joined by Belgium, 42/ Croatia, 42/ Cyprus, Gabon, 42/ Germany, 42/ Japan, Malaysia, Portugal, 42/ Slovakia and Slovenia, introduced a draft resolution (E/CN.6/1993/L.10) entitled "Communications on the status of women". 45. At the 13th meeting, on 25 March, the Commission adopted the draft resolution (see chap. I, sect. A, draft resolution III). Rape and abuse of women in the territory of the former Yugoslavia 46. At the 12th meeting, on 24 March 1993, the representative of the United States of America, on behalf of Algeria, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, 42/ Canada, 42/ Chile, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, 42/ Denmark, 42/ Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, 42/ Lebanon, 42/ Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, 42/ Nigeria, Norway, 42/ Pakistan, the Philippines, Spain, the Sudan, Sweden, 42/ Switzerland, 42/ Thailand, Tunisia, 42/ Turkey, 42/ the United Republic of Tanzania, the United States of America, Venezuela and Zambia, subsequently joined by Argentina, 42/ Ecuador, Greece, 42/ Israel, 42/ Luxembourg, 42/ Morocco, 42/ Poland, 42/ Portugal, 42/ Slovenia 42/ and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 42/ introduced a draft resolution (E/CN.6/1993/L.11) entitled "The rape and abuse of women in the territory of the former Yugoslavia". 47. At the same meeting, statements were made by the representatives of China, Cyprus, Egypt, Finland (on behalf of Australia, Austria, Canada, Finland, New Zealand, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United States of America), Japan, Pakistan, the Russian Federation, the Sudan and the United States of America and the observer for Denmark (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the European Economic Community). The observer for the African National Congress of South Africa also made a statement. 48. Also at the same meeting, following statements by the representatives of Ecuador and the Russian Federation, the Commission voted separately on the third preambular paragraph and operative paragraph 2. The third preambular paragraph was adopted by 34 votes to 1, with 4 abstentions; operative paragraph 2 was adopted by 33 votes to 1, with 4 abstentions. 49. The Commission then adopted the draft resolution, as a whole, by 38 votes to none, with 1 abstention (see chap. I, sect. C, resolution 37/3). Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 50. At the 11th meeting, on 24 March, the representative of France, subsequently joined by Chile, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Finland, Slovakia, Slovenia, 42/ Sweden, 42/ Thailand and Venezuela, introduced a draft resolution (E/CN.6/1993/L.14) entitled "Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women". 51. At the 14th meeting, on 25 March, the representative of France, on behalf of the sponsors, now joined by Australia, Belgium, 42/ Canada, 42/ Cuba, Denmark, 42/ Gabon, 43/ Ghana, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, 42/ Norway, 42/ the Philippines, Spain, the United Republic of Tanzania, 42/ Zambia and Zimbabwe, introduced a revised draft resolution (E/CN.6/1993/L.14/Rev.1). 52. At the same meeting, the Commission adopted the revised draft resolution (see chap. I, sect. A, draft resolution VI). -68-