text: 5, The section of the report dealing with peace emphasized the need for women to ~rk more actively for peace and for more States to implement the provisions of the Declaration on the Participation of Women in Promoting International Peace and Co-operation, adopted under General Assembly resolution 37/63. The Strategies recommended measures to be taken at all levels, from the international sphere to the local community level. Special attention was given to women living under aeartheid and other racist regimes, Palestinian women and children, and women as the victims of crime and family violen~e. Women should be trained in the art of negotiation and the peaceful settlement of disputes and encouraged to develop their qualities of leadership and self-reliance. They should be recruited to the diplomatic service and the international civil service on an eaual basis with men. The report also devoted several paragraphs to the importance of peace education for children. 6. The Strategies covered areas of special concern -women who, by virtue of their age, socio-economic status and other factors, were the targets of discrimination. They should be encouraged to face life with dignity and confidence on a basis of eauality with men. 7. The Strategies were aimed mainly at Governments. Regional and international co-operation remained vital, since the Strategies would reauire evaluation at seminars and expert group meetings throughout the world. Research, incorporating / ... A/C.3/40/SR.24 English Page 4 (Mrs. Shahani) gender-specific indicators, was needed on many topics of supra-national or universal importance. Technical co-operation should promote self-reliance and increase co-operation among the developing countries. 8. The Strategies stressed the critical role played by the Commission on the Status of women, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and the Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs in monitoring the 
analysis: The text focuses on the role of women in promoting international peace and cooperation, highlighting their need for training, leadership development, and equal representation in diplomatic and international services. It also emphasizes the importance of peace education for children and the need to address discrimination against specific groups of women. These themes suggest that the text is related to human rights, social development, and international cooperation, rather than economic or environmental issues.