E/2001/27 E/CN.6/2001/14 United States Committee for UNIFEM and the World Young Women’s Christian Association non-governmental organizations in special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council; and the Armenian International Women’s Association, International Special Dietary Foods Industries, the United Nations Association of the United States of America and the World Union for Progressive Judaism, non-governmental organizations on the Roster (E/CN.6/2001/NGO/1); (k) Statement submitted by the International Alliance of Women, a nongovernmental organization in general consultative status with the Economic and Social Council; and the International Federation of Women in Legal Careers and the International Federation of Women Lawyers, non-governmental organizations in special consultative status with the Council (E/CN.6/2001/NGO/8); (l) Note by the Secretary-General on the results of the twenty-fourth session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (E/CN.6/2001/CRP.1); (m) Note by the Secretariat on the proposed programme of work of the Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women and the Division for the Advancement of Women for the biennium 2002-2003 (E/CN.6/2001/CRP.2). 2. At its 1st to 3rd, 5th and 9th meetings, on 6, 8 and 12 March, the Commission held a general discussion on the item. 3. At the 1st meeting, on 6 March, statements were made by the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Gender Issues and the Advancement of Women, the Director of the Division for the Advancement of Women and the Executive Director of the United Nations Development Fund for Women. 4. At the same meeting, statements were made by the representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Group of 77 and China), Chile (on behalf of the Rio Group), Germany, Senegal, Pakistan and Cuba, and the observers for Sweden (on behalf of the European Union and the associated countries of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia, as well as Cyprus, Malta and Iceland), and Namibia (on behalf of the Southern African Development Community). 5. Statements were also made by the observers for the following nongovernmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council: Mother’s Union and Soroptimist International (on behalf of a coalition of non-governmental organizations). 6. At the 2nd meeting, on 6 March, statements were made by the represent atives of Peru, Japan, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Croatia, the United States of America, Rwanda, Denmark and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the observer for Canada. 7. Statements were also made by the represent atives of the World Health Organization and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. 31