E/2016/27 E/CN.6/2016/22 18. Calls upon governments and stakeholders to prioritize gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in all policies and programmes related to populations destabilized by armed conflict, including refugees, internally displaced persons and, in particular, women and children, who are at increased risk of HIV infection; 19. Urges governments to increase political commitment and domestic financing to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls through national HIV and AIDS responses targeting women and girls that respect, promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms for women and girls, including in the context of the HIV epidemic, and promote equal economic opportunities and decent work for wo men and girls; 20. Also urges governments to promote the active and meaningful participation, contribution and leadership of women and girls living with HIV, civil society actors, the private sector, youth and young men and women ’s organizations, in addressing the problem of HIV and AIDS in all its aspects, including promoting a gender-responsive approach to the national response; 21. Requests governments, the private sector, the international donor community and funds, programmes and agencies of the United Nations to intensify financial and technical support for national efforts to end AIDS and achieve gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls, focused on women and girls affected by the HIV and AIDS epidemic, and also to intensify financial and technical support for mainstreaming gender and human rights perspectives in policies, planning, programmes, monitoring and evaluation; 22. Requests governments to make available comprehensive data disaggregated by age, sex and other characteristics relevant in national contexts to inform targeted responses to the gender dimensions of HIV and AIDS; 23. Stresses the importance of building up national competence and capacity to provide an assessment of the drivers and impact of the epidemic, which should be used in HIV and AIDS prevention, treatment, care and support and for mitigating the impact of HIV and AIDS; 24. Encourages the international community and research institutions to support action-oriented research on gender and HIV and AIDS including on female-controlled prevention commodities; 25. Requests the Secretary-General to submit a progress report on the implementation of the present resolution to the sixty-second session of the Commission on the Status of Women. Decision 60/101 Documents considered by the Commission on the Status of Women* 5. At its 14th and 15th meetings, on 24 March, the Commission on the Status of Women decided to take note of the following documents and to bring to the attention of the Economic and Social Council the Chairs’ summaries of the four ministerial round tables, the ministerial dialogue and the two expert panel * For the discussion, see chap. III and chap. V. 38/62 16-05842

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