During the reporting period , the Office continued to contribute to the promotion and protection of human rights and gender mainstreaming by undertaking several initiatives . Within the framework of the regional action plan on the implementation of resolutions 1325 ( 2000 ) and 1820 ( 2008 ) , UNOWA and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women ( UNWomen ) organized regional training sessions on mediation from 19 to 23 July in Nigeria and from 3 to 7 October in Senegal , for 32 women leaders from the 15 ECOWAS member States and Mauritania .