E/2006/27 E/CN.6/2006/15 economic growth, in all sectors of the economy, especially in key areas such as agriculture, industry and services. 3. The Commission recalled that the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women stressed that the full and complete development of a country, the welfare of the world and the cause of peace required the maximum participation of women on equal terms with men in all fields. 4. The Commission recognized that all forms of violence against women and girls violated the enjoyment of their human rights and constituted a major impediment to the ability of women and girls to make use of their capabilities, limiting their participation and agency in development, including in the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals. 5. The Commission recognized also that the creation of an enabling environment at all levels was necessary to enhance women’s participation in and benefit from development processes, and that challenges to the creation of an enabling environment included: (a) Insufficient coherence and coordination between development policies and gender equality policies and strategies; (b) Insufficient time-bound targets for implementation of gender equality policies and strategies; (c) Underrepresentation of women in decision-making; (d) Insufficient promotion and protection of the full enjoyment by women of all human rights; (e) Persistent violence and multiple forms of discriminatory practices and attitudes against women; (f) Insufficient recognition of the contributions of women to the economy and to all areas of public life; (g) Unequal access to education and training, health care and decent work; (h) Unequal access to opportunities, and unequal access to and control over resources, such as land, credit, capital, economic assets, and information and communication technologies; (i) Insufficient political will and resources; (j) Inadequate implementation of gender mainstreaming; (k) Insufficient national mechanisms for monitoring, evaluation and accountability; (l) Impact on women of HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis and other communicable diseases; (m) Armed conflicts, lack of security and natural disasters; (n) Slow and uneven implementation of commitments to the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals; 23