E/2012/27 E/CN.6/2012/16 Chapter I Matters calling for action by the Economic and Social Council or brought to its attention A. Draft decision recommended to the Council for adoption by the General Assembly 1. The Commission on the Status of Women recommends to the Economic and Social Council the approval of the following draft decision for adoption by the General Assembly: Ending female genital mutilation* The General Assembly, recalling its resolutions 56/128 of 19 December 2001, 58/156 of 22 December 2003 and 60/141 of 16 December 2005, Commission on the Status of Women resolutions 51/2 of 9 March 2007, 52/2 of 7 March 2008 and 54/7 of 12 March 2010, as well as agreed conclusions of the Commission, and all other relevant resolutions, and taking note of the report of the Secretary-General 1 on ending female genital mutilation and the recommendations contained therein, decides to consider the issue of ending female genital mutilation at its sixty-seventh session under the agenda item entitled “Advancement of women”. B. Draft resolution for adoption by the Council 2. The Commission on the Status of Women recommends to the Economic and Social Council the adoption of the following draft resolution: Situation of and assistance to Palestinian women** The Economic and Social Council, Having considered with appreciation the report of the Secretary-General, 2 Recalling the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women, 3 in particular paragraph 260 concerning Palestinian women and children, the Beijing Platform for Action adopted at the Fourth World Conference on Women 4 and the outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly, entitled “Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century”, 5 Recalling also its resolution 2011/18 of 26 July 2011 and other relevant United Nations resolutions, including General Assembly resolution 57/337 of 3 July 2003, __________________ * For the discussion, see chap. II, paras. 63-66. ** For the discussion, see chap. II, paras. 67-72. 1 E/CN.6/2012/8. 2 E/CN.6/2012/6. 3 Report of the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace, Nairobi, 15-26 July 1985 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.85.IV.10), chap. I, sect. A. 4 Report of the Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing, 4-15 September 1995 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.96.IV.13), chap. I, resolution 1, annex II. 5 General Assembly resolution S-23/2, annex, and resolution S-23/3, annex. 12-27405 1