of the Commission, which has included the preparation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and preparations for International Women's Year and the United Nations Decade for Women, as well as three international conferences, leading to the adoption in July 1985, by consensus, of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women. The importance attached by Governments to the Commission is evident in the high technical and political -often ministerial -level of representation at its meetings. 2. The endorsement of the Forward-looking Strategies by the General Assembly in 1985 as the culmination of the United Nations Decade for Women was a milestone in the work of the Organization. The Strategies set an ambitious but realistic agenda for achieving full equality between men and women by the year 2000. The achievement of the objectives of the Strategies is a priority for the Organization over the next twelve years and beyond. Tasks of the Commission 3. The General Assembly has given the Commission the task of monitoring, reviewing and appcaising the implementation of the Forward-looking Strategies. This task is central to the Commissionfs work. In this connection, the Commission has been assigned responsibility for reviewing the programming and co-ordination of activities of the United Nations system related to the advancement of women. The role of the Commission as the principal technical body in its field is to provide dynamic, creative and catalytic policy input to the work of the Economi~ and Social Council and the General Assembly. 4. The advancement of women is an objective that is relevant to a very broad range of United Nations activities and bodies. Work towards this objective is not limited to the social sectors but rather is multidisciplinary, cross-sectoral and cross-organizational. As the only intergovernmental body dealing comprehensively with the advancement of women, the Commission must 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women and its tasks, which include monitoring the implementation of the Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women, reviewing programming and coordination of activities related to women's advancement, and providing policy input to the Economic and Social Council and the General Assembly. The text emphasizes the importance of advancing women's rights and achieving full equality between men and women by 2000. Given the focus on women's rights and advancement, it is likely that the text falls under the categories related to human rights and social development.

**Category**
Education, Employment, Health