78. The nandate of the Task Force, endorsed by the steering connittee in 1982,focuses on the forroning: to deverop a strategy for the enbancenent of the ror-errornen within rDfissDt co assist in activities in support of the Decade progranmesrelatlon to the rore of woneni to act a3 a nechanism for colraboration in tbedeveloprnent and inprenentation of activlties at tbe internationar and nationallevelsi and to monitor, evaruate and report on the inprernentatlon of Decadepolicies and programnes related !o rromen. 79. In order to inplenent this rnandate, che Task Force prepared a publicationentitled 'rstrategies for enhanclng r.ronen I s participation ln water supply andsanitation actlvities!' nhlch roas pubrished ar:d wiatery alistributed. rt addressesitself to planners, decision-nakers and lftplenentors of Decade pr@rannes at thenational and international Leve ls. 80. The strategies envisage involving \rornen at the policy_making, nanagenent andtechnical levels for the progranning, rnonitoring and evaluat.ion of existing orfuture Decade acclvities and not in creating separate, paralrer progrannes. Thus,t.he publication does not intend to reiterate rDnssD strategleg, but rather tohighflgbt gonenrs aspects with them. 81. rNsrRAg{ convened the rnterregional seninar on gronen and the rnternationalDrinking 9tater supply and sanitation Decade. held at cairo in llarch 1994. The rnainpurpose of the seminar uas to discuss the murtifaceted problen of drinking watersupply and sanit.ation as it relates to wonen with the aln of finding solutions lnorder to ensure that wonen,s role and needs are taken into consideration. Theserninar arso served as a point of departure for an internationar process ofconsurtation and exchange of expertise, experience and co-operation in enbancingtbe role of vronen in water resources and bealth and sanitation nanagement.
**Analysis**
The text appears to focus on the role of women in water supply and sanitation activities, as well as their participation in related policy-making and management processes. The language used is technical and formal, suggesting a context of international cooperation and development. The text also mentions the Decade program, which is likely related to a specific initiative or goal in the field of water resources and sanitation.

**Category**
Health, Natural resources and environment