E/2007/27 E/CN.6/2007/9 planning instruments and sector-wide programmes, and to articulate specific country-level goals and targets in this field, in accordance with national development strategies. 19. The Commission calls on all States, and invites multilateral, financial and development institutions to support the entities of the United Nations system, especially its funds and programmes, to increase their efforts, including through, as appropriate, the United Nations country teams, to strengthen their country-level advocacy and their technical capacities to address all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child. B. Draft resolution for adoption by the Council 2. The Commission on the Status of Women recommends to the Economic and Social Council the adoption of the following draft resolution: Situation of and assistance to Palestinian women* The Economic and Social Council, Having considered with appreciation the report of the Secretary-General on the situation of and assistance to Palestinian women, 1 Recalling the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women, 2 in particular paragraph 260 concerning Palestinian women and children, the Beijing Platform for Action 3 adopted at the Fourth World Conference on Women, and the outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly entitled “Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century”, 4 Recalling also its resolution 2006/8 of 25 July 2006 and other relevant United Nations resolutions, Recalling further the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women 5 as it concerns the protection of civilian populations, Recalling the importance of the implementation of General Assembly resolution 57/337 of 3 July 2003, on the prevention of armed conflict, and Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) of 31 October 2000, on women and peace and security, Expressing the urgent need for the full resumption of negotiations within the Middle East peace process on its agreed basis and towards the speedy achievement of a final settlement between the Palestinian and Israeli sides, __________________ * For the discussion, see chap. II, paras. 57-62. 1 E/CN.6/2007/4. 2 Report of the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace, Nairobi, 15-26 July 1985 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.85.IV.10), chap. I, sect. A. 3 Report of the Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing, 4-15 September 1995 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.96.IV.13), chap. I, resolution 1, annex II. 4 General Assembly resolution S-23/2, annex, and resolution S-23/3, annex. 5 See General Assembly resolution 48/104. 07-28248 15