Governments areundertaking innovative legalandadministrative stepstoeliminate dejureanddefactodiscrimination whicharenotwidely knownandwhichcould benefit othercountries facingsimilar problems. Finally, itisclearthatwomen's accesstodecision-making isinadequate, buttheextentoftheproblem andthe progress beingmadeatnational levelstoovercome itarenotsystematically known. 27.13Inthelightoftheabove,theobjectives ofsubprogramme 1areasfollows: (a)Topromote theimplementation ofinternational standards setforthin international conventions, declarations andrecommendations astheypertain to women,inparticular, theConvention ontheElimination ofAllFormsof Discrimination against Women, andtheNairobi Forward-looking Strategies forthe Advancement ofWomen; (b)Toachieve significant progress intheratification ofinternational instruments concerning thestatusofwomen,particUlarly theConvention onthe Elimination ofAllFormsofDiscrimination against Women; (c)Tostrengthen thecommitment toestablish, modify, expandorenforce a comprehensive legalbaseforequality ofwomenandmen; (d)Toincrease theawareness ofGovernments andthepublicofinternational standards, especially theConvention ontheElimination ofAllFormsof Discrimination against Womenconcerning thestatusofwomenandtopromote compliance withthosestandards innational legislation andpolicy; (e)Todevelop guidelines onthestudyofsexstereotyping atthenational levelandonthedevelopment oftechniques andaction programmes tocombatit; (f)Tofacilitate reporting byStatesparties totheConvention onthe Elimination ofAllFormsofDiscrimination against Womenandreviewbythe Committee ontheElimination ofDiscrimination against Women; (g)Toassist MemberStatesinbringing national legislation intoconformity withinternational standards; (h)Toestablish regular monitoring oftheextent andlevelofwomen's participation indecision-making inthepublicsectoratthenational and international levels, andoftheprovision ofandaccesstothemeansthatwill enable womeneffectively toassumeresponsibilities indecision-making processes. -5-l Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library(b)CourseofactionoftheSecretariat 27.14Intheperiod 1992-1997, theSecretariat willmonitor, reviewandappraise onaregular basistheimplementation oftheConvention ontheElimination ofAll FormsofDiscrimination against Womenthrough national reports inaccordance with theConvention. Statesparties willbeassisted intheprocess ofpreparation and presentation ofreports through theservicing ofannualmeetings oftheCommittee ontheElimination ofDiscrimination against Womenandthebiennial meetings of Statesparties. Theresults ofthesemeetings willbedisseminated through publications andreports. Inaddition, guidedbyfollow-up recommendations bythe Commission ontheStatusofWomen,studies willbeundertaken. Thesewillbe integrated intothepreparation forpriority themediscussion bytheCommission on theStatusofWomenonelimination ofdejureanddefactodiscrimination against womenin1992anditsfollow-up. 27.15Training seminars willbeorganized andadvisory services provided to Governments upontheirrequest on(a)reporting inthecontext oftheConvention and(b)onnational legislation inordertobringitintoconformity with international standards. Onthespecific question oftheinterrelationship between theimageandreality ofdiscriminatory practices suchassexstereotyping, particularly inthemedia, anearlyeffortwillbemadetopresent the"stateof theart"inglobal knowledge ofthesephenomena incollaboration withtheUnited Nations Educational, Scientific andCultural Organization (UNESCO), theDepartment ofPublic Information andnon-governmental organizations. Depending onthe priority themesthatmightbeselected bytheCommission, workwouldcontinue to identify thecomplex setofprejudices affecting theadvancement ofwomen,multiple rolesofwomenandthedoubleburdenofwomeninfamily andsociety byidentifying factsandpublicpolicies regarding familyresponsibilities, forpresentation in reports andpublications. 27.16 Basedonthefollow-up topriority themesrelating toparticipation discussed bytheCommission, efforts willbemadetoimprove globalmonitoring of theparticipation ofwomenindecision-making by(a)reviewing sources of information, (b)defining whatshould bemonitored byestablishing standards and indicators anddefining functions, rolesandlevelsofauthority thatshould be
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the promotion of women's rights and equality, specifically in the context of international law and standards. It mentions the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women, which suggests a focus on women's empowerment and human rights.

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Education, Humanitarian aid and relief