3. Considers that the updated survey should devots attention to alternative policies for managing the problem of external indebtedness in developing countries, which might in turn help eliminate the current obstacles to the achievement of the objectives of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women. DRAFT RESOLUTION VIII Establishment of a comprehensive reporting system to monitor, review and appraise the implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women* The Economic and SQcial Council, Reaffirming the importance attached by the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Acheivements of the un~ted Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace to monitoring, review and appraisal as outlined in the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women, 23/ Bearing in mind the guidelines set out in Economic and Social Council resolution 1987/18 of 26 May 1987, which the Secretary-General was requested to take into account in further developing and implementing the reporting system to monitor, review and appraise progress in the advancement of women, Recalling its resolution 1987/22 of 26 May 1987, in which it decided to expand the terms of reference of the Commission on the Status of Women to include the functions of promoting the o,bjectives of equality, development and peace, monitoring the implementation of measures for the advancement of women, and reviewing and appraising progress mSLde at the national, subregional, regional, sectoral and global levels, For the discussion, see paras. 123-125 below. 23/ Report of the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace, Nairobi, 15-26 July 1985 (United Nations publication, Sales Noe E.85.IV.10), chap. I, sect. A, paras. 317-321. -15-Reaffirming the request made by the General Assembly, in its resolution 42/62 of 30 November 1987, that the Secretary-General invite Governments, 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women, which is a global initiative aimed at promoting gender equality, development, and peace. The text specifically mentions the need to monitor, review, and appraise the implementation of these strategies, which suggests that the focus is on social and economic development, rather than a specific sector such as agriculture or industry.

**Category**
Economic development, Education