E/2008/27 E/CN.6/2008/11 1. Takes note of the active participation and valuable contributions of the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women to the discussions of the current session of the Commission; Encourages the Institute, in accordance with its mandate, to 2. actively participate in the preparatory process for the Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus, in order to promote gender equality and the empowerment of women, in the context of financing for development; Requests the Institute, in accordance with its mandate, to 3. collaborate with the United Nations system, national machinery, non-governmental organizations and the private sector in promoting international cooperation to foster women’s empowerment and gender equality, including through, inter alia, the promotion of better access to education for women and girls, and the mainstreaming of a gender perspective in all policies and programmes; Also requests the Institute, within its mandate, to continue to assist 4. countries upon their request, in promoting gender equality and empowerment of women through training programmes; Stresses the importance of voluntary financial contributions by 5. Member States to the United Nations Trust Fund for the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women to enable it to carry out its mandate; Requests the Secretary-General to continue to provide appropriate 6. administrative assistance and support to the Institute, in accordance with the provisions of the statute of the Institute, including by enhancing coordination among the Institute, the Department of Economic and Social Affairs and the Department of Management, in order to ensure that the objectives of the strategic plan, including resource mobilization efforts, are effectively and efficiently carried out; Recognizes, in accordance with the decision of the Executive Board 7. of the Institute at its fifth session, the importance of the continuity of the directorship of the Institute; Decides to continue considering these issues, and requests the 8. Secretary-General to present a report on the implementation of the present resolution to the substantive session of the Economic and Social Council in 2009 through the Commission at its fifty-third session. Resolution 52/4 Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS* The Commission on the Status of Women, Reaffirming the Beijing Declaration13 and Platform for Action,3 the outcome documents of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly,4 the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development,18 the Declaration of Commitment on * For the discussion, see chap. II, paras. 89-94. 22 08-29062