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7/32. Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of
human rights in Myanmar
66.
Under the terms of paragraphs 1, 3 and 4 of resolution 7/32, the Council:
(a) Decided to extend for one year the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the
situation of human rights in Myanmar, in accordance with Commission on Human Rights
resolutions 1992/58 and 2005/11;
(b) Requested the Special Rapporteur to submit a progress report to the
General Assembly at its sixty-third session and to the Council, in accordance with its annual
programme of work;
(c) Called upon OHCHR to provide the Special Rapporteur with all necessary assistance
and resources to enable him to discharge his mandate fully.
67. Pursuant to the adoption of the resolution by the Council, a total amount of $72,200 per
annum or $144,400 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 consultations/to attend the annual meeting of
special procedures and to present a report to the Council, as well as for two field missions
($55,100 per annum);
(b) Travel of staff to accompany the Special Rapporteur during field missions
($9,900 per annum);
(c) Local transportation, security, communications and other miscellaneous expenses
during field missions ($7,200 per annum).
68. 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.
69. With regard to paragraph 4, 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
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.
7/33. From rhetoric to reality: a global call for concrete action
against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and
related intolerance
70. Under the terms of paragraph 9 of its resolution 7/33, the Council decided to invite the
Group of Five Independent Eminent Experts to address the Council at its tenth session.
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