Preparatory Committee to give careful consideration at its third session to the substantive issues, and particularly to the draft programme of action which will be dealt with by the Conference, bearing in mind the principles of the New International Economic Order. · The Council, in its resolution 1978/34 of 5 May 1978, called upon Governments to ensure: 11(a) That women are involved in the planning stages of international conferences and are included in the governmental delegations attending the {above-mentionei/ conferences; (b) That the topic of women and development is included within the substantive discussions of the conferences and, where appropriate, is considered as a separate agenda item." 2. Preparations for the United Nations Conference on Science and Technology for Development (a) Progress report of the Secretary-General of the Conference (i) Assessment of work at the national and regional levels The Preparatory Committee, at its first session, requested each State to prepare a single national paper which would include an identification of goals, policies, priorities and recommendations dealing with the application of science and technology to development at the national, regional and global levels in accordance with the agenda for the Conference. The Preparatory Committee, in its resolution 4 (II) of 3 February 1978, called upon all member States to submit by 1 May 1978 the first version of their national papers and by 1 August 1978 the final version containing action-oriented proposals for removing obstacles to the application of science and technology to development in developing countries, to ensure that the views of member States were fully taken into account in the preparation of a programme of action. The Preparatory Committee, in its decision 4 (II) of 3 February 1978, decided that it should have before it at its third session summaries of such national papers. 1/ Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-third Session, 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the preparation of a United Nations conference on science and technology for development, with a focus on ensuring the involvement of women and the consideration of women's issues in the conference. It also mentions the submission of national papers by member states, which suggests a focus on international cooperation and development. Given these themes, it is likely that the text falls under the categories of economic development and science and technology.

**Category**
Economic development, Science and technology