Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) the principal global policy-making body. It regularly reviews the progress made on the critical areas of concern in the Beijing Platform for Action.

 

UN Division on the Advancement of Women (DAW) It’s purpose is to support formulation of policy, global standards and norms on gender equality and women’s empowerment at global level, including through analysis and research; to promote, support and monitor the implementation of international agreements on gender equality and empowerment of women, including the Beijing Platform for Action, at international and national levels; to support the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women and its Optional Protocol; to promote the mainstreaming of gender perspectives across all sectors, both within and outside the United Nations system. It provides support to the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).

 

UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) Established in 1976, it provides financial and technical assistance to innovative approaches aimed at fostering women's empowerment and gender equality.

 

Its four strategic goals are:

1. Reducing women's poverty and exclusion,
2. Ending violence against women,
3. Reversing the spread of HIV/AIDS among women and girls,
4. Supporting women's leadership in governance and post-conflict reconstruction.

It works with governments to achieve these goals and aims to transform institutions to make them more accountable. CEDAW and the Beijing Platform frame UNIFEM’s work.

 

 

UN Office of the Special Advisor on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women (OSAGI) It’s purpose is to promote and strengthen the effective implementation of the Millennium Declaration, the Beijing Declaration and the Platform for Action of the Fourth World Conference on Women (FWCW) held in Beijing in 1995 and the Outcome Document of the special session of the General Assembly on Beijing+5.

 

OSAGI also promotes gender mainstreaming: a globally accepted strategy for promoting gender equality. Mainstreaming involves ensuring that gender perspectives and attention to the goal of gender equality are central to all activities - policy development, research, advocacy/ dialogue, legislation, resource allocation, and planning, implementation and monitoring of programs and projects.