The UN Regional Office for Central Africa’s (UNOCA) mandate will be renewed for another term in August 2018. The Council should include an explicit provision mainstreaming gender as a cross-cutting issue throughout all UNOCA’s activities. The activities being carried out by UNOCA regarding strengthening women’s networks and supporting women’s political participation, including in the context of its support for the development of National Action Plans on Resolution 1325 (2000), should be continued.