non-governmental organizations, women's associations and academic institutions. The beneficial results of such co-operation were exemplified by the Institute's programmes on water, statistics and rural development. 51. She noted that the United Nations Decade for women had ended without fanfare and with only modest results. Ten years after the Mexico City World Conference of the International women's Year, and despite the high hopes which had led to the proclamation of the United Nations Decade for women under the banner of equality, development and peace, the evidence showed that the results of the Decade were clearly beneath expectations. At the World Conference to Review and Appraise I ... A/C.3/40/SR. 24 English Page 12 (Mrs. warzazi, Morocco) the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace, many studies had shown that the strategies set forth in the 1975 world Plan of Action and in the 1980 Programme of Action, notwithstanding their contribution to the broadening of future prospects for women, were insufficient in most areas. 52. She was gratified to find that the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women defined the concept of development in such a way as to reflect the·current view that development should cover all spheres of women's lives, including their physical, moral, intellectual and cultural development based on freedom and justice. After reviewing the giant steps made by the international community in the definition of development, she noted that the complexity and multi-dimensional nature of relations between development and the advancement of women were still little known and poorly understood, and that the absence of political will continued to hold back action to promote the effective participation of women in development. Even more serious, since the question of integrating women in development was often perceived as belonging to the category of social 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the United Nations Decade for Women and its outcomes, focusing on the advancement of women in development, equality, and peace. It highlights the lack of progress in certain areas, despite the efforts made, and the need for a deeper understanding of the complex relationships between development and the advancement of women.

**Category**
Education, Humanitarian aid and relief