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7/36. Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion
and protection of the right to freedom of opinion
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84. Under the terms of paragraphs 3, 7 and 8 of its resolution 7/36, the Council:

(a) Decided to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur for a further three years;

(b) Requested the Secretary General to provide the assistance necessary to the Special Rapporteur to fulfil his/her mandate effectively, in particular by placing adequate human and material resources at his/her disposal;

(c) Requested the Special Rapporteur to submit each year to the Council a report covering activities relating to his/her mandate.

85. Pursuant to the adoption of the resolution by the Council, a total amount of $53,800 per annum or $107,600 per biennium will be required to implement the activities, arising from the terms of the resolution, as follows:

(a) Travel of the Special Rapporteur to attend the annual meeting of special procedures and to present a report to the Council, as well as for two field missions per year ($36,800 per annum);

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

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

86. The requirements to implement the activities for the mandate of the Special Representative 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.

87. With regard to paragraph 7, attention is drawn to the provisions of section VI of General Assembly resolution 45/248 B, and subsequent resolutions, the most recent of which is resolution 62/236, 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.

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