E/1999/27 E/CN.6/1999/10 Non-member States represented by observers Holy See, Switzerland Entity maintaining a permanent observer mission to the United Nations Palestine United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, Economic Commission for Africa, Economic Commission for Europe, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Joint and Co-Sponsored United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Development Fund for Women Specialized agencies and related organizations International Labour Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, World Intellectual Property Organization, United Nations Industrial Development Organization Intergovernmental organizations represented by observers Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee, Council of Europe, European Community, International Organization for Migration, Organization of American States, Organization of the Islamic Conference Non-governmental organizations A large number of non-governmental organizations that either are in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council or had been accredited to the Fourth World Conference on Women also attended the session 75