Resolutions adopted by the Commission on the Status of Women In its resolution 43/1 on the release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts, the Commission condemned violent acts in contravention of international humanitarian law against civilian women and children, strongly urged all parties to armed conflicts to respect fully those norms, and requested the Secretary-General and all relevant international organizations to pursue the release of those women and children. It also requested the Secretary-General to submit a report to it at its forty-fourth session. In its resolution 43/2 on women, the girl child and human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS), the Commission urged Governments to create a supportive environment for those infected with HIV, protect the rights of people living with HIV/AIDS and enable those who are vulnerable to have access to appropriate counselling services; to take care of and support children orphaned by AIDS; and to adopt a long-term AIDS prevention policy tailored to the needs of women and girls. The Commission urged the Joint and Co-sponsored United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS to assist Governments in determining best policies and programmes to prevent women and young girls from becoming infected with HIV/AIDS, and to give priority attention to the situation of women and girls in Africa. It invited the Secretary-General to report to it at its forty-fourth session on the implementation of the resolution. In its resolution 43/3 on women and mental health, with emphasis on special groups, the Commission invited the World Health Organization, in partnership with other relevant United Nations bodies and agencies and through extrabudgetary resources, to develop and disseminate a training manual on women and girls’ mental disorders resulting from trauma, all forms of discrimination, exploitation, abuse and oppression. It urged the Secretary-General, in collaboration with relevant United Nations bodies, to organize, subject to the availability of extrabudgetary resources, regional expert group meetings for developing gender- and agedisaggregated and gender-sensitive psychosocial and mental health situation analyses and indicators for women’s mental health. It requested the Secretary-General to bring the resolution to the attention of relevant bodies of the United Nations, and invited States members and United Nations agencies concerned to make available relevant information for consideration by the Commission at its forty-fourth session. v