sensitive to the needs of wotnen. An institutional focal point for women in development activities would be set up at the highest levels of Government to help co-ordinate the role of women in development efforts. Moreover, projects designed to create and promote income-generating activities for women would be set up in selected service and light industries. This would be supported by a revolving fund that would .support investments in enterprises managed by women and in firms where the majority of workers are women and/or which also produce items directly beneficial to women. In such projects, training and education opportunities would be linked with production so as to enable women to become part of mainstream development activities. Pilot projects would also be set up to develop small-scale enterprises on co-operative farms in areas where women in the DPRK play an important role such as crop production and processing of agricultural products. UNF~A proposes an amount of $600,000 for activities in this sector. FAO would provide technicai backstopping. Programme reserve DP/FPA/CP/61 English Page 11 28. An amount of $400,000 would be held in reserve for new proposals that would be developed within the framework of the proposed programme. Monitorin~ and evaluation 29. UNFPA-s~pported activities in the DPRK are currently managed by tha Office of the UNFFA Representative in Pyongyang, wi t-h technical backstopping provided by the UNFPA Country Di rector's Off ice in Beijing, Chin~. The standard processes and procedures evolved by UNFPA for the monitoring and evaluation of programme activities would be used in the DPRK to ensure the efficient and effective implementation of the programme. Individual projects would have monitoring and evaluation components built into their activities. The preparation of periodic project progress reports (PPRs). the conduct of annual country reviews (ACRs) 
**Analysis**
The text primarily focuses on empowering women and promoting their involvement in development activities, with a specific emphasis on income-generating projects and small-scale enterprises. This suggests that the text is related to economic development and employment, as it aims to improve the livelihoods of women through economic means.

**Category**
Economic development, Employment