National Women’s Machineries

Photo: UN Women/Aung Naing Soe
Photo: UN Women/Aung Naing Soe

Typically serving as central coordinating units for women’s affairs within national governments, these promote the integration of gender equality measures across national policies and programmes. They are vital partners in the process of developing national actions to achieve international agreements on women’s rights, including the Beijing Platform for Action and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.