The Development of National Gender Statistics Programmes in the Arab countries (GSP) was conceived and implemented in light of the Beijing Platform for Action of the Fourth World Conference on Women which recognized the importance of incorporating a gender perspective in policies related to all areas of society. GSP is a regional project being executed by the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Statistics Division and funded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the International Research Development Centre (IDRC).