Participation in the consultative groups shall, as appropriate, be open to Governments, interested groups and donors, relevant organs, funds and programmes of the United Nations system, relevant subregional and regional organizations, and representatives of relevant non-governmental organizations.
V posvetovalnih skupinah lahko, kadar je primerno, sodelujejo vlada, zainteresirane skupine in donatorji, pristojni organi, skladi in programi sistema Združenih narodov, pristojne subregionalne in regionalne organizacije ter predstavniki ustreznih nevladnih organizacij.