E/2001/27 E/CN.6/2001/14 Chapter V Communications concerning the status of women 1. The Commission considered agenda item 6 at its 7th, 8th (closed), 13th (closed), 15th (closed) and 16th meetings on 9, 14, 16 and 17 March 2001. It had before it the following documents: (a) Report of the Secretary-General assessing the implications of the reforms of mechanisms in the human rights area (1503 procedure) for communications concerning the status of women (E/CN.6/2001/12); (b) Note by the Secretary-General list of communications concerning (E/CN.6/2001/SW/COMM.LIST/35); transmitting the confidential the status of women (c) Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the non-confidential list of communications concerning the status of women (E/CN.6/2001/CR.37). 2. The Commission established a working group to consider, under agenda item 6, communications concerning the status of women, pursuant to Economic and Social Council resolution 1983/27. The following five members, nominated by their regional groups, were appointed: Bettina Cadenbach (Germany) Christine Kapalata (United Republic of Tanzania) Audra Plepyte (Lithuania) Mariano Simón Padrós (Argentina) Yu Wenzhe (China) 3. At its 7th meeting, on 9 March, the Commission held a discussion on the report of the Secretary-General contained in document E/CN.6/2001/12 and heard statements by the representatives of Cuba, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Argentina, the Sudan, China, Mexico, the United States of America and Egypt, and the observers for Sweden (on behalf of the European Union), Canada, Algeria and Australia. 4. The Director of the Division for the Advancement of Women responded to points raised. 5. At the same meeting, the Chairperson made a statement, following which statements were made by the representatives of India, the Islamic Republic of Iran and Cuba, and the observer for Algeria. Action taken by the Commission Report of the Secretary-General assessing the implications of the reforms of mechanisms in the human rights area (1503 procedure) for communications concerning the status of women 6. At the 16th meeting, on 17 March, on the proposal of the Chairperson, the Commission decided to request an additional report from the Secretary-General on the communications procedure of the Commission for consideration at its forty-sixth session (for the text, see chap. I, sect. B, decision 45/103). 53