E/2002/27 E/CN.6/2002/13 Chapter III Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and to the special session of the General Assembly entitled “Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century” 1. The Commission considered agenda item 3 at its 1st to 6th, 9th, 12th, 14th and 16th meetings, from 4 to 6, and on 11, 15 and 25 March 2002. It had before it the following documents: (a) Report of the Secretary-General on measures taken and progress achieved in the follow-up to and implementation of the Fourth World Conference on Women and the special session of the General Assembly entitled “Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century”, especially in mainstreaming a gender perspective in entities of the United Nations system (E/CN.6/2002/2); (b) Report of the Secretary-General on the situation of and assistance to Palestinian women (E/CN.6/2002/3); (c) Report of the Secretary-General on release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts (E/CN.6/2002/4); (d) Report of the Secretary-General on discrimination against women and girls in Afghanistan (E/CN.6/2002/5); (e) Report of the Secretary-General on the joint work plan of the Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women, the Division for the Advancement of Women and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (E/CN.4/2002/82-E/CN.6/2002/6); (f) Report of the Secretary-General on the improvement of the status of women in the United Nations system (E/CN.6/2002/7); (g) Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report of the United Nations Development Fund for Women on the activities of the Fund to eliminate violence against women (E/CN.4/2002/136-E/CN.6/2002/8); (h) Report of the Secretary-General on thematic issues before the Commission on the Status of Women (E/CN.6/2002/9); (i) Letter dated 8 October 2001 from the President of the Economic and Social Council to the Chairperson of the Commission on the Status of Women (E/CN.6/2002/10); (j) Note by the Secretariat on follow-up to Economic and Social Council resolutions and decisions (E/CN.6/2002/11); (k) 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.6/2002/12); 25