Crucially , the Commission also emphasized that ending violence against women and girls is imperative for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals and recommended that the realization of gender equality and the empowerment of women be considered as a priority in the elaboration of the post-2015 development agenda . The substantive preparations by the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women ( UN-Women ) , including mobilization and alliance-building , as well as leadership , expert and technical support during the session , were instrumental in enabling the adoption of the agreed conclusions .