E/2005/27 E/CN.6/2005/11 contributions to the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly. B. Draft resolutions for adoption by the Council 2. The Commission on the Status of Women recommends to the Economic and Social Council the adoption of the following draft resolutions: Draft resolution I Situation of and assistance to Palestinian women* The Economic and Social Council, Having considered with appreciation the report of the Secretary-General on the situation of and assistance to Palestinian women,4 Recalling the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women,5 in particular paragraph 260 concerning Palestinian women and children, the Beijing Platform for Action6 adopted at the Fourth World Conference on Women and the outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly entitled “Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century”,7 Recalling also its resolution 2004/56 of 23 July 2004 and other relevant United Nations resolutions, Recalling further the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women8 as it concerns the protection of civilian populations, Expressing the urgent need for the full resumption of negotiations within the Middle East peace process on its agreed basis and towards the speedy achievement of a final settlement between the Palestinian and Israeli sides, Concerned about the grave situation of Palestinian women in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, resulting from severe impact of ongoing illegal Israeli settlement activities and the unlawful construction of the wall, as well as the severe consequences arising from Israeli military operations on and sieges of civilian areas, which have detrimentally impacted their social and economic conditions and deepened the humanitarian crisis faced by them and their families, Recalling the advisory opinion rendered on 9 July 2004 by the International Court of Justice on the “Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the __________________ * For the discussion, see chap. II. 4 E/CN.6/2005/4. 5 Report of the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace, Nairobi, 15-26 July 1985 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.85.IV.10), chap. I, sect. A. 6 Report of the Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing, 4-15 September 1995 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.96.IV.13), chap. I, resolution 1, annex II. 7 See General Assembly resolution S-23/2 and S-23/3. 8 See General Assembly resolution 48/104. 2