E/2001/27 E/CN.6/2001/14 Release of women and children taken hostage, includi ng those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts 36. At the 10th meeting, on 12 March, the representative of Azerbaijan, on behalf of Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina,1 Georgia,1 Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kazakhstan,1 Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Suriname,1 Tajikistan and Turkey, introduced a draft resolution entitled “Release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts” (E/CN.6/2001/L.3). In introducing the draft resolution, the representative of Azerbaijan orally revised it as follows: (a) A new preambular paragraph was inserted before the first preambular paragraph, which read as follows: “Having considered with appreciation the section of the report of the Secretary-General on the follow-up to and implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action concerning the release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflict”; (b) The words “and the outcome documents of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly, entitled ‘Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century’” were inserted in the third preambular paragraph after the words “by the Fourth World Conference on Women” and at the end of the sixth preambular paragraph. 37. At the 16th meeting, on 17 March, Armenia,1 Bangladesh,1 Belarus,1 Kuwait,1 Malaysia, the Philippines,1 Uruguay 1 and Uzbekistan 1 joined in sponsoring the draft resolution, as orally revised. 38. The Commission was advised that the draft resolution contained no programme budget implications. 39. At the same meeting, the Commission adopted the draft resolution, as orally revised, by a recorded vote of 31 to none, with two 2 abstentions (see chap. I, sect. B, resolution 45/1). The voting was as follows: In favour: Argentina, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Benin, Brazil, Chile, China, Croatia, Cuba, Denmark, Egypt, Germany, Guinea, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Italy, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Pakistan, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania. Against : None. Abstaining : India, United States of America. 40. Statements in explanation of vote were made after the vote by the representatives of the United States of America and India. 1 In accordance with rule 69 of the rules of procedure of the functional commissions of the Economic and Social Council. 35