E/2006/27 E/CN.6/2006/15 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 item 3 of the agenda at its 2nd, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th, 13th and 14th meetings, on 27 February, 1, 2, 3, 8, 10 and 16 March. It had before it the following documents: (a) Report of the Secretary-General on the measures taken and progress achieved in the follow-up to and implementation of the Fourth World Conference on Women and to the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly: review of progress made in mainstreaming a gender perspective in the development, implementation and evaluation of national policies and programmes (E/CN.6/2006/2); (b) Report of the Secretary-General on proposals for a multi-year programme of work of the Commission on the Status of Women (E/CN.6/2006/3); (c) Report of the Secretary-General on the situation of and assistance to Palestinian women (E/CN.6/2006/4); (d) Report of the Secretary-General on the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan (E/CN.6/2006/5); (e) Report of the Secretary-General on release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts (E/CN.6/2006/6); (f) Report of the Secretary-General on economic advancement for women (E/CN.6/2006/7); (g) Report of the Secretary-General on advisability of the appointment of a special rapporteur on laws that discriminate against women (E/CN.6/2006/8); (h) Report of the Secretary-General on the joint workplan of the Division for the Advancement of Women and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (E/CN.4/2006/59-E/CN.6/2006/9); (i) Report of the Secretary-General on enhanced participation of women in development: an enabling environment for achieving gender equality and the advancement of women, taking into account, inter alia, the fields of education, health and work (E/CN.6/2006/12); (j) Report of the Secretary-General on equal participation of women and men in decision-making processes at all levels (E/CN.6/2006/13); (k) Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report of the United Nations Development Fund for Women on the elimination of violence against women (E/CN.6/2006/10-E/CN.4/2006/60); (l) Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report of the Director of the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women on 35