E/2001/27 E/CN.6/2001/14 Chapter II Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and to the special session of the General Assembly entitled “Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century” 1. The Commission considered agenda item 3 at its 1st to 5th, 9th, 10th, 12th and 16th to 18th meetings, on 6, 7, 12, 13 and 17 March and 9 and 11 May 2001. It had before it the following documents: (a) Report of the Secretary-General on the follow-up to and implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (E/CN.6/2001/2); (b) Report of the Secretary-General on the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan (E/CN.6/2001/2/Add.1); (c) Report of the Secretary-General containing a joint work plan of the Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women, the Division for the Advancement of Women and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (E/CN.4/2001/70-E/CN.6/2001/3); (d) Report of the Secretary-General on the proposed system-wide mediumterm plan for the advancement of women 2002-2005 (E/CN.6/2001/4); (e) Report of the Secretary-General on the improvement of the status of women in the Secretariat (E/CN.6/2001/5); (f) Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report of the United Nations Development Fund for Women on the activities of the Fund to eliminate violence against women (E/CN.4/2001/126-E/CN.6/2001/6); (g) Report of the Secretary-General on proposals for a multi-year work programme of the Commission on the Status of Women (E/CN.6/2001/7 and Corr.1); (h) Report of the Secretary-General on recommendations for enhancing the effectiveness of the working methods of the Commission on the Status of Women (E/CN.6/2001/8); (i) Note by the Secretariat on the contribution of the United Nations Volunteers programme to the preparations for the twenty-fourth special session of the General Assembly (E/CN.6/2001/13); (j) Statement submitted by the International Alliance of Women, the International Council of Women, the International Federation of Business and Professional Women, the International Federation of Settlements and Neighbourhood Centres, Soroptimist International, the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts and Zonta International, non-governmental organizations in general consultative status with the Economic and Social Council; the All India Women’s Conference, the Associated Country Women of the World, the Baha’i International Community, the International Federation of University Women, the International Federation of Women in Legal Careers, the International Federation of Women Lawyers, the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, the Pan-Pacific and South-East Asia Women’s Association, the 30