A/RES/54/136 Page 2 1. Takes note with appreciation of the note by the Secretary-General on the activities of the United Nations Development Fund for Women;2 2. Emphasizes the important work that the Fund undertakes within the framework of the Platform for Action of the Fourth World Conference on Women 1 and in supporting the implementation of recommendations related to the empowerment of women and gender mainstreaming from other United Nations world conferences, such as the World Conference on Human Rights, held at Vienna from 14 to 25 June 1993, the International Conference on Population and Development, held at Cairo from 5 to 13 September 1994, and the World Summit for Social Development, held at Copenhagen from 6 to 12 March 1995; 3. Notes the progress achieved in the implementation of the Fund’s strategy and business plan, 1997–1999, adopted in 1997; 4. Encourages the Fund to cooperate with other partners of the United Nations system, Governments and non-governmental organizations in assessment activities at all levels that will contribute to the five-year review of the Platform for Action, including efforts to improve capacity in the collection and dissemination of sex-disaggregated data and accountability mechanisms at the country level; 5. Commends the Fund for its leadership role in convening United Nations inter-agency campaigns to end violence against women in Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa and Asia and the Pacific throughout 1998 and continuing in 1999 and beyond, and the United Nations inter-agency global videoconference entitled “A World Free of Violence against Women”, which was held on 8 March 1999; 6. Recognizes the progress achieved by the Fund in increasing the size and impact of its Trust Fund in Support of Action to Eliminate Violence against Women and the importance of incorporating a learning component to extract and share good practices in eliminating violence against women, and reiterates the call to Governments, non-governmental organizations and the public and private sectors to consider contributing or increasing contributions to the Trust Fund;3 7. Encourages the Fund to continue to assist Governments in implementing the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women4 in order to advance gender equality at all levels, including by reinforcing the cooperation between Governments and civil society, especially women’s organizations; 8. Requests the Fund, in conjunction with other relevant United Nations agencies, to continue the activities that it is undertaking to raise awareness about and strengthen the capacities of women in situations of armed conflict and to contribute to promoting the integration of a gender perspective into all peacebuilding activities, including through support to the full and equal participation of women at all levels, in all forums; 2 3 4 A/54/225. See Economic and Social Council resolution 1998/12, sect. I.B. Resolution 34/180, annex. /...