the year preceding each review and appraisal of the Forward-looking Strategies, the first in 1989 and the second updated version in 1994. 71. The representative of the Statistical Office of the United Nations Secretariat described efforts made to monitor statistics at the national level as an integral part of the work carried out in co-operation with other units within the United Nations system. These efforts focused on the development of indicators for use on microcomputers; the provision of assistance in improving the collection and overall quality of data and in encouraging linkages between producers and users of data; and the development of statistical data on the economic activities of women in the informal sector. Reporting system for monitoring and review and appraisal of progress in the advancement of women 72. Many representatives underlined the crucial importance of the reporting system, which would constitute the Commission's greatest contribution to the implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies. Some representatives stressed that problems relating to the advancement of women were an important part of international co-operation in the humanitarian field. The decisions taken by the Economic and Social Council and the General Assembly in 1987 formed an important basis for the systematic analysis of the state of implementation of the Strategies as an integrated whole (equality, development and peace). The problems of the advancement of women could not be isolated from fundamental political, economic and social factors, and the reporting system should take account of that reality. 73. Several representatives stated that an effective reporting system would include precision and realism of both a quantitative and qualitative nature at the national, regional and international levels and regular reporting in standardized formats on all aspects of the Strategies, focusing on policy-related data, and take 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies, which focuses on the advancement of women. The strategies are related to equality, development, and peace. The text highlights the importance of a reporting system to monitor and review the progress made in implementing these strategies. The discussion is centered around the collection and analysis of data, the provision of assistance to improve data quality, and the development of indicators for use on microcomputers.

**Category**
Employment, Humanitarian aid and relief