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Part Two: Summary of proceedings
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Part Two: Summary of proceedingsI. Organizational and procedural mattersA. Opening and duration of the session1. The Human Rights Council held its eighth session at the United Nations Office at Geneva from 2 to 18 June 2008. The President of the Council, Mr. Doru Costea, opened the session. 2. In accordance with rule 8 (b) of the rules of procedures of the Council, as contained in part VII of the annex to Council resolution 5/1, the organizational meeting of the eighth session was held on 19 May 2008. 3. The eighth session consisted of 28 meetings held over 13 days (see paragraph 14 below).
D. Organization of work6. At the 1st meeting, on 2 June 2008, the President of the Council outlined the modalities for the general debate, which would be five minutes for statements by States members of the Council and concerned countries and three minutes for observers of 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 would be: concerned countries, if any, followed by States members of the Council, observers for non member States of the Council, and other observers. 7. At the same meeting, the President of the Council outlined the modalities for the interactive dialogue with special procedures mandate holders, which would be 10 minutes for the presentation of the main report by the mandate holders, with a further 2 minutes for the presentation of each additional report; 5 minutes for concerned countries, if any, and States members of the Council; 3 minutes for statements by observers of 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; and 5 minutes for concluding remarks by the mandate holder. 8. At the 6th meeting, on 4 June 2008, the President outlined the modalities for the review, rationalization and improvement of mandates, which would be 8 minutes for statements by main sponsors of resolutions relating to the mandate in question; 6 minutes for statements by mandate holders; 5 minutes for statements by concerned countries, if applicable; 3 minutes for statements by States members of the Council; and 2 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 mandate holder would be given 3 minutes to make final remarks and the main sponsors of the resolution relating to the mandate would be given 5 minutes for the conclusion of the debate. 9. At the 8th meeting, on 5 June 2008, the President outlined the modalities for the discussion on the human rights of women, which would be 5 minutes for the moderator; 5 minutes for each statement by the panellists; 2 minutes for statements by States members of the Council and for statements by observers of 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, and 5 minutes for the moderator and panellists to respond. 10. At the 10th meeting, on 6 June 2008, the President outlined the modalities for the special event of the Council celebrating the entry into force of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which would be 7 minutes for each statement by the panellists; 3 minutes for statements by designated States representatives from regional groups; and 3 minutes for statements by two designated civil society representatives. 11. At the 11th meeting, on 6 June 2008, the President outlined the modalities for the special event of the Council on the draft United Nations guidelines for the appropriate use and conditions of alternative care for children, which would be 5 minutes for each statement by the panellists; 3 minutes for statements by designated States representatives from regional groups; 3 minutes for statements by civil society representatives; and 2 minutes for the moderator and panellists to respond. 12. At the 13th meeting, on 9 June 2008, the President outlined the modalities for the consideration of the universal periodic review outcome, which would be 20 minutes for the presentation by the State concerned; 3 minutes for statements by States members of the Council and 2 minutes for statements by observers of non member States of the Council and United Nations entities, specialized agencies and related organizations for a total duration of 20 minutes; and 2 minutes for statements by other stakeholders, for a total duration of 20 minutes. 13. At the 28th meeting, on 18 June, final comments were made by the representatives of Egypt and Jordan. E. Meetings and documentation14. The Council held 28 fully serviced meetings during its eighth session. 15. The texts of the resolutions adopted by the Council are contained in part one of the present report. 16. Annex I contains the agenda of the Council as included in part V of the annex to Council resolution 5/1. 17. Annex II contains the estimated administrative and programme budget implications of Council resolutions. 18. Annex III contains the list of attendance. 19. Annex IV contains the list of documents issued for the eighth session of the Council. 20. Annex V contains the list of special procedures mandate holders appointed by the Council at its eighth session. 21. Annex VI contains the list of members appointed to the expert mechanism on the rights of indigenous peoples and the forum on minority issues. 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