recommended a broadening of the basis for the cross-organizational programme analysis on the advancement of women by including an analysis of legislative mandates that were still in force rather than simply confining the analysis to those mandates adopted since 1985. 20. Several representatives stressed the need to strengthen co-ordination of activities of the organizations of the United Nations system to integrate women in economic development. One stated that the work of the Commission on co-ordination should start with the women of the world and that the bureaucratic arrangements and procedures of the United Nations were seco11dary. They cautioned against trying to adjust the needs and aspirations of women to those arrangements and procedures rather than the other way around. 21. One representative drew the attention of the Commission to programme and co-ordination matters for the advancement of women, especially to follow-up of both the Nairobi Strategies and the strategies adopted by the Interregional Consultation on Developmental Social Welfare Policies and Programmes held in Vienna in September 1987. 22. Several representatives noted that the cross-organizational programme analysis would serve as a useful tool by monitoring not only the implementation of the system-wide medium-term plan for women and development, but also the implementation of activities directed towards the other objectives of the Forward-looking -51-Strategies. All three o~jectives -equality, development and peace -were interrelated, and activities should be programmed and co-ordinated accordingly. 23. The representative of UNIDO stated that her organization would contribute to the preparation of the cross-organizational programme analysis and stressed UNIDO's co-operation with other organizations of the United Nations system. Introduction to the next medium-term plan of the United Nations 24. One representative referred to the Secretary-General's note on the preparation of the next United Nations medium-term plan (A/42/512), which had been submitted to 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the advancement of women, the implementation of strategies and plans, and the coordination of activities among organizations of the United Nations system. It mentions specific programs and policies related to women's development, such as the Nairobi Strategies and the Forward-looking Strategies. This suggests that the category should be related to social development, human rights, or gender issues.

**Category**
Education, Employment, Humanitarian aid and relief