Aware also of the need to recognize the importance of the gender perspective in all areas of social, economic and political life in order to achieve a balanced division of roles, Welcoming the Vienna Declaration adopted by the World Conference on Human Rights, 9/ in which the Conference stressed the importance of the integration and full participation of women as both agents and beneficiaries in the development process, Reaffirming that the full integration of women in development, both as agents and beneficiaries, should concern all sectors of society, Convinced that improving the distribution between related to productive and reproductive functions is an sustainable development and has to be reflected in the concrete national development policies, programmes and both sexes of the tasks essential strategy for implementation of projects, Further convinced that an enabling international economic environment and the international community have fundamental roles in the creation of conditions that allow women to be full and equal participants in shaping the development process, Deeply concerned about the slow progress in the improvement of the situation of women in developing countries and the worsening situation of women in some areas, particularly in the least developed countries, Expressing special concern about women living in extreme poverty in rural as well as in urban areas, Expressing deep concern that, despite the fact that poor rural women contribute to all aspects of the well-being of rural families and account for more than half the food production of developing countries, they are often the most vulnerable and disadvantaged group in society, Welcoming the holding of the Summit on the Economic Advancement of Rural Women at Geneva on 25 and 26 February 1992 and the adoption by the Summit of the Geneva Declaration for Rural Women, 20/ Aware of the need for women, as agents and beneficiaries of development, to be empowered to define their own means of development, as well as of the need to guarantee them access to such services as education, health, maternity and child care and credit so that they may be fully integrated into the development process, Keeping in mind the fact that the impact of structural adjustment policies, adverse terms of trade and the growing foreign debt on developing countries, particularly the least developed countries, continues to have negative effects on efforts for the full integration of women in development, 1. Urges Governments to foster women’s full and equal participation in the elaboration, planning, execution and evaluation of development policies and projects so that they can be agents and beneficiaries of development; 2. Also urges Governments to adopt policies to promote economic development that will ensure the full integration of women’s needs and concerns; 20/ A/47/308-E/1992/97, annex. -16-