E/2004/27 E/CN.6/2004/14 14. Calls for enhanced efforts by all relevant actors to include a gender perspective in the development of HIV/AIDS programmes and policies and in the training of personnel involved in implementing such programmes, including through focusing on the role of men and boys in addressing HIV/AIDS; 15. Urges Governments to continue to promote the participation and the significant contribution of people living with HIV/AIDS, young people and civil society actors in addressing the problem of HIV/AIDS in all its aspects, including promoting a gender perspective and also to promote their full involvement and participation in the design, planning, implementation and evaluation of HIV/AIDS programmes; 16. Welcomes financial contributions made to date towards the Global Fund to Combat HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, urges further contributions to sustain the Fund, and calls upon all countries to encourage the private sector to contribute to the Fund; 17. Calls upon all Governments to take measures to ensure that the necessary resources are made available, in particular from donor countries and also from national budgets in line with the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS; 18. Invites the Secretary-General, to take a gender perspective into account when preparing the report requested in General Assembly resolution 58/236. Resolution 48/3 Release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts* The Commission on the Status of Women, Recalling all its previous resolutions on the release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts, Recalling also the relevant provisions contained in the instruments of international humanitarian law relative to the protection of the civilian population as such, Taking into account the International Convention against the Taking of Hostages, adopted by the General Assembly in its resolution 34/146 of 17 December 1979, which recognizes that everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person and that the taking of hostages is an offence of grave concern to the international community, Reaffirming the commitments made in the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action,38 as well as in the outcome document of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly entitled “Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century”39 and the outcome document of the special session of the Assembly on children entitled “A world fit for children”,40 including the provisions therein regarding violence against women and children, __________________ * For the discussion, see chap. II, paras. 68-74. See Report of the Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing, 4-15 September 1995 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.96.IV.13). 39 General Assembly resolutions S-23/2, annex, and S-23/3, annex. 40 General Assembly resolution S-27/2, annex. 38 21