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7/34. Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary
forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia
and related intolerance

74. Under the terms of operative paragraphs 2, 3 (f) and 6 of its resolution 7/34, the Council:

(a) Decided to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance for a period of three years;

(b) Requested the Special Rapporteur to report regularly to the Council and the General Assembly;

(c) Requested the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to provide all the necessary human, technical and financial assistance to the Special Rapporteur for the effective fulfilment of his/her mandate.

75. Pursuant to the adoption of the resolution by the Council, a total amount of $66,400 per year will be required to implement the activities called for in paragraphs 2, 3 (f) and 6, as follows:

(a) Travel of the Special Rapporteur for consultations/to attend the annual meeting of special procedures, to present a report to the Council and the General Assembly, and for two field missions per year ($50,400);

(b) Travel of staff to accompany the Special Rapporteur during field missions ($8,800);

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

76. The requirements to implement the activities for the mandate of the Special Rapporteur 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.

77. With regard to paragraph 6, 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 the responsibilities for administrative and budgetary matters, and reaffirmed the role of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions.