A/HRC/6/22 page 165 6/27. Adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living 1. Council: Under the terms of paragraphs 5, 5 (g), 8 and 9 of resolution 6/27, the Human Rights (a) Decided to extend for a period of three years the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context; (b) Requested the Special Rapporteur to submit a report on the implementation of the resolution to the General Assembly at its sixty-third session and to the Council in 2008, in accordance with its annual programme of work; (c) Invited the outgoing Special Rapporteur to submit to the Council at its seventh session a comprehensive final report on his findings, conclusions and recommendations; (d) Requested the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to ensure that the Special Rapporteur receives the necessary resources to enable him/her to discharge the mandate fully. 2. It is estimated that, pursuant to the resolution adopted by the Council, a total amount of $53,200 per year will be required to implement the activities called for in paragraphs 5, 5 (g) and 8, as follows: (a) Travel of the Special Rapporteur for consultations and/or to attend the annual meeting of special procedures and to present a report to the Council, for two field missions per year and one trip to New York to present a report to the General Assembly ($36,200); (b) Travel of staff to accompany the Special Rapporteur during field missions ($9,800); (c) Local transportation, security, communication and other miscellaneous expenses during field missions ($7,200). 3. The requirements to implement the activities for the mandate of the Special Rapporteur have been included under Section 23, Human rights, of the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009. Since the period for renewal of the mandate extends into the biennium 2010-2011, the requirements for that period will be considered in the context of the preparation of the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2010-2011. No additional appropriations will be required as a result of the adoption of the resolution. 4. With regard to paragraph 9, attention is drawn to the provisions of section VI of General Assembly resolution 45/248 B of 21 December 1990, 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. The attention of the Council is also drawn to paragraph 67 of the first report of the Advisory Committee on the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2000-2001, in which the Committee noted that the use of the phrase