In addition, the assembly calls on the authorities of Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia to investigate the causes and reasons behind skewed sex ratios at birth; step up their efforts to raise the status of women in society and ensure effective implementation of laws and policies on gender equality and non-discrimination; ensure the collection of reliable data on sex ratios at birth, including in different geographical areas within the same country, and ensure monitoring of their evolution; and organise and support the organisation of public awareness raising initiatives and campaigns on prenatal sex selection and its consequences. The Council of Europe has a responsibility to these countries, which is why we have asked them to step up their efforts.