A/HRC/14/37 Part Two Summary of proceedings I. Organizational and procedural matters A. Opening and duration of the session 1. The Human Rights Council held its fourteenth session at the United Nations Office at Geneva from 31 May to 18 June 2010. The President of the Council opened the session. 2. In accordance with rule 8 (b) of the rules of procedure of the Human Rights Council, as contained in part VII of the annex to Council resolution 5/1, the organizational meeting of the fourteenth session was held on 20 May 2010. 3. At the 35th meeting, on 18 June 2010, the director of the Division of Conference Management of the United Nations Office at Geneva addressed the Council in connection with the request made by several Member States that the tenth session of the Working Group on the universal periodic review be held in February 2011 instead of January 2011. 4. At the same meeting, the chief of the Division of Conference Management of the United Nations Office at Geneva provided the Human Rights Council with background information on the technical aspects of the issues relating to the calendar of meetings of the Council. 5. The fourteenth session consisted of 36 meetings, held over 15 days (see paragraph 24 below). B. Attendance 6. 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. Agenda and programme of work of the session 7. At its 1st meeting, on 31 May 2010, the Council adopted the agenda and programme of work of the fourteenth session. D. Organization of work 8. At the 1st meeting, on 31 May 2010, the President outlined the modalities for the general debate on the update by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights of the activities of her Office, which would be three minutes for Member States and two minutes for observer States and other observers. 9. At the 2nd meeting, on 31 May 2010, the President outlined the modalities for the interactive dialogue with special procedures mandate holders under agenda item 3, which would be as follows: 10 minutes for the presentation by the mandate holder of the main report, with a further two minutes to present each additional report; five minutes for 50 GE.12-17781