democratically determined goalofmoredesirable socialsystems. Withrespect to women,whilesomeprogress wasachieved duringtheUnitedNations Decadefor Women: Equality, Development andPeace, anumberofobstacles stillremaintothe achievement oftheirequality withmenandtheireffective integration intothe process ofdevelopment, aswellastheirfullparticipation atalllevelsof decision-making. 33.68 Theobjectives ofthesubprogramme are: (a)ToassisttheGovernments oftheregioninformulating strategies, policies andnewapproaches forachieving theparticipation ofthedifferent social groupsintheprocess ofdevelopment; (b)Tomakerecommendations onalternative stylesofdevelopment, takinginto consideration thetrendsintheprocesses ofsocial changeagainst thebackground ofsituations ofcrisis andpost-crisis; (c)Toprovide technical assistance toMemberStatesinestablishing the institutional mechanisms toensurethefullcollaboration andparticipation of womeninthemainaspects ofeconomic, political andsocialdevelopment. (b)CourseofactionoftheSecretariat 33.69 TheSecretariat willundertake thefollowing activities underthe subprogramme: (a)Research aimedatformulating policies andpublishing technical studies onalternative stylesofdevelopment, processes ofsocialchange, participation of thevarious socialgroups indevelopment, andonsocialpolicies incrisis and post-crisis situations; -19- Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library(b)Organization ofintergovernmental andexpertmeetings topromote the exchange ofviewsandexperiences ontheabove-mentioned issues; (c)Interdisciplinary andmultisectoral research ontheroleofwomeninthe different aspects ofdevelopment, which,withinthecontext oftheNairobi Forward-looking Strategies fortheAdvancement ofWomen-particularly inrespect ofthechapter oninternational andregional co-operation -willinclude specific recommendations foractions: (d)Thepromotion ofmechanisms toensurethattheneedsofthemost vulnerable groupsofwomenaresatisfied inthecontext ofthegeneral approach outlined above; (e)Theprovision oftechnical assistance indevelopment planning andinthe training ofwomeninnon-traditional areas'. National, subregional andregional institutions working intheareaofresearch andplanning willreceive special attention toenable themtostrengthen theircapacity, particularly tosatisfy the needsofwomenbelonging toaspecific socio-economic group. SUBPROGRAMME 10.STATISTICS ANDECONOMIC PROJECTIONS (a)ObjecUves 33.70 Thelegislative authority forthepresent subprogramme derives fromGeneral Assembly resolutions 43/182, 43/194, 43/195 and43/198; andEconomic Commission for LatinAmerica andtheCaribbean resolutions 476(XXI), 477(XXI), 478(XXI), 481(XXI), 486(XXI), 491(XXII), 497(XXII), 498(XXII)and499(XXII). 33.71 Thecountries oftheregion needtohaveaccesstoaseriesofhomogeneous andcomparable statistics -andrelevant dataconcerning countries outside the region -tohelpthemmakeacorrect assessment oftheproblems theyshare. However, theprevailing statistical systems inthecountries ofLatinAmerica and theCaribbean areveryheterogeneous inboththecoverage andtheprocessing and organization oftheirstatistical data. 33.72Despite theprogress already made,thereremains agreatdealofroomfor makingsatisfactory useof~herapidadvances instatistical methods and computational techniques developed inrecentyears. Although theuseof computerized databankshasbeenexpanding considerably, problems stillexist concerning thetimeliness andreliability ofthefigures. Inaddition, thegap between thepotential offered bymoderntechnology anditsconcrete usehaswidened intheregion, whichmakesitdifficult formostcountries tohaveaccess tothe quantitative information required fortheformulation oftheirdevelopment policies. 33.73 Furthermore, thedifficult situation inwhichtheLatinAmerican and Caribbean developing countries findthemselves andtheurgency withwhichthe Governments needtoresolve current andshort-term problems donotusually allow
**Analysis**
The text appears to focus on the social and economic development of women in Latin America and the Caribbean, highlighting the importance of statistics and data in informing development policies. It discusses the need for governments to develop strategies and approaches to achieve gender equality and full participation of women in development.

**Category**
Economic development, Education