in senior decision-making positions in both the public and private sectors; (d) Use more gender-sensitive data in the formulation of policy and implementation of programmes and projects. 208. By the United Nations: (a) Promote the development of methods to find better ways to collect, collate and analyse data that may relate to the human rights of women, including violence against women, for use by all relevant United Nations bodies; (b) Promote the further development of statistical methods to improve data that relate to women in economic, social, cultural and political development; (c) Prepare a new issue of The World’s Women at regular five-year intervals and distribute it widely; (d) Assist countries, upon request, in the development of gender policies and programmes; (e) Ensure that the relevant reports, data and publications of the Statistical Division of the United Nations Secretariat and the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women on progress at the national and international levels are transmitted to the Commission on the Status of Women in a regular and coordinated fashion. 209. By multilateral development institutions and bilateral donors: Encourage and support the development of national capacity in developing countries and in countries with economies in transition by providing resources and technical assistance so that countries can fully measure the work done by women and men, including both remunerated and unremunerated work, and, where appropriate, use satellite or other official accounts for unremunerated work. I. Human rights of women 210. Human rights and fundamental freedoms are the birthright of all human beings; their protection and promotion is the first responsibility of Governments. 211. The World Conference on Human Rights reaffirmed the solemn commitment of all States to fulfil their obligation to promote universal respect for, and observance and protection of, all human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, other instruments relating to human rights, and international law. The universal nature of these rights and freedoms is beyond question. 212. The promotion and protection of all human rights and fundamental freedoms must be considered as a priority objective of the United Nations, in accordance with its purposes and principles, in particular with the purpose of international cooperation. In the framework of these purposes and principles, -89-