right to express its views freely. 64. Reference had also been made, during the debate, to the thousands of workers in Zimbabwe. Nevertheless, hundreds of whites who had gone to South Africa when Zimbabwe became independent were returning because Zimbabwe had a free society where racial harmony reigned. 65. The PRESIDENT announced that the Council had concluded its general debate on agenda item 2. 9th meeting-2 May 1986 47 AGENDA ITEM 4 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (continued) (A/41/45*) 66. Miss GIBSON (Canada) expressed support for the efforts made by the Committee on the Elimina­ tion of Discrimination against Women to improve the efficiency of its work. If it was able to consider no more than eight reports each year, a serious backlog could develop in the near future. Since delays of over one year were not desirable when considering reports submitted, it was necessary to address that problem. Accordingly, she urged the Committee to continue to develop effective procedures to deal with a larger number of reports at each session. 67. Canada was concerned that the funding of women's programmes should not suffer dispropor­ tionately in the current cost-cutting exercises. Fund­ ing for the execution of such programmes, including possible expansion, should be found from within the existing resource base; she was not suggesting that there should be an increase in the overall United Nations budget, rather that current priorities should be reassessed. In general, there was need for greater co-ordination and exchange of information between the Committee, the Secretariat and other United Nations bodies, particularly in the provision of statistical data to facilitate the Committee's work. 68. Canada was pleased that the number of States which had ratified the Convention on the Elimina­ tion of All Forms of Discrimination against Women14 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing international relations and human rights, specifically the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. The speaker is addressing the United Nations Council and expressing concerns about the efficiency of the Committee's work, funding for women's programs, and the need for greater coordination between different UN bodies. The text does not appear to be related to economic development, natural resources, or any of the other categories that focus on specific sectors or industries.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Education