XIII. PARTICIPATION OF SPECIALIZED AGENCIES AND BODIES OF THE UNITED NATIONS AND OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS Participation of specialized agencies and bodies of the United Nations and of intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations Rule 44 The Secretary-General shall notify each specialized agency and United Nations body as early as possible of the opening date, duration, place and agenda of each session of the Committee and of the pre-sessional working group. Specialized agencies Rule 45 1. In accordance with article 22 of the Convention, the Committee may invite specialized agencies to submit reports on the implementation of the Convention in areas falling within the scope of their activities. Any such reports shall be issued as pre-sessional documents. 2. Specialized agencies shall be entitled to be represented at meetings of the Committee or of the pre-sessional working group when the implementation of such provisions of the Convention as fall within the scope of their activities is being considered. The Committee may permit representatives of the specialized agencies to make oral or written statements to the Committee or to the pre-sessional working group, and to provide information appropriate and relevant to the Committee’s activities under the Convention. Intergovernmental organizations and United Nations bodies Rule 46 Representatives of intergovernmental organizations and United Nations bodies may be invited by the Committee to make oral or written statements and provide information or documentation in areas relevant to the Committee’s activities under the Convention, to meetings of the Committee or to its pre-sessional working group. Non-governmental organizations Rule 47 Representatives of non-governmental organizations may be invited by the Committee to make oral or written statements and to provide information or documentation relevant to the Committee’s activities under the Convention to meetings of the Committee or to its pre-sessional working group. 109