1. Takes note of the report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on conference facilities and financial support for the Human Rights Council (A/HRC/9/18), submitted pursuant to Council resolution 8/1; 2. Also takes note of the assessment of the Division of Conference Management at the United Nations Office at Geneva on the situation relating to the submission of documents to the Council, including those of the universal periodic review, and in particular the delays in the translation of documents into the six languages of the United Nations and the assessment of the Department of Public Information regarding the information servicing requirements of the Council, including the webcasting of all proceedings of its working groups, taking into account the principles of transparency, equal treatment and non-selectivity; 3. Requests the Secretary-General to present to the General Assembly during the main segment of its sixty-third session a report with details of the resources required to ensure the provision of necessary services indicated in the report of the Office of the High Commissioner (A/HRC/9/18); 4. Decides to recommend that the General Assembly ensure the establishment of an Office of the President of the Human Rights Council, with adequate staffing resources, including the provision of necessary equipment; 5. Requests the United Nations Office at Geneva to ensure that the facilities for the President be in the immediate vicinity of the conference room used by the Council; 6. Decides to remain seized of this issue.” III. PRESIDENT’S STATEMENTS PRST/9/1. Situation of human rights in Haiti At the 22nd meeting, on 24 September 2008, the President of the Council read out the following statement: “1. The Human Rights Council welcomes recent political developments in Haiti, marked by the formation and installation of a new Government. 2. The Council commends the reaffirmation by the Haitian authorities of their commitments and their determination to improve living conditions for Haitians, with a special emphasis on respect for human rights. 3. The Council notes with satisfaction the cooperation between the Haitian National Police and the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti in curbing violence, crime and banditry. 4. The Council welcomes the adoption of the regulations on the judiciary and the new Act on the High Council of the Judiciary, as well as the reopening of the Judicial Training College. It encourages the authorities to continue their efforts, in particular as regards 50

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