E/2002/27 E/CN.6/2002/13 Statement of Cuba We would like to thank you, first of all, for your efforts to have the Commission on the Status of Women deal satisfactorily with the problem before it. We nevertheless voted in favour of the proposal of Malaysia on the understanding that it would reinforce the right of the Commission to comment on the report of the Working Group on Communications. On this occasion, the Commission did not consider the report in full but only as far as paragraph 4. The members of the Commission were thus unable to exercise their right to make a proper examination. In the past year, as in earlier years, only after studying and considering the report of the Working Group on Communications thoroughly did the Commission include it in its own report for submission to the Economic and Social Council for its approval. My delegation would have liked to have seen the same procedure followed. We would also like to point out that a delegations wished to complete consideration of did not. Unfortunately, the approach taken delegations with certain problems to express opinions. significant number of the report, while others was to allow those their observations and We regret that consensus could not be reached on such a sensitive issue. We hope that in the coming year the Commission will be able to consider the report in full and adopt its decisions in its customary manner. Statement of Indonesia My delegation takes the floor in order to offer an explanation of its vote on the position on communications to the Economic and Social Council. Indonesia has decided to vote yes, as its is our view that the proposal to thoroughly consider the report of the Working Group would conform to the guidelines established for the work of the Commission on this important matter before us. It is our hope that in the future we will have the proper and appropriate procedure, so that the Commission will be in a position to adopt a consensus decision on this important question that facilitates the channel of communications. Statement of the Islamic Republic of Iran The delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran voted in favour of the appeal made by the delegation of Malaysia containing the reservation and objection of Malaysia to the proposal of the Chair on the 62