A/HRC/9/28 page 100 9/9. Protection of the human rights of civilians in armed conflict 19. In paragraphs 8 and 9 of draft resolution A/HRC/9/L.21 (orally revised and adopted as resolution 9/9), the Council: (a) Invited OHCHR to convene, within existing resources, an expert consultation, open to the participation of Governments, regional organizations, relevant United Nations bodies and civil society organizations, and in consultation with the International Committee of the Red Cross, on the issue of protecting the human rights of civilians in armed conflict, requested OHCHR to report the outcome of this consultation, in the form of a summary of discussions on the above-mentioned issue, to the Council at its eleventh session; (b) Requested the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee to elaborate a comprehensive study, drawing upon the work previously undertaken by the Subcommission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, and bearing in mind the outcome of the above mentioned expert consultation, and inputs received from all relevant stakeholders, with a view to identify mechanisms, modalities, procedures, and methods for enhancing the protection of human rights of civilians in armed conflicts, and present concrete recommendations thereon for consideration by the Council at its thirteenth session.a 20. The requirements to implement the activities called for in paragraph 9 would amount to $92,300. These requirements for the mandate have not been included in the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009. Additional appropriations would therefore be required as a result of the adoption of the resolution. 21. As the Council invites OHCHR to convene an expert consultation within existing resources, there are no financial implications regarding potential activities under paragraph 8, which will be implemented only if the necessary resources are available. 22. With regard to paragraph 8, attention is drawn to the provisions of section VI of General Assembly resolution 45/248 B of 21 December 1990, and subsequent resolutions, the most recent of which is resolution 62/236 of 22 December 2007, in which the Assembly reaffirmed that the Fifth Committee was the appropriate Main Committee of the Assembly entrusted with responsibilities for administrative and budgetary matters, and reaffirmed the role of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions. a Paragraph 9 was subsequently orally revised by the sponsors of the draft resolution. In the revised version, the Council decided “to continue consideration of this question at its eleventh session […] on the basis of the outcome of the consultation referred to in paragraph 8 above, with a view to consider requesting the Advisory Committee […] to elaborate a study with potential recommendations on the protection of the human rights of civilians in armed conflict” (A/HRC/9/23, resolution 9/9). Consequently, the budgetary implications originally envisioned in the draft text are no longer relevant.