Follow-Up to Decision S-4/101 of 13 December 2006 Adopted by the Human Rights Council at Its 4th Special Session Entitled "Situation of Human Rights in Darfur"

A/HRC/RES/4/8View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, published in 2007.

What subjects does this mandate have?

15 subjects

Children in Armed Conflicts Civilian Persons Darfur (Sudan)Displaced Persons Gender-Based Violence Groups of Experts Human Rights Human Rights in Armed Conflicts Human Rights Violations Peace Treaties Recommendations Relief Personnel Special Missions Sudan Women in Armed Conflicts

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7 operative paragraphs

In paragraphs 6, 7 and 9 of resolution 4/8, the Human Rights Council:

Decided to convene a Group to be presided over by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Sudan, composed of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on children in armed conflict, the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the situation of human rights defenders, the Representative of the Secretary-General on the human rights of internally displaced persons, the Special Rapporteur on the question of torture and the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences;

Requested that group to work with the Government of the Sudan and appropriate human rights mechanisms of the African Union and to consult closely with the chairman of the Darfur-Darfur Dialogue and Consultation to ensure the effective follow-up and to foster the implementation of resolutions and recommendations on Darfur adopted by the Human Rights Council, the Commission on Human Rights and other United Nations human rights institutions, as well as to promote the implementation of relevant recommendations of other United Nations human rights mechanisms, taking into account the needs of the Sudan in this regard, to safeguard the consistency of those recommendations and to contribute to monitoring the human rights situation on the ground;

Requested the Group to report to the Council at its fifth session.

The adoption of resolution 4/8 by the Human Rights Council and the expected adoption by the General Assembly give rise to costs for (a) travel of the members of the Group (the composition of which is set out in paragraph 1 (a) above) for two meetings in Geneva of three working days each, (b) travel for three days of consultations in Banjul with the mechanisms of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights by a representative of the Group and two OHCHR staff, (c) travel to Geneva for a representative of the Group to present its report to the Council at its fifth session, (d) staff costs for a coordinator at the P-4/5 level, an executive assistant at the P-3/2 level and a General Service (Other level) administrative assistant for three months and (e) for conference services to be provided to the group, estimated in the amount $366,300 for the programme budget for the biennium 2006-2007 as follows:

United States dollars | Section 2, General Assembly and Economic and Social Council affairs and conference management | 166 300 | Section 23, Human rights | 190 100 | Section 28E, Administration, Geneva | 3 900 | Total | 360 300

Provisions have not been made under sections 2, 23 and 28E of the programme budget for the biennium 2006-2007 for the activities envisaged under operative paragraphs 6, 7 and 9. Should the relevant draft resolution be adopted, additional resources of $366,300 would be required as reflected in paragraph 2 above.

The Secretariat has sought to identify areas from which resources can be redeployed to meet the requirements arising from resolution 4/8. It is anticipated that the additional requirements can be accommodated to the extent possible within the resources already appropriated under the programme budget for the biennium 2006-2007. However, any additional expenditures that should arise in the implementation of the resolution would be reported in the context of the second performance report on the programme budget for the biennium 2006-2007.

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