A/HRC/S-4/5 page 4 “The human rights situation in Darfur”, and that it be held “immediately after the third session of the Human Rights Council, preferably on 12 December 2006” (see A/HRC/S-4/1). 3. The letter, received by the President on the same day, was accompanied by signatures in support of the above-mentioned request from the following 30 States members of the Council: Algeria, Brazil, Canada, the Czech Republic, Cuba, Ecuador, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala, Japan, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Peru, Poland, the Republic of Korea, Romania, the Russian Federation, South Africa, Switzerland, Tunisia, Ukraine, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Uruguay and Zambia. Five additional States members of the Council, Argentina, Cameroon, China, India and Senegal, also signed the above-mentioned request. 4. As more than one third of the membership of the Council supported the above-mentioned request, the President, following consultations with interested parties, decided to convene a special session of the Council on 12 December 2006. A. Opening and duration of the session 5. The Council held its fourth special session at the United Nations Office at Geneva from 12 to 13 December 2006. It held four meetings (A/HRC/S-4/SR.1-4)1 during the session. 6. The fourth special session was opened by the President of the Council, Mr. Luis Alfonso de Alba. B. Attendance 7. The special session was attended by representatives of States members of the Council, observers for non-member States of the Council, observers for non-member States of the United Nations and other observers, as well as observers for United Nations entities, specialized agencies and related organizations, intergovernmental organizations and other entities, national human rights institutions and non-governmental organizations. C. Officers 8. At its first session, held from 19 to 30 June 2006, the Council had elected the following officers, who also served as officers for the fourth special session: President: Mr. Luis Alfonso de Alba (Mexico) Vice-Presidents: Mr. Tomáš Husák (Czech Republic) Mr. Mohammed Loulichki (Morocco) Mr. Blaise Godet (Switzerland) Vice-President and Rapporteur: Mr. Musa Burayzat (Jordan) 1 Summary records of each of the meetings are subject to correction. They are considered final with the issuance of a consolidated corrigendum (A/HRC/S-4/SR.1-4/Corrigendum).