Measures Taken by Entities of the United Nations System in Promoting the Implementation of the Twelve Critical Areas of Concern

This report assesses the progress of United Nations (UN) entities in implementing the twelve areas of concern from the Beijing Platform for Action (PFA). Under each of the twelve areas (women and poverty, education and training of women, women and health, violence aginst women, women and armed conflict, women and the economy, women in power and decision-making, institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women, human rights of women, women and the media, women and the environment, and the girl-child), the document provides examples of actions taken by various UN entities such as the World Bank, UNESCO, the World Health Organization, UN-HABITAT, and the UNDP.