G. Women in power and decision-making 39. The word "parity" is not used in the Platform for Action and should not be used in the system-wide medium-term plan. 40. Decision-making should be addressed at all levels. 41. Activities within the United Nations Secretariat in this area of concern need to be strengthened. 42. The United Nations Statistics Division should collect and publicize statistics (in a yearly publication) on the number of women and men throughout the United Nations system at all levels, including their regional and subregional composition by gender. 43. Research on representation of men in fields where they are underrepresented should be added. 44. Dialogue with local communities and civil society and their participation in development activities need to be strengthened. H. Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women 45. The United Nations system should take into account that the main task of national machineries for the advancement of women is to support government-wide mainstreaming of a gender perspective in all policy areas, and that Governments should create or strengthen national machineries and other governmental bodies for the advancement of women. 46. Providing support to Governments and technical assistance on how to strengthen institutional capacities for the advancement of women requires that a broader range of actions be considered than those reflected in the system-wide medium-term plan, which focus particularly on the collection, use and dissemination of data. Including gender capacity-building elements in national plans and development strategies, as well as in supportive efforts provided by international cooperation, should be considered. I. 47. Human rights of women It should be emphasized that women’s rights are human rights. 48. It should also be emphasized that the human rights of women and of the girl child are an inalienable, integral and indivisible part of all human rights and fundamental freedoms. 49. It should be stressed that this is one of the priority objectives of the United Nations. 50. The United Nations should develop a comprehensive policy programme for mainstreaming the human rights of women throughout the United Nations system, emphasizing the strengthening of the cooperation and coordination between different entities of the United Nations in the promotion and protection of the human rights of women. -44-