Cover title.

“United Nations, Economic and social Council”—at head of title.

“E

CN.6

2004

5”—at head of title.

“Distr.: general ; 19 December 2003 ; original: English”—cover page.

“Commission on the status of women ; forty-eighth session ; 1-12 March 2004 ; item 3 of the provisional agenda ; 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””—cover page.

Contents: I. Introduction—II. Progress and challenges facing Afghan women and girls—III. Intergovernmental and expert meetings—IV. Follow-up to the Bonn agreement—V. Reconstruction and peace challenges—VI. Economic and social situation—VII. Coordination of United Nations assistance to Afghan women and girls—VIII. Recommendations.

Summary: “In compliance with Economic and Social Council resolution 2003

43 of 22 July 2003, the present report presents an overview of the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan in 2003 and gender-related assistance provided by the United Nations system…”—cover page.

English