E/2010/27 E/CN.6/2010/11 Chapter III Communications concerning the status of women 120. The Commission considered item 4 of its agenda at its 16th (closed) meeting, on 10 March 2010. It had before it the following documents: (a) Report of the Working Group on Communications on the Status of Women (E/CN.6/2010/CRP.4); (b) Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the list of confidential communications concerning the status of women (E/CN.6/2010/SW/COMM.LIST/44/R and Add.1). Report of the Working Group on Communications concerning the Status of Women 121. At its 16th (closed) meeting, on 10 March, the Commission considered the report of the Working Group on Communications concerning the Status of Women (E/CN.6/2010/CRP.4). 122. At the same meeting, the Commission decided to take note of the report and to incorporate it in the report on its fifty-fourth session. The report of the Working Group read as follows: 1. The Working Group on Communications on the Status of Women met in closed meetings before the fifty-fourth session of the Commission on the Status of Women in accordance with Economic and Social Council decision 2002/235 and was guided in its deliberations by the mandate given to it by the Council in its resolution 76 (V), as amended by the Council in its resolutions 304 I (XI), 1983/27, 1992/19, 1993/11 and 2009/16. 2. The Working Group considered the list of confidential communications and replies by Governments (E/CN.6/2010/SW/COMM.LIST/44/R and Add.1). There was no list of non-confidential communications concerning the status of women, as no such communications had been received by the SecretaryGeneral. 3. The Working Group considered the 45 confidential communications received directly by the Division for the Advancement of Women. The Working Group noted that no confidential communications concerning the status of women had been received from other United Nations bodies or the specialized agencies. 4. The Working Group noted that there were replies from Governments to 21 of the 45 communications received by the Division for the Advancement of Women. 5. The Working Group recalled its mandate as defined in paragraph 4 of Economic and Social Council resolution 1983/27, which stated that the Working Group should perform the following functions: (a) Consideration of all communications, including the replies of Governments thereon, if any, with a view to bringing to the attention of the Commission those communications, including the replies of Governments, that 88 10-30576