12. Emphasizes the need to ensure financing and adequate staff and information resources for the operations of the human rights treaty bodies, in particular in view of the additional demands placed on the system by the creation of new treaty bodies and their mandates, new reporting requirements, the increasing number of ratifications and enhanced reporting by States and, with this in mind, reiterates its request that the Secretary-General provide adequate resources in respect of each treaty body while making the most efficient use of existing resources, in order to give the human rights treaty bodies adequate administrative support and better access to technical and legal expertise and relevant information; 13. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Council annually, in accordance with its programme of work, on measures taken to implement the present resolution and on obstacles to its implementation, including recommendations for further improving the effectiveness of, harmonizing, and reforming the treaty body system, and to seek the views of States and other stakeholders in this regard; 14. Decides to consider this question annually in accordance with its programme of work under the same agenda item. 22nd meeting 24 September 2008 [Adopted without a vote.] 9/9. Protection of the human rights of civilians in armed conflict The Human Rights Council, Guided by the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Recalling the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, the Additional Protocols thereto of 8 June 1977, other international human rights law and international humanitarian law instruments, and the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, Bearing in mind General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006, in which the Assembly states that the Human Rights Council shall be responsible for promoting universal respect for the protection of all human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, without distinction of any kind and in fair and equal manner, Recalling resolution 2005/63 of 20 April 2005 of the Commission on Human Rights, and taking note of decision 2006/21 of 24 August 2006 adopted by the Subcommission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights at its final session, Acknowledging that human rights law and international humanitarian law are complementary and mutually reinforcing, 23