CONTENTS (continued) Chapter II. Page COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN ACTING AS THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR THE HIGH-LEVEL REVIEW IN THE YEAR 2000 OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NAIROBI FORWARD-LOOKING STRATEGIES FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN AND THE BEIJING PLATFORM FOR ACTION, TO BE HELD BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY .................................... 44 III. FOLLOW-UP TO THE FOURTH WORLD CONFERENCE ON WOMEN ............... 46 IV. COMMUNICATIONS CONCERNING THE STATUS OF WOMEN ................... 57 V. CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN, INCLUDING THE ELABORATION OF A DRAFT OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE CONVENTION ...................................... 60 VI. PROVISIONAL AGENDA FOR THE FORTY-THIRD SESSION OF THE COMMISSION 61 VII. ADOPTION OF THE REPORT OF THE COMMISSION ON ITS FORTY-SECOND SESSION ......................................................... 62 ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION ..................................... 63 A. Opening and duration of the session ......................... 63 B. Attendance .................................................. 63 C. Election of officers ........................................ 63 D. Agenda and organization of work ............................. 64 E. Consultations with non-governmental organizations ........... 64 VIII. Annexes I. SUMMARIES OF THE PANEL DISCUSSIONS ON THE CRITICAL AREAS OF CONCERN ......................................................... 65 REPORT OF THE OPEN-ENDED WORKING GROUP ON THE ELABORATION OF A DRAFT OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN ....................... 76 III. ATTENDANCE ...................................................... 96 IV. LIST OF DOCUMENTS BEFORE THE COMMISSION AT ITS FORTY-SECOND SESSION ......................................................... 100 II. -iv-