The Co-Chairs and Secretariat reviewed the draft text before convening an afternoon session to discuss edits.

Michael Kabai, South Africa, Robert Borje, Philippines, and Joan Yang, Nauru, chatted before the afternoon session.

Co-Chair Liesbeth Lijnzaad, Netherlands, gaveled the meeting to a close at 11:03pm.

The 59th Street bridge, late on a sunny afternoon.

Bracketed text on an informational screen outside Conference Room A reflected the lack of consensus among States on whether the General Assembly Rules of Procedure required the Friends of the Co-Chairs group to be open, informal, limited, or closed.

Members of the DOALOS Secretariat and Earth Negotiations Bulletin team for the 5th Session of the Working Group: (L-R) Michael Kearney, Secretariat, Claudio Chiarolla, ENB Writer, Luigi Santosuosso, Secretariat, Alice Hicuburundi, DOALOS Secretary, Charlotte Salpin, Secretariat, Marco Boccia, Secretariat, Tallash Kantai, ENB Writer, Elisa Morgera, ENB Team Leader, Dan Birchałl, ENB Digital Editor. Photo by Daniela Diz.

While waiting for government representatives to finish meetings closed to civil society and NGOs, some civil society representatives expressed their concern about the process by distributing a comic.