E/2009/27 E/CN.6/2009/15 Chapter III Communications concerning the status of women 1. The Commission considered item 4 of its agenda at its 13th, 14th (closed), 16th and 17th meetings, on 11 and 13 March 2009. It had before it the following documents: (a) Reports of the Secretary-General on the future work of the Working Group on Communications on the Status of Women (E/CN.6/2004/11 and Add.1 and 2; E/CN.6/2009/8); (b) Report of the Working Group on Communications on the Status of Women (E/CN.6/2009/CRP.3); (c) Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the list of confidential communications concerning the status of women (E/CN.6/2009/SW/COMM.LIST/ 43/R and Add.1). Action taken by the Commission Future work of the Working Group on Communications concerning the Status of Women 2. At its 13th meeting, on 11 March, the Commission began its consideration of the question of the future work of the Working Group on Communications and heard an introductory statement by the Director of the Division for the Advancement of Women. 3. At the same meeting, statements were made by the representatives of the Republic of Korea, the United States of America, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Malaysia, the Russian Federation, China, India and Cuba, and the observers for Argentina, Switzerland, the Czech Republic (on behalf of the European Union), Canada and Chile. 4. At the 16th meeting, on 13 March, the Vice-Chairperson of the Commission, Enna Park (Republic of Korea), reported on the outcome of the informal consultations on the text of a draft resolution on the Working Group on Communications. 5. The Commission had before it a draft resolution entitled “Working Group on Communications on the Status of Women of the Commission on the Status of Women” (E/CN.6/2009/L.7), submitted by the Chairperson on the basis of informal consultations. 6. At the same meeting, the Commission was informed that the draft resolution had no programme budget implications. 7. Also at the 16th meeting, the Commission adopted the draft resolution (see chap. I, sect. C, draft resolution IV). 09-28398 41