text: 32. The implenentation of the work prograrnme of rNsrRAll, as approved by its Boardof Trustees, ls reflected in the present report, not by particular programftes butby broad areas nhere concrete results nere attalned and uhere there is stlll a needfor continuity of work in the light of evotving needs within the long-tern trendsof developrnent. l. Statistics and data base on sonen 33. Fron ita inception, the rnstitute bas attached great imDortance to inprovingstatiscics' lndicators and data on the situation of wonen bv deveroplng progranneafor improving statistics ard it|dicators on the sltuation of eomen aE botb thelnternational, regional and national level. In the first phase of tbe Institutersnork in this fi€ld, which l'as carried out in close co-operation eith the unitedNations Statisticat Office (UNSO), it was necessarv to survey and analyae currentnethods and concepts nost t'ldely used ln dala crorlectlon and conpilation before Proceedinq to generating additional basic lnriicators on the situation of eonen anddeveloping of new concepts and methods, 34. A nunber of prlority areas xere identified rrhere additional rrork was resutredand trbich could be carried out. no! onllr bv approprlate lnternattonal bodles butalso by national users and producers of statistics. The areas inallcated are thefollouing: (a) Nat ional and regional torkshops to identify and establish priorities fortbe selection of statlstlcs and indicators in ternrs of tronenrs needs in speciflccountries, whlch could also t.rai.n users and producera of data tn the anallrsls ofsex differentiats in key areas of concerni (b) The deveropment of new or improved concepts and nethods for use in futurenatlonal data collection activities through research, testing and exchange ofinfornationt (c) Developnent of training rnateri.als and technical docunentation needed forthe sorkshops and for national statisticians and others intereBted in develoDinobetter statistlca and indicators on the situation of rromen i (d) Furthering of ongolng national data collectioncensuses and survelts. to take full account of the needsof women i (e) Fostering of interaction beteeen national and
analysis: The text appears to be focused on the improvement of statistics and data collection related to women's situation, which suggests a strong connection to social and economic development. The mention of national and regional workshops, development of new concepts and methods, and training materials implies a focus on capacity building and knowledge sharing. This, combined with the emphasis on national and international data collection, suggests a broader scope that transcends a single category.