and development"; 2, "Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies: draft annex relating to the United Nations Industrial Development Organization". The document also contained the text of two new subparagraphs and a paragraph to be added to draft decision 11, if the Council was in agreement. Draft decisions 1 and 2 were submitted under item 2. DRAFf DECISION Draft decision 1 was adopted (decision 1986/I11). 73. Mr. LEE (Canada) said that his delegation attached great importance to the system-wide medi­ um-term plan for women and development, which would become a principal means of implementing the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Ad­ vancement of Women throughout the United Na­ tions system. Given the comprehensive and integrat­ ed approach of the Nairobi Strategies and the new mandate in the economic and social sectors, follow­ up throughout the system, particularly in the Office of the Director-General for Development and Inter­ national Economic Co-operation, would be vital to ensure that the mandate was effectively translated into action. 74. He welcomed the explanations provided by the Secretariat during the course of the informal consul­ tations to the effect that the proposed framework for the plan to be presented to the Commission on the Status of Women at its thirty-first session and to the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination at its twenty-sixth session would include, inter alia, a timetable for the plan. The question of timing was important in the preparation of individual medium­ term plans of the United Nations for 1990-I995 and in the consideration of the United Nations pro­ gramme budget for the following biennium. Canada firmly believed that the system-wide medium-term plan should also identify programmes and institu­ tions where action must still be taken, not just those in which activities were currently under way. He 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the adoption of a draft decision related to the system-wide medium-term plan for women and development, which implies a focus on economic development and social issues. The mention of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women and the involvement of various UN agencies and committees also suggests a broader scope that encompasses multiple areas.

**Category**
Economic development, Education, Employment