E/2003/27 E/CN.6/2003/12 Action taken by the Commission Situation of and assistance to Palestinian women 32. At the 10th meeting, on 10 March, the observer for Morocco, on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the group of 77 and China, introduced a draft resolution entitled “Situation of and assistance to Palestinian women” (E/CN.6/2003/L.1). 33. At the 14th meeting, on 14 March, the observer for Morocco orally revised the text of the draft resolution as follows: (a) In the sixth preambular paragraph, the words “the continuing Israeli assaults” were revised to read “the continuing Israeli attacks”; (b) The seventh preambular paragraph, which read: “Expressing its condemnation of acts of violence, especially the excessive use of force against Palestinians, many of them women and children, resulting in injury of human life,” was revised to read: “Expressing its condemnation of all acts of violence, including all acts of terror, provocation, incitement and destruction, especially the excessive use of force against Palestinian civilians, many of them women, and children, resulting in injury and loss of human life,”; (c) In paragraph 5, the words “continue to” were inserted between the word “Calls upon the international community to” and “provide”; (d) In paragraph 7, the words “including those laid out in his report entitled ‘Situation of and assistance to Palestinian Women’” were inserted after the words “all available means”. 34. At the same meeting, the Commission was advised that the revised draft resolution contained no programme implications. 35. At the same meeting, the Commission approved the draft resolution, as orally revised, by a recorded vote of 38 to 1 and recommended it to the Economic and Social Council for adoption (see chap. I, sect. A, draft resolution I). The voting was as follows:1 In favour: Argentina, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Chile, China, Croatia, Cuba, Democratic Republic of Korea, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Gabon, Germany, Guatemala, Guinea, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Italy, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Malawi, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Pakistan, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania. __________________ 1 26 The delegation of Benin subsequently indicated that, had it been present, it would have voted in favour of the draft resolution. The delegation of the Congo subsequently indicated that its vote had not been registered and should have been registered as in favour of the draft resolution.