A/HRC/43/2 11. On 23 June 2020, the Human Rights Council held an informal discussion on the implementation of the extraordinary measures taken in view of the COVID-19 virus outbreak. 12. At the 47th meeting, on 23 June 2020, the Human Rights Council decided that the forty-fourth session of the Council would be opened on 30 June 2020. 13. The forty-third session consisted of 47 meetings over 22 days (see paragraph 37 below). B. Attendance 14. The session was attended by Representatives of States members of the Human Rights Council, observer 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 (see annex I). C. High-level segment 15. At its 1st to 8th meetings, from 24 to 26 February 2020, the Council held a high-level segment, at which 101 dignitaries addressed the plenary, including three heads of state, two deputy prime ministers, 61 ministers, 18 deputy ministers, 10 other government representatives and seven representatives of observer organizations. 16. The following dignitaries addressed the Human Rights Council during the high-level segment, in the order that they spoke: (a) At the 1st meeting, on 24 February 2020: the President of Montenegro, Milo Đukanović; the Captains Regent of the Republic of San Marino, Luca Boschi and Mariella Mularoni; the President of the Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord of Libya, Mustafa Serraj; the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Paraguay, Antonio Rivas Palacios; the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany, Heiko Maas; the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Norway, Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide; the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, Stef Blok; the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cameroon, Lejeune Mbella Mbella; the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Austria, Alexander Schallenberg; the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark, Jeppe Kofod; the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, Mukhtar Tileuberdi; the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Latvia, Edgars Rinkēvičs. (b) At the 2nd meeting, on the same day: the Deputy Prime Minister of Ireland (Tánaiste), Simon Coveney; the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden, Ann Linde; the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, Retno Lestari Priansari Marsudi; the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the State of Palestine, Riad Al-Malki; the Secretary of State for External Affairs of Angola, Tete Antonio (on behalf of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries); the Minister for Human Rights of Uzbekistan, Akmal Saidov; the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Georgia, David Zalkaliani; the Minister of Women, Family and Human Rights of Brazil, Damares Alves; the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Vadym Prystaiko; the Minister for Foreign Affairs of France, Jean-Yves Le Drian; the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Alsaud; the Minister of State and for Foreign Affairs of Portugal, Augusto Santos Silva; the Minister for Foreign and European Affairs of Malta, Evarist Bartolo; the Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation of Spain, Arancha González Laya; the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Linas Antanas Linkevičius; the Minister of Foreign Affairs and of Defense of Belgium, Philippe Goffin. (c) At the 3rd meeting, on the same day: the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Andorra, Maria Ubach Font; the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, Kang 10