This report is prepared annually by the secretariat to assist Parties in tracking their progress towards meeting the goal of gender balance in advancing gender-sensitive climate policy. It presents a breakdown of the gender composition of constituted bodies established under the Convention, the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement, and a breakdown of the gender composition of Party delegations to sessions under the Convention, the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement, including a comparison with data from previous years. In addition, information is provided on the implementation by the secretariat of decisions that include a gender approach.

A highlight of this report is that for the first time since reporting commenced in 2013, more than half of the constituted bodies have female representation of 38 per cent or more, and three constituted bodies have an equal number (48 or 50 per cent) of female and male members.