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55. Provisions have not been made under sections 2, 23 and 28 E of the programme budget for
the biennium 2008-2009 for the activities envisaged by paragraph 18. No additional resources
are currently envisaged as the Secretariat will, to the extent possible, absorb the additional
requirements of $253,100 outlined above, within the appropriations under sections 2, 23,
and 28 E for the biennium 2008-2009.
56. With regard to paragraph 17, attention is also 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
appropriate Main Committee of the Assembly entrusted with responsibilities for administrative
and budgetary matters and reaffirmed the role of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and
Budgetary Questions.
7/27. Human rights and extreme poverty
57. Under the terms of subparagraphs 4 (a) and (b) of its resolution 7/27, the Council invited
OHCHR:
(a) To further consult the relevant stakeholders mentioned in paragraph 3 of the
resolution and allow them to also comment on the report of the High Commissioner
(A/HRC/7/32), including through the organization of a three-day seminar on the draft guiding
principles before March 2009;
(b) To submit a report to the Council, no later than its last session of 2009, to allow the
Council to make a decision on the way forward with a view to adopting guiding principles on the
rights of persons living under extreme poverty.
58. Pursuant to the adoption of the resolution by the Council, a total amount of $141,300 will
be required under the programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009 for (a) travel of 12 experts,
and (b) conference services to be provided to organize a three-day seminar in 2009, as follows:
Section 2, General Assembly and Economic and Social
Council affairs and conference management
Section 23, Human Rights
Section 28 E, Administration, Geneva
Total
$ 62 000
$ 77 200
$ 2 100
$141 300
59. Provisions have not been made under sections 2, 23 and 28 E of the programme budget for
the biennium 2008-2009 for the activities envisaged by paragraphs 4 (a) and (b). No additional
resources are currently envisaged as the Secretariat will, to the extent possible, absorb the
additional requirements $141,300 outlined above, within the appropriations under sections 2, 23,
and 28 E for the biennium 2008-2009.
7/28. Missing persons
60. At the time the Council adopted draft resolution A/HRC/7/L.33 (resolution 7/28), it had
before it the statement of programme budget implications below. Inadvertently, the Council was
not informed at the meeting that the resolution as amended would not entail any programme
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