A/CONF.171/13 English Page 131 Chapter IV REPORT OF THE MAIN COMMITTEE 1. At the 1st plenary the organization of its to allocate agenda item Committee, which was to meeting, on 5 September 1994, the Conference approved work, as set out in document A/CONF.171/3, and decided 9 (Programme of Action of the Conference) to the Main submit its recommendations to the Conference. 2. The Main Committee held five meetings, from 5 to 12 September 1994. also held a number of informal meetings. 3. It The Main Committee had before it the following documents: (a) Note verbale dated 9 September 1994 from the delegation of Costa Rica to the International Conference on Population and Development addressed to the Secretary-General of the Conference (A/CONF.171/9); (b) Letter dated 7 September 1994 from the Ambassador of Tunisia to Egypt addressed to the Secretary-General of the International Conference on Population and Development (A/CONF.171/10); (c) Letter dated 9 September 1994 from the Deputy to the Alternate Head of the Delegation of Indonesia to the International Conference on Population and Development addressed to the Secretary-General of the Conference (A/CONF.171/12); (d) Note by the Secretariat transmitting the draft programme of action of the International Conference on Population and Development (A/CONF.171/L.1). 4. The Chairman of the Main Committee was Fred Sai (Ghana), who was elected by acclamation at the 1st plenary meeting of the Conference, on 5 September. 5. The Main Committee, at its 1st meeting, on 5 September, elected the following officers by acclamation: Vice-Chairmen: Lionel A. Hurst (Antigua and Barbuda) Nicolaas H. Biegman (Netherlands) Bal Gopal Baidya (Nepal) Jerzy Z. Holzer (Poland) 6. At the same meeting, on the proposal of the Chairman, the Main Committee agreed that Mr. Holzer (Poland) should be appointed to serve as Rapporteur as well as Vice-Chairman. Consideration of the draft programme of action 7. At the 2nd to 5th meetings, on 9, 10 and 12 September, the Main Committee considered the amendments to the draft programme of action (A/CONF.171/L.1) which had been agreed upon as a result of informal consultations. /...