A/HRC/S-23/2 B. Attendance 10. The special 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. C. Officers 11. At its organizational session of the ninth cycle, on 8 December 2014, the Human Rights Council elected the following officers, who also served as officers for the twentythird special session: D. President: Joachim Rücker (Germany) Vice-Presidents: Juan Esteban Aguirre Martínez (Paraguay) Filloreta Kodra (Albania) Mukhtar Tileuberdi (Kazakhstan) Vice-President and Rapporteur: Mothusi Bruce Rabasha Palai (Botswana) Organization of work 12. Pursuant to paragraph 124 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 5/1, an open-ended informative consultation was held on 30 March 2015 in preparation for the twenty-third special session. 13. At its 1st meeting, held on 1 April 2015, 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. 14. The special session was conducted in accordance with the relevant provisions contained in Human Rights Council resolution 5/1. E. Resolution and documentation 15. The resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council at its twenty-third special session is reproduced in chapter I of the present report. 16. The list of documents issued for the twenty-third special session is contained in the annex to the present report. F. Statements 17. At the 1st meeting, on 1 April 2015, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights made a statement. 7