A/HRC/5/21 page 58 ANNEX II Estimated administrative and programme budget implications of Council resolutions and decisions 5/1. Institution-building of the United Nations Human Rights Council 1. Under the terms of its resolution 5/1, the Human Rights Council has adopted the text entitled “Institution-building of the United Nations Human Rights Council”, annexed to the resolution, including its appendices and decided to submit a draft resolution to the General Assembly for its adoption as a matter of priority in order to facilitate the timely implementation of the text contained thereafter. 2. Under the terms of the text entitled “Institution-building of the United Nations Human Rights Council”, the Council will establish a universal periodic review (UPR) mechanism, special procedures, a Human Rights Council Advisory Committee and a complaint procedure. According to that text, the operational structure and modalities of the human rights machinery will be established. Incremental resource requirements in respect of some of the proposals in the President’s text are being addressed in a separate report of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly on the implementation of the Human Rights Council decision 3/104, namely additional sessions of the Council (regular/organizational, etc.), special sessions and a high-level segment. Therefore, only incremental resources requirements over and above those submitted in connection with the decision 3/104 are included in this statement. 3. As regards the universal periodic review mechanism, the Council decides that: (a) The review will begin after the adoption of the UPR mechanism by the Council; (b) The periodicity of the review for the first cycle will be of four years, implying the consideration of 48 States per year during three sessions of the working group of two weeks each; (c) A compilation of the information contained in the reports of treaty bodies and special procedures, including observations and comments by the State concerned, and in other relevant official United Nations documents, will be prepared by OHCHR. This shall not exceed 10 pages; (d) In the review, the Council could also take into consideration additional credible and reliable information provided by other relevant stakeholders to the UPR. OHCHR will prepare a summary of such information that shall not exceed 10 pages; (e) Each member State will decide on the composition of its delegation [to the review] and a UPR Voluntary Trust Fund should be established to facilitate the participation of developing countries, particularly LDCs, in the UPR mechanism;

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