Decision concerning the ‎results of implementation of the ILO Action Plan for Gender Equality 2016–17, and outline of the subsequent proposed Action Plan

Record of decisions | 15 March 2018

The Governing Body:

(a) requested the Director-General to finalize and implement the ILO Action Plan for Gender Equality 2018–21, in light of the lessons learned from previous action plans, the revised UN System-wide Action Plan on Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women, and the UN System-wide Strategy on Gender Parity, and taking into account its guidance;

(b) instructed the Office to conduct monitoring that coincided with the reporting period for the UN System-wide Action Plan on Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women, while maintaining separate reporting to the Governing Body on progress and gaps in meeting targets at the mid-point of implementation, as well as on implementation results and proposed approaches of future action plans; and

(c) requested the Director-General to take into consideration its guidance in pursuing the ILO’s mandate to promote gender equality in the implementation of the ILO Strategic Plan for 2018–21 and the two corresponding programme and budgets, and in facilitating extra-budgetary resources.

(GB.332/INS/6, paragraph 23.)