of the Forward-looking Strategies; (c) Legislative linkage, which refers to action taken by the Commission on the Status of Women to link the implementation of the Forward-looking Strategies to all relevant United Nations intergovernmental decisions and other international strategies and plans and programmes of action. B INTERGOVERNMENTAL CO-OPERATION TO INTEGRATE WOMEN EFFECTIVELY IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES AND ACTIVITIES The Economic and Social Council, Bearing in mind its resolutions 1986/65 of 23 July 1986 and 1987/65 of 8 July 1987, Recalling General Assembly resolution 42/178 of 11 December 1987, Emphasizing the central role of th~ Commission on the Status of Women in promoting co-operation among intergovernmental bodies to integrate women fully in economic development programmes and activities, 1. Considers that intergovernmental co-operation in the implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women would be considerably strengthened if the United Nations intergovernmental bodies concerned were to include in their agenda an item on activities for the implementation of the Forward-looking Strategies within their respective 12/ A/42/273-E/1987/74 and Add.l, A/42/232-E/1987/68, E/19~7/52 and E/AC.51/1988/2. 13/ 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 No. E.85.IV.10), chap. I, sect. A. -7-fields of competence, in particular activities concerned with monitoring, technical co-operation, institutional co-ordination, research and policy analysis, the participation of women in decision-making, and public information, and transmit their report on that agenda item to the Commission on the Status of Women; 2. Decides that the reports requested in Economic and Social Council resolution 1987/65 and decision 1987/182 of 8 July 1987 should first be submitted to the Commission on the Status of Women at its thirty-third session for consideration and then to the Economic and Social Council at its second 
**Analysis**
The text primarily discusses the role of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in promoting cooperation among intergovernmental bodies to integrate women effectively in economic development programs and activities. The focus is on the implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women, which suggests a strong connection to economic development.

**Category**
Economic development, Employment