E/2004/27 E/CN.6/2004/14 Chapter III Communications concerning the status of women 1. The Commission considered agenda item 4 at its 10th, 11th (closed), 12th, 14th, 15th (closed) and 16th meetings on 5, 9, 11 and 12 March 2004. It had before it a note by the Secretary-General transmitting the confidential list of communications concerning the status of women (E/CN.6/2004/SW/ Communications List No. 38) and the report of the Secretary-General on the future work of the Working Group on Communications on the Status of Women (E/CN.6/2004/11 and Add.1 and 2). 2. Under agenda item 4, the Commission established a working group to consider communications concerning the status of women, pursuant to Economic and Social Council resolution 1983/27. The following five members, nominated by their regional groups, were appointed to the working group: Ms. Marine Davtyan (Armenia) Ms. Nicole Elisha (Benin) Ms. Miho Ohashi (Japan) Mr. Alberto d’Alotto (Argentina) Mr. Martin Thuemmel (Germany) 3. At its 10th meeting, on 5 March, the Director, Division for the Advancement of Women, introduced the report of the Secretary-General (E/CN.6/2004/11 and Add.1 and 2). 4. At the same meeting, statements were made by the representatives of India, Cuba, Argentina, Pakistan, Algeria, Canada, Tunisia, the Russian Federation, China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Thailand, the Sudan and Malaysia, and by the observers for Ireland (on behalf of the European Union), New Zealand, Egypt, the Syrian Arab Republic and the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. Action taken by the Commission Communications concerning the status of women 5. At the 12th meeting, on 9 March, the representative of Guatemala, on behalf of Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand,1 Peru, the Republic of Korea and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland introduced a draft resolution entitled “Communications concerning the status of women” (E/CN.6/2004/L.7). Subsequently, Kenya joined in sponsoring the draft resolution which read as follows: “The Commission on the Status of Women, recalling its decision 47/102 on the future status of its communications procedure, recommends to the Economic and Social Council the adoption of the following draft decision: __________________ 1 50 In accordance with rule 69 of the rules of procedure of the functional commissions of the Economic and Social Council.