Other key players include the Pacific ENSO Application Center in Hawaii, the Agricultural Production Systems Research Unit in Queensland, Australia, as well as national meteorological services in a number of countries.

At its 743rd meeting, on 18 May 2000, the Committee reviewed the application of Tamil Center for Human Rights.

For example, a timely warning by the Pacific ENSO Applications Center of a strong El Niño/Southern Oscillation event in 1997-1998 gave governments in the Pacific region sufficient time to react and hence reduce the subsequent incidence of diarrhoeal and vector-borne diseases.

In the ground segment of the COMS, there will be the Meteorological/Ocean Data Application Center (MODAC) as a primary data-processing centre, which will receive raw image data, generate calibrated image data as well as extracted products and distribute processed data (high-rate information transmission (HRIT)/low-rate information transmission (LRIT)) through the spacecraft.

Participants also noted the availability of the following data sources: World Health Organization databases, Emergency Events Database from the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center of CIESIN, global socio-economic scenarios including the SRES of the IPCC, the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, the Global Environmental Outlook of the United Nations Environment Programme and the United Nations World Water Development Report.

At its resumed 1999 session, the Committee had been unable to take up the application of Global Environment Center Foundation owing to time constraints.

Three centres in China participated in the project and contributed to the required studies: the Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, the Institute of Remote Sensing Applications and the Center for Resources Satellite Data and Applications.

Under these indicators, the labor sector has registered, until December of 1997, the following trends as registered by employment centers: employment applications received from females—155; jobs offered 51.

At the same meeting, statements were made by the observers for the following countries and organizations: Canada; Guatemala; Mexico; New Zealand; Griqua National Conference of South Africa; National Khoi-San Conference; Consejo Indio de Sudamerica; Aymara Parliament; Aymara Alliance; Indigenous Peoples of Africa Coordinating Committee; Tamaymut; Goduka: Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe; Central Michigan University; Consejo Internacional de Tratados Indios; Fundación para la Promoción de Conocimientos Indígenas; Asociación Nabguana; Tonantzin Land Institute; Maasai Women for Education and Economic Development; Indigenous People's Programme; World Council of Churches; Consultoría de los Pueblos Indígenas en el Norte de México; Agencia Internacional de Prensa India; Asamblea Nacional Indígena Plural por la Autonomía y Servicios para el Desarrollo; Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center; Movimiento de Unificación y Lucha Triqui; Asia Caucus; Committee on Indigenous Health; Alaska Federation of Natives; Indigenous Youth Caucus; Indigenous Peoples of the Caribbean Antilles; Pacific Caucus; Boarding School Caucus; Sovereign Dineh Nation (Navajo); Confederaciones de Nacionalidades Indígenas del Ecuador; European Parliament; World Festival of Sports and Culture; Rapa Nui Parliament; and Parlamento Indígena de America. At the same meeting, the Chairman made a statement.

At the same meeting, statements were made by the observers for the following countries and organizations: Canada; Guatemala; Mexico; New Zealand; Griqua National Conference of South Africa; National Khoi-San Conference; Consejo Indio de Sudamerica; Aymara Parliament; Aymara Alliance; Indigenous Peoples of Africa Coordinating Committee; Tamaymut; Goduka: Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe; Central Michigan University; Consejo Internacional de Tratados Indios; Fundación para la Promoción de Conocimientos Indígenas; Asociación Nabguana; Tonantzin Land Institute; Maasai Women for Education and Economic Development; Indigenous People's Programme; World Council of Churches; Consultoría de los Pueblos Indígenas en el Norte de México; Agencia Internacional de Prensa India; Asamblea Nacional Indígena Plural por la Autonomía y Servicios para el Desarrollo; Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center; Movimiento de Unificación y Lucha Triqui; Asia Caucus; Committee on Indigenous Health; Alaska Federation of Natives; Indigenous Youth Caucus; Indigenous Peoples of the Caribbean Antilles; Pacific Caucus; Boarding School Caucus; Sovereign Dineh Nation (Navajo); Confederaciones de Nacionalidades Indígenas del Ecuador; European Parliament; World Festival of Sports and Culture; Rapa Nui Parliament; and Parlamento Indígena de America.