The purpose of this programme is to facilitate national and international instruments into empowerment and socioeconomic development programmes as well as overseeing and reporting comprehensively on the national realisation of women's rights and the progressive realisation of equality. The main strategic objectives of this programmes aim to: . Mainstream women's empowerment and gender equality considerations into government's policies and governance processes; . Monitor and evaluate the mainstreaming of women's empowerment and gender equality considerations into government's policies and governance processes; and . Coordinate institutional support and capacity development programmes.