/7. Mandate of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises

8/7. Mandate of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General
on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and
other business enterprises

(a) Extend the mandate of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for a period of three years;

(b) Request the Special Representative to report annually to the Council and the General Assembly;

(c) Request the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to organize, within the framework of the Council, a two day consultation bringing together the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, States, business representatives and all relevant stakeholders, including non governmental organizations and representatives of victims of corporate abuse, in order to discuss ways and means to operationalize the framework, and to present a report on the meeting to the Council at its subsequent session, in accordance with its programme of work;

(d) Request the Secretary-General and the High Commissioner for Human Rights to provide all the necessary assistance to the Special Representative for the effective fulfilment of his mandate.

14. Pursuant to the resolution adopted by the Council, a total amount of $71,200 per biennium will be required under section 23, Human rights, to implement the activities, called for in paragraphs 4 and 4 (h), to provide for travel of the Special Representative for consultations/to attend the annual meeting of special procedures, and to present his report to the Council and the General Assembly.

15. 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 the 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 draft resolution.

16. Furthermore, if the draft resolution is adopted by the Council, a total amount of $208,400 will be required in 2009 to implement the activities called for in paragraph 6, for:

(a) Travel and daily subsistence allowance for 10 experts (the number of experts is increased by 5 from the usual 5 who attend the annual sectoral consultation, as this is a specific meeting from five regions) ($64,400);

(b) Travel and daily subsistence allowance for the Special Representative ($9,000);

(c) Conference services, to be provided for the two day consultation in 2009 ($135,000), as reflected in the table below:

18. The amount of $177,200 already included in the programme budget relates to $42,200 under section 23 for the attendance of the Special Representative and experts at an annual meeting of special procedures mandate holders referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 above; $133,400, under section 2 for conference servicing requirements; and $1,600, under section 28 E for administrative support. Although on this basis it is anticipated that an additional amount of $31,200 will be required for the biennium 2008-2009 under section 23, no additional resources will be requested at this time in the light of the continuing review by the Council of its subsidiary machinery in response to General Assembly resolution 60/251.

19. Hence, a consolidated statement of requirements arising from the continuing review by the Council and potential absorptive capacity from reduced requirements arising from the amended programme of work under the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009 will be reported to the General Assembly.

20. With regard to paragraph 8, attention is drawn to the provisions of section VI of General Assembly resolution 45/248 B of 21 December 1990, and subsequent resolutions, the most recent of which is resolution 62/236 of 22 December 2007, in which the Assembly reaffirmed that the Fifth Committee is 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.

8/8. Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment

21. Under the terms of paragraphs 3, 3 (g), and 10 of draft resolution A/HRC/8/L.9, the Council will:

(a) Extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment for a further period of three years;

(b) Request the Special Rapporteur to report on his or her activities, observations, conclusions and recommendations to the Council in accordance with its programme of work and annually on the overall trends and developments with regard to his or her mandate to the General Assembly;

(c) Request the Secretary-General to ensure, within the overall budgetary framework of the United Nations, the provision of an adequate and stable level of staffing, as well as the necessary technical facilities, for the bodies and mechanisms involved in combating torture and assisting victims of torture, in order to ensure their effective performance commensurate with the strong support expressed by Member States for combating torture and assisting victims of torture.

22. Pursuant to the resolution adopted by the Council, a total amount of $109,400 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, to present his/her report to the Council and the General Assembly and for two field missions per year ($75,400 per biennium);

(b) Travel of staff to accompany the Special Rapporteur during field missions ($19,600 per biennium);

(c) Local transportation, security, communication and other miscellaneous expenses during field missions ($14,400 per biennium).

23. 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 draft resolution.

24. With regard to paragraph 10, attention is drawn to the provisions of section VI of General Assembly resolution 45/248 B of 21 December 1990, and subsequent resolutions, the most recent of which is resolution 62/236 of 22 December 2007, in which the Assembly reaffirmed that the Fifth Committee is 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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