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the Gender Awareness Information and Networking System developed by the
International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women, while
at the same time supporting traditional methods of information dissemination,
research and training;
(d) Ensure that all United Nations personnel and officials at Headquarters
and in the field, especially in field operations, receive training in order to
mainstream a gender perspective in their work, including gender impact analysis,
and ensure appropriate follow-up to such training;
(e) Support the Commission on the Status of Women, within its mandate, in
assessing and advancing the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action and
the follow-up thereto;
(f) Assist Governments, upon their request, in incorporating a gender
perspective as a dimension of development into national development planning;
(g) Assist States parties, upon their request, in building capacity to
implement the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
against Women,8 and in this regard encourage States parties to pay attention to the
concluding comments as well as the general recommendations of the Committee on
the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
86. (a) Assist Governments, upon request, in developing gender-sensitive
strategies for the delivery of assistance and, where appropriate, responses to
humanitarian crises resulting from armed conflict and natural disasters;
(b) Ensure and support the full participation of women at all levels of
decision-making and implementation in development activities and peace processes,
including conflict prevention and resolution, post-conflict reconstruction,
peacemaking, peacekeeping and peace-building, and in this regard, support the
involvement of women’s organizations, community-based organizations and nongovernmental organizations;
(c) Encourage the involvement of women in decision-making at all levels
and achieve gender balance in the appointment of women and men, with full respect
for the principle of equitable geographical distribution, including, as special envoys
and special representatives and in pursuing good offices on behalf of the SecretaryGeneral, inter alia, in matters relating to peacekeeping, peace-building and in
operational activities, including as resident coordinators;
(d) Provide gender-sensitive training to all actors, as appropriate, in
peacekeeping missions in dealing with victims, particularly women and girls, of
violence, including sexual violence;
(e) Take further effective measures to remove the obstacles to the realization
of the right of peoples to self-determination, in particular peoples living under
colonial and foreign occupation, that continue to adversely affect their economic and
social development.
87. (a) Support activities aimed at the elimination of all forms of violence
against women and girls, including by providing support for the activities of
women’s networks and organizations within the United Nations system;
(b) Consider launching an international “zero tolerance” campaign on
violence against women.
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