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C. Officers
8.
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 third 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
9.
The Council accepted the recommendation of its officers that the speaking-time limits
would be five minutes for statements by States members of the Council and concerned countries,
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 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 and concerned countries,
followed by observers for non-member States of the Council and other observers.
10.
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, three
minutes for the first and two minutes for the second, would be observed.
E. Resolution and documentation
11.
The resolution adopted by the Council at its third special session, is reproduced in
chapter I of the present report.
12.
Annex I contains a statement regarding the estimated administrative and programme
budget implications of the resolution adopted by the Council at its third special session.
13.
Annex II contains the list of documents issued for the third special session.
F. Statements
14.
At the 1st meeting, on 15 November 2006, the United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights, Ms. Louise Arbour, made a statement.
15.
At the same meeting, and at the 2nd meeting, on the same day, statements were made by
the following:
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