E/2004/27 E/CN.6/2004/14 C. The role of men and boys in achieving gender equality 37. At its 5th meeting, on 2 March, the Commission held a panel discussion and dialogue on the role of men and boys in achieving gender equality (agenda item 3 (c) (i)). 38. Presentations were made by the following experts: Robert Connell (Australia), Professor, School of Policy and Practice, University of Sydney; Jorge Lyra (Brazil), founder of the PAPAI Institute, doctoral candidate in public health and expert in adolescent fathers; Njoki Wainaina (Kenya), freelance consultant in gender training, programming and policy and co-founder of the Network of African Men against Gender-based Violence and Bertil Lindblad, Deputy Director, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, New York office. 39. The Commission then held a dialogue with the panel of experts, in which the following delegations participated: Suriname, Mauritania, Norway, Malaysia, India, Guatemala, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Pakistan, Canada, Cuba, Israel, Algeria, Botswana, Thailand, South Africa, Senegal, Ireland (on behalf of the European Union), Croatia, Ghana, the Philippines, the Congo, Mexico, Rwanda, China, the Netherlands and Switzerland. 40. The representative of UNESCO also participated in the dialogue. 41. The representatives of the following non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council participated in the dialogue: Women’s National Commissions of the United Kingdom; Human Rights Advocates; and International Council of Women. 42. At the 16th meeting, on 12 March, the Commission decided to include the Moderator’s summary of the panel discussion (E/CN.6/2003/CRP.10) in the report of the Commission (see annex III). Action taken by the Commission Situation of women and girls in Afghanistan 43. At the 12th meeting, on 9 March, the observer for Ireland, on behalf of Austria,1 Belgium,1 Bulgaria,1 Cyprus,1 Czech Republic,1 Denmark, Estonia,1 Finland,1 France,1 Germany, Greece,1 Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,1 Netherlands, Poland,1 Portugal,1 Slovakia,1 Slovenia,1 Spain,1 Sweden1, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Andorra,1 Canada, Chile, Croatia, Republic of Korea, introduced a draft resolution entitled “Situation of women and girls in Afghanistan” (E/CN.6/2004/L.1). The draft resolution read as follows: “The Economic and Social Council, “Guided by the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenants on Human Rights the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of __________________ 1 34 In accordance with rule 69 of the rules of procedure of the functional commissions of the Economic and Social Council.