ACTION TAKEN BY THE COMMISSION Release of women and children taken hostage in armed conflicts, including those subsequently imprisoned 122. At the 14th meeting, on 20 March, the observer for Azerbaijan,1 on behalf of Angola, Argentina,1 Azerbaijan,1 Bangladesh,1 Bosnia and Herzegovina,1 Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Georgia,1 Guatemala,1 the Islamic Republic of Iran, Kazakstan,1 Kyrgyzstan,1 Malaysia, Mali, Namibia, Pakistan,1 South Africa,1 Tajikistan,1 Tunisia, Turkey,1 Turkmenistan,1 the United Republic of Tanzania1 and Uzbekistan,1 introduced a draft resolution (E/CN.6/1997/L.5) entitled "Release of women and children taken hostage in armed conflicts and imprisoned". In introducing the draft resolution, the observer of Azerbaijan orally revised it as follows: (a) In the title, the words "and imprisoned" were replaced by the words "including those subsequently imprisoned"; (b) In operative paragraph 1, the word "such" after the words "immediate release of" was deleted and the words "including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflict" were added at the end of the paragraph; (c) In operative paragraph 2, the word "these" was inserted after the words "protection of" and the words "for the immediate release of women and children taken hostage" were replaced by the words "for their immediate release"; (d) In operative paragraph 3, the words "assistance for women and children taken hostage in areas of armed conflict" were replaced by the words "assistance for these women and children"; (e) In operative paragraph 4, the words "release of all women and children taken hostage in area of armed conflict and urges all States to use their influence to this end" were replaced by the words "release of these women and children"; (f) In operative paragraph 5, the word "Member" before the word "States" was deleted. 123. Subsequently, Botswana,1 Côte d’Ivoire,1 Haiti,1 Iraq,1 Jordan,1 Swaziland and Venezuela1 joined in sponsoring the draft resolution, as orally revised. 124. At the 15th meeting, on 21 March, the Commission adopted the draft resolution, as orally revised (see chap. I, sect. C, Commission resolution 41/1). Older women, human rights and development 125. At the 14th meeting, on 20 March, the observer for the United Republic of Tanzania,1 on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Group of 77 and China, introduced a draft resolution (E/CN.6/1997/L.6) entitled "Older women, human rights and development" and orally revised it as follows: 1 In accordance with rule 69 of the rules of procedure of the functional commissions of the Economic and Social Council. -51-