E/2003/27 E/CN.6/2003/12 16. At the same meeting, statements were made by the representatives of the International Telecommunication Union and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. 17. The representatives of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) made statements. 18. At the same meeting, statements were made by the observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Equality Now; African Women’s Caucus on African Women and Information and Communication Technologies; NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security; and Human Rights Advocates. 19. At the 8th meeting, on 6 March, the Commission heard statements by the representative of Zambia and by the observers for Cameroon, Ethiopia, Zambia, India, Rwanda and Grenada. 20. Statements were also made by the observers for the following nongovernmental organizations: Women’s International Coalition for Economic Justice; International Confederation of Free Trade Unions; European Women’s Lobby; and Womenspace. A. Panel discussions on agenda item 3 (c) Participation in and access of women to the media, and information and communication technologies and their impact on and use as an instrument for the advancement and empowerment of women 21. At its 2nd meeting, on 3 March, the Commission held a panel discussion and dialogue on participation in and access of women to the media, and information and communication technologies and their impact on and use as an instrument for the advancement and empowerment of women (agenda item 3 (c) (i)). 22. Presentations were made by the following experts: Ms. Carolina Aguilar Ayerra (Cuba), Director of “Women of Cuba”; Ms. Ammu Joseph (India), Lecturer, Asian College of Journalism, Madras; Ms. Rosalind Gill, Ph.D (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), Gender Institute, London School of Economics; Ms. Chat Garcia Ramilo (Philippines), Project Manager for the Association of Progressive Communications Women’s Networking Support Programme; and Mr. Sarbuland Khan, Director, Division for ECOSOC Support and Coordination, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. 23. The Commission then held a dialogue with the panel of experts in which the following delegations participated: Argentina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Chile, China, Cuba, Denmark, Gabon, Greece (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the European Union), Guatemala, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Namibia, Norway, the Republic of Korea, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand and the United Republic of Tanzania. 24. 24 The observers for Namibia and Switzerland also spoke.