The outcome will focus on strengthened accountability towards gender equality and women's rights by institutions at union and State/Regional levels, in line with international norms and standards. The work under this outcome will: (a) enable key government institutions to review/ develop and monitor evidence-based gender-responsive legislative frameworks, policies, systems, procedures, plans and budgets in line with international norms and standards and nationally adopted gender equality commitments; (b) provide women, women's organizations and CSOs at all levels with increased assets, skills, capacities, partnerships to influence and monitor gender-responsive democratic governance and public services; and (c) enable key institutions to operationalize legislation on VAW and other forms of discrimination and human rights violations against women.