62. Before the draft resolution was adopted, statements were made by the representative of the United States of America and the observer for Israel; after it was adopted, statements were made by the representatives of Lebanon, Norway and the Russian Federation and the observer for the Syrian Arab Republic. The observer for Palestine also made a statement. Mid-term review of the system-wide medium-term plan for the advancement of women, including the status of women in the Secretariat 63. At the 12th meeting, on 12 March, the observer for Canada,1 on behalf of Angola, Argentina,1 Armenia,1 Australia,1 Austria,1 Bangladesh,1 Botswana,1 Canada,1 Chile, Côte d’Ivoire, Denmark,1 the Dominican Republic, Finland,1 France, Germany, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau,1 Ireland,1 Japan, Kyrgyzstan,1 Lesotho, Liechtenstein,1 Luxembourg,1 Malawi,1 Mali, Morocco, Namibia,1 the Netherlands,1 New Zealand,1 Nigeria,1 Norway, the Philippines, Portugal, Romania,1 Rwanda, Senegal,1 South Africa,1 Spain,1 the Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden,1 Uganda, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America and Zambia,1 introduced a draft resolution (E/CN.6/1998/L.10) entitled "Mid-term review of the system-wide medium-term plan for the advancement of women, including the status of women in the Secretariat". Subsequently, Belgium, Bolivia, Ecuador,1 Guinea,1 Guatemala,1 India, Indonesia, Italy,1 Malaysia, Mozambique,1 Paraguay, Togo and the United Republic of Tanzania1 joined in sponsoring the draft resolution. 64. At the 13th meeting, on 13 March, the Commission adopted the draft resolution (see chap. I, sect. B, draft resolution III). Fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 65. At the 13th meeting, on 13 March, the Commission had before it a draft resolution (E/CN.6/1998/L.12) entitled "Fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights", submitted by the Chairperson. 66. At the same meeting, the Commission adopted the draft resolution (see chap. I, sect. D, Commission resolution 42/5). Conclusions of the Commission on the Status of Women on critical areas of concern identified in the Beijing Platform for Action 67. At the 13th meeting, on 13 March, the Commission had before it draft conclusions submitted by the Chairperson and Vice-Chairpersons as the Moderators of the panel discussions on the critical areas of concern (E/CN.6/1998/CRP.2, CRP.3/Rev.1, CRP.4 and CRP.5). 68. At the same meeting, revisions to the draft conclusions were circulated to the Commission in informal papers. 69. Also at the 13th meeting, the representative of the Sudan made a statement, to which the Chairperson responded. 70. At the same meeting, the Commission adopted the draft conclusions, as orally revised (see chap. I, sect. B, draft resolution IV). Documents relating to agenda item 3 71. At the 13th meeting, on 13 March, the Commission took note of the following documents under agenda item 3: -55-