A/RES/S-23/3 76. (a) Establish or reinforce existing institutional mechanisms at all levels to work with national machineries to strengthen societal support for gender equality, in cooperation with civil society, particularly women’s non-governmental organizations; (b) Take action at the highest levels for the continued advancement of women, in particular by strengthening national machineries to mainstream the gender perspective to accelerate the empowerment of women in all areas and to ensure commitment to gender equality policies; (c) Provide national machineries with the necessary human and financial resources, including through exploring innovative funding schemes, so that gender mainstreaming is integrated into all policies, programmes and projects; (d) Consider establishing effective commissions or other institutions to promote equal opportunities; (e) Strengthen efforts to implement fully national action plans developed for the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action and, when necessary, adjust or develop national plans for the future; (f) Ensure that the design of all government information policies and strategies is gender-sensitive. 77. (a) Provide national statistical offices with institutional and financial support so that they may collect, compile and disseminate data disaggregated by sex, age and other factors, as appropriate, in formats that are accessible to the public and to policy makers for, inter alia, gender-based analysis, monitoring and impact assessment, and support new work to develop statistics and indicators, especially in areas where information is particularly lacking; (b) Regularly compile and publish crime statistics, and monitor trends in law enforcement concerning violations of the rights of women and girls to increase awareness in order to develop more effective policies; (c) Develop national capacity to undertake policy-oriented and genderrelated research and impact studies by universities and national research/training institutes to enable gender-specific knowledge-based policy-making. B. Further actions to be taken at the national level By Governments, the private sector, non-governmental organizations and other actors of civil society: 78. (a) Encourage the creation of training and legal literacy programmes which build and support the capacities of women’s organizations to advocate for women’s and girls’ human rights and fundamental freedoms; (b) Encourage collaboration, where appropriate, among Governments, nongovernmental organizations, grass-roots organizations and traditional and community leaders for the promotion and protection of all human rights and fundamental freedoms of women and girls, the dignity and worth of the human person and equal rights for women and men; (c) Encourage cooperation between governmental authorities, parliamentarians and other relevant authorities and women’s organizations, 28