E/2000/27 E/CN.6/2000/9 women in national legal systems. It also noted the effect of corruption on the administration of justice. “17. The Working Group took note of cases referring to difficulties that women experienced in exercising their right to family reunification. “18. In considering the non-confidential communications, the Working Group recognized the urgent need to implement the commitments made in regard to the human rights of women by the international community at the World Conference on Human Rights and the Fourth World Conference on Women. In addition, the Working Group was also concerned that women and children continued to be the primary victims of armed conflicts. “19. The Working Group expressed appreciation to those Governments that had sent replies conducive to the clarification of the cases concerned. It noted, however, that some Governments had not replied and that some confidential communications were not accompanied by their corresponding replies, although some Governments had sent their replies to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Working Group urged the Commission to encourage all Governments concerned to send their replies in due time and to cooperate in order to improve the communication mechanism. “20. In view of the review by the Commission on Human Rights of its mechanisms, including the 1503 procedure, the Working Group suggested that the Commission on the Status of Women request the Secretary-General to submit a report to its next session containing an overview of any reform measures which may be adopted by the Commission on Human Rights and the implications of these measures for the work of the Commission on the Status of Women under its communications procedure. The Working Group therefore recommended that the Commission on the Status of Women include an item in the agenda for its forty-fifth session under which to consider this issue.” 16 Chapter VI Provisional agenda for the fortyfifth session of the Commission 53. The Commission considered item 7 of its agenda at its 8th meeting, on 2 March 2000. It had before it a note by the Secretariat containing the draft provisional agenda and documentation for the forty-fifth session of the Commission (E/CN.6/2000/L.7). 54. At the same meeting, statements were made by the observers for Portugal (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the European Union) and Nigeria (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Group of 77 and China). 55. The Director of the Division for the Advancement of Women orally revised the draft provisional agenda. 56. At the same meeting, following statements by the representative of the United States of America and the observers for Canada and Gabon, the Commission approved the provisional agenda and documentation for its forty-fifth session, as orally revised, for adoption by the Economic and Social Council (see chap. I, sect. B, draft decision). Chapter VII Adoption of the report of the Commission on its forty-fourth session 57. At the 8th meeting, on 2 March 2000, the ViceChairperson of the Commission with rapporteurial responsibilities, Misako Kaji (Japan), introduced the draft report of the Commission on its forty-fourth session (E/CN.6/2000/L.3). 58. At the same meeting, the Commission adopted the draft report.