Organised by the Economic Commission for Africa, with the Government of Niger as host, this meeting brought together delegates from 16 African Governments (11 French-speaking, 5 English-speaking) and observer/ participants from the United Nations and its specialised agencies (I.L.O., U.N.E.S.C.O., U.N.I.C.E.F., F.A.O., W.H.O.), the O.A.U., the World Assembly of Youth, the World Y.W.C.A., the Organisation internationale des employeurs, and the All Africa Conference of Churches.