E/2012/27 E/CN.6/2012/16 Palestinian conflict 12 and the Arab Peace Initiative adopted by the Council of the League of Arab States at its fourteenth session; 13 7. Requests the Commission on the Status of Women to continue to monitor and take action with regard to the implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women,3 in particular paragraph 260 concerning Palestinian women and children, the Beijing Platform for Action4 and the outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly entitled “Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century”;5 8. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to review the situation, to assist Palestinian women by all available means, including those laid out in the report of the Secretary-General on the situation of and assistance to Palestinian women,2 and to submit to the Commission on the Status of Women at its fiftyseventh session a report, including information provided by the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, on the progress made in the implementation of the present resolution. C. Draft decision for adoption by the Council 3. The Commission on the Status of Women recommends to the Council the adoption of the following draft decision: Report of the Commission on the Status of Women on its fifty-sixth session and provisional agenda and documentation for the fifty-seventh session of the Commission* The Economic and Social Council takes note of the report of the Commission on the Status of Women on its fifty-sixth session 14 and approves the provisional agenda and documentation for the fifty-seventh session of the Commission set out below: 1. Election of officers. 2. Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters. Documentation Annotated provisional agenda and proposed organization of work of the Commission on the Status of Women 3. Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and to the special session of the General Assembly entitled “Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century”: (a) Implementation of strategic objectives and action in critical areas of concern and further actions and initiatives: (i) Priority theme: elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls; __________________ * For the discussion, see chaps. V and VI. S/2003/529, annex. 13 A/56/1026-S/2002/932, annex II, resolution 14/221. 14 Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2012, Supplement No. 7 (E/2012/27). 12 4 12-27405