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C. Officers
9.
At its first session (held from 19 to 30 June 2006), the Council had elected the following
officers, who also served as officers for the second special session:
President:
Mr. Luis Alfonso de Alba (Mexico)
Vice-Presidents:
Mr. Tomáš Husák (Czech Republic)
Mr. Mohammed Loulichki (Morocco)
Mr. Blaise Godet (Switzerland)
Vice-President and
Rapporteur:
Mr. Musa Burayzat (Jordan)
D. Organization of work
10.
The Council accepted the recommendation of its officers that the speaking time limits
would be 5 minutes for statements by States members of the Council and concerned countries,
and 3 minutes for statements by observer 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 Council also accepted the recommendation of its officers that the list of
speakers would be drawn up in chronological order of registration and that the order of speakers
would be as follows: States members of the Council, followed by concerned countries, then by
observer States and other observers of the Council.
11.
The Council further accepted the recommendation that, with regard to statements in
exercise of the right of reply, a limit of two statements per delegation for the entire session,
of 5 minutes’ duration for the first and of 3 minutes for the second, would be observed.
E. Resolution and documentation
12.
Resolution S-2/1, adopted by the Council at its second special session, on the basis of
draft resolution A/HRC/S-2/L.1, is reproduced in chapter I of the present report.
13.
Annex I contains a statement regarding the estimated administrative and programme
budget implications of draft resolution A/HRC/S-2/L.1.
14.
Annex II contains a list of documents issued for the second special session.
F. Statements
15.
At the 1st meeting, on 11 August 2006, the United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights, Ms. Louise Arbour, made a statement.
16.
At the same meeting, and at the 2nd meeting, on the same day, statements were made by
the following:
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