7/32. Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of
human rights in Myanmar
66. Under the terms of paragraphs 1, 3 and 4 of resolution 7/32, the Council:
(a) Decided to extend for one year the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, in accordance with Commission on Human Rights resolutions 1992/58 and 2005/11;
(b) Requested the Special Rapporteur to submit a progress report to the General Assembly at its sixty-third session and to the Council, in accordance with its annual programme of work;
(c) Called upon OHCHR to provide the Special Rapporteur with all necessary assistance and resources to enable him to discharge his mandate fully.
67. Pursuant to the adoption of the resolution by the Council, a total amount of $72,200 per annum or $144,400 per biennium will be required to implement the activities, arising from the terms of the resolution 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, as well as for two field missions ($55,100 per annum);
(b) Travel of staff to accompany the Special Rapporteur during field missions ($9,900 per annum);
(c) Local transportation, security, communications and other miscellaneous expenses during field missions ($7,200 per annum).
68. 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. No additional appropriations will be required as a result of the adoption of the resolution.
69. With regard to paragraph 4, 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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