Report of the Secretary-General on Strengthening the Institutional Arrangements for Support of Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women

The present report provides a summary of progress in the implementation of the section of General Assembly resolution 64/289 entitled “Strengthening the institutional arrangements for support of gender equality and the empowerment of women”, by which the Assembly established, as a composite entity, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, known as UN-Women. The report covers progress with regard to general principles; governance of the Entity; administration and human resources; financing; and transitional arrangements.