Report of the Under-Secretary-General: Normative aspects of the work of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women

The present report, prepared pursuant to General Assembly resolution 64/289, provides a summary of the normative aspects of the work of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women and the Entity’s contribution to advancing gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in intergovernmental processes. It also provides information on how the Entity has contributed to the implementation of the policy guidance provided by the Commission on the Status of Women. The report covers the calendar year 2017.