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Action and the outcome of the twenty-third special session, and invites States
parties to the Convention to include information on measures taken to enhance
implementation at the national level in their reports to the Committee under
article 18 of the Convention;
Calls upon States parties to comply fully with their obligations under the
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Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and
the Optional Protocol thereto 6 and to take into consideration the concluding
comments as well as the general recommendations of the Committee, and also calls
upon those Member States that have not yet done so to consider signing, ratifying or
acceding to the Optional Protocol;
Reaffirms that the Commission on the Status of Women will continue to
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play a central role in the follow-up to and review of the implementation of the
Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty-third
special session and in this regard welcomes their reaffirmation in the outcome of the
forty-ninth session of the Commission, calls upon the Commission to give particular
attention to the sharing of experiences and good practices in overcoming challenges
to full implementation at the national and international levels, and in this regard
encourages all actors, inter alia, Governments, the United Nations system, other
international organizations and civil society, to continue to support the work of the
Commission;
Calls upon Governments, the relevant funds and programmes, organs and
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specialized agencies of the United Nations system, within their respective mandates,
and invites the international financial institutions and all relevant actors of civil
society, including non-governmental organizations, to intensify action to achieve the
full and effective implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action
and the outcome of the twenty-third special session, through:
(a) Sustained political will and commitment at the national, regional and
international levels to take further action, inter alia, through the mainstreaming of
gender perspectives, including through the development and use of gender equality
indicators, as applicable, in all policies and programmes and the promotion of full
and equal participation and empowerment of women, and enhanced international
cooperation;
(b) Promotion and protection of, and respect for, the full enjoyment of all
human rights and fundamental freedoms by women, including through the full
implementation by States of their obligations under all human rights instruments,
especially the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against
Women;
(c) Respect for the rule of law, including legislation, and continued efforts to
repeal laws and eradicate policies and practices that discriminate against women and
girls, and to adopt laws and promote practices that protect their rights and promote
gender equality;
(d) Strengthening the role of national institutional mechanisms for gender
equality and the advancement of women, including through financial and other
appropriate assistance;
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