United Nations Commission on the Status of Women

Measures taken and progress achieved in the follow-up to and implementation of the Fourth World Conference on Women and to the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly, with an assessment of progress made on mainstreaming a gender perspective

The report discusses achievements in implementing the Beijing Platform for Action (PFA). It considers the policy and strategy developments, the institutional arrangements made to facilitate implementation, the incorporation of gender equality into programme and operational activities, the support of entities specialized in the promotion of gender equality, and the inter-agency collaboration on gender equality at the national, regional and global levels. The report concludes by presenting recommendations for overcoming obstacles and challenges in implementing the PFA.

Regional Processes in Preparation for the Review of the Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action and the Outcome Documents of the Twenty-third Special Session of the General Assembly During the Forty-Ninth Session of the Commission on the Status

This document is a report of the regional meetings held in preparation of the ten-year review and appraisal of the Beijing Fourth World Conference on Women. These meetings were attended by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and governments. The document briefly describes the meetings of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, the Economic Commission for Africa, and the Economic Commission for Europe.