16. 主席团请主席致函全体会员国，告知即将举行的会议的重要性，特别是对新发展议程人口相关专题这些特别专题的重要性及贡献。此外，主席将通知会员国，第四十九届会议将审议委员会未来的工作方法，讨论如何使委员会更有效地运作。因此，委员会可以讨论如何更好地促进进一步执行《国际人口与发展会议行动纲领》，并落实《2030 年可持续发展议程》。还请主席向会员国通报如何获取届会文件的初稿，概述届会的不同议程项目，鼓励各代表团按照第 2006/1 号决议，邀请技术专家参加其代表团。在与委员会成员的沟通中，主席还介绍说明非正式协商的时间表，并提供了有关主旨发言和小组讨论的详情。
16. The Bureau requested the Chair to write to all Member States informing them of the importance of the forthcoming session, especially with a view to the special theme and its contribution to the ongoing discussion on the population-related elements of the new development agenda. In addition, the Chair would inform Member States that the forty-ninth session would consider future methods of work of the Commission and discuss how to make the Commission function more effectively. Thus, the Commission may discuss ways and means to better contribute to the further implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development, and to the follow-up of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Chair was also asked to inform Member States about how to access preliminary versions of the documentation for the session, to provide an overview of the different agenda items of the session and to encourage delegations, in accordance with resolution 2006/1, to invite technical experts to join their delegations. In the communication to members of the Commission, the Chair would also explain the schedule of informal consultations and provide more detail on keynote presentations and the panel discussion.