The legislative and institutional environment to formulate and implement laws and policies that promote gender equality and women’s empowerment in line with the 2014 Egyptian Constitution and relevant international norms and standards is enhanced. Capacity development support to national counterparts, particularly the NCW and women’s rights organizations/CSOs to promote gender equality issues in line with Egypt’s national priorities and international commitments. It will support the NCW to assess progress and fulfill Egypt’s obligations related to implementation of CEDAW [Egypt will submit its combined 8th and 9th report to the CEDAW Committee in 2020] and the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action through supporting the participation of representatives of national and local government, women’s rights/CSOs in the CSW64 in New York, the Safe Cities and Safe Public Spaces Global Leaders’ Forum in Rabat and Generation Equality Forum. Furthermore ECO will undertake a comprehensive review of the law through supporting case-law analysis and advocacy activities in collaboration with governmental and civil society organizations to push for law reform as well as continute to provide national ID cards for marginalized women.