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A/CONF.216/PC/5<br />
4. Organizational and procedural matters.<br />
5. Draft rules of procedure of the Conference.<br />
6. Adoption of the report of the Preparatory Committee on its first session.<br />
8. Also at its 1st meeting, upon the proposal of the Co-Chair (Republic of Korea),<br />
the Preparatory Committee approved the establishment of the following contact<br />
groups: Contact Group 1, on the review of the preparatory process, including<br />
organizational and procedural matters, leading up to the United Nations Conference<br />
on Sustainable Development in 2012 (see chapter IV below); and Contact Group 2,<br />
on the review of the draft rules of procedure for the Conference (see chapter V<br />
below).<br />
D. Attendance<br />
9. In accordance with paragraph 23 of <strong>General</strong> <strong>Assembly</strong> resolution 64/236, the<br />
Preparatory Committee was open-ended to allow for the full and effective<br />
participation of all States Members of the United Nations and members of the<br />
organizations of the United Nations system, as well as other participants in the<br />
Commission on Sustainable Development, in accordance with the rules of procedure<br />
of the functional commissions of the Economic and Social Council and the<br />
supplementary arrangements established for the Commission by the Council in its<br />
decisions 1993/215 and 1995/201.<br />
10. A large number of intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and<br />
representatives of major groups also attended the session.<br />
11. The list of participants of the first session of the Preparatory Committee is<br />
contained in document A/CONF.216/PC/INF.1.<br />
E. Conclusion of the session<br />
12. At its 6th meeting, on 19 May, the Secretary-<strong>General</strong> of the United Nations<br />
addressed the Preparatory Committee.<br />
13. At the same meeting, the Co-Chair (Antigua and Barbuda) made a statement<br />
and declared closed the first session of the Committee.<br />
F. Documentation<br />
14. The list of documents before the first session of the Preparatory Committee is<br />
contained in annex IV.<br />
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