E/2004/27 E/CN.6/2004/14 “Communications concerning the status of women “The Economic and Social Council, taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the future work of the Working Group on Communications on the Status of Women, which, inter alia, includes the written views of Member States as well as the different views expressed by Member States during the preliminary discussion at the forty-eighth session of the Commission on the Status of Women, and taking into account the consideration by the Commission at its forty-eighth session of the report of the Working Group on Communications on the Status of Women and the discussion concerning the status of women, decides that the Commission on the Status of Women will postpone consideration of the future work of the Working Group on Communications on the Status of Women until its fortyninth session.” 8. At the 16th meeting, on 12 March, the Commission had before it proposed amendments to draft resolution E/CN.6/2004/L.7, submitted by the representative of China on behalf of Bangladesh,1 China, Cuba, Egypt,1 India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Nigeria, Pakistan, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, the Sudan, the Syrian Arab Republic1 and Viet Nam. 9. At the same meeting, the Chairperson orally introduced a draft decision, which read as follows: “The Commission on the Status of Women “Decides to postpone further consideration of the future work of the Working Group on Communications on the Status of Women, the report of the Secretary-General and the different views and proposals put forward by Member States during debate on the item, until its fiftieth session.” 10. At the same meeting, the Commission adopted the oral decision. 11. In the light of the adoption of the oral draft decision, the Commission decided not to take action on draft resolution E/CN.6/2004/L.7 and the amendments contained in E/CN.6/2004/L.10 and draft decision E/CN.6/2004/L.11. 12. After the adoption of the oral draft decision, statements were made by the representatives of the Netherlands and by the observer for Tunisia (on behalf of the Group of African States). Report of the Working Group on Communications on the Status of Women 13. At its 11th and 15th meetings (closed) on 5 and 12 March 2004, the Commission considered the report of the Working Group on Communications on the Status of Women (E/CN.6/2004/CRP.8). 14. At the 15th meeting, on 12 March, the Commission took note of the report of the Working Group and agreed to include it in the report of the Commission. The report of the Working Group is as follows: 1. The Working Group on Communications on the Status of Women was guided in its deliberations by the mandate given to it by the Economic and Social Council in its resolution 76 (V) of 5 August 1947, as amended by the Council in its resolutions 304 I (XI) of 14 and 17 July 1950, 1983/27 of 26 May 1983 and 1992/19 of 30 June 1992. 52