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(d) Requested the High Commissioner for Human Rights to provide all the necessary
support to facilitate the convening of the Forum and the participation of relevant stakeholders
from every region in its meetings giving particular attention to ensuring broadest possible
participation, including in particular representation of women;
(e) Requested the Secretary-General to provide the Forum, within existing resources of
the United Nations, with all the services and facilities necessary to fulfil its mandate.
2.
It is estimated that, pursuant to the resolution adopted by the Council, total full costs
of $134,800 per year are estimated for the biennium 2008-2009 for:
(a) Conference services to be provided to the Forum on Minority Issues for an annual
session of two working days of meetings in the biennium 2008-2009;
(b) Travel and daily subsistence allowance of the independent expert on minority issues
and additional participants called for in paragraphs 3, 4 and 6;
(c)
Consultants’ requirements.
Section 2, General Assembly and Economic
and Social Council affairs and conference
management
Section 23, Human rights
Section 28E, Administration, Geneva
Total
United States dollars
70 600
62 800
1 400
134 800
3.
Adoption of the resolution will lead to discontinuation of the annual three working
days of meeting of the Working Group on Minorities. The current provisions associated with the
Working Group per year are as follows:
(a)
$149,500 under section 2;
(b)
$34,900 under section 23;
(c)
$1,900 under section 28 E.
4.
The provisions referred to in paragraph 3 above, which have been included in the
proposed programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009, are proposed to offset the estimated
requirements for the Forum on Minority Issues, outlined in paragraph 2 above. It is estimated
therefore that only an additional amount of $27,900 will be required for the biennium 2008-2009
under section 23, Human rights, to provide for the travel and daily subsistence allowance of the
Forum on Minority Issues and consultancy requirements for preparation of forum meetings.
5.
Although it is anticipated that an additional amount of $27,900 per year will be
required for the biennium 2008-2009 under section 23, no additional resources will be requested,
at this juncture, in light of the continuing review by the Council of its subsidiary machinery in
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