the General Assembly, and expressed her concern that it did not give priority to the Forward-looking Strategies, in particular, or to the status of women, in general. Proposed programme budget for the biennium 1988-1989 25. On the proposed programme budget for the biennium 1988-1989 for the Branch for the Advancement of Women, one representative recalled Commission resolution 1987/3, in which the Commission recommended that the Secretary-General accord the highest priority to the programme elements concerned with policy development in support of the Commission and include activities to this effect in subprogramme 5 on participation of women in promoting international peace and co-operation. The requests made in that resolution had not been taken into account in the proposed programme budget as presented to the Commission. Another representative also expressed concern that some mandates emanating from the 1987 session of the Commission might not have been taken into account. She further requested information on the effect that the post-reduction within the United Nations Secretariat would have on the resources available to the Branch for the Advancement of Women$ 26. Another representative noted the importance of financing the implementation of the Nairobi Strategies& pointing out that since there was insufficient financial support in the regular budget, extrabudgetary funds had to be found. Her Government fully supported the !Jea of renaming the trust fund set up for the Nairobi Conference to include women's activities related to the implementation of the Nairobi Strategies at the international level and revising its terms of reference. She announced a pledge of $10,000 as a voluntary contribution from her Government, which was particularly interested in a seminar on women, social services and child care, tentatively scheduled for November 1988 in Vienna and relating to one of the priority themes for the next session of the Commission: Women and educationp eradication of illiteracy, employment, health and social 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be discussing the proposed budget and programming for the advancement of women, with a focus on the implementation of the Nairobi Strategies and the eradication of illiteracy, employment, health, and social services. It mentions specific initiatives and seminars, and expresses concerns about the prioritization of certain areas. Given this content, it is likely that the text falls under the categories related to human rights, social issues, and development.

**Category**
Education, Employment, Health