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specialized agencies and related organizations, intergovernmental organizations and other
entities, national human rights institutions and non-governmental organizations.
C.
Officers
9.
At its organizational session of the eighth cycle, on 16 December 2013, the Human
Rights Council elected the following officers, who also served as officers for the twentieth
special session:
D.
President:
Baudelaire Ndong Ella (Gabon)
Vice-Presidents:
Alberto D’Alotto (Argentina)
Maurizio Enrico Serra (Italy)
Dilip Sinha (India)
Vice-President and Rapporteur:
Kateřina Sequensová (Czech Republic)
Organization of work
10.
Pursuant to paragraph 124 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 5/1, an
open-ended informative consultation was held on 17 January 2014 in preparation for the
twentieth special session.
11.
At its 1st meeting, held on 20 January 2014, the Human Rights Council considered
the organization of its work, including speaking time limits, which would be three minutes
for statements by States Members of the Council and two minutes for statements by
observer States of the Council, observers for non-Member States of the Council and other
observers. The list of speakers would be drawn up in chronological order of registration.
States Members of the Council would be given the floor first, followed by observer States
and observers for United Nations entities, specialized agencies and related organizations,
intergovernmental organizations and other entities, and observers of national human rights
institutions and non-governmental organizations.
12.
The special session was conducted in accordance with the relevant provisions
contained in Human Rights Council resolution 5/1.
E.
Resolution and documentation
13.
The resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council at its twentieth special session
is reproduced in chapter I of the present report.
14.
The list of documents issued for the twentieth special session is contained in annex I
to the present report.
F.
Statements
15.
At the 1st meeting, on 20 January 2012, the Acting Director-General of the United
Nations Office at Geneva made a statement on behalf of the Secretary-General.
16.
At the same meeting, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
made a statement.
17.
Also at the same meeting, the Chairperson of the Coordination Committee of
Special Procedures made a statement on behalf of all special procedures mandate holders.
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