creating specific programmes of assistance to South African women to participate fully in the process of transition of their country towards a non-racist democracy; "6. Appeals to the international community to give its full and concerted support to the vulnerable and critical process now under way in South Africa through a phased application of appropriate pressures on the South African authorities as warranted by developments and to provide assistance to the opponents of apartheid and the disadvantaged sectors of society in order to ensure the rapid and peaceful attainment of the objectives of the Declaration on Apartheid and its Destructive Consequences in Southern Africa; "7. Further requests the international community to provide financial, material and human resources to South African women towards the establishment of special programmes and projects geared to women’s upliftment, integration and advancement now and in post-apartheid South Africa; "8. Calls upon the Secretary-General to consolidate the United Nations observer mission already deployed in South Africa by sending a special envoy to that country to monitor and report on the unprecedented proportion of incidents of political and domestic violence directed against women and children from a variety of sources; "9. Decides that the Commission on the Status of Women will remain seized of the position of women and children under apartheid; "10. Requests the Secretary-General to submit a report on the implementation of the present resolution to the Commission on the Status of Women at its thirty-eighth session." 31. At the 13th meeting, on 25 March, the representative of Egypt orally revised the draft resolution. 32. At the same meeting, statements were made by the representatives of Australia, the Netherlands and Spain. The Observer for the African National Congress of South Africa also made a statement. 33. At the 14th meeting, on 25 March, the Commission adopted the draft resolution, as orally revised (see chap. I, sect. A, draft resolution V). 34. After the adoption of the draft resolution, a statement was made by the representative of the Netherlands. Situation of and assistance to Palestinian women 35. At the 9th meeting, on 23 March 1993, the representative of Algeria, on behalf of Algeria, Bangladesh, Cuba, Cyprus, Egypt, Ghana, Indonesia, Jordan, 42/ Lebanon, 42/ Malaysia, Morocco, 42/ Pakistan, the Philippines, the Sudan, Tunisia, 42/ Turkey, 42/ the United Republic of Tanzania, 42/ Viet Nam 42/ and Zimbabwe, introduced a draft resolution (E/CN.6/1993/L.8) entitled "Situation of and assistance to Palestinian women". Subsequently India joined in sponsoring the draft resolution. 36. At the 13th meeting, on 25 March, at the request of the representative of Algeria, the Commission decided to defer taking action on the draft resolution. -66-