Commission. Observers for other States Members of the United Nations and non-member States also attended. Representatives of specialized agencies and observers for intergovernmental, non-governmental and other organizations also attended. A list of participants is contained in annex I to the present report. C. Election of officers 239. At its 1st meeting, on 14 March, the Commission elected the following officers by acclamation: Chairman: Lindsay Niemann (Canada) Vice-Chairmen: Thereza Maria Machado Quintella (Brazil) Dagmar Molkova (Czechoslovakia) Wang Shuxian (China) Rapporteur: Liliane Dubois (Mauritius) D. Agenda and organization of work 240. At its 2nd meeting, on 14 March, the Commission considered the provisional agenda contained in document E/CN.6/1988/1. It decided to include the question of the enlargement of the Commission in the agenda as item 4 (a). The Commission also decided to consider, under agenda item 3, the questions of the introduction to the next medium-term plan, the programme budget narrative for the biennium 1988-1989 and the improvement of the status of women in the Secretariat. 241. The Commission then adopted the provisional agenda, as orally revised. The agenda, as adopted, was r · follows: 1. Election of officers. 2. Adoption of the agenda and other orgaL:zational matters. 3. Programming and co-ordination matters related to the United Nations and the United Nations system. 4. Monitoring the implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women: (a} Enlargement of the Commission. -101-5. Priority themes: (a) Equality: National machinery for monitoring and improving the status of women; (b) Development: Problems of rural women, including food, water resources, agricultural technology, rural employment, transportation and environment; · (c) Peace: Access to information, education for peace, and efforts to eradicate violence against women within the family and society. 6. Provisional agenda for the thirty-third session of the Commission. 7. ~doption of the report of the Commission on its thirty-second session. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the activities and agenda of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, which suggests a focus on gender-related issues and women's empowerment. The topics mentioned, such as the improvement of the status of women in the Secretariat, national machinery for monitoring and improving the status of women, and access to information and education for peace, support this hypothesis.

**Category**
Education, Humanitarian aid and relief