E/2008/27 E/CN.6/2008/11 (mm) Provide assistance to States parties to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, upon their request, to support the implementation of the obligations of States parties under the Convention. 22. The Commission invites the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women to continue to give, while exercising its mandated functions, due consideration to financing for gender equality and the empowerment of women in its work. 23. The Commission requests Member States, with a view to strengthening financing for gender equality and the empowerment of women, to integrate gender perspectives in the preparations for and outcome of the Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus, to be held in Qatar in 2008. B. Draft resolution for adoption by the Council 2. The Commission on the Status of Women recommends to the Economic and Social Council the adoption of the following draft resolution: Situation of and assistance to Palestinian women* The Economic and Social Council, Having considered with appreciation the report of the Secretary-General on the situation of and assistance to Palestinian women, 1 Recalling the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women, 2 in particular paragraph 260 concerning Palestinian women and children, the Beijing Platform for Action adopted at the Fourth World Conference on Women, 3 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”, 4 Recalling also its resolution 2007/7 of 24 July 2007 and other relevant United Nations resolutions, Recalling further the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women 5 as it concerns the protection of civilian populations, Recalling the importance of the implementation of General Assembly resolution 57/337 of 3 July 2003, on the prevention of armed conflict, and Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) of 31 October 2000, on women and peace and security, __________________ * For the discussion, see chap. II, paras. 76-83. 1 E/CN.6/2008/6. 2 Report of the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace, Nairobi, 15-26 July 1985 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.85.IV.10), chap. I, sect. A. 3 Report of the Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing, 4-15 September 1995 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.96.IV.13), chap. I, resolution 1, annex II. 4 General Assembly resolution S-23/2, annex, and resolution S-23/3, annex. 5 See General Assembly resolution 48/104. 08-29062 9