E/2004/27 E/CN.6/2004/14 (a) Increase the exchange of experiences, good practice, tools and methods in respect of gender mainstreaming through, inter alia, the more effective utilization of existing networks, and, within existing mandates, to incorporate gender perspectives in inter-agency coordination in all areas; (b) Link existing gender equality policies to organizational goals, develop and strengthen strategies and action plans to support the implementation of such policies and assess the impact of such policies and strategies so that constraints on their full implementation may be identified and addressed; (c) Integrate gender perspectives into organizational policies and sectoral policies and strategies, inter alia, through increased attention to gender perspectives in relevant medium-term plans and programme budgets; (d) Increase the capacity for and better utilize gender analysis at both policy and programme levels, inter alia, through integrating gender perspectives more fully into existing analyses, mechanisms and tools and improve mechanisms for monitoring and reporting on the practical implementation of the incorporation of gender perspectives into programmes; (e) Ensure that gender specialists and focal points have access to information, adequate resources and explicit support from management at various levels and strengthen the commitment and leadership role of managers in the gender mainstreaming process; (f) Incorporate gender perspectives into all existing training programmes, assess the impact of such training programmes and develop strategies to improve their effectiveness where necessary, inter alia, through focusing resources on training specifically tailored to the needs of participants and on follow-up processes; (g) Increase the involvement of men in promoting the implementation of gender mainstreaming, including as specialists, focal points and trainers; (h) Require sex-disaggregation of all relevant data and the collection of gender-specific information as the basis for all policy analysis; (i) Continue to support Governments in their efforts to implement gender mainstreaming; 5. Recommends to the Economic and Social Council that it incorporate into its review and appraisal of the system-wide implementation of its agreed conclusions 1997/2, the assessment of the remaining gaps in the frameworks for gender equality policies and strategies and the mainstreaming of gender perspectives into all policies and programmes of the entities of the United Nations, as outlined in the report of the Secretary-General; 6. Requests the Secretary-General to include an assessment of the implementation of the present resolution in his report to the Commission at its fortyninth session on the measures taken and progress achieved in the follow-up to and implementation of the Fourth World Conference on Women and the special session of the General Assembly entitled “Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century”, especially in mainstreaming gender perspectives in entities of the United Nations system. 25