towards production and development. It had made every effort to strengthen the National Council on Women and Development which had drawn up programmes to mobilize rural women for income-generating activities; cottage industries had been established and programmes set up to raise their status through pub 1' education and research. In that context, his Government had re­ inforced its commitment to progressive population policies and instituted measures aimed at eliminating inequalities in education, training and employment. - 32 - 196. However, the scarcity of resources, balance-of-payment problems, and substantive foreign exchange leakages constituted impediments which had reduced Ghana's ability to attain the goals set out in the Lagos Plan of Action and, at great sacrifice it had adopted monetary and fiscal policies aimed at surmounting these obstacles; although some measure of success had been achieved, such gains had remained fragile, and it was becoming increasingly clear that national efforts had to be supplemented by greater co-operation at the subregional, regional and international levels, 197. fhe representative of Rwanda summed up the conclusions reached during the eighth meeting of the Gisenyi MULPOC, held on 21 and 22 March 1985, on programmes and priorities in agriculture, industry, energy, natural resources, transport and communications, trade and finance and the integra­ tion of women in development, 198. He called upon the ECA secretariat to put at the disposal of the Gisenyi MULPOC human and material resources, so as to enable it to carry out the programme adopted, especially during the present crisis which required sustained efforts to rehabilitate the economies of the subregion. 199. The representative of Uganda emphasized the need for effective mechanisms to increase financial transfers to the least developed countries in the African region. He called for collective action to reduce the overall problems connected with the transfer of financial resources and 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the development and economic challenges faced by Ghana and the need for cooperation at various levels to overcome them. It also touches on the importance of integrating women in development and the need for effective mechanisms to increase financial transfers to least developed countries. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting that the text is focused on policy-making and international cooperation.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade, Employment