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B. Attendance
8.
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
9.
At its first organizational meeting of the second cycle, on 19 June 2007 (A/HRC/OM/1/1),
the Council elected the following officers, who also served as officers for the seventh special
session:
President:
Mr. Doru Romulus Costea (Romania)
Vice-Presidents:
Mr. Mohamed-Siad Doualeh (Djibouti)
Mr. Boudewijn van Eenennaam (Netherlands)
Mr. Dayan Jayatilleka (Sri Lanka)
Vice-President and Rapporteur:
Mr. Alejandro Artucio (Uruguay)
D. Organization of work
10. Pursuant to paragraph 124 of the annex to Council resolution 5/1 of 18 June 2007, an
open-ended informative consultation was held on 19 May 2008 in preparation for the
seventh special session.
11. At its 1st meeting, on 22 May 2008, the Council considered the organization of its work,
including speaking time limits, which would be five minutes for statements by States members
of the Council, and three minutes for statements by observers for non-member States of the
Council and other observers, including United Nations entities, specialized agencies and related
organizations, intergovernmental organizations and other entities, national human rights
institutions and non-governmental organizations. The list of speakers would be drawn up in
chronological order of registration.
12. The special session was conducted in accordance with the relevant provisions contained in
Council resolution 5/1.
E. Resolution and documentation
13. The resolution adopted by the Council at its seventh special session is reproduced in
chapter I of the present report.
14. The list of documents issued for the seventh special session is contained in the annex to the
present report.
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