A/HRC/44/2 Part Two Summary of proceedings I. Organizational and procedural matters A. Opening and duration of the session 1. The Human Rights Council held its forty-fourth session at the United Nations Office at Geneva from 30 June to 17 July 2020. 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 forty-fourth session was held on 12 and 15 June 2020. 3. The forty-fourth session consisted of 29 meetings over 14 days (see paragraph 13 below). B. Attendance 4. 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 5. At the 1st meeting, on 30 June 2020, the Human Rights Council adopted the agenda and programme of work of the forty-fourth session. 6. At the same meeting, the Human Rights Council decided to move the consideration and adoptions of universal periodic review outcomes for Kyrgyzstan, Guinea, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Kenya, Armenia, Guinea-Bissau, Sweden, Grenada, Turkey, Kiribati and Guyana to the 45th session of the Council, based on the expressed agreement by or in the absence of objections from these States. D. Organization of work 7. At the 1st meeting, on 30 June 2020, the Human Rights Council decided to endorse extraordinary measures and modalities proposed by the Bureau of the Council in view of the COVID-19 virus outbreak. The measures included enabling the delivery of statements by pre-recorded video-messages, the participation of mandate holders and panellists via video link and the virtual exercise of the right of reply. The measures also included moving the consideration and adoptions of universal periodic review outcomes for Kyrgyzstan, Guinea, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Kenya, Armenia, Guinea-Bissau, Sweden, Grenada, Turkey, Kiribati and Guyana to the 45th session of the Council, based on the expressed agreement by or in the absence of objections from these States (see chapter VI). 6