A/HRC/11/L.10 page 197 3. It is estimated that the total additional requirements for the biennium 2008-2009 of $1,439,800 could be met from within the overall resources appropriated under section 2 of the programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009, through the mechanism of integrated global management of resources. With regard to the requirements for the biennium 2010-2011, provisions have been made in the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2010-2011. 1/11. Open-ended Working Group on an optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child to provide a communications procedure 4. In paragraphs 1 to 4 of draft resolution A/HRC/11/L.3 (adopted as resolution 1/11), the Council: (a) Decided to establish an Open-ended Working Group of the Council to explore the possibility of elaboration of an optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child to provide a communications procedure complementary to the reporting procedure under the Convention; (b) Decided also that the working group would hold its first session for five working days in Geneva before the end of 2009, within existing resources; (c) Further decided to invite a representative of the Committee on the Rights of the Child to attend the session of the working group as a resource person, and, where appropriate, relevant United Nations special procedures and other relevant independent experts, and also invited them to submit inputs to the working group for its consideration; (d) Requested the Working Group to submit a report on progress made thereon to the Council for consideration at its thirteenth session. 5. To implement the activities called for under the terms of the resolution, an estimated $282,700 would be required for the biennium 2008-2009, as follows: (a) under section 2 (General Assembly and Economic and Social Council Affairs and Conference Management) to provide conference servicing ($199,200); (b) under section 23 (Human Rights) to provide for a staff member at the P-3 level for four months to provide support to the work of the Working Group ($56,000) and for travel of a member of the Committee on the Rights of the Child to attend the Working Group session ($23,800); and (c) under section 28 E (Administration,

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