Decision 41/101. Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women* At its 15th meeting, on 21 March 1997, the Commission on the Status of Women took note of the proposed programme of work of the Division for the Advancement of Women of the United Nations Secretariat for the biennium 1998-199949 and made the following comments: (a) Efforts should go forward to improve service to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and to hold two regular annual sessions of the Committee, starting in 1997, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 51/68 of 12 December 1996; (b) Sufficient resources should be made available to the Division for the Advancement of Women to provide effective substantive support to the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women, in view of the importance placed on the work of the Special Adviser and the Division in the follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women, including the work of the Inter-Agency Committee on Women and Gender Equality; (c) The Commission supports the increased efforts by the Division for the Advancement of Women to contribute actively to mainstreaming a gender perspective in all activities, programmes and policies of the United Nations and supports the increased cooperation between the Division, the functional commissions of the Economic and Social Council and United Nations bodies and agencies, including the Centre for Human Rights, as described in the joint work programme presented for 1997; (d) The intensified activities in coordination and outreach by the Division, including its recurrent publications, are appreciated, in particular the proposal to continue the publication Women 2000 in its new streamlined format as an important outlet for emerging issues in the follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women, for dissemination to Governments and non-governmental organizations, as well as the WomenWatch Web site being developed jointly by the Division, the United Nations Development Fund for Women and the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women, which provides information electronically in a timely fashion on the work of the Commission on the Status of Women, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, and Governments, including the texts of national action plans or strategies. Decision 41/102. Report of the Secretary-General on improvement of the status of women in the Secretariat At its 16th meeting, on 21 March 1997, the Commission on the Status of Women took note of the report of the Secretary-General on improvement of the status of women in the Secretariat.50 * For the discussion, see chap II, paras. 147-149. 49 E/CN.6/1997/CRP.2. 50 E/CN.6/1997/7. -34-