Secretary-General of the ac~lvities that they have undertaken at all levels to implement the Declaratior~ 3. Invites Member States to use the third special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament as an occasion to support the full participation of women in the establishment of conditions conducive to the maintenance of peace and to the elimination of inequality, poverty and violence against women within the family and society; 4. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its third special session devoted to disarmament on programmes and activities undertaken by the United Nations system in the area of women and peace, in particular those activities related to the implementation of the Declaration on the Participation of Women in Promoting International Peace and Co-operation and the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women; 5. Requests the Secretary-General to take adequate steps to ensure that publicity is given to the Declaration. DRAFT RESOLUTION XVI Rural women and development* The Economic and Social Council, Recalling its resolution 1987/24 of 26 May 1987 and decision 1987/121 of 26 May 1987, in which it endorsed the decision of the Commission on the Status of Women to consider problems of rural women as the priority theme under the objective of development at its thirty-second session, Recognizing that the economic and financial crises that are affecting most of the developing countries have severely affected the socio-economic status of women, Bearing in mind the enormous burden on women engaged in food production, Bearing in mind also that the majority of women in developing countries are active in agriculture as farmers in their own right and as wage labourers in commercial agriculture, Recognizing women's limited access to and control of agricultural resources, such as land, appropriate agricultural technologies, credit and training, For the discussion, see paras. 214-219 below. 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the implementation of the Declaration on the Participation of Women in Promoting International Peace and Co-operation, and the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women, with a focus on rural women and development. It also mentions the economic and financial crises affecting developing countries and the impact on women's socio-economic status. These themes suggest that the text is related to the development and well-being of women, particularly in rural areas.

**Category**
Economic development, Agriculture, forestry and fishing, Employment