A/HRC/7/78 page 185 32. However, pursuant to the adoption of the resolution by the Council, a total additional amount of $28,600 will be required under section 23, Human Rights, to cover the travel cost of the expert participation in the panel discussion. Although it is anticipated that an additional amount of $28,600 would be required for the biennium 2008-2009, under section 23, additional resources are not requested at this time, as the Secretariat will, to the extent possible, absorb the additional requirements within the appropriations for section 23, Human Rights, for the biennium 2008-2009. 7/15. Situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 33. Under the terms of paragraphs 2, 6 and 7 of its resolution 7/15, the Council: (a) Decided to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur, in accordance with Commission on Human Rights resolutions 2004/13 and 2005/11, for a period of one year; (b) Requested the Secretary-General to provide the Special Rapporteur with all necessary assistance and adequate staffing to carry out his mandate effectively and to ensure that the mechanism works with the support of OHCHR; (c) Invited the Special Rapporteur to submit regular reports on the implementation of his mandate to the Council and the General Assembly. 34. Pursuant to the adoption of the resolution by the Council, a total amount of $62,300 per annum or $124,600 per biennium will be required to implement the activities, arising from the terms of the resolution as follows: (a) Travel of the Special Rapporteur for three trips to Geneva per year (each for five days) for consultations/to attend the annual meeting of special procedures and to present a report to the Council and for two field missions per year, of an estimated duration of 10 days each ($44,000 per annum); (b) Travel of staff to accompany the Special Rapporteur during field missions ($11,100 per annum); (c) Local transportation, security, communications and other miscellaneous expenses during field missions ($7,200 per annum). 35. The requirements to implement the activities for the mandate of the Special Rapporteur have been included under section 23, Human Rights, of the programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009. No additional appropriations will be required as a result of the adoption of the resolution. 36. With regard to paragraph 6, attention is drawn to the provisions of section VI of General Assembly resolution 45/248 B, and subsequent resolutions, the most recent of which is resolution 62/236, in which the Assembly reaffirmed that the Fifth Committee was the