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7/24. Elimination of violence against women

49. Under the terms of paragraphs 5, 7, 11 and 12 of its resolution 7/24, the Council:

(a) Decided to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, for a period of three years;

(b) Requested the Special Rapporteur to report to the Council in accordance with its annual programme of work;

(c) Requested the Secretary-General to continue to provide the Special Rapporteur with all necessary assistance for the effective fulfilment of his/her mandate, in particular staff and resources, including to carry out and follow up on missions;

(d) Also requested the Secretary-General to ensure that the reports of the Special Rapporteur were brought to the attention of the Commission on the Status of Women, the General Assembly and the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and requested the Special Rapporteur to present an oral report annually to the Commission on the Status of Women and to the General Assembly.

50. Pursuant to the adoption of the resolution by the Council, a total amount of $68,200 per year will be required to implement the activities called for in paragraphs 4, 5 (d) and 10 as follows:

(a) Travel of the Special Rapporteur for consultations/to attend the annual meeting of special procedures and to present a report to the Council, to present the report to the General Assembly and to report to the Commission on the Status of Women, as well as for two field missions per year ($51,200);

(b) Travel of staff to accompany the Special Rapporteur during field missions ($9,800);

(c) Local transportation, security, communications and other miscellaneous expenses during field missions ($7,200).

51. The requirements to implement the activities for the mandate of the independent expert have been included under section 23, Human Rights, of the programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009. Since the period for renewal of the mandate extends into the biennium 2010-2011, the requirements for that period will be considered in the context of the preparation of the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2010-2011. No additional appropriations will be required as a result of the adoption of the resolution.

52. With regard to paragraph 11, attention is drawn to the provisions of section VI of General Assembly resolution 45/248 B, 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.