technical co-operation activities had shown that progress in ensuring fair consideration for women in mainstream activities had been modest at best. The lack of response to women's vital contributions to their economies and societies gave new urgency to UNIFEM's expanded mandate, and the Fund had therefore intensified its programming activities. The expanded mandate of UNIFEM had also positioned the Fund to influence policy: Fund staff now sat together with colleagues of UNDP, the World Bank and non-governmental organizations, which enabled them to contribute to policy-making and to co-ordinate fund activities with mainstream activities. Of critical importance for both policy and operations was the liaison with the Office for Emergency Operations in Africa. 23. To enable it to accomplish the critical tasks involved in resource mobilization, the Fund had received contributions from 94 Member States, and total contributions to date amounted to $25 million since the mid-1970s. Despite the generosity of many countries, however, and despite the requirements of the Fund's expanded mandate, contributions had not kept pace with demands. To do its work until the year 2000 and to strengthen its autonomy, the Fund must have additional resources. She expressed the hope that there would be ·signs of increased support at the United Nations Pledging Conference for Development Activities in November. It was not only morally indefensible to disregard women in development co-operation but economically unsound. Especially for that reason, the Administrator of UNDP had warmly welcomed the new arrangements for the Fund. / ... A/C.3/40/SR.24 English Page 7 24. Mr. SANTER (Luxembourg), speaking on behalf of the member States of the European Community as well as Portugal and Spain, said that the Community was convinced that the United Nations Decade for women had been an important factor, at the national, regional and international levels, in the advancement of women. It 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and its efforts to promote women's participation in development activities, ensuring fair consideration for women in mainstream activities. It highlights the importance of policy-making and resource mobilization to achieve this goal. The text also mentions the contributions of various countries and the need for increased support. Given the focus on women's empowerment and development, I hypothesize that the text is most relevant to the category of "Employment" or "Humanitarian aid and relief", as it addresses issues related to women's economic and social development.

**Category**
Employment, Humanitarian aid and relief