ACTION TAKEN BY THE COMMISSION Preliminary proposals for the system-wide medium-term plan for the advancement of women for the period 1996-2001 11. At the 7th meeting, on 22 March 1993, the representative of Australia, on behalf of Australia, Canada, 42/ Finland, Ireland, 42/ Mexico, the Netherlands, Portugal, 42/ and Venezuela, subsequently joined by Belarus, Brazil, 42/ Denmark, 42/ Egypt, Germany, 42/ Greece, 42/ Italy, New Zealand, 42/ the Russian Federation, Sweden, 42/ Thailand and the United States of America, introduced a draft resolution (E/CN.6/1993/L.2) entitled "Preliminary proposals for the system-wide medium-term plan for the advancement of women for the period 1996-2000". 12. At the 10th meeting, on 23 March, statements were made by the representatives of Australia and Japan. 13. At the 12th meeting, on 24 March, the representative of Australia orally revised the draft resolution as follows: (a) In section B, the phrase "including through defining parameters by which other agencies can measure the effect on their programmes of the implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women and the system-wide medium-term plan" was added at the end of subparagraph (a); (b) The words "when appropriate" were added at the end of subparagraph (t); (c) A new subparagraph was added, reading: "(u) Programme 2 to be revised to cater more effectively to the needs of women in developing countries". 14. At the same meeting, the representative of Venezuela made a statement. 15. The Commission then adopted the draft resolution, as orally revised (see chap. I, sect. C, resolution 37/1). Improvement of the status of women in the Secretariat 16. At the 7th meeting, on 22 March 1993, the representative of Finland, on behalf of Algeria, Australia, Austria, the Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belgium, 42/ Canada, 42/ Croatia, 42/ Denmark, 42/ Egypt, Ethiopia, 42/ Finland, Italy, Ireland, 42/ Luxembourg, 42/ Morocco, 42/ the Netherlands, New Zealand, 42/ Nicaragua, 42/ Norway, 42/ the Philippines, the Russian Federation, Slovenia, 42/ Spain, Sweden, 42/ Turkey, 42/ the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 42/ the United States of America, Venezuela, Zambia and Zimbabwe, subsequently joined by Belarus, Brazil, 42/ Côte d’Ivoire, Cyprus, Germany, 42/ Ghana, Greece, 42/ Israel, 42/ Japan, Jordan, 42/ Lebanon, 42/ Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland, 42/ the Republic of Korea, 42/ Slovakia, the Sudan, Thailand, Tunisia 42/ and the United Republic of Tanzania, 42/ introduced a draft resolution (E/CN.6/1993/L.3) entitled "Improvement of the status of 42/ In accordance with rule 69 of the rules of procedure of the functional commissions of the Economic and Social Council. -54-