United Nations Conference of Plenipotentiaries on Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity A/RES/79/122 6. Decides to convene a preparatory committee for the Conference, to meet for two consecutive weeks, from 19 to 30 January 2026, and for four days, in 2027, at United Nations Headquarters in New York; 7. Also decides to convene a working group, which shall be governed by the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, to meet for the entire first session of the Preparatory Committee to facilitate consultations on the draft articles, and to enable Governments to prepare formal proposals for amendments to the draft articles for consideration by the United Nations Conference of Plenipotentiaries on Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity to be included in the compiled text, and encourages Governments to include experts in the relevant fields in their delegations to the working group; 8. Further decides that the Preparatory Committee shall also discuss the organization and methods of work of the Conference, including the rules of procedure, with a view to making recommendations thereon, at its second session, to the Conference, taking into account the importance of promoting consensus on the final results of the work of the Conference, requests the Secretary-General to prepare proposals thereon for the consideration of the Preparatory Committee, decides that the Preparatory Committee shall also prepare the compiled text for submission to the Conference, and shall also decide, at its first session, on the participation of stakeholders other than those referred to in paragraph 16, and decides that, upon completion of its mandate, the Preparatory Committee shall report directly to the Conference; 9. Invites Governments to submit to the Secretary-General, no later than 30 April 2026, proposals for amendments to the draft articles for inclusion in the compiled text, and requests the Secretary-General to submit a proposed compiled text to the Preparatory Committee at its second session; 10. Decides that the rules of procedure of the General Assembly shall apply provisionally to the procedure of the Conference until otherwise agreed by the Conference; 11. Also decides that the Conference shall exhaust every effort in good faith to reach agreement on substantive matters by consensus; 12. Encourages participants in the Conference to organize consultations on issues of substance, prior to the convening of the Conference, in order to facilitate the conclusion of its work; 13. Decides that the Conference will be undertaken in an open and transparent manner, with a view to promoting universal adherence, and emphasizes the need to ensure the widest possible and effective participation in the Conference; 14. Also decides that the Conference and the Preparatory Committee shall be open to all States Members of the United Nations and members of the specialized agencies, and requests the Secretary-General to invite those States to participate in the Conference; 15. Further decides that the Conference and the Preparatory Committee shall be open to observers having received a standing invitation to participate in the sessions and the work of the General Assembly, on the understanding that they shall participate in the Conference in accordance with the rights and privileges conferred upon them by the Assembly, and requests the Secretary-General to invite them to the Conference, and also to invite, as observers to the Conference, representatives of interested regional intergovernmental organizations and other interested international bodies; 24-23508 3/4