Further encourages the Inter-Parliamentary Union to strengthen its contribution to the United Nations human rights treaty body system and to the Human Rights Council , particularly as it relates to the universal periodic review of the fulfilment of human rights obligations and commitments by Member States ; 8 . Invites the new United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women ( UN-Women ) to work closely with the Inter-Parliamentary Union in such areas as the empowerment of women , institutional gender mainstreaming , support to parliaments in promoting gender-sensitive legislation , combating violence against women and the implementation of relevant United Nations resolutions ; 9 .