[1 April 2011] Contents Chapter I. Page Matters calling for action by the Economic and Social Council or brought to its attention . . . A. B. C. D. II. 1 Agreed conclusions on access and participation of women and girls in education, training and science and technology, including for the promotion of women’s equal access to full employment and decent work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Draft resolution for adoption by the Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Situation of and assistance to Palestinian women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Draft decision for adoption by the Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Report of the Commission on the Status of Women on its fifty-fifth session and provisional agenda and documentation for the fifty-sixth session of the Commission . . . 14 Matters brought to the attention of the Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Resolution 55/1. Mainstreaming gender equality and promoting empowerment of women in climate change policies and strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Resolution 55/2. Women, the girl child and HIV and AIDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Decision 55/101. Implementation of strategic objectives and action in critical areas of concern and further actions and initiatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Decision 55/102. Documents considered by the Commission on the Status of Women . . 26 Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and to the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly, entitled “Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 III. Communications concerning the status of women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 IV. Follow-up to Economic and Social Council resolutions and decisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 V. Provisional agenda for the fifty-sixth session of the Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 VI. Adoption of the report of the Commission on its fifty-fifth session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 VII. Organization of the session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 A. Opening and duration of the session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 B. Attendance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 C. Election of officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 iii