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==High-Level Summit Organizing Committee==

In order to coordinate the efforts of the United Nations family in the preparation, organization and holding of WSIS, a High-Level Summit Organizing Committee (HLSOC) was established under the patronage of United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Composed of a Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Executive Heads of the FAO,  IAEA,  ICAO,  ILO, IMO, ITU,  UN Regional Economic Commissions, UNCTAD,  UNDP,  UNEP, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNHCHR, UNHCR,  UNIDO, UNU, UPU, WFP, WHO,  WIPO, WMO,  World Bank, WTO, it also included IADB, IOM, OECD, UNFIP, UNITAR, UNV as observers. The Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union served as Chairman of HLSOC.