Sex- based discrimination. Various legislative and administrative measures have been taken to combat discrimination against girls. Administratively, there was the establishment of the Directorate of Gender Equality and Promotion, by Decree No. 2006-41 of 15 March 2006 on the organisation of MFFAS. This department is responsible for: i) ensuring equality between women and men; ii) coordinating all promotional initiatives on gender based violence; iii) monitoring and evaluating the implementation of international commitments made by the Ivory Coast in terms of equality and equity between both sexes. Thanks to the action of this directorate and following the Solemn Declaration of the President of the Republic on equal opportunity, equity and gender on 21 February 2007, several documents resulting from this principle were adopted: 1) The National Action Plan for the implementation of Resolution 1325 of the UN Security Council on Women, Peace and Security. Developed in 2007, it was adopted by the Government for a period of five years (2008 - 2012). There are four major areas that revolve around a range of results, ranging from long-term results to immediate results and actions to be carried out. The priority areas of intervention are: (1) Protection of women and of girls against sexual violence, including against female genital mutilation; (2) Inclusion of gender issues in development policies and programmes; (3) Women and men in the process of national reconstruction and rehabilitation; (4) Enhancing the participation of women and men in the process of policy making. The Action Plan of resolution 1325 is beginning to be implemented through two major projects jointly funded by the State of Côte d'Ivoire and the United Nations Development Programme in Ivory Coast (UNDP-CI) including the opening in 2008 of a Prevention and Assistance Centre for Victims of Sexual Violence (PAVVIOS) in the municipality of Attécoubé (Abidjan). 2) Document of National Policy on Equal Opportunity, Equity and Gender, adopted by the Cabinet on April 23, 2009. The document aims to create a conducive environment for the consideration of gender in all sectors and at all levels. It also constitutes a framework for the integration of gender approach in policies, development programmes and projects in all sectors of social life in Côte d'Ivoire. As part of the implementation of the National Gender Policy, four (4) priority interventions, which are the gender challenges to be faced by Ivory Coast were identified. These are: (1) Gender, Governance and Human Rights; (2) Gender, macro-economic framework and budgetary analysis; (3) Gender, Reconstruction and basic Social Services; (4) Gender, Capacity Building and Monitoring and Evaluation Mechanism. The National Gender Policy has facilitated among others the integration of the gender approach in national framework documents such as the National Development Strategy Paper based on the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2007, Poverty Reduction Strategy paper for 2009-2013 (PRSP), which was replaced by the National Development Plan 2012-2015 and the United Nations framework Plan for Development 2009-2013 (UNDAF). 3) The National Strategy on Gender based violence 2014-2016. The process of developing the National Strategy on Gender Based Violence (SNLVBG) started in 2009, continued in 2012 thanks to the expertise of national and international actors. Its development is built into the framework of coordination and harmonization of the different approaches to prevention and response to gender based violence, particularly sexual violence in Ivory Coast, RAPPORT INITIAL SUR LA MISE EN OEUVRE DE LA CHARTE AFRICAINE DES DROITS ET DU BIEN ÊTRE DE L'ENFANT 28