E/2003/27 E/CN.6/2003/12 “2. Requests the Secretary-General, for this purpose, to prepare a report on the various existing communications mechanisms and procedures within the United Nations system; the report should include: “(a) An analysis of the number, type, subject matter and sources of communications received by the bodies concerned in the past five years insofar as they relate to women, as well as the possibilities of the Commission on the Status of Women receiving relevant information on those communications; “(b) An elaboration of the mandate, authority and scope of each mechanism; “(c) The types of complaints, which cannot be addressed by any of the existing mechanisms; “(d) The possibilities for channelling communications from the Division for the Advancement of Women to other United Nations mechanisms and procedures which would be able to address those communications effectively.” 5. At the 14th meeting, on 14 March, the Commission had before it amendments to draft resolution E/CN.6/2003/L.8 submitted by the representative of Egypt, also on behalf of China, Cuba, India,1 Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Nigeria,1 Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the Sudan (E/CN.6/2003/L.9) by which: (a) At the beginning of the draft resolution, the words “The Economic and Social Council” would be replaced by the words “The Commission on the Status of Women”; (b) In the third preambular paragraph, the word “preliminary” would be inserted before the word “discussion”; (c) In paragraph 1, the words “will consider” would be replaced by the words “will continue the consideration of”; (d) Paragraph 2 would be deleted. 6. At the same meeting, the Chairperson introduced a draft resolution, which was circulated in an informal paper and submitted by him on the basis of informal consultations held on agenda item 4. 7. Also at the same meeting, the Commission adopted the draft resolution (for the text, see chap. I, sect. C, resolution 47/2). 8. In the light of the adoption of the draft resolution, draft resolution E/CN.6/2003/L.8 and the amendments contained in document E/CN.6/2003/L.9 were withdrawn by the sponsors. 9. After the adoption of the draft resolution, a statement was made by the representative of Chile. __________________ 1 In accordance with rule 69 of the rules of procedure of the functional commissions of the Economic and Social Council. 39