E/2003/27 E/CN.6/2003/12 56. After the adoption of the draft resolution, a statement was made by the representative of the United States. Draft agreed conclusions on participation in and access of women to the media, and information and communication technologies and their impact on and use as an instrument for the advancement and empowerment of women 57. At the 14th meeting on 14 March, the Vice-Chairperson of the Commission, Ms. Birgit Stevens (Belgium), reported on the outcome of consultations held on agenda item 3 (c) (i) and introduced draft agreed conclusions on the sub-item, which were contained in an informal paper. 58. At the same meeting, the Commission adopted the draft agreed conclusions submitted by the Vice-Chairperson, Ms. Stevens, and requested their endorsement by the Economic and Social Council (see chap. I, sect. A, draft resolution III). Draft agreed conclusions on women’s human rights and the elimination of all forms of violence against women and girls as defined in the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly 59. At the 14th meeting, on 14 March, the Vice-Chairperson of the Commission, Mr. Fernando Estellita Lins de Salvo Coimbra (Brazil), reported on the outcome of consultations held on agenda item 3 (c) (ii) and introduced draft agreed conclusions on the sub-item, which were contained in an informal paper. 60. At the 15th meeting, on 25 March, upon the proposal of the Acting Chairperson, Ms. Kyung-wha Kang (Republic of Korea), the Commission decided not to adopt the draft agreed conclusions submitted by the Vice-Chairperson, Mr. Coimbra. 61. Statements were made by the representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Peru (on behalf of the Rio Group), Greece (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the European Union), Pakistan, China, Sudan, the United States of America, South Africa (also on behalf of Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Mali and Senegal), and by the observers for Angola (on behalf of the Southern African Development Community) and New Zealand (also on behalf of Australia, Canada, Norway and Switzerland). Documents considered by the Commission on the Status of Women under agenda item 3 62. At its 15th meeting, on 25 March, on the proposal of the Acting Chairperson, the Commission decided to take note of the following decision under agenda item 3 (see chap. I, sect. C, decision 47/103): (a) Report of the Secretary-General on the joint work plan of the Division for the Advancement of Women and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (E/CN.4/2003/73-E/CN.6/2003/5); (b) Report of the Secretary-General on improvement of the status of women in the United Nations system (E/CN.6/2003/8); 36