Despite some progress in implementing the National Programme for the Advancement of Women 1996-2002, unemployment and poverty rates had not decreased significantly, while living standards continued to deteriorate.
尽管落实国家1996-2002年提高妇女地位计划取得了某些进展，失业率和贫困人口比例并没有明显降低，而生活水平却继续下降。