for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW), the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and other bodies. f0me representatives suggested that the Commission consider holding a meeting of representatives of national machinery to exchange experience. It might also request regular reports on national machinery and at the same time encourage countries that had not done so to establish national machinery. Member States should be urged to include representatives of the national machinery on their delegations to the Commission. The same representatives also suggested wide dissemination of information on the issue. 163. Several representatives pointed out that national machinery could not ignore the context in which it operated, particularly where economic crises, the debt -85-crisis or political difficulties hampered it~ effectiveness. National machinery should, therefore, continue to mobilize re$ources and promote p~litical support, for example, by encouraging parliamentary debates, in order to bring about a progressive change in attitudes, "ncluding cultural change, where necessary, in order to avoid a downgrading of thG national machinery. 164. Many representatives discussed the structural aspects of national machinery in relation to their own national experience. Nearly all stressed the importance of co-ordination, monitoring, evaluation, dissemination of information and networking functions. Some representatives also suggested that management methods should be modernized through training, especially to improve the co-ordination abilities of managers of national machinery. Some representatives gave examples of how international assistance had helped upgrade the structure of the national machinery and proposed that national or international assistance be expanded in that area, in particula~ to strengthen the monitoring and evaluatio~i functions of the national machinery. 165. Many representatives addressed the issue of information in all forms and at all levels for national machinery and its important role in advancing the status of women. Several representatives considered information essential for the strengthening of national machinery, preferably through the establishment of an 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the structure and functioning of national machinery for the advancement of women, highlighting the importance of coordination, monitoring, evaluation, and information dissemination. It also touches on the need for political support and cultural change to ensure the effectiveness of these machinery. Given the focus on women's advancement, it is likely that the category will be related to social development or human rights.

**Category**
Employment, Education, Humanitarian aid and relief