Mainstreaming a gender perspective into all policies and programmes in the United Nations system

Recognizes that the Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality remains an important forum for the exchange and cross-fertilization of ideas on gender mainstreaming within the UN system; requests all relevant UN entities to maintain their efforts to raise awareness of gender issues within their organizations and across the UN system; stresses the important role that senior management plays in creating an environment that actively supports gender mainstreaming, and calls upon it to perform that role.

Adopted without vote, 44th plenary meeting

In: Resolutions and decisions adopted by the Economic and Social Council at its substantive session of 2008 (30 June to 25 July 2008) - E/2008/INF/2/Add.1 - 15 August 2008 - p. 93-97.