E/2001/27 E/CN.6/2001/14 their effective implementation through more practical and action-oriented initiatives and outcomes. For this effective implementation, the work of the Commission should take into account relevant cross-cutting issues, such as, inter alia, institutional capacity-building; 3. Decides that the agenda for the sessions of the Commission shall consist of the following: (a) Election of officers; (b) Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters; (c) Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference o n Women and to the twentythird special session of the General Assembly entitled “Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century”; (i) Review of gender mainstreaming in entities of the United Nations system; (ii) Emerging issues, trends and new approaches to issues affecting the situation of women or equality between women and men; (iii) Implementation of strategic objectives and actions in the critical areas of concern and further actions and initiatives; (d) Communications concerning the status of women; (e) Follow-up to Economic and Social Council resolutions; (f) Provisional agenda for the next session of the Commission; (g) Adoption of the report of the Commission on its present session; 4. Decides on the following calendar: 2002 Item 1 Eradicating poverty, including through throughout their life cycle in a globalizing world. the empowerment of women Item 2 Environmental management and mitigation of natural disasters: a gender perspective. 2003 Item 1 Participation 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. Item 2 Women’s human rights and elimination of all forms of violence aga inst 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. 7