18. 再次申明，实现性别平等、增强所有妇女和女童的权能及充分实现其人权，对于实现持续、包容和公平的经济增长和可持续发展至关重要，重申需要实现性别平等主流化，包括在制订和执行所有金融、经济、环境和社会政策方面有针对性地采取行动和进行投资，再次承诺采取和加强健全的政策、可执行的立法和变革行动，在各级促进性别平等和增强妇女和女童权能，确保妇女拥有参与和领导经济的平等权利、途径和机会，消除性别暴力、性剥削和性虐待及一切形式的歧视；
18. Reaffirms that achieving gender equality, empowering all women and girls, and the full realization of their human rights are essential to achieving sustained, inclusive and equitable economic growth and sustainable development, reiterates the need for gender mainstreaming, including targeted actions and investments in the formulation and implementation of all financial, economic, environmental and social policies, and recommits to adopting and strengthening sound policies and enforceable legislation and transformative actions for the promotion of gender equality and women’s and girls’ empowerment at all levels, to ensure women’s equal rights, access and opportunities for participation and leadership in the economy and to eliminate gender-based violence, sexual exploitation and abuse and discrimination in all its forms;