Dominican Republic and the observers for Zambia (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Southern African Development Community) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 5. The representative of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific also made a statement. 6. The Director of the United Nations Development Fund for Women made a statement. 7. At the 2nd meeting, on 2 March, statements were made by the representatives of Brazil, Japan, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and China and the observers for Ecuador, Spain, South Africa, Bangladesh, Israel, Liechtenstein, Singapore, Namibia and Botswana. 8. Statements were made by the representatives of the Economic Commission for Europe and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. 9. Statements were also made by the representatives of the United Nations Development Programme, the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women and the United Nations Children’s Fund. 10. Statements were made by the representatives of the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the World Health Organization and the World Bank. 11. The observers for the Council of Europe and the International Organization for Migration also made statements. 12. Statements were made by the observers for the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, a non-governmental organization in general consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, and All India Women’s Conference, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status with the Council. 13. At the 3rd meeting, on 3 March, statements were made by the representatives of Norway, Poland, the Philippines, Togo, the Republic of Korea, the United Republic of Tanzania, Mexico, Slovakia and the Islamic Republic of Iran and the observers for Sweden, Canada, Australia, Kenya, Saint Lucia (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Caribbean Community), New Zealand and Finland. 14. The observer for the Holy See also made a statement. 15. The representative of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees made a statement. 16. The observer for the Women’s Environment and Development Organizations, a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, Roster, also made a statement. 17. At the 7th meeting, on 5 March, the Commission held a discussion on agenda item 3 (a) and (b) and heard statements by the representatives of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the European Union), the Republic of Korea, the Dominican Republic, Greece and China and the observers for Israel and Canada. -47-