E/2004/27 E/CN.6/2004/14 “Communications concerning the status of women “The Economic and Social Council, “Reaffirming the mandate of the Commission on the Status of Women as set out in its resolutions 76 (V) of 5 August 1947, 340 I (XI) of 14 and 17 July 1950, 1983/27 of 26 May 1983, 1992/19 of 30 June 1992 and 1993/11 of 27 July 1993, “1. Decides, in order to make the communications procedure of the Commission on the Status of Women more effective and efficient, to request the Secretary-General: “(a) To renew his efforts to actively seek information and communications on the status of women received by the specialized agencies, the regional commissions and other United Nations bodies, including human rights treaty bodies and special procedures of the Commission on Human Rights, together with information on action that may have been taken following the receipt of such communications, for the purpose of submitting it in his annual report on confidential and non-confidential communications to the Commission on the Status of Women; “(b) To include the relevant parts of reports of treaty bodies and special procedures of the Commission on Human Rights in his annual report on confidential and non-confidential communications to the Commission on the Status of Women; “2. Reminds treaty bodies and special procedures of the Commission on Human Rights to consistently give attention to gender equality in their reports, in accordance with Economic and Social Council resolution 2003/49 of 24 July 2003; “3. Decides to continue its consideration of the future status of the communications procedure, the report of the Secretary-General and the different views expressed by Member States during the debate on the item at its forty-ninth session.” 6. At the same meeting, statements were made by the representatives of China, the Sudan, the Russian Federation and Guatemala. 7. At the 14th meeting, on 11 March, the observer for Tunisia2 (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the African States Group) introduced a draft decision entitled “Communications concerning the status of women”, which was circulated in an informal paper and subsequently issued as E/CN.6/2004/L.11, which read as follows: “The Commission on the Status of Women recommends to the Economic and Social Council the adoption of the following draft decision: __________________ 2 On behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Group of African States and in accordance with rule 69 of the rules of procedure of the functional commissions of the Economic and Social Council. 51