This document builds on: (a) lessons learned; (b) the outline of a strategy presented to the Executive Board at its second regular session 2005 (DP/FPA/2005/18); (c) an analysis of programme country needs, United Nations system initiatives and United Nations reform; and (d) UNFPA roles, experience and commitments. UNFPA identified the goals and activities through stakeholder consultations, through the recommendations of external evaluations of existing UNFPA capacity and systems, and through a global staff survey of training needs. The three-year strategy seeks to enhance the capacity of UNFPA and its partners to respond more effectively to issues of gender, reproductive health, and data in crisis and recovery settings. While developing the strategy, UNFPA took into account ongoing corporate processes, including regionalization and the preparation of the medium-term strategic plan. (Presented at the Executive Board of the United Nations Development Programme and of the United Nations Population Fund second regular session 2006; 18 August 2006)