E/2003/27 E/CN.6/2003/12 implementation of its agreed conclusions 1997/2 on mainstreaming a gender perspective into all policies and programmes of the United Nations system.34 Decision 47/101 Report of the Working Group on the future operation of the United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women* The Commission on the Status of Women: (a) Takes note of the preliminary report of the Working Group on the future operation of the United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women;38 (b) Recommends to the Economic and Social Council that it consider the reports of the Working Group to the General Assembly at its fifty-seventh session39 under the appropriate agenda item at its substantive session of 2003. Decision 47/102 Communications concerning the status of women* The Commission on the Status of Women, recalling the mandate of the Commission on the Status of Women as set out in Economic and Social Council resolutions 76 (V) of 5 August 1947, 340 I (XI) of 14 and 17 July 1950, 1983/27 of 26 May 1983, 1992/19 of 30 June 1992 and 1993/11 of 27 July 1993 and decision 2002/235 of 24 July 2002, Taking note of the reports of the Secretary-General assessing the implications of the reforms of mechanisms in the human rights area (1503 procedure) for communications concerning the status of women,40 Taking into account the consideration by the Commission at its forth-seventh session of the report of the Working Group on Communications on the Status of Women41 and the preliminary discussion on communications concerning the status of women, 1. Decides that, at its forty-eighth session, the Commission on the Status of Women will continue to consider the future work of the Working Group on Communications on the Status of Women; 2. Requests the Secretary-General to prepare a report for this purpose, bearing in mind the preliminary discussion that took place at the forty-seventh session of the Commission and seeking the written views of Member States in this regard. __________________ * For the discussion, see chap. II. A/AC.266/1. 39 A/57/330 and Add.1. * For the discussion, see chap. IV. 40 E/CN.6/2001/12 and E/CN.6/2002/12. 41 See chap. IV, para. 12. 38 16