text: international level,withavailable statistics andbibliographical information on workdonewithin theUnited Nations system. Advisory services willalsobe -3-1 Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Libraryprovided, onrequest, toGovernments. Regional andinterregional seminars on essential issuesfortheadvancement ofwomenwillbeorganized, including onthe implementation oftheConvention, specific development problems andthefunctioning ofnational machinery. 27.8Thisprogramme isclosely related toallotherprogrammes ofthemedium-term planandtothemedium-term plansofthespecialized agencies oftheUnitedNations system through thesystem-wide medium-term planforwomenanddevelopment. Onthat basis,co-operation andco-ordination willbemaintained withalldepartments and offices oftheUnitedNations andthesecretariat oftheorganizations ofthe United Nations system engaged inworkrelated totheadvancement ofwomen. This willtakeplacethrough thenetwork offocalpointsoftheUnitedNations Secretariat andspecialized agencies andbodies, whoseworkisreported inbiennial monitoring reports andupdates ofthecross-organizational analysis onthe advancement ofwomen.Itwillalsotakeplacethrough theannual adhoc inter-agency meetings onwomen, whichareheldundertheaegisofthe Administrative Committee onCo-ordination. 3.Subprogramme structure andpriorities 27.9Thesubprogramme structure follows themaincomponents oftheNairobi Forward-looking Strategies andconsists ofonesubprogramme foreachofthe co-equal objectives alongwhichtheStrategies areorganized, whichare (a)equality, (b)development and(c)peace.Italsocontains afourth subprogramme whoseconcern istoensuretheconsistency andinterrelationship among thevarious activities toimplement theNairobi Forward-looking Strategies. The subprogramme provides fortheirmonitoring, review andappraisal andthenecessary services forthisatthenational andinternational levels. 27.10 TheEconomic andSocialCouncil, byitsresolution 1989/30, decided that subprogramme 4onmonitoring, reviewandappraisal oftheNairobi Forward-looking Strategies should begivenhighpriority andthatthehighest priority beaccorded toaddressing thefundamental needsofwomenindeveloping countries, particularly insuchsectors asliteracy, education, employment, health andpopulation, witha viewtoensuring theirfullintegration intothedevelopment process andfull participation indecision-making. Onthatbasis,theorderofpriority amongthe subprograrnmes issubprogramme 2ondevelopment andthensubprogramme 4on monitoring, review andappraisal followed onaco-equal basisbythe subprograrnmes 1onequality and3onpeace. B.Subprogrammes SUBPROGRAMME 1.EQUALITY (a)Objectives 27.11 Thelegislative authority forthepresent subprogramme derives fromGeneral Assembly resolutions 34/180, 40/108, 40/204 and41/108; Economic andSocialCouncil resolutions 1983/27, paragraph 2,1984/14, 1987/3, paragraphs 11and12,1987/19, paragraph 3,1987/86 and1988/30, paragraphs 7and11to13;Commission onthe StatusofWomenresolution 2(1987), paragraphs 1and2;theNairobi -4- Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryForward-looking Strategies, paragraphs 43to59,309to316,345to355and 366to368;andtheSystem-Wide Medium-Term PlanforWomenandDevelopment, subprogrammes 1.1and1.2. 27.12Despite progress madeinrepealing discriminatory lawsandenacting new legislation, further measures arenecessary toguarantee equalrightsforwomenand men.MemberStates needcomprehensive information onexisting international standards pertaining tothestatusofwomenandpolicy measures basedonthe analysis ofcurrent discriminatory legislative provisions andpractices inthe social, economic, cultural andpolitical spheres. Whilemanycountries have ratified oracceded totheConvention ontheElimination ofAllFormsof Discrimination against Women,others havenotdoneso.Inaddition, thedelaysin thereporting ontheConvention bymanyStatesparties meansthattheymightneed assistance inthepreparation oftheirnational reports. Inaddition, many
analysis: The text appears to be focused on the advancement of women's rights and development, with an emphasis on equality, development, and peace. It discusses the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the need for monitoring and reporting on the status of women, and the importance of addressing fundamental needs such as literacy, education, employment, health, and population. These themes suggest that the category that best fits the text is likely to be related to social development, with a focus on women's empowerment and equality.