the right to equal educational opportunities, including pre­ school, gsneral, technical, profession~l, and higher educ8tion (Article 10), and the right to protection of health (Article 12). Article 14 deals with the particular problems faced by women in rural areas. - 5 - It ±s of particular importance that with regard to the eliminat~on of discrimin3tion against women, which ·is an important aspect of ensuring hu~on rights, the provisions of Part III proceed from the notion that political1 economic, social and cultural rights are a coherent whole and inter­ dependent. Such notion.fully ac9ords with the concept under-.. lying the German Democratic Republic's Constitution which makes no distinctions in respect of the fundamental human rights of all citizens. In the GDR, the granting of fundamental political rights is unthinkable without the simultaneous assurance of fun­ damental economic and social rights. Following below are a few examples: - Equal educational opportunities for all members of society, irrespective of their se~, have not only been defined as a basic human right but have been a re~lity in the towns and countryside for many years now. Compulsory ten-year polytechnical education for all girls and boys was introduced many years ago. According to Article 25 of the Constitution every young citizen has the right and the duty to learn a trade or profession. In 1965 the People's Chamber adopted the Act on the Integrated Soci~list Educational System, which comprises pre-school educational facilitie~, the ten­ year polytechnical school, facilities ~ualifying for university higher education, and facilities for 8dult education. Coeducation is established at all the stages of the education system. ~ducation is free of charge and GDR citizsns need not pay tuition fees for full-ti~e studies at all establishments of· higher education. Almost 52 per cent of the students are girls in gradis 9 and 10 of the ten-class polytechnica! school. 
**Analysis**
The text primarily discusses the rights and opportunities of citizens in the German Democratic Republic, focusing on education, health, and equality. It highlights the country's achievements in providing free education, coeducation, and equal access to educational opportunities for all members of society. Additionally, it mentions the importance of considering political, economic, social, and cultural rights as a coherent whole.

**Category**
Education, Humanitarian aid and relief