E/2004/27 E/CN.6/2004/14 for the protection of the civilian population, as such, and to release immediately all women and children who have been taken hostage; 5. Urges all parties to armed conflicts to provide safe unimpeded access to humanitarian assistance for those women and children in accordance with international humanitarian law; 6. Stresses both the need to put an end to impunity and the responsibility of all States to prosecute in accordance with international law those responsible for war crimes, including hostage-taking; 7. Emphasizes the importance of objective, responsible and impartial information on hostages, verifiable by relevant international organizations, in facilitating their release, and calls for assistance to these organizations in this regard; 8. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure, within the context of the present resolution, the widest possible dissemination of relevant material, in particular material relating to Security Council resolution 1325 (2000), within existing resources; 9. Also requests the Secretary-General and all relevant international organizations to use their capabilities and undertake efforts to facilitate the immediate release of civilian women and children who have been taken hostage; 10. Further requests the Secretary-General to submit to the Commission on the Status of Women at its fiftieth session a report on the implementation of the present resolution, taking into account the information provided by States and relevant international organizations; 11. Decides to consider the question at its fiftieth session. Resolution 48/4 Mainstreaming a gender perspective into all policies and programmes in the United Nations system* The Commission on the Status of Women, Recalling its resolutions 45/2 of 17 March 2001, 46/3 of 15 March 2002 and 47/2 of 13 March 2003, Economic and Social Council resolutions 2001/41 of 26 July 2001, 2002/23 of 24 July 2002 and 2003/49 of 24 July 2003 and General Assembly resolutions 56/132 of 19 December 2001, 57/182 of 18 December 2002, 57/300 of 20 December 2002 and 58/148 of 22 December 2003, Welcoming the United Nations Millennium Declaration44 and its call for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women, Welcoming also the inclusion of a sub-item in the agenda of the Economic and Social Council entitled “Mainstreaming a gender perspective into all policies and programmes of the United Nations system” and the opportunity such inclusion provides to consider further measures to strengthen the implementation and monitoring of gender mainstreaming within the United Nations system, __________________ * For the discussion, see chap. II, paras. 75-80. See General Assembly resolution 55/2. 44 23