E/2010/27 E/CN.6/2010/11 boys, and can guide the adjustment of budget revenue, expenditure and allocation policies to the benefit of all groups. Independent watchdog bodies and civil society organizations have a key role to play in strengthening accountability for the implementation of commitments regarding gender equality. Having in place specific targets and benchmarks can improve accountability for the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action. Carrying out on a regular basis of gender audits of all institutions and processes responsible for the implementation of internationally agreed development goals could accelerate progress towards gender equality and empowerment of women. Decision 54/102 Documents considered by the Commission on the Status of Women at its fifty-fourth session At its 20th meeting, on 12 March 2010, the Commission on the Status of Women decided to take note of the following documents: (a) Report of the Secretary-General on release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts; 89 (b) Report of the Secretary-General on the joint workplan of the Division for the Advancement of Women and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; 90 (c) Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report of the United Nations Development Fund for Women on the activities of the Fund to eliminate violence against women. 91 __________________ 89 90 91 10-30576 E/CN.6/2010/5. A/HRC/13/70-E/CN.6/2010/7. A/HRC/13/71-E/CN.6/2010/8. 53