Chapter I MATTERS CALLING FOR ACTION BY THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL OR BROUGHT TO ITS ATTENTION A. Draft resolutions 1. The Commission on the Status of Women recommends to the Economic and Social Council the adoption of the following draft resolutions: DRAFT RESOLUTION I Palestinian women* The Economic and Social Council, Having considered with appreciation the report of the Secretary-General concerning the situation of and assistance to Palestinian women,1 Recalling the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women, in particular paragraph 260 concerning Palestinian women and children,2 and the Beijing Platform for Action adopted at the Fourth World Conference on Women,3 Recalling also its resolution 1996/5 and other relevant United Nations resolutions, Recalling the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women4 as it concerns the protection of civilian populations, Aware of the signing by the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Government of Israel of the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements on 13 September 19935 and of the Interim Agreement on the West Bank and Gaza Strip on 28 September 1995, both in Washington, D.C., within the framework of the Middle East peace process, Concerned about the continuing difficult situation of Palestinian women in the occupied Palestinian territory, including Jerusalem, and about the severe consequences of continuous Israeli illegal settlements activities as well as the * For the discussion, see chap. II, paras. 129-131. 1 E/CN.6/1997/2, sect. II.A. 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 (A/CONF.177/20 and Add.1), chap. I, resolution 1, annex II. 4 General Assembly resolution 48/104. 5 A/48/486-S/26560, annex. -1-