Reaffirming the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly , entitled `` Women 2000 : gender equality , development and peace for the twenty-first century '' , Reaffirming further the United Nations Millennium Declaration,5 which affirms that the equal rights and opportunities of women and men must be assured , and calls for , inter alia , the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women as being effective in and essential to eradicating poverty and hunger , combating diseases and stimulating development that is truly sustainable , Welcoming the full operationalization of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women ( UN-Women ) on 1 January 2011 , noting that its establishment and the conduct of its work should lead to more effective coordination , coherence and gender mainstreaming across the United Nations , and recognizing its role to assist Member States and the United Nations system in progressing more effectively and efficiently towards the goals of achieving gender equality and the empowerment of women , Noting the importance of the organizations and bodies of the United Nations system , in particular its funds and programmes , and the specialized agencies , in facilitating the advancement of women in development ,