- 11 - and at the thirteenth session: Category I: World Federation of United Nations Associations Category II: Habitat International Coalition, International Service for Human Rights, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, American Association of Jurists, Andean Commission of Jurists Roster: Foodfirst Information and Action Network (FIAN). D. Pre-sessional working group 7. The Economic and Social Council, in its resolution 1988/4 of 24 May 1988, authorized the establishment of a pre-sessional working group composed of five members to be appointed by the Chairman to meet for up to one week prior to each session. By decision 1990/252 of 25 May 1990, the Council authorized the meetings of the working group to be held one to three months prior to a session of the Committee. 8. The Chairperson of the Committee, in consultation with the members of the Bureau, designated the following individuals as members of the pre-sessional working group to meet: Prior to the twelfth session: Mrs. Virginie AHODIKPE Ms. Chikako TAYA Mrs. María de los Angeles JIMENEZ BUTRAGUEÑO Mr. Juan ALVAREZ VITA Mr. Valeri KOUZNETSOV Prior to the thirteenth session: Mr. Abdessatar GRISSA Mr. Juan ALVAREZ VITA Mrs. Virginia BONOAN-DANDAN Mr. Dumitru CEAUSU Mrs. María de los Angeles JIMENEZ BUTRAGUEÑO. 9. The pre-sessional working group held its meetings at the United Nations Office at Geneva from 12 to 16 December 1994 and from 22 to 26 May 1995, respectively. All members of the working group attended its meetings. The working group identified issues that might most usefully be discussed with the representatives of the reporting States and lists of such questions were transmitted to the permanent missions of the States concerned.