Planning and Member of the Politburo of WPE; Ndugu B. Mkapa, MP, Minister of Foreign Affairs, United Republic of Tanzania, Chairman of the Ministerial Steering Committee to prepare the documents for the twenty-first OAU summit; and the Secretary-General ad interim of the Organization of African Unity. The Executive Secretary of ECA read out a message from the Secretary-General of the United Nations. 151. The meeting was attended by representatives of the following States members of the Commission: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Comoros, the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, the Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, the Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, the Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, the Sudan, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zaire, Zambia and Zimbabwe. 152. In accordance with paragraph 9 of the Commission's terms of reference, observers were present from the following Member States of the United Nations not members of the Commission: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Finland, France, the German Democratic Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Romania, Spain, Sweden, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Venezuela and Yugoslavia. 153. Observers for the Holy See and the Republic of Korea, States not Members of the United Nations, were also present. 154.. The African National Congress of South Africa (ANC) and the Pan- Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC) were represented, in accordance with the Commission's rules of procedure. 155. Representatives of the following United Nations bodies attended the meeting: Department of International Economic and Social Affairs (DIESA), Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) , United Nations Office for Emergency Operations in Africa, United Nations Conference 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a record of a meeting of the Economic Commission for Africa, which suggests that the discussion may be related to economic development and international cooperation. The presence of representatives from various African countries, the United Nations, and other international organizations also points towards a focus on economic and international issues.

**Category**
International trade, Humanitarian aid and relief