Background
In accordance with General Assembly resolution A/CONF.223/2024/INF/1, the first plenary meeting, the Conference will elect the President of the Conference and hear statements in the following order: the President of the Conference, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the President of the General Assembly, the President of the Economic and Social Council, the Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States, the Secretary-General of the Conference, the Special Adviser for the Conference and a youth representative. Then, all other procedural and organizational matters, including the adoption of the rules of procedure and the agenda of the Conference, the election of officers other than the President, the adoption of the organization of work, the establishment of a Main Committee, if required, the appointment of the members of the Credentials Committee and other organizational matters will be considered.