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45. The representative of the following non-governmental organizations also
participated in the dialogue: Human Rights Advocate and Global Unions.
46. At its 13th meeting, on 10 March, the Commission decided to transmit the
summary of the Chairperson on the high-level panel discussion on the gender
dimensions of international migration, through the Economic and Social Council, to
the General Assembly at its High-level dialogue on International Migration and
Development, to be held in New York on 14 and 15 September 2006 (see chap. I,
sect. A).
Action taken by the Commission
Release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently
imprisoned, in armed conflicts
47. At the 11th meeting, on 8 March, the observer for Azerbaijan, on behalf of
Azerbaijan, Armenia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Burkina Faso, Georgia, the Islamic
Republic of Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Nigeria, the
Philippines, Senegal, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine and Uzbekistan, introduced a draft
resolution entitled “Release of women and children taken hostage, including those
subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts” (E/CN.6/2006/L.1). Subsequently,
Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Iraq, the Niger,
Pakistan, Qatar, the Republic of Korea, Senegal, South Africa, the Sudan and Yemen
joined in sponsoring the draft resolution.
48. At the same meeting, the representative of Azerbaijan orally revised the text as
follows:
(a) In the fifth preambular paragraph, after the word “Recalling”, the words
“General Assembly resolution 57/337 of 3 July 2003 on prevention of armed
conflict” were inserted;
(b) In operative paragraph 2, the words “in situations of armed conflict in
violation of international humanitarian law” were replaced by the words “as such, in
violation of the international humanitarian law in situations of armed conflict”;
(c) In operative paragraph 10, the words “to continue” were inserted before
the words “to address”.
49. At the 13th meeting, on 10 March, the Secretary read out a statement on the
programme budget implications of the draft resolution.
50. At the same meeting, the Commission adopted the draft resolution on release
of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in
armed conflicts, as orally revised (see chap. I, sect. D, resolution 50/1).
51. After the adoption of the resolution, a statement was made by the
representative of the United States of America.
Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS
52. At the 11th meeting, on 8 March, the representative of Botswana, on behalf of
the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Southern African
Development Community, introduced a draft resolution entitled “Women, the girl
child and HIV/AIDS” (E/CN.6/2006/L.2). Subsequently, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia,
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