E/2004/27 E/CN.6/2004/14 “15. Invites the Secretary-General, in his comprehensive and analytical report on progress achieved in realizing the commitments set out in the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS, in particular those set out for 2005, with a view to identifying problems and constraints and making recommendations on action needed to make further progress as requested in General Assembly resolution 58/236, to take a gender perspective fully into account.” 62. At the 16th meeting, on 12 March, the Commission had before it the text of a revised draft resolution (E/CN.6/2004/L.4/Rev.1), submitted by Angola, on behalf of Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana,1 Guinea, Greece, Guyana, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Lesotho,1 Malawi, Mozambique,1 Namibia,1 Peru, Portugal, Rwanda,1 Senegal, Somalia,1 South Africa, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Thailand, Timor-Leste,1 Tunisia, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia1 and Zimbabwe.1 63. At the same meeting, the representative of Angola (on behalf of the Southern African Development Community) made a statement. 64. Also at the same meeting, Azerbaijan, Bolivia, China, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Guinea-Bissau, Hungary, Iceland, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Mali, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, the Netherlands, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Poland, the Republic of Korea, Slovakia, Switzerland, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Venezuela joined in sponsoring the revised draft resolution. 65. The Commission was informed that the revised draft resolution contained no programme budget implications. 66. At the same meeting, the Commission then adopted the revised draft resolution (see chap. I, sect. C, resolution 48/2). 67. After the adoption of the draft resolution, a statement was made by the representative of India. Release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts 68. At the 12th meeting, on 9 March, the observer for Azerbaijan, on behalf of Armenia, Bangladesh,1 Belarus,1 Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina,1 Burkina Faso, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kazakhstan,1 Malaysia, Pakistan, Qatar,1 Turkey, Ukraine1 and Uzbekistan1 as well as Armenia, Belarus, Pakistan, Qatar and Ukraine, introduced a draft resolution entitled “Release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts” (E/CN.6/2004/L.5). Subsequently, Algeria, Egypt,1 Georgia,1 Guinea, Kuwait,1 Kyrgyzstan,1 Nigeria, Peru, Philippines,1 Republic of Moldova,1 Saudi Arabia1 and Senegal1 joined in sponsoring the draft resolution. 69. At the 14th meeting, on 11 March, the representative of Azerbaijan orally revised paragraph 7 as follows: the words “objective, responsible and impartial information on hostages, verifiable by relevant international organizations, in 45