Review of the Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action and the Outcome Documents of the Special Session of the General Assembly Entitled "Women 2000: Gender Equality, Development and Peace for the Twenty-First Century"

This document is a review and appraisal of the progress made in national implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (PFA). The report is based on the responses to the questionnaire distributed by the United Nations (UN) secretariat to all member and observer states. The report begins with an introduction and background to the report. Part two provides an overview of the major trends in implementation of the PFA. Part three discusses the twelve critical areas of concern contained in the PFA as well as other issues including trafficking in women and girls, women and HIV/AIDS, Indigenous women, information and communication technologies, millennium development goals, and men and boys. Part four describes institutional arrangements and mechanisms for the advancement of women. The report concludes with priority areas for future action.