system-wide medium-term plan for the advancement of women, 1996-2001, and stressing in this connection the need for appropriate mechanisms for coordination and cooperation, Aware that the Platform for Action stresses that the responsibility for ensuring its implementation and the integration of a gender perspective into all policies and programmes of the United Nations system must rest at the highest levels, Also aware that the Platform for Action recommends that the Council consider dedicating at least one coordination segment before the year 2000 to coordination of the advancement of women, based on the revised system-wide medium-term plan for the advancement of women, Further aware that the Platform for Action recommends that the Council consider dedicating at least one operational activities segment before the year 2000 to the consideration of development activities related to gender, based on the revised system-wide medium-term plan for the advancement of women, with a view to instituting guidelines and procedures for implementation of the Platform for Action by the funds and programmes of the United Nations system, Mindful that the Platform for Action requests the Secretary-General to assume responsibility for the coordination of policy within the United Nations for the implementation of the Platform for Action and for mainstreaming a system-wide gender perspective in all activities of the United Nations, and noting the appointment of a special adviser on gender issues, 1. Stresses that the system-wide medium-term plan for the advancement of women, 1996-2001 should be an effective instrument for promoting the coordinated implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action; 2. Takes note of the revised draft plan prepared by the Ad Hoc Inter-agency Meeting on Women; 60/ 3. Recommends the adoption of the revised draft plan by the Economic and Social Council, taking into account the present resolution and the comments of the Commission contained in the annex to the present resolution; 4. Emphasizes the importance of a coherent approach and of the strategic orientation/focus of the United Nations system spelt out under each critical area of concern; 5. Stresses the importance of gender mainstreaming, including institutional follow-up and capacity-building; 6. Recommends that the system-wide medium-term plan for the advancement of women, 1996-2001 serve as a monitoring and coordination tool at all levels for system-wide progress in implementing actions under each critical area of concern in the Platform for Action; 7. Stresses the importance of involving all parts of the United Nations in the implementation of the Platform for Action, including the decision-making level; 60/ E/CN.6/1996/CRP.2. -38-