E/2001/27 E/CN.6/2001/14 Expressing its condemnation of acts of violence, especially the excessive use of force against Palestinians, resulting in injury and loss of human life, 1. Calls upon the concerned parties, as well as the entire international community, to exert all the necessary efforts towards ensuring the immediate resumption of the peace process on its agreed basis, taking into account the common ground already gained, and calls for measures for tangible improvements in the difficult situation on the ground and living conditions faced by Palestinian women and their families; 2. Reaffirms that the Israeli occupation remains a major obstacle for Palestinian women with regard to their advancement, self-reliance and integration in the development planning of their society; 3. Demands that Israel, the occupying Power, comply fully with the provisions and principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 7 the Regulations annexed to the Hague Convention of 1907 8 and the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, 9 in order to protect the rights of Palestinian women and their families; 4. Calls upon Israel to facilitate the return of all refugees and displaced Palestinian women and children to their homes and properties, in compliance with the relevant United Nations resolutions; 5. Urges Member States, financial organizations of the United Nations system, non-governmental organizations and other relevant institutions to intensify their efforts to provide financial and technical assistance to Palestinian women, especially during the transitional period; 6. Requests the Commission on the Status of Women to continue to monitor and take action with regard to the implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women, in particular paragraph 260 concerning Palestinian women and children, the Beijing Platform for Action, and the special session of the General Assembly entitled “Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century”; 7. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to review the situation and to assist Palestinian women by all available means, and to submit to the Commission on the Status of Women at its forty-sixth session a report on the progress made in the implementation of the present resolution. Draft resolution II Discrimination against women and girls in Afghanistan* The Economic and Social Council, Guided by the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,10 the International Covenants on Human Rights,11 the Convention __________________ * For the discussion, see chap. II. 7 General Assembly resolution 217 A (III). 8 Se e C a r n e g i e E n d o w m e n t f o r I n t e r n a t i o n a l P e a c e , T h e H a g u e C o n v e n t i o n s a n d D e c l a r a t i o n s o f 1 8 9 9 a n d 1 9 0 7 (New York, Oxford University Press, 1915). 9 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 75, No. 973. 10 General Assembly resolution 217 A (III). 11 General A s s e m b l y r e s o l u t i o n 2 2 0 0 A ( X X I ) , a n n e x . 2