Status of Women, “Recalling General Assembly resolution S-26/2 of 27 June 2001 entitled “Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS”, adopted at its twenty-sixth special session, held in New York from 25 to 27 June 2001, “Reaffirms the need to urgently implement the commitments by Governments to the goals and objectives contained in the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS adopted by the General Assembly, “Noting also the linkage between HIV/AIDS, gender, poverty underdevelopment and environmental degradation and the adverse impact on the lives of women and girls, “1. Calls upon Governments, to intensify efforts to challenge gender stereotypes and attitudes and gender inequalities in relation to HIV/AIDS, encouraging the active participation and involvement of men and boys; “2. Requests Governments, by 2005, to develop, strengthen and accelerate the implementation of national strategies that promote the advancement of women and their full enjoyment of all human rights, promote shared responsibility of men and women to ensure the practice of safe sex and empower women to have control over and decide freely and responsibly on matters related to their sexuality to increase their ability to protect themselves from HIV infection; “3. Also requests Governments, by 2005, to ensure the development and the strengthened and accelerated implementation of national strategies for women’s empowerment, the promotion and protection of their full enjoyment of all human rights and reduction of their vulnerability to HIV/AIDS through the elimination of all forms of discrimination, as well as all forms of violence against women and girls, including harmful traditional and customary practices, abuse, rape and other forms of sexual violence, battering and trafficking in women and girls; 36