E/2011/27 E/CN.6/2011/12 Chapter VII Organization of the session A. Opening and duration of the session 108. The Commission on the Status of Women held its fifty-fifth session at United Nations Headquarters on 12 March 2010, from 22 February to 4 March 2011 and on 14 March 2011. The Commission held 17 meetings. 109. The session was opened by the Chair of the Commission, Garen Nazarian, who also made a statement. 110. At the 2nd meeting, on 22 February 2011, statements were made by the Deputy Secretary-General, the President of the Economic and Social Council, and the Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women). 111. At the same meeting, a statement was made by the Chair of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. 112. Also at the same meeting, the distinguished guest speaker, Mrs. Emine Erdogan (Turkey) addressed the Commission. 113. At the 9th meeting, on 1 March, the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, made a statement. B. Attendance 114. The session was attended by representatives of 45 States members of the Commission. Observers for other States Members of the United Nations and for non-member States, representatives of organizations of the United Nations system and observers for intergovernmental, non-governmental and other organizations also attended. The list of delegations is contained in document E/CN.6/2011/INF/1. C. Election of officers 115. In accordance with paragraph 2 of Economic and Social Council resolution 1987/21, the officers are elected to the Bureau of the Commission for a term of office of two years. The following officers were elected to serve on the Bureau of the fifty-fourth and fifty-fifth sessions: Chair: Garen Nazarian (Armenia) Vice-Chair: Takashi Ashiki (Japan) Julio Peralta (Paraguay) Roberto Storaci (Italy) Vice-Chair-cum-Rapporteur: Leysa Sow (Senegal) 48 11-28654