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             Economic and Social Council

Commission on the Status of Women

Fiftieth session

27 February-10 March 2006

Agenda item 3 (a)

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”: review of gender mainstreaming

in entities of the United Nations system

South Africa:* 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 Action³ adopted at the Fourth World Conference on Women and the outcome 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 2005/43 of 26 July 2005 and other relevant United Nations resolutions,

Recalling further the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women⁵ as it concerns the protection of civilian populations,

* On behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Group of 77 and China.

¹ E/CN.6/2006/4.

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 See General Assembly resolutions S-23/2 and S-23/3.

5 See General Assembly resolution 48/104.

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