A/HRC/9/18 page 12 in December 2007 for the 2008-2009 biennium (see A/62/125 and A/62/563/Add.1). At the same time, resources for contractual translation were doubled - offset by a cut in temporary assistance for meetings - and five senior reviser posts were authorized to provide quality control for outsourced translations. However no similar provisions were approved by the General Assembly to address the concomitant increase in requirements for referencing, editing, translating and typing of over 10,000 additional pages5 of related reports mentioned in annex I, in addition to estimated 3,079 standard pages by which the universal periodic review mechanism in 2008 is expected to exceed the estimates prepared for its sessions. Similarly, no provision has been made for additional drafting and in-house translation of summary records. 39. Experience has shown that current Division of Conference Management document-processing capacity cannot meet the documentation requirements of the Human Rights Council and its subsidiary machinery. The lack of sufficient permanent conference capacity does not allow for the required flexibility and timeliness in accommodating urgent and unforeseen requests for meetings and processing of documentation. Additional staff resources, provisionally estimated at approximately US$ 7,500,000 per year, are accordingly urgently required to enable the Division to ensure the appropriate level of support required by the Human Rights Council. 40. At the same time, there are inadequate resources for the necessary editing of documents prior to submission, which is a critical element of the timely documentation chain. The establishment of editor posts in OHCHR is accordingly required to address this aspect of the process. 41. The Human Rights Council also requires significantly more media services than its predecessor body. To increase public awareness and understanding of its work, the provision of an adequate level of resources for information work is indispensable. Webcasting has been identified by the Council as a vital component in communication about its role and functioning. Effective and continuous delivery of webcasting and all media services require stable, permanent personnel and facilities. In order to provide these services, the Department of Public Information will require additional infrastructure of approximately US$ 2,500,000, supplemented by related staff and other recurring costs of approximately US$ 1,700,000. 42. A report detailing these resource requirements will be prepared for submission to the General Assembly during its sixty-third session. 5 These figures include also 2,146 pages forecast for the Durban Review process.

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