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.