COP 1st meeting

Opening of the session by the President of the Conference of the Parties at its sixteenth session 

Organizational matters [item 1]

(a)  Election of the President 

Statement by the President of the Conference of the Parties at its seventeenth session 

Statement by the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification 

Statements by the representatives of regional and interest groups 

Statement by a representative of non-governmental organizations

Organizational matters [item 1]

(b)  Adoption of the agenda (ICCD/COP(17)/1/Rev.1)

(c)  Election of officers other than the President: 

       (i)  Election of Vice-Presidents

(e)  Accreditation of intergovernmental organizations, civil society organizations and representatives from the private sector, and admission of observers (ICCD/COP(17)/INF.6)

(f)  Organization of work, including the sessions of the subsidiary bodies