E/2002/27 E/CN.6/2002/13 25. Observers for the following non-governmental organizations also participated in the dialogue: Union Nationale des Femmes Marocaines; Armenian Assembly of America; and NGO Environmental Management and Natural Disaster Caucus. 26. The principal elements emerging from the panel discussions were summarized by the moderators of the panel discussions, Fernando Estellita Kins de Salvo Coimbra (Brazil) and Kyung-wha Kang (Republic of Korea), Vice-Chairpersons of the Commission. The texts were approved by the Commission for inclusion as an annex to its report (see annexes I and II). The texts were neither negotiated nor adopted by the Commission. Action taken by the Commission Release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts 27. At the 9th meeting, on 11 March, the representative of Azerbaijan, also on behalf of Armenia, 1 Burundi, Georgia, 1 Kazakhstan, Tajikistan,1 Turkey and Uzbekistan, 1 introduced a draft resolution entitled “Release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts” (E/CN.6/2002/L.1), which read as follows: “The Commission on the Status of Women, “Recalling, its resolutions 39/2 of 31 March 1995, 40/1 of 22 March 1996, 41/1 of 21 March 1997, 42/2 of 13 March 1998, 43/1 of 12 March 1999, 44/1 of 2 March 2000 and 45/1 of 17 March 2001, “Recalling also the relevant provisions contained in the instruments of international humanitarian law relative to the protection of civilians, including women and children, in areas of armed conflict, “Taking into account the International Convention against the Taking of Hostages, adopted by the General Assembly in its resolution 34/146 of 17 December 1979, which also recognizes that everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person and that the taking of hostages is an offence of grave concern to the international community, “Welcoming the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action adopted by the Fourth World Conference on Women, including the provisions regarding violence against women and children, as well as the final outcome document of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly entitled ‘Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twentyfirst century’, “Recalling Commission on Human Rights resolution 2001/38 of 23 April 2001 on hostage-taking, adopted at the fifty-seventh session of the Commission, “Expressing grave concern at the continuation of armed conflicts in many regions throughout the world and the human suffering and humanitarian emergencies they have caused, __________________ 1 30 In accordance with rule 69 of the rules of procedure of the functional commissions of the Economic and Social Council.