The outcome resulted in the development of a framework for gender sensitive local planning.

The programme is developing a dedicated gender mainstreaming component, with the collaboration of the African Development Bank and the Gender and Water Alliance.

Specific policies and action plans on gender mainstreaming

For the foreseeable future, therefore, priority must be given to devising imaginative schemes to provide professionals from abroad.

Develop policy and operational tools to facilitate gender mainstreaming in all thematic and functional areas of peacekeeping.

Activities included the development of gender strategies, gender audit and budget methodologies, mainstreaming gender in planning processes and reviewing legislation.

Taking into account the catalytic role of the Commission in promoting gender mainstreaming, an interactive dialogue on capacity building on gender mainstreaming in relation to the substantive theme would be organized.

Develop a comprehensive system wide strategy and action plan to integrate gender perspectives in all conflict prevention work.

Develop and maintain a knowledge base of learning, research and best practices for gender mainstreaming in peacekeeping operations.

Since 2005, all ministries in Denmark should develop a plan on building competencies on gender mainstreaming within their respective areas.

Bulgaria launched a project entitled Development of a system of gender mainstreaming indicators for assessing the quality and efficiency of labour market measures .

Some countries reported that targeted training programmes on gender mainstreaming for specific sectors have been developed and implemented.

(b) Women's organizations in the design and establishment of transitional justice mechanisms, so that women are represented in their structures and that a gender perspective and women's concerns are reflected in their mandates,

(b) Women's organizations in the design and establishment of transitional justice mechanisms, so that women are represented in their structures and that a gender perspective and women's concerns are reflected in their mandates

Speakers said that the agencies must work together on how to measure success in gender mainstreaming and reducing inequalities between women and men, and on how to help countries to establish accountability systems in mainstreaming gender issues.

ensure that gender analysis is an integral part of all its activities make support for gender equality a key element of its policy dialogue with partners and develop strategies to ensure its capacity for gender mainstreaming, including policy making, expertise, and human and financial resources.

The evaluation recommends a special corporate gender budget exercise to determine what financial resources UNDP needs for gender mainstreaming.

The Heads of State and Government also recognized the importance of gender mainstreaming as a tool for achieving gender equality and undertook to actively promote the mainstreaming of a gender perspective in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies and programmes in all political, economic and social spheres.

Expressing its concern about the under representation of women in economic decision making, and stressing the importance of mainstreaming a gender perspective in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of all policies,

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d) Develop and institutionalize gender responsive budgets, monitor gender budget analysis and the utilization of these gender budgets

Appoint gender advisers at sufficiently senior levels at headquarters and in the field to provide technical and policy advice on developing, implementing and evaluating gender mainstreaming strategies.

Calls were also made for the Secretariat to implement gender mainstreaming throughout its work and to upgrade the status and resources of women specific entities within the United Nations system.

From that perspective, Canada supports the work being carried out by the Afghan authorities, in close cooperation with the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission, to develop a national transitional justice strategy.

9. Urges Governments to encourage men and boys to work with women and girls in the design of policies and programmes for men and boys aimed at gender equality and to foster the involvement of men and boys in gender mainstreaming efforts in order to ensure the improved design of all policies and programmes

9. Urges Governments to encourage men and boys to work with women and girls in the design of policies and programmes for men and boys aimed at gender equality and to foster the involvement of men and boys in gender mainstreaming efforts in order to ensure the improved design of all policies and programmes ,

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Also expressing its concern about the underrepresentation of women in political and economic decision making, and stressing the importance of mainstreaming a gender perspective in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of all policies and programmes,

(m) Recognize the role of civil society, in particular women's non governmental organizations, in contributing to the development, design and evaluation of national gender mainstreaming initiatives, including through open and participatory dialogue

Programme staff and policy advisors Competence in gender and development, and in sector specific gender analysis familiarity with using gender analytical, planning and monitoring tools.

Also expressing its concern about the underrepresentation of women in political and economic decision making, and stressing the importance of mainstreaming a gender perspective in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of all policies and programmes,

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In Chile, the National Office of Women's Affairs developed a strategy for gender mainstreaming in the country's major agricultural business organizations, through the Public Private Committee on Seasonal Farm Work.

It is of vital importance that a gender perspective be integrated in the Peacebuilding Commission and that such perspective be reflected in the mandate of the Commission as well as in its structure.

This will remain the case for the foreseeable future.

19. Underlines the catalytic role played by the Commission on the Status of Women, as well as the important role played by the Economic and Social Council and the General Assembly, in promoting and monitoring gender mainstreaming within the United Nations system

In the long term, and with the European perspective for the Western Balkans in mind, accelerated implementation of standards should not be viewed as a goal in itself nor as a quicker way to a decision on the future status of Kosovo.

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 review of progress made in mainstreaming a gender perspective in the development, implementation and evaluation of national policies and programmes

Indonesia therefore fully agrees that there is a need to strengthen the commitment of senior and top managers to institutionalize gender mainstreaming by means of developing effective monitoring, reporting and accountability mechanisms.

I cannot fail to emphasize that during the process of elaborating Guatemala's national youth policy, a gender perspective was incorporated as a norm for participation, requiring equal numbers of women and men from all participating organizations.