UNITED NATIONS General Aeeembly@Di str . GENERAL A/40/701 18 October 1985 ORIGINAI,: ENGLISH Fortieth ses s ion Agenda iten 99 INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINTNG INSTITUTE EOR THE ADVANCEII.TENT OF I{OMEN Note bv the Secreta rv-cene ra I The ceneral Asserbly, in its resolutton 39 /L22 of 14 Decenber 1984. requested the Sec retary-Gene ra I to subnit to tbe Assenbly at lts fortieth session a report on the activi!ies of the fnternational Research and Training Instltute for the Advancernent of Oonen. The Secretary-Genera t hereby transnits to the Assenbly the the report prepared by the fnstitute on its progranne activities. 85-2886I I622n (E)A/ 40/7 01 Englteh Page ? I. II. Itt. rv.he International Rerch and Tra in tute tof COTTTENTS IMRODUC"fIO{. GENBRAI, TIIETIIODOLOGICAL FR,.IIIENORK OF THE NORK OF THE INSTITT}TE ON TIOI'IEN AND DEVEIOPIGNT. . . . . iiETHOD OF I irP LEITIE ti}TAT ION IUPT,EI'ENTATION OF TIIE WORK PROGRAIIIUE IN 1984-1985.. ADIIIINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL MATTERS...Paragraphs Page 1-4 3 5-27 3 28 - 31 9 32 - 12I l0 t22 - t24 29A/40/701 Enalish Page 3 I.INTRODOCTION l. By its redolutlon 39/L22 of 14 Decenber L984, tbe General Assernbly resuested the Secr etary-Genera 1 to subnlt at its fortieth sesslon a report on tbe activities of the InternaCional Research and Traininq Institute for the Advancenent of i{onen ( INSTRA$) . 2. Since ita last report to the General Assenbly at its thirtv-eighth session (A/38/406, annex), the Instttute has been forrnally institutionalized. In its resolution 39/249 ot 9 April 1985, the Assenblt' endorsed the statute of the International Research and Training fnstitute for the Advancenent of glotnen G/f9/5I1, annex) as an autononous instltution within the franerork of the United Nations to serve as a vehicle on the lnternational level for the purpose of
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report submitted to the United Nations General Assembly, discussing the activities and progress of the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women. The report focuses on the institute's programs, methodology, and administrative matters, suggesting a focus on education, training, and capacity-building for women. The text does not explicitly mention economic development, natural resources, or industry, but rather emphasizes the importance of empowering women in various fields.

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Education, Science and technology