Recognizing that the responsibility for the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty-third special session rests primarily at the national level and that strengthened efforts are necessary in this respect , and reiterating that enhanced international cooperation is essential for full , effective and accelerated implementation , Welcoming the work of the Commission on the Status of Women in reviewing the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action , and taking note with appreciation of all its agreed conclusions , Welcoming also the progress of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women ( UN-Women ) in promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women , Recognizing that the participation and contribution of civil society , in particular women 's groups and other non-governmental organizations , are important to the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty-third special session ,