Integration of women in the Middle East peace process 33. At the 11th meeting, on 28 March 1995, the representative of the Russian Federation, on behalf of Norway*, the Russian Federation and the United States of America*, introduced a draft resolution (E/CN.6/1995/L.9) entitled "Integration of women in the Middle East peace process". Subsequently, Armenia*, Bulgaria, Cambodia*, Cameroon*, Costa Rica and Gabon* joined in sponsoring the draft resolution. 34. At the 12th meeting, on 29 March, Côte d’Ivoire*, Ecuador, Hungary*, Panama and the Sudan joined in sponsoring the draft resolution. 35. At the same meeting, a statement was made by the representative of the Russian Federation. 36. At the 14th meeting, on 31 March, the Commission adopted the draft resolution (see chap. I, sect. C, Commission resolution 39/3). 37. After the adoption of the draft resolution, statements were made by the representatives of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and the Islamic Republic of Iran and the observer for the Syrian Arab Republic. Rape and abuse of women in the areas of armed conflict in the former Yugoslavia 38. At the 11th meeting, on 28 March 1995, the representative of Pakistan, on behalf of Algeria, Bangladesh*, Bosnia and Herzegovina*, Canada*, Costa Rica, Egypt*, Finland, France, Germany*, Indonesia, Kuwait*, Malaysia, Morocco*, the Netherlands*, Pakistan, the Republic of Korea, Senegal*, Switzerland*, Turkey* and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland*, introduced a draft resolution (E/CN.6/1995/L.10) entitled "Rape and abuse of women in the areas of armed conflict in the former Yugoslavia". Subsequently, Angola, Argentina*, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan*, Belgium, Burundi*, Burkina Faso*, Cambodia*, Cameroon*, Chad*, Chile, the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire*, Denmark*, the Dominican Republic*, Eritrea*, Gabon*, the Gambia*, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Italy*, Kyrgyzstan*, Liechtenstein*, New Zealand*, Nicaragua*, the Niger*, Norway*, Panama*, Portugal, Sao Tome and Principe*, Saudi Arabia*, South Africa*, Spain, the Sudan, Sweden*, Togo, Tunisia and the United States of America* joined in sponsoring the draft resolution. 39. At the 12th meeting, on 29 March, statements were made by the representatives of the Russian Federation, Pakistan, Belarus, Bulgaria and Mexico. 40. At the same meeting the representative of the Russian Federation requested a vote on the eighth preambular paragraph of the draft resolution. 41. The eighth preambular paragraph was adopted by a roll-call vote of 35 to 1, with 5 abstentions. The voting was as follows: 54/ 54/ The delegations of China, the Congo, Cuba and Zambia did not participate in the vote. -57-