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additional meeting time or when a treaty passes a milestone for expansion. Apart from
such triggering events (for which the estimated requirements are rarely fully
approved), there has been no comprehensive review of the workload and resourcing of
the treaty bodies. The Secretary-General will work to ensure that the secretariat
provides all information relating to the operational costs of the treaty body system,
including the cost of the current system, including for conference services and
documentation, as well as the additional resources required to clear the current
backlog, as requested by the co-facilitators.
29.
In order to create greater foreseeability and efficiency, the Secretary-General
has also recommended the establishment of a fixed calendar for reporting, which
allocates meeting time according to the number of State parties and the number of
reports due. The High Commissioner fleshed out this proposal for a “comprehensive
reporting calendar” in her above-mentioned report.
30.
The Secretary-General continues to follow the intergovernmental process on
treaty body strengthening with great attention, and hopes that the meaningful
participation of all stakeholders in this process, including treaty body experts and civil
society actors, will assist in bringing it to a fruitful conclusion at the next session of the
General Assembly.
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