It is intended to assist member States to review their national youth policies and programmes with a view to re-formulating, modifying, and strengthening them to meet prevailing socio-economic conditions, in line with the Africa Regional Plan of Action on Youth. The secretariat also prepared and presented to the Conference of African Ministers of Social Affairs a progress report on International Youth Year and related activities. (c) Social policy planning and institutions 101. A study on social trends and major social development problems in Africa and a study on strategies and action programmes for the implementa­ tion of the social aspects of the Lagos Plan of Action - African crisis were reviewed and up dated as working documents for the fourth Conference of African Ministers of Social Affairs held in Addis Ababa from 18 to 25 March 1985. 102. A study on patterns of family and child welfare policies, organization and administration in Africa was completed and presented to the fourth Conference of African Ministers of Social Affairs as a background paper. 103. The secretariat took follow-up action on the recommendations of the Regional Meeting on Crime Prevention and the Treatment of Offenders in preparation for the seventh United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, scheduled for August 1985. The activities concerned mainly the formulation of new guiding principles for crime prevention and criminal justice in the context of development and the new international economic order. In collaboration with UNDP, the Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs (CSDHA) and 0AU, the secretariat has been involved in preparations for the establishment of the African Institute for the Prevention of Crime and Treatment of Offenders. (d) Advisory services carried out during the period under review 104. The following advisory services were provided during the period under review: 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be focused on the development and implementation of social policies and programs, particularly in the context of youth and crime prevention. It discusses the review and strengthening of national youth policies, as well as the preparation of reports and studies on social trends and development problems. Additionally, it mentions the establishment of an African Institute for the Prevention of Crime and Treatment of Offenders. Based on these themes, it seems likely that the text falls under the category of social policy.

**Category**
Education, Employment, Humanitarian aid and relief