C. The Institutional and Ministerial Units for Gender Development 299. The Ministry of Women’s Affairs and Gender (MPFG) has adopted a strategy of delegating responsibility which aims at actually involving all stakeholders in the implementation of its missions. In the pursuit of this ambition, institutional and ministerial units for the promotion of gender were established in all the ministries and public institutions of the country. Furthermore, as part of the cross-cutting implementation of the national gender policy, these units are in charge of ensuring the mainstreaming of gender in the plans and programmes of their institutions or ministries. 300. - The major actions carried out by the ministerial and institutional units are the following : Awareness raising/information activities on the national Gender Policy Document ; Campaigns for the popularisation of the said document ; Facilitation of communications on gender-sensitive planning ; Training of members of the unit and the staff of the Ministry or the institution ; Participation in consultation meetings with the MPFG and other partners (Civil Society Organisations and Technical and Financial Partners) ; Advocacy for the Inclusion of Gender in their structures and in the authorities of the structures for substantial mobilisation of resources. All these actions are carried out with the technical support of the Permanent Secretariat of the National Gender Promotion Council (SP/CONAP-Genre). D. Regional and Communal Gender Promotion Councils 301. Councils have been established within the territorial administrations. Their missions are summed up as follows : - Implement the national gender policy in the territorial administrations ; Take gender into account in the local development plans ; Incorporate gender systematically in any planning document ; Effectively address any inequalities and gender abuses in its territorial jurisdiction ; Hold sessions annually; Participate in Gender CONAP Sessions. E. The Information, Training, Research Action Centre for Women (CIFRAFG) 302. The CIFRAFG is a structure attached to the Ministry of Women’s Affairs and Gender. It is responsible for the development and implementation of the policy of constant exchanges in analysing and producing relevant and reliable information. In this context, its missions are the following : - Ensure the training of women and any other target public by incorporating the gender dimension ; Carry out research actions in order to improve the socio-economic situation of women ; Provide decision-makers with comprehensive studies on all issues relating to women. F. The National Gender Promotion Council (CONAP Genre) 303. The CONAP Genre is a national decision-making and guidance agency on gender issues which brings together representatives of the government, national institutions and those of development partners (civil society, religious and customary communities, the private sector, local stakeholders and technical and financial partners). 75