A/HRC/3/7 page 12 II. Adoption of the agenda and organization of the work of the session A. Opening and duration of the session 1. The Human Rights Council held its third session at the United Nations Office at Geneva from 29 November to 8 December 2006 (see also paragraph 9 below). It held 14 meetings (see A/HRC/3/SR.1-14)1 during the session. 2. The session was opened by Mr. Luis Alfonso de Alba, President of the Human Rights Council. 3. At the 1st meeting, on 29 November 2006, Ms. Louise Arbour, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, read a message from Mr. Kofi Annan, the Secretary-General of the United Nations. 4. At the 2nd meeting, on 29 November 2006, Mr. Ahmed Shaheed, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Maldives, made a statement to the Council. B. Attendance 5. The 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. An attendance list is given in annex III to the present report. C. Adoption of the agenda 6. At the 1st meeting, on 29 November 2006, the Council considered the provisional agenda (A/HRC/3/1) as proposed by the President. The agenda was adopted without a vote. For the text as adopted, see annex I to the report. D. Organization of work 7. At its 1st meeting, on 29 November 2006, the Council considered the organization of its work. The same modalities for time management, as followed in previous sessions, would apply. Namely, the speaking-time limits would be as follows: 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 list of speakers would be drawn up in chronological order of registration and the order of speakers 1 Summary records of each of the meetings are subject to correction. They are considered final with the issuance of a consolidated corrigendum (A/HRC/3/SR.1-14/Corrigendum).