E/2005/27 E/CN.6/2005/11 Chapter II Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and to the special session of the General Assembly entitled “Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century” 1. The Commission considered agenda item 3 at its 1st to 20th meetings, from 28 February to 11 March and at its resumed 20th meeting on 22 March 2005. It had before it the following documents: (a) Report of the Secretary-General on the review of the methods of work of the Commission on the Status of Women in the context of integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic and social fields (E/CN.6/2004/2); (b) Report of the Secretary-General on measures taken and progress achieved in the follow-up to and implementation of the outcomes of the Fourth World Conference on Women and the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly, with an assessment of progress made in mainstreaming a gender perspective within the United Nations system (E/CN.6/2005/3); (c) Report of the Secretary-General on the situation of and assistance to Palestinian women (E/CN.6/2005/4); (d) Report of the Secretary-General on the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan (E/CN.6/2005/5); (e) Report of the Secretary-General on the joint work plan of the Division for the Advancement of Women and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (E/CN.4/2005/69-E/CN.6/2005/6); (f) Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report of the United Nations Development Fund for Women on the implementation of General Assembly resolution 50/166 (E/CN.6/2005/7-E/CN.4/2005/70); (g) Letter dated 25 February 2005 from the Permanent Representatives of Canada, Jordan, Mexico, the Niger and Slovenia to the United Nations addressed to Chairperson of the Commission on the Status of Women (E/CN.6/2005/9); (h) Letter dated 2 March 2005 from the Permanent Representative of Luxembourg to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General (E/CN.6/2005/l0); (i) Statements submitted by non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (E/CN.6/2005/NGO/1-44); (j) Note by the Secretary-General on the results of the thirty-second session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (E/CN.6/2005/CRP.1); (k) Note by the Bureau of the Commission on the Status of Women: discussion guide on the Commission on the Status of Women high-level round table (E/CN.6/2005/CRP.2); 31