A/65/CRP.5 15 July 2011 English only Sixty-fifth session Agenda item 115 List of civil society representatives to be invited to participate in the High-level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases, to be convened on 19 and 20 September 2011 Note by the President of the General Assembly 1. The General Assembly decided in its resolution 65/238 that the High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Non- communicable Diseases shall be held on 19 and 20 September 2011 in New York, and that the High-level Meeting shall address the prevention and control of non- communicable diseases worldwide, with a particular focus on developmental and other challenges and social and economic impacts, particularly for developing countries. 2. By the same resolution, in addition to Member States, the General Assembly decided to invite the Holy See, in its capacity as observer State, and Palestine, in its capacity as observer; the Inter-Parliamentary Union; United Nations funds and programmes, the specialized agencies, in particular the World Health Organization, regional commissions, the Bretton Woods institutions, the World Trade Organization, the regional development banks, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and intergovernmental organizations and entities having observer status in the General Assembly to participate in the High-level Meeting, in accordance with the rules of procedure as established by the Assembly. The General Assembly also decided that the President of the General Assembly shall consult with representatives of non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, civil society organizations, the private sector and academia, and with Member States, as appropriate, on the list of representatives of non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, the private sector and academia, taking into account, to the extent possible, the principle of equitable geographical representation, and submit the list to Member States for consideration