women that will permit all countries, whatever their level of development, to make the necessary projections; 8. Decides that at its forty-second session, under an agenda item entitled "Emerging issues, trends and new approaches to issues affecting the situation of women or equality between women and men", it will consider the status of older women and make substantive recommendations thereon; 9. Also decides that at its forty-second session, in examining the critical area of concern "Human rights of women", it will also pay attention to the violation of older women’s rights; 10. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Commission at its forty-third session on the key global issues regarding the differential impact of population ageing on men and women as a contribution to the International Year of Older Persons. Resolution 41/3. Elaboration of a draft optional protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women* The Commission on the Status of Women, Recalling Economic and Social Council resolution 1995/29 of 24 July 1995 and Commission resolution 40/8 of 22 March 1996, Noting the progress achieved by 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, 1. Takes note of the reports of the Secretary-General containing a comparative summary of existing communications and inquiry procedures and practices under international human rights instruments and under the Charter of the United Nations22 and additional views of Governments, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations on an optional protocol to the Convention,23 which were before the Working Group; 2. Commends the representative of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on her contribution to the work of the Working Group as a resource person; 3. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the Commission on the Status of Women at its forty-second session a report containing an annotated comparison of the draft optional protocol and the proposed amendments thereto with the provisions of existing international human rights instruments, taking into account the report of the Working Group to the Commission at its fortyfirst session;24 * For the discussion, see chap. IV, paras. 5-7. 22 E/CN.6/1997/4. 23 E/CN.6/1997/5. 24 See annex III to the present report. -23-