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E.
Agenda and programme of work
26.
At the 1st meeting, on 24 February 2020, the Human Rights Council adopted the
agenda and programme of work of the forty-third session.
27.
At the 9th meeting, on 26 February 2020, the Human Rights Council adopted the
revised programme of work of the forty-third session.
28.
At the 35th meeting, on 15 June 2020, the Human Rights Council adopted the revised
programme of work of the forty-third session.
F.
Organization of work
29.
At the 1st meeting, on 24 February 2020, the President outlined the speaking time for
the high-level segment, which would be seven minutes for each dignitary.
30.
At the 8th meeting, on 26 February 2020, the Vice-President outlined the speaking
time for the general segment, which would be five minutes for States members of the Human
Rights Council and three minutes for observer States and other observers.
31.
At the 29th meeting, on 11 March 2020, the Vice-President referred to the procedure
for online tabling of resolutions. The Vice-President also referred to the modalities
concerning the tabling of draft proposals after the tabling deadline. At the organizational
meeting of the forty-third session, the Human Rights Council had agreed that an extension
of the deadline for the submission of draft proposals would be granted only once, under
exceptional circumstances, for a maximum of 24 hours.
32.
At the same meeting, the President outlined the time limits for the consideration of
the outcomes of the universal periodic review under agenda item 6, which would be 20
minutes for the State concerned to present its views; up to 20 minutes for States members of
the Human Rights Council, observer States and United Nations agencies to express their
views on the outcome of the review; and up to 20 minutes for stakeholders to make general
comments on the outcome of the review.
33.
At the 35th meeting, on 15 June 2020, the Human Rights Council decided to endorse
extraordinary measures and modalities proposed by the Bureau of the Council in view of the
COVID-19 virus outbreak. The measures included enabling the delivery of statements by
pre-recorded video-messages, the participation of mandate holders and experts in interactive
dialogues via video link and the virtual exercise of the right of reply.
34.
During the forty-third session, the speaking time for interactive dialogues with special
procedure mandate holders was one minute and 30 seconds for States members of the Human
Rights Council, observer States and other observers. The speaking time for the general
debates and for the urgent debate was two minutes and 30 seconds for States members of the
Human Rights Council and one minute and 30 seconds for observer States and other
observers. The speaking time for panel discussions was two minutes for States members of
the Human Rights Council, observer States and other observers.
G.
Meetings and documentation
35.
The Human Rights Council held 47 fully serviced meetings during its forty-third
session.6
6
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The proceedings of the forty-third session of the Human Rights Council can be followed through the
United Nations archived Webcasts of the Council sessions (http://webtv.un.org).
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