E/2002/27 E/CN.6/2002/13 Scouts and Zonta International, non-governmental organizations in general consultative status with the Economic and Social Council; All India Women’s Conference, Associated Country Women of the World, Baha’i International Community, International Federation of University Women, International Federation of Women in Legal Careers, International Federation of Women Lawyers, PanPacific and South-East Asia Women’s Association, United States Committee for UNIFEM and World Young Women’s Christian Association, non-governmental organizations in special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council; and Altrusa International, Armenian International Women’s Association, and United Nations Association of the United States of America, non-governmental organizations on the Roster (E/CN.6/2002/NGO/9); (u) Statement submitted by International Federation of Business and Professional Women, a non-governmental organization in general consultative status with the Economic and Social Council; and Coalition against Trafficking in Women, Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd, Miramed Institute, Mouvement pour l’abolition de la prostitution et de la pornographie et de toutes formes de violences sexuelles et discriminations sexistes and World Federation for Mental Health, non-governmental organizations in special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (E/CN.6/2002/NGO/10); (v) Statement submitted by the Fédération européenne des femmes actives au foyer, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (E/CN.6/2002/NGO/11); (w) Statement submitted by Mother’s Union, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (E/CN.6/2002/NGO/12); (x) Statement submitted by Human Rights Advocates International, a nongovernmental organization in special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (E/CN.6/2002/NGO/13); (y) Note by the Secretary-General on the results of the twenty-sixth session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (E/CN.6/2002/CRP.1); (z) Note by the Secretariat on proposed revisions to the medium-term plan for the period 2002-2005 (E/CN.6/2002/CRP.2). 2. At its 1st to 4th meetings, on 4 and 5 March, the Commission held a general discussion on agenda item 3. 3. At the 1st meeting, on 4 March, introductory statements were made by the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women, the Director of the Division for the Advancement of Women, the Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Development Fund for Women and the Chairperson of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. 4. At the same meeting, statements were made by the representatives of Peru, the Republic of Korea and South Africa and by the observers for Venezuela (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Group of 77 and China), Spain (on behalf of the European Union and the associated countries of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Cyprus, Malta, Turkey and Iceland), Norway and Sweden. 27