Contents Chapter I. Page Matters calling for action by the Economic and Social Council or brought to its attention . . . . 1 A. Draft resolutions for adoption by the Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1. Situation of women and girls in Afghanistan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2. Situation of and assistance to Palestinian women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Draft decision for adoption by the Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Report of the Commission on the Status of Women on its forty-fourth session and provisional agenda and documentation for the forty-fifth session of the Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Matters brought to the attention of the Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Resolution 44/1. Release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Resolution 44/2. Women, the girl child and human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Decision 43/101. Documents considered by the Commission on the Status of Women under agenda items 3 and 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 II. Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 III. Comprehensive review and appraisal of the implementation of the Platform for Action . . . . . . 13 IV. Follow-up to Economic and Social Council resolutions and decisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 V. Communications concerning the status of women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 VI. Provisional agenda for the forty-fifth session of the Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 VII. Adoption of the report of the Commission on its forty-fourth session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 VIII. Organization of the session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 A. Opening and duration of the session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 B. Attendance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 C. Election of officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 D. Agenda and organization of work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 E. Consultations with non-governmental organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 B. C. iii