Welcoming the expressed intention of the Committee to strengthen the analysis of country reports provided to it, 1. Supports the request of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women for additional meeting time for its future sessions, as allocated to it for its twelfth and thirteenth sessions; 2. Welcomes suggestion 4 on the World Conference on Human Rights, adopted by the Committee at its twelfth session, and the draft general recommendation adopted, in substance by the Committee at that session, both of which were submitted to the Commission on the Status of Women at its thirty-seventh session, and encourages the Committee to continue its work in developing detailed general recommendations; 3. Requests States parties to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women to review regularly their reservations and make efforts to withdraw them in order to enable the full implementation of the Convention; 4. Urges the Secretary-General to continue to widely publicize the decisions and recommendations of the Committee. DRAFT RESOLUTION VII Situation of and assistance to Palestinian women* The Economic and Social Council, Having considered with appreciation the report of the Secretary-General on the situation of Palestinian women in the occupied territory 35/ and previous reports concerning the situation of Palestinian women inside and outside the occupied Palestinian territory, Recalling the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women, 1/ in particular paragraph 260 thereof, Recalling also its resolution 1992/16 of 21 July 1992 and its other relevant resolutions, Deeply concerned about the additional suffering of women and children living under occupation, Expressing special concern about the tragic situation of the Palestinian women in the occupied Palestinian territory, which has been dangerously deteriorating at all levels, Deeply alarmed by the deteriorating condition of Palestinian women and children in the occupied Palestinian territory, including Jerusalem, as a result of the continued Israeli violation of Palestinian human rights and oppressive measures, including collective punishments, curfews, demolition of houses, closure of schools and universities, mass deportation, confiscation of land and settlement activities and denial of family unification, which are illegal and * For the discussion, see chap. III. 35/ E/CN.6/1993/10. -23-