economic, social and cultural rights as required under the Covenant, methods such as this of measuring rates of progress can be very beneficial as a means of assessment for human rights organs of the United Nations. 46. UNCHS, along with the Statistical Office of the United Nations, convened a meeting in late 1987 on the development of human settlement indicators. The meeting noted a variety of problems with indicators in this field. These included the need for more data disaggregated below the national and urban/rural levels and for more data disaggregated by income level and by gender. High priority was accorded to the development of indicators for the homeless population and those residing in inadequate shelter conditions (E/CN.3/1989/11, p. 10). Moreover, UNCHS recently adopted a set of indicators for monitoring and evalixating the implementation of the Global Strategy for Shelter to the Year 2000 at their twelfth session, held in 1989. 34/ The most relevant indicators which could be put to use by hximan rights bodies are those relating to the performance of national strategies to implement the Global Strategy. These include building and infrastructure output, equitable distribution of the total shelter and services output, community participation and environmental conditions. Governments are expected to monitor their performance in the implementation of national shelter strategies based on these and other indicators. 35/ 47. The World Bank, through its World Development Report and Social Indicators of Development 1989. provides extensive coverage of indicators. The 1989 World Development Report offers 32 separate tables of indicators each of which contain data for most member countries of the Bank. There is a clear preference in this publication for economically-oriented indicators, with significantly less emphasis placed on directly applicable social measurements. Indicators are arranged into six broad categories; (a) Production: growth of production; structure of production; 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the development of indicators to measure the progress of human settlements and shelter conditions, which is closely related to the social and economic well-being of individuals. It also mentions the implementation of national strategies and the monitoring of performance, which suggests a focus on economic and social development.

**Category**
Economic development, Humanitarian aid and relief