• ونظراً لأن المجلس الاقتصادي والاجتماعي والجمعية العامة كانا قد طلبا تقارير عن القضايا الناشئة والاتجاهات والنهوج الحديثة في معالجة القضايا المؤثرة في حالة المرأة، فقد عُقدت شعبة النهوض بالمرأة بالأمانة حلقة عمل دولية في هذا الشأن في بيروت في عام 1999. وعُرض هذا التقرير على اللجنة التحضيرية في دورتها الثالثة؛
Held 5-9 June 2000; Beijing +5: follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women, held in Beijing in 1995; Mandated by the General Assembly in resolution 52/231 of 4 June 1998; The Commission on the Status of Women acted as the Preparatory Committee, which was open to the participation of all Member States, members of specialized agencies and observers, pursuant to General Assembly resolution 52/100; The Bureau of the Preparatory Committee had 10 members; The Division for the Advancement of Women acted as the substantive secretariat; The Preparatory Committee held three sessions; The Secretariat prepared a questionnaire on actions taken to implement the Platform of Action, analysed responses of States, identified the main trends, and submitted the report to the Preparatory Committee at its third session; Regional preparatory meetings were held (during 1999 and 2000) by all five regional commissions to assess implementation and develop regional strategies for further action; As the Economic and Social Council and the General Assembly had requested reports on emerging issues, trends and new approaches to issues affecting the situation of women, the Division for the Advancement of Women of the Secretariat convened an international workshop in this regard in Beirut in 1999.