Societal means or averages are not extremely helpful measurements within a human rights context. Without relatively detailed statistics for various population sectors and sub-sectors, the utility of applying, for instance, legal tests of the non-discrimination clauses of the Covenant and international human rights law in general will remain limited. 27. The disaggregation of indicators is currently undertaken by an array of agencies. The Statistical Office of the United Nations has focused mainly on women (beginning with the World Conference of the International Women's Year in 1975), disabled persons (beginning with the International Year for Disabled Persons in 1982), youth (in connection with the International Youth Year in 1985) and children (E/CN.3/1989/11, p. 17). Disaggregated indicators are currently being developed with regard to the elderly (in connection with the World Assembly on Aging in 1982 and the International Plan of Action on Aging) and on families, and new programmes are being considered in these fields. 15/ The United Nations Centre for Hirnian Settlements (HABITAT) (UNCHS) has been giving increasing priority to the development of concepts for statistical indicators of the homeless population, in addition to the need for considerable disaggregation below the national level in order to realistically identify the poorer and most disadvantaged groups, households and individuals (E/CN.3/1989/11, pp. 9 and 10). 28. While many indicators are currently collected in a disaggregated way, there is a clear need for the disaggregation process to be further developed to include groups currently outside of existing patterns of measurement, as well as improving existing methods of disaggregation. This is especially true if indicators will be used within the human rights domain. Some areas, among others, where work is either progressing or needs to be instigated include: women, the informal economic and housing sector, the impoverished, ethnic minorities, non-nationals residing in a State and the xmemployed.
**Analysis**
The text discusses the importance of collecting and analyzing data on specific groups within a population to ensure that human rights are being respected and protected. It highlights the need for disaggregated statistics to identify the poorest and most disadvantaged groups, households, and individuals. The text also mentions the development of concepts for statistical indicators of various groups, such as women, the homeless, and ethnic minorities. This suggests that the text is focused on human rights and social issues.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Human rights