A/RES/50/203 Page 3 Recognizing that the implementation of the Platform for Action requires commitment from Governments and the international community, Recognizing also the important role played by States, the United Nations, the regional commissions and other international organizations, as well as non-governmental organizations and women’s organizations, in the preparatory process of the Conference and the importance of their involvement in the implementation of the Platform for Action, Taking into account the fact that the follow-up to the Conference should be undertaken on the basis of an integrated approach to the advancement of women within the framework of a coordinated follow-up to and implementation of the results of the major international conferences in the economic, social and related fields, as well as the overall responsibilities of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council, Bearing in mind its resolution 50/42 of 8 December 1995, Expressing its appreciation to the Secretary-General, the SecretaryGeneral of the Conference and the staff of the Secretariat for the effective preparations and services provided for the Conference, 1. Takes note of the report of the Fourth World Conference on Women, 12/ as adopted on 15 September 1995; 2. Endorses the Beijing Declaration and the Platform for Action as adopted by the Conference; 3. Calls upon States, the United Nations system and all other actors to implement the Platform for Action, in particular by promoting an active and visible policy of mainstreaming a gender perspective at all levels, including in the design, monitoring and evaluation of all policies, as appropriate, in order to ensure effective implementation of the Platform; 4. Stresses that Governments have the primary responsibility for implementing the Platform for Action, that commitment at the highest level is essential for its implementation and that Governments should take a leading role in coordinating, monitoring and assessing progress in the advancement of women; 5. Calls upon States, with the assistance of non-governmental organizations, to disseminate the Beijing Declaration and the Platform for Action widely; 6. Emphasizes that Governments should, as soon as possible and no later than 1996, develop comprehensive implementation strategies or plans of action, including time-bound targets and benchmarks for monitoring, in order to implement the Platform for Action fully; 7. Calls upon Governments to create a national machinery where it does not exist and to strengthen, as appropriate, existing national machineries for the advancement of women; 8. Encourages non-governmental organizations to contribute to the design and implementation of these strategies or national plans of action in addition to their own programmes that complement government efforts; 12/ A/CONF.177/20 and Add.1. /...