system take measures to ensure a greater proportion of women in the Professional category and above, especially at higher levels, in accordance with paragraph 358 of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women and General Assembly resolutions 40/258 B of 18 December 1985 and 41/111 of 4 December 1986, paragraph 8; 5. Requests the Secretary-General, in his capacity as Chairman of the Administrative Committee on Co-ordination, to report biennially in even-numbered years, within existing resources, to the Commission on the 4/ Report of the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievement§ of the United Nations Decade for Women: Eguality, Development and Peace, Nairobi, 15-26 July 1985 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.85.IV.10), chap. I, sect. A. ~I Official records of the General Assembly, Forty-first Session, Supplement No. 49 (A/41/49), chap. IV, sect. B. QI A/C.5/42/24. -3-Status of Women on progress made by the organizations of the United Nations system in improving the level of recruitment, conditions of service, career development and promotion of women; 6. Also requests the Secretary-General to continue to report to the Genera~ Assembly on the situation of women in the United Nations Secretariat and to transmit to the Commission on the Status of Women on a regular basis: (a) The report of the Secretary-General on the improvement of the status of women in the United Nations Secretariat; (b) Relevant sections of the annual report of the Secretary-General on the composition of the United Nations Secretariat; (c) Relevant sections of background reports to the International Civil Servic:e Commission; (d) Relevant resolutions, decisions, reports and employment guidelines of the organizations of the United Nations common system, including information on the distribution of female staff members by nationality and by level. DRAFT RESOLUTION III Programme planning ana activities to advance the status of women* The Economic and Social Council, 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be related to the United Nations' efforts to promote gender equality and the advancement of women in the organization's professional categories, particularly at higher levels. The language used suggests a focus on employment and workforce development, with an emphasis on reporting and monitoring progress.

**Category**
Employment, Humanitarian aid and relief