A/HRC/6/22
page 168
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
“within existing resources” or similar language in resolutions had a negative impact on the
implementation of activities; therefore, efforts should be made to avoid the use of this phrase in
resolutions and decisions.
6/31. Advisory services and technical assistance for Liberia
1.
Under the terms of paragraphs 3 and 6 of resolution 6/31, the Human Rights Council:
(a) Decided to extend the mandate of the independent expert on the situation of human
rights in Liberia for one year;
(b) Invited the independent expert to submit a final report to the Council at its ninth
session on the effectiveness and efficiency of the measures applied in practice.
2.
It is estimated that, pursuant to the resolution adopted by the Council, a total amount
of $54,400 per year will be required to implement the activities called for in paragraphs 3 and 6,
as follows:
(a) Travel of the independent expert for consultations and/or to attend the annual
meeting of special procedures and to present a report to the Council, and for two field missions
per year ($38,200);
(b)
Travel of staff to accompany the independent expert during field missions ($9,000);
(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 independent
expert have been included under Section 23, Human rights, of the proposed programme budget
for the biennium 2008-2009. No additional appropriations will be required as a result of the
adoption of the resolution.
6/32. Mandate of the Representative of the Secretary-General on the
human rights of internally displaced persons
1.
Council:
Under the terms of paragraphs 6, 10 and 11 of resolution 6/32, the Human Rights
(a) Decided to extend the mandate of the Representative of the Secretary-General on the
human rights of internally displaced persons for a period of three years;
(b) Requested the Secretary-General to provide the Representative with all necessary
assistance and adequate staffing to carry out his/her mandate effectively and to ensure that the
mechanism works with the support of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for
Select target paragraph3
Connect to a paragraph
Connect to an entity
Disable highlights
Add to table of contents