E/2006/27 E/CN.6/2006/15 Chapter III Communications concerning the status of women 1. The Commission considered item 4 of the agenda at its 12th meeting (closed), on 8 March 2006. It had before it a note by the Secretary-General transmitting the confidential list of communications concerning the status of women (E/CN.6/2006/SW/Communications List No. 40) and the report of the Working Group on Communications on the Status of Women (E/CN.6/2006/CRP.6). Action taken by the Commission Report of the Working Group on Communications on the Status of Women 2. At its 12th meeting (closed), on 8 March, the Commission considered the report of the Working Group on Communications on the Status of Women (E/CN.6/2006/CRP.6). 3. At the same meeting, the Commission took note of the report of the Working Group and agreed to include it in the report of the Commission. The report of the Working Group is as follows: 1. The Working Group on Communications on the Status of Women met in closed meetings before the fiftieth session of the Commission on the Status of Women in accordance with Economic and Social Council decision 2002/235. The Working Group was guided in its deliberations by the mandate given to it by the Economic and Social Council in its resolution 76 (V), as amended by the Council in its resolutions 304 I (XI), 1983/27 and 1992/19, and bearing in mind Commission on the Status of Women decision 48/103, entitled “Future work of the Working Group on Communications”. 2. The Working Group considered the list of confidential communications and replies by Governments (E/CN.6/2006/SW/COMM.LIST/R.40 and Add.1). There was no list of non-confidential communications concerning the status of women since no such communications had been received by the Secretary-General. 3. The Working Group considered the 18 confidential communications received directly by the Division for the Advancement of Women and the 11 confidential communications received by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) concerning the status of women. The Working Group noted that no confidential communications concerning the status of women had been received from other United Nations bodies or the specialized agencies. 4. The Working Group noted that there were replies from Governments to 5 of the 18 communications received directly by the Division for the Advancement of Women, including a note stating that a full reply was pending, and replies to 10 of the 11 communications transmitted by OHCHR. 5. The Working Group recalled its mandate, as defined in paragraph 4 of resolution 1983/27, which stated that the Working Group should perform the following functions: 51