Follow-up to the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries A/RES/74/232 46. Decides to convene the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries in Doha from 21 to 25 March 2021 at the highest possible level, including Heads of State and Government, in line with the mandate specified in its resolution 73/242; 47. Also decides that the meeting of the intergovernmental preparatory committee agreed upon in paragraph 43 of its resolution 73/242 shall be organized in New York in two parts, from 27 to 30 July 2020 and from 11 to 15 January 2021, of no more than five working days each; 48. Further decides to establish the bureau of the Preparatory Committee, consisting of two members of each regional group, that Qatar, as the host country, and Malawi, as the Chair of the Group of Least Developed Countries, will serve as ex officio members of the bureau and that the bureau will be co -chaired by two Member States, one a developed State and one a developing State; 49. Invites Qatar to host, with the assistance of the Office of the High Representative, within its existing mandate and resources, a segment during the Conference to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of the Group of Least Developed Countries, and encourages relevant representatives of Member States to participate therein; 50. Invites the Secretary-General to convene a United Nations system highlevel event during the Conference, with a view to ensuring the full mobilization of the United Nations system in support of the least developed countries; 51. Requests the President of the General Assembly and the President of the Economic and Social Council to organize a half-day dedicated thematic event in the first semester of 2020 in order to provide substantive input to the Conference; 52. Stresses the importance of the effective participation of all relevant stakeholders, including parliamentarians, civil society and the private sector, in the Conference and its preparatory process, and decides: (a) To invite non-governmental organizations that are in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council to register with the Secretariat in order to participate in the Conference and its preparatory process; (b) To request the President of the General Assembly to draw up a list of representatives of other relevant non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, academic institutions and the private sector who may participate in the Conference and its preparatory process as observers, taking into account the principles of transparency and of equitable geographical representation and with due regard for the participation of women, and to submit the proposed list to Member States for their consideration on a non-objection basis and bring the list to the attention of the Assembly; 13 53. Requests the organs, organizations, funds and programmes of the United Nations system to undertake sectoral appraisals in their respective fields of competence on the implementation of the Istanbul Programme of Action, with special emphasis on areas where implementation has remained insufficient, and to make proposals for new measures, as necessary, as further inputs to the preparation for the Conference, and in this regard affirms that appropriate inter-agency meetings should be convened in order to ensure the full mobilization and coordination of the entire United Nations system, including the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Conference __________________ 13 10/11 The list of proposed as well as final names will be brought to the attention of the General Assembly. Where a name is objected to, the objecting Member State will, on a voluntary basis, make known to the Office of the President of the General Assembly the general basis of its objections and the Office will share any information received with any Member State upon its request. 19-22505