《北京行动纲要》、《消除对妇女一切形式歧视公约》、《国际人权公约》、《儿童权利公约》、联合国安全理事会第 1325 号决议，以及其他许多国际文书一道巩固和加强了活动家、各国政府、非政府组织和联合国各机构已着手的工作。这些文书是促进妇女和女童进步的有力工具，表明国际社会意识到上述挑战的确存在，而且必须面对和战胜这些挑战。此外，还必须承认民间社会已经发挥和将要发挥的关键作用。
The Beijing Platform for Action, itself, the Convention Against All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, the International Convention on Human Rights, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, UN Security Council resolution 1325 are but a few of the international instruments underpinning the work undertaken by activists, governments, NGOs and UN agencies. They are excellent tools for the advancement of women and girls and demonstrate the important recognition that the above-mentioned challenges are real, must be faced and overcome. Further, recognition of the essential part played and to be played by civil society is another vital step forward.