consideration should be paid to the socio-cultural differences that existed in each country in the implementation of those recommendations. Others pointed out the need to benefit fully from existing mechanisms and infrastructure, as well as the experience of other countries that had carried out programmes to eradicate such violence. 197. Many representatives recognized and commended the contribution of non-governmental organizations and other social organizations in their pioneering roles in raising public awareness and understanding and in mobilizing action for the eradication of violence against women at the community, national, regional and international levels. 198. Some representatives pointed out that a certain amount of progress had been achieved in removing domestic violence from legal obscurity and erasing the stigma of shame from its victims, as well as in protecting victims from further abuse and providing rehabilitation or punishment to the aggressors. Nevertheless, much still remained to be done·at the national as well as the international level. Trafficking in women and prostitution were identified by some representatives as areas requiring intensive international co-operation. Others observed that the Corrunission could serve as a valuable forum for the exchange of. information and experience for Governments, intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations and experts, in identifying priority areas for action and for technical co-operation. -92-199. The observer for the Council of Europe described the activities of the Council for the eradication of violence in the family since 1985 as well as those planned for the next few years. 200. The observer for the League of Arab States and one observer for a non-governmental organization also referred to the need to assist Palestinian women who were suffering in the occupied Arab territories and who lacked prospects for development. The observer supported the idea of dispatching a fact-finding mission to the occupied territories by the Commission on the Status of Women. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to focus on the social and political aspects of violence against women, highlighting the need for international cooperation, awareness, and action to eradicate such violence. It also touches on the need to assist specific groups of women, such as Palestinian women in occupied territories. The text does not seem to have a strong focus on economic development, natural resources, or other technical fields.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Culture