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Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
The Economic and Social Council coordinates the work of the 14 UN specialized agencies, 10 functional commissions, including the Commission on the Status of Women, and five regional commissions; receives reports from 11 UN funds and programmes and issues policy recommendations to the UN system and to Member States. ECOSOC also monitors follow up to the major World Conferences on Women.

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Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
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DAW: Documents on the advancement of women and follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women
The role of ECOSOC in addressing violence against women in all its forms and manifestations
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The role of ECOSOC in addressing violence against women in all its forms and manifestations: A dialogue with the chairpersons of the functional commissions, 8 July 2008

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Entities Specializing in Gender Issues: OSAGI - Office of the Special Advisor on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women DAW - Division for the Advancement of Women UNIFEM - UN Development Fund for Women INSTRAW - International Research and Training
Institute for the Advancement of Women UN Secretariat UN Intergovernmental bodies UN Specialized Agencies UN Programmes and Funds UN Gender Training and Research Inter-Agency Collaboration Women in the UN System Regional Information: Caribbean East Asia Eastern Europe and Central Asia Latin America North Africa and the Middle East North America Oceania South and South-East Asia Sub-Saharan Africa Western Europe