A/HRC/33/68 femicide. The issue of cyberbullying, which had a disproportionate impact on women and girls, was also highlighted as a new area where legislation was being enacted. 65. Several delegates also emphasized the importance, while implementing the 2030 Agenda, of paying special attention to marginalized groups of women, including indigenous women, refugee women, women with disabilities, and lesbian, bisexual and transgender women. 66. Strengthening the collection of gender-responsive disaggregated data was also considered a priority. Some delegates referred to the need for disaggregated data by gender and other relevant factors to develop policies that reflect national realities, while tracking the commitment to leave no person behind in the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals. The gender-responsive budgeting, capacity-building or strengthening of statistical offices was also considered crucial, as was the need for human rights-sensitive indicators. 67. A number of delegates recognized the need to strengthen normative legal and policy frameworks on gender equality. In this regard, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action were essential instruments of reference. Certain regional instruments also reflected a collective commitment to promoting the rights of women and addressing violence against them. Several delegates highlighted the adoption in their countries of gender equality laws and frameworks as important steps for working towards the elimination of discrimination against women. Such efforts included strategies focusing on women’s economic empowerment, enhancing women’s participation at all levels and tackling the negative impact of gender stereotypes. Delegates also reported on efforts to implement recommendations made by the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women with regard to the adoption of new laws and policies. 68. A considerable number of delegates referred to the important role of human rights mechanisms, such as the treaty bodies, the special procedures and the universal periodic review, and the work of OHCHR in supporting States to implement the 2030 Agenda in accordance with human rights obligations. D. Concluding remarks 69. The panel discussions offered an opportunity to recall the successes of the Millennium Development Goals, even though significant challenges remained to be addressed by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Panel members reaffirmed that, while progress towards women’s rights should be celebrated, more efforts were needed to close gender gaps, reduce inequality, eliminate discrimination and combat violence against women and girls. 70. The moderator emphasized many serious human rights issues that disproportionately affected women and girls, relating to poverty, conflict, access to employment, unpaid work, lack of access to finance, sexual and reproductive health and rights, political participation, violence and abuse. Cross-border issues, including finance, trade, intellectual property, mobility and migration, also needed to be taken into account. Cooperation at the multinational and regional levels to deal with these issues was therefore crucial. 71. In their concluding remarks, the panellists emphasized the importance of improved data collection. Greater investment in statistical offices was critical to measuring data, as was strengthened capacity to disaggregate data. They also agreed that technical and financial assistance for countries facing barriers to collecting data and analysing gender dimensions should be considered a priority. Better information would be critical to 13