United Nations A/C.3/63/L.70 Distr.: Limited 17 November 2008 Original: English General Assembly Sixty-third session Third Committee Agenda items 118 and 62 (b) Programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009 Elimination of racism and racial discrimination: comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action Global efforts for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action Programme budget implications of draft resolution A/C.3/63/L.51/Rev.1 Statement submitted by the Secretary-General in accordance with rule 153 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly I. Requests contained in draft resolution A/C.3/63/L.51/Rev.1 1. Under the terms of operative paragraphs 41, 51, 54, 56, 60, 61 and 62 of draft resolution A/C.3/63/L.51/Rev.1, the General Assembly, would: (a) Request the Secretary-General to provide the necessary resources for the effective fulfilment of the mandates of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, the group of independent eminent experts on the implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action and the Ad Hoc Committee on Complementary International Standards; (b) Request the Secretary-General to provide the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance with all the necessary human and financial assistance to carry out his mandate efficiently, effectively and expeditiously and to enable him to submit a report to the Assembly at its sixty-fourth session; 08-60801 (E) 201108 *0860801* A/C.3/63/L.70 (c) Welcome the reports of the Preparatory Committee for the Durban Review Conference on its organizational session and first and second substantive sessions (see A/62/375, A/62/112 and A/CONF.211/PC.3/11 (to be issued)) and endorse the decisions contained therein; (d) Welcome the convening of the Regional Preparatory Meeting to the Durban Review Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean, held in Brasilia from 17 to 19 June 2008, and the Regional Preparatory Meeting for Africa, held in Abuja from 24 to 26 August 2008, and in this regard take note of the contributions of other regional groups; (e) Endorse decision PC.1/12 adopted by the Preparatory Committee at its organizational session (see A/62/375, annex I) on the sources of funding and financial and technical assistance, in which the Committee decided to recommend that the General Assembly appeal for contributions from extrabudgetary resources to cover the cost of participation of representatives of least developed countries in the Durban Review Conference, as well as representatives from other developing countries, and to request the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to undertake initiatives to encourage contributions to the voluntary fund; (f) Reiterate the decision taken by the Preparatory Committee at its second substantive session to request the General Assembly to allocate resources from the regular budget to facilitate the participation in the Durban Review Conference of the relevant human rights treaty bodies and thematic special procedures and mechanisms of the Human Rights Council (see A/63/112, annex I); (g) Endorse the decisions adopted by the Preparatory Committee at its first and second substantive sessions on the continuation of the preparatory process for the Durban Review Conference as contained in its report on its first substantive session and the excerpt from its report on its second substantive session (see A/63/112/Add.1). II. Relationship of the requests to the programme of work for the biennium 2008-2009 2. The activities referred to above relate to: (a) programme 1, General Assembly and Economic and Social Council affairs and conference management; (b) subprogramme 2, Supporting human rights bodies and organs, of programme 19, Human rights; and (c) subprogramme 4, Support services, of programme 24, Management and support services, of the biennial programme plan for the period 2008-2009. They also fall under section 2, General Assembly and Economic and Social Council affairs and conference management, section 23, Human rights, and section 28E, Administration, Geneva, of the programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009. 3. It may be recalled, with regard to the adoption of draft resolution A/C.3/62/L.65/Rev.1 (adopted as resolution 62/220), that the General Assembly was informed of the programme budget implications entailed thereby in document A/C.5/62/21. The Assembly was informed that preliminary additional resources required for the biennium 2008-2009 up to $6,794,700 would be required under section 2, General Assembly and Economic and Social Council affairs and 2 08-60801 A/C.3/63/L.70 conference management, and section 23, Human rights, of the programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009, and that, upon conclusion of discussions and negotiations and determination of the structure of the Durban Review Conference, including the regional preparatory meetings, detailed financial implications would be submitted. Accordingly, at that time no funding was provided under the programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009. 4. During the course of 2008 the Secretariat has reviewed and coordinated information on the requirements to respond to the terms of resolution 62/220 in order to report on the detailed programme budget implications relating to the preparatory process and the Durban Review Conference itself. The calendar of conferences and meetings of the United Nations for the biennium 2008-2009, as adopted by the General Assembly in its resolution 62/225, included the meetings for the preparatory process and the holding of the Durban Review Conference, including the new mandates arising from General Assembly resolutions 62/143 and 62/220. III. Summary of overall estimated additional requirements 5. Should the General Assembly adopt the draft resolution contained in document A/C.3/63/L.51/Rev.1, the overall estimated additional requirements for the Durban Review Conference and its preparatory process are now estimated at $3,754,800. 6. The amount for which an appropriation would be sought totals only $570,400 as it is anticipated that the balance of the estimated additional requirements of $3,184,400 will be met, to a large extent, through potential absorption under the various sections reflected in table 1 below. 7. It should be noted that the estimates contained in the present detailed statement of the programme budget implications have been reduced considerably from the preliminary estimates of up to $6,794,700 reported in the above-mentioned statement (A/C.5/62/21). A number of developments in 2008 have had an impact on the level of activities implemented, as well as activities to be implemented, which have resulted in a reduction of the preliminary estimates. 8. With regard to operative paragraphs 54, 61 and 62 of the draft resolution, the Preparatory Committee, at its first and second substantive sessions, held from 21 April to 2 May, on 26 May and from 6 to 17 October 2008, took decisions regarding the nature, size and shape of the review conference, as detailed below: (a) During a special extension of its first substantive session held on 26 May, the Preparatory Committee for the Durban Review Conference decided that the Conference, which will include a high-level segment, shall be convened in Geneva from 20 to 24 April 2009; (b) At its second substantive session, the Preparatory Committee adopted decision PC.3/10, entitled "Participation in the Durban Review Conference", by which it decided to request the General Assembly to allocate adequate resources from the regular budget to facilitate the participation in the Review Conference of the relevant human rights treaty bodies and thematic special procedures and mechanisms of the Human Rights Council; 08-60801 3 A/C.3/63/L.70 (c) Also at its second substantive session, the Preparatory Committee adopted decision PC.3/9, entitled "Continuation of the preparatory process for the Durban Review Conference", by which, under the terms of its operative paragraphs (a) and (b), the Committee decided: (i) To convene a third substantive session of the Preparatory Committee in Geneva for up to three working days, from 15 to 17 April 2009; (ii) To establish an intersessional open-ended intergovernmental working group with a mandate to continue and finalize the process of negotiations on and drafting of the outcome document of the Durban Review Conference on the basis of the compilation of proposals resulting from the work of the second substantive session of the Preparatory Committee and any further contributions, and to report thereon to the third substantive session of the Preparatory Committee, and also decided that the open-ended intergovernmental working group should meet for a total of up to 10 working days in advance of the third substantive session of the Preparatory Committee, including a meeting on 27 November 2008, with the first session of the working group to be held from 19 to 23 January 2009, and the second session from 6 to 9 April 2009 or at any other date agreed upon by the working group. 9. The Preparatory Committee was informed of the financial implications of all decisions taken during its meetings in the course of 2008, which are currently before the General Assembly and fall under the terms of the draft resolution contained in document A/C.3/63/L.51/Rev.1. 10. With regard to operative paragraph 56 of the draft resolution, in which the General Assembly would welcome the convening of the Regional Preparatory Meetings for the Review Conference held in Brasilia and Abuja, it should be noted that only two of the five meetings for which requirements were estimated have been held. 11. Although the total estimated additional requirements for the Durban Review Conference and its preparatory process amount to $3,754,800, it should be noted that as of October 2008 the actual expenditure associated with the preparatory process stood at $2,052,200. The difference in the initial estimates contained in the statement submitted by the Secretary-General (A/C.5/62/21) and the revised estimates provided in the present report are explained under each section of the programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009 below. The overall additional resource requirements by section and by object of expenditure, for which an appropriation will be sought under the programme budget for the biennium 20082009, are detailed in tables 2 and 3, respectively. 12. The programme budget implications for section 2, General Assembly and Economic and Social Council affairs and conference management, section 23, Human rights, and section 28E, Administration, Geneva, of the programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009 are discussed in part IV below. 4 08-60801 A/C.3/63/L.70 Table 1 Overall summary of revised estimates related to the Durban Review Conference, including its preparatory processes (United States dollars) Additional requirements arising from decisions of the Preparatory Preliminary net Actual requirements Committee at its Total a requirements as of 20 October 2008 second session requirements Section A B C D=B+C Difference between preliminary and revised estimates G = (F - A) Potential for absorption E Revised estimates F = (D - E) 2. General Assembly and Economic and Social Council affairs and conference management 1. Two sessions of the Intergovernmental Working Group 2. Preparatory Committee: first and second sessions 3. Five regional preparatory conferences 4. Preparatory Committee: third session 5. Intersessional open-ended intergovernmental working group 6. Durban Review Conference Subtotal, section 2 23. Human rights 1. General temporary assistance (2 P-4, 2 General Service (OL) for 18 months each) 2. Travel of experts (special representatives) 3. Travel of chairperson 4. Travel of staff Consultants for three months for Durban Conference Information campaign Printing of outcome document Subtotal, section 23 28E. Administration, Geneva 1. Support services Subtotal, section 28E Total a 1 625 600 -- 3 270 300 -- 738 700 995 100 -- -- -- -- -- 382 900 738 700 995 100 -- 382 900 738 700 995 100 -- -- -- -- -- 382 900 (1 625 600) -- (3 270 300) 382 900 -- -- 4 895 900 -- -- 1 733 800 187 500 675 200 1 245 600 187 500 675 200 -- 675 200 187 500 -- 570 400 187 500 -- (4 325 500) 2 979 400 2 409 000 837 000 825 100 -- 236 700 -- -- -- 1 898 800 -- 99 300 27 100 169 500 -- -- -- 295 900 -- 139 700 4 800 101 200 81 000 78 000 40 000 444 700 -- 239 000 31 900 270 700 81 000 78 000 40 000 740 600 -- 239 000 31 900 270 700 81 000 78 000 40 000 740 600 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- (837 000) (825 100) -- (236 700) -- -- -- (1 898 800) -- -- 6 794 700 22 500 22 500 2 052 200 12 300 12 300 1 702 600 34 800 34 800 34 800 34 800 -- -- 570 400 -- -- (6 224 300) 3 754 800 3 184 400 Includes the absorption of $253,100 under section 2, and $13,800 under section 28E, as presented in document A/C.5/62/21. 08-60801 5 A/C.3/63/L.70 Table 2 Additional resource requirements by section of the regular budget (Thousands of United States dollars) 2008-2009 Initial appropriation 2008-2009 Revised 2008-2009 estimate Section Proposed change Percentage 2. General Assembly and Economic and Social Council affairs and conference management 23. Human rights 28E. Administration, Geneva Total 629 339.8 116 938.4 112 185.0 858 463.2 570.4 -- -- 570.4 0.09 -- -- 0.07 629 910.2 116 938.4 112 185.0 859 033.6 Table 3 Additional resource requirements by object of expenditure (Thousands of United States dollars) Resources Initial appropriation 2008-2009 Revised 2008-2009 estimate Object of expenditure Proposed change Posts Other staff costs Non-staff compensation Consultants and experts Travel of representatives Travel of staff Contractual services General operating expenses Hospitality Supplies and materials Furniture and equipment Grants and contributions Total 637 060.9 68 949.5 0.2 977.2 13 929.9 3 265.6 24 335.0 40 616.3 25.8 10 965.6 8 297.5 50 039.7 858 463.2 -- 570.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 570.4 637 060.9 69 519.9 0.2 977.2 13 929.9 3 265.6 24 335.0 40 616.3 25.8 10 965.6 8 297.5 50 039.7 859 033.6 6 08-60801 A/C.3/63/L.70 IV. A. Activities by which the proposals would be implemented and additional requirements by programme budget section Section 2. General Assembly and Economic and Social Council affairs and conference management Additional resource requirements: $570,400 Table 4 Requirements by component and source of funds (regular budget) (Thousands of United States dollars) Resources Initial appropriation 2008-2009 Section Change Revised 20082009 estimate Post changes 2. General Assembly and Economic and Social Council affairs and conference management A. Policymaking organs B. Executive direction and management C. Programme of work D. Programme support Total 871.8 5 875.6 618 299.3 4 293.1 629 339.8 -- -- 570.4 -- 570.4 871.8 5 875.6 618 869.7 4 293.1 629 910.2 -- -- -- -- -- Table 5 Additional resource requirements by object of expenditure (Thousands of United States dollars) Resources Object of expenditure Initial appropriation 2008-2009 Change Revised 2008-2009 estimate Posts Other staff costs Travel of representatives Travel of staff Contractual services General operating expenses Hospitality Supplies and materials Furniture and equipment Grants and contributions Total 479 634.5 62 658.6 327.1 323.0 18 295.5 9 019.0 8.3 8 480.3 5 279.4 45 314.1 629 339.8 -- 570.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 570.4 479 634.5 63 229.0 327.1 323.0 18 295.5 9 019.0 8.3 8 480.3 5 279.4 45 314.1 629 910.2 08-60801 7 A/C.3/63/L.70 13. It should be recalled that in paragraphs 12 and 13 of the above-mentioned statement of programme budget implications (A/C.5/62/21), it was estimated that a net preliminary amount of $4,895,900 would be required under section 2, General Assembly and Economic and Social Council affairs and conference management, after absorption of $253,100 within the programme budget for the biennium 20082009. 14. The revised estimated conference servicing requirements now amount to $2,979,400, including the actual expenditure of $1,733,800 for activities that have already taken place in 2008 and $1,245,600 for planned activities. This reflects a reduction in requirements as compared to those reported in document A/C.5/62/21 by an amount of $1,916,500. The revised estimated requirements have and will be provided to a large extent from the existing resources programmed under section 2, General Assembly and Economic and Social Council affairs and conference management, for the biennium 2008-2009, in the amount of $2,409,000 for activities that have already taken place in 2008 in relation to the preparatory process and the Durban Review Conference itself, leaving a balance of $570,400, which would require additional resources under the programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009. 15. The revised estimates under section 2, General Assembly and Economic and Social Council affairs and conference management, presented herein relate principally to a reduction in the quantity of documentation requiring translation into the relevant official languages for the intersessional open-ended intergovernmental working group and that only two out of the five planned regional preparatory meetings were actually held. The net effect of the revisions to the initial estimates are explained below: (a) The actual cost of the two sessions of the Intergovernmental Working Group, which amounted to $738,700, was considerably lower, by $886,900, than the estimate of $1,625,700 assumed in document A/C.5/62/21; and the cost was met from within the resources programmed under section 2 for the biennium 2008-2009; (b) The actual cost of the Regional Preparatory Meeting for Latin America and the Caribbean and the Regional Preparatory Meeting for Africa were financed from: (i) extrabudgetary resources in the amount of $187,300 with respect to the Regional Preparatory Meeting and (ii) by the host Government in the case of the Regional Preparatory Meeting for Latin America and the Caribbean. The other three regional preparatory meetings (for Asia, Eastern Europe and the Western European and Other States) will not be held. The resources for those meetings, initially to have been financed from the regular budget in the amount of $3,270,300, will no longer be required and hence no resources in this regard are sought; (c) The actual cost of the first and second substantive sessions of the Preparatory Committee, which have already taken place, was higher, by an amount of $995,100, than initially estimated in document A/C.5/62/21, owing to the increase in the scope of services. The additional cost has been met from within the resources already programmed under section 2; (d) Additional resource requirements would arise from the terms of operative paragraphs 54 and 62 of the draft resolution contained in A/C.3/63/L.51/Rev.1 in line with decision PC.3/9 of the Preparatory Committee, namely: 8 08-60801 A/C.3/63/L.70 (i) To convene a third substantive session of the Preparatory Committee in Geneva for up to three working days. This session has not been programmed in the current programme budget. The additional requirements under section 2 for the third substantive session of the Preparatory Committee are estimated at $382,900; (ii) To establish an intersessional open-ended intergovernmental working group with a mandate to continue and finalize the process of negotiations on and drafting of the outcome document of the Durban Review Conference, which will meet for a total of up to 10 working days in advance of the third substantive session of the Preparatory Committee. This requirement has not been programmed in the programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009. The additional requirements under section 2 for the intersessional open-ended intergovernmental working group would amount to $187,500; (e) By its decision PC.2/13, the Preparatory Committee decided that the Durban Review Conference would be convened in Geneva from 20 to 24 April 2009. The conference-servicing requirements for the Durban Review Conference are estimated at $675,200. These costs would be met from the existing resources under section 2 as the Durban Review Conference has already been programmed in the calendar of conferences and meetings for the biennium 2008-2009. B. Section 23: Human rights Additional resource requirements: Nil Table 6 Requirements by component and source of funds (regular budget) (Thousands of United States dollars) Resources Initial appropriation 2008-2009 Section Change Revised 20082009 estimate Post changes 23. Human rights A. Policymaking organs B. Executive direction and management C. Programme of work D. Programme support E. Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus Total 9 472.5 13 033.4 82 835.3 10 920.7 676.5 116 938.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- 9 472.5 13 033.4 82 835.3 10 920.7 676.5 116 938.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- 16. With regard to operative paragraphs 41 and 51 of draft resolution A/C.3/63/L.51/Rev.1, it should be recalled that in his position (see A/C.5/62/21) relating to the requirements arising from paragraphs 46 and 52 of General Assembly resolution 62/220 for the fulfilment of the mandates of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, 08-60801 9 A/C.3/63/L.70 the group of independent eminent experts on the implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action and the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, the Secretary-General reaffirmed that they would be met from within the provisions under section 23, Human rights, of the programme budget for the biennium 20082009. With respect to the Ad Hoc Committee on Complementary International Standards, the requirements will also be met from within the provisions under section 23, Human rights. 17. With regard to operative paragraphs 54 and 62 of draft resolution A/C.3/63/51/Rev.1, it may be recalled that, in regard to General Assembly resolution 62/220, it was estimated that additional resources of $1,898,800, would arise under section 23, Human rights. As detailed in paragraph 6 of the statement submitted by the Secretary-General (A/C.5/62/21), the additional resources anticipated were required for: (a) Additional support staff consisting of two staff at the P-4 level and two staff at the General Service (Other level), each for 18 months to be provided from general temporary assistance, to carry out functions related to servicing the intersessional working group ($837,000); (b) Travel requirements for the participation of all those mandated under relevant special procedures and mechanisms of the Human Rights Council in the meetings of the Preparatory Committee and regional preparatory meetings, based on anticipated travel and daily subsistence allowance for the 16 experts to attend two meetings of the Preparatory Committee and the five regional meetings ($825,100); (c) Travel requirements for staff of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to service the regional preparatory meetings ($236,700). 18. In respect of the additional support staff referred to in paragraph 17 (a) above, the Secretariat reviewed the approved appropriation for the biennium 2008-2009 under section 23, Human rights, and resorted to: (a) the use of available resources under section 23 for the two P-4 posts, bearing in mind the delayed recruitment that will occur in the implementation of the post resources approved for OHCHR; and (b) the use of extrabudgetary resources for the two General Service (Other level) posts required. The initial estimated requirements of $837,000 for such support staff are no longer required under section 23, Human rights, of the programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009, as they have either been met and will continue to be met from within existing resources or from voluntary contributions. 19. With regard to the requirements set out in paragraphs 17 (b) and (c) above, the additional requirements of $825,100 and $236,700 initially estimated to be required for travel of representatives and staff will no longer be sought because the actual requirements of $126,400 for travel of representatives, including the travel requirements of the Chairperson of the Preparatory Committee to participate in meetings of the Preparatory Committee/Bureau and the regional preparatory meetings, and of $169,500 for travel of staff were far less than initially estimated, due in part to the fact that three of the regional preparatory meetings will not be held. The total actual requirements of $295,900 were met from within existing resources under section 23, Human rights, of the programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009. 10 08-60801 A/C.3/63/L.70 20. The Preparatory Committee, by its decision PC.2/13, decided that the Durban Review Conference will be convened in Geneva from 20 to 24 April 2009. The Human Rights Council has also adopted a decision on the structure of the Conference. 21. With regard to operative paragraphs 54, 61, and 62 of draft resolution A/C.3/63/L.51/Rev.1, in which the General Assembly would endorse the decisions of the Preparatory Committee at its first and second substantive sessions, the attention of the General Assembly is drawn to decisions PC.3/9 and PC.3/10. In operative paragraph 62 of draft resolution A/C.3/63/L.51/Rev.1 the Assembly would reiterate Preparatory Committee decision PC.3/10, by which it decided to request the Assembly to allocate adequate resources from the regular budget to facilitate the participation in the Durban Review Conference of those mandated under the relevant human rights treaty bodies and thematic special procedures and mechanisms of the Human Rights Council. It is estimated that a total amount of $424,500 will be required under section 23, Human rights, under the programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009, in response to the terms of operative paragraphs 54, 61, and 62 of draft resolution A/C.3/63/L.51/Rev.1 to cover: the travel requirements for the participation in the Review Conference of those mandated under the relevant human rights treaty bodies and thematic special procedures and mechanisms of the Human Rights Council ($119,500); the travel of the Chairperson ($4,800); the travel requirements of staff ($101,200); requirements relating to the services of consultants for three months to carry out studies for the Conference ($81,000) and an information campaign ($78,000); and for the printing of the outcome document ($40,000). 22. With regard to operative paragraph 62 of draft resolution A/C.3/63/L.51/Rev.1, in which the General Assembly would endorse Preparatory Committee decision PC.3/9, it is estimated that a total additional requirement of $20,200 will be required under section 23, Human rights, of the programme budget for the biennium 20082009, for daily subsistence allowance requirements for 10 experts and the Chairperson of the Working Group on People of African Descent to participate in the third substantive session, which is expected to be held immediately before the Conference. 23. Although the requirements of $424,500 and $20,200 indicated in paragraphs 21 and 22 above have not been provided under the programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009, every effort will be made to accommodate the estimated total amount of $444,700 within the approved appropriation of section 23, Human rights, under the programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009. The results will be reported within the context of the second performance report for the biennium 20082009. 24. With regard to operative paragraph 60 of draft resolution A/C.3/63/L.51/Rev.1, it may be recalled that in paragraph 9 of document A/C.5/62/21, it was initially estimated that travel requirements of approximately $804,100 for representatives from the least developed countries and representatives of national human rights institutions and non-governmental organizations, especially those from developing countries of the region where a regional conference was to have been held in accordance with Preparatory Committee decision PC.1/12, would be funded from available extrabudgetary resources. Under the terms of that decision PC.1/12, endorsed by the General Assembly in its resolution 62/143, the Committee decided: 08-60801 11 A/C.3/63/L.70 (a) to request the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to revitalize the voluntary fund for the Durban Review Conference, which would cover expenses, other than those covered by the regular budget, related to the preparatory process for the Durban Review Conference, including the needs of the intersessional working group, the participation of the representatives of national human rights institutions and non-governmental organizations, especially those from developing countries, as well as human rights treaty bodies and thematic special procedures; (b) to encourage the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to assist States and regional organizations that convene international, regional and national meetings and/or undertake other relevant initiatives, including at expert level, in the framework of the preparatory process for the Durban Review Conference, and to urge United Nations bodies and specialized agencies, in particular the regional economic commissions, in coordination with the High Commissioner, to provide assistance for the organization of the preparatory activities and to stress that such assistance should be supplemented by voluntary contributions; and (c) to recommend that the General Assembly appeal for contributions from extrabudgetary resources to cover the cost of participation of representatives of the least developed countries in the preparatory processes, including the first and second substantive sessions of the Preparatory Committee, the relevant regional preparatory meetings and the Durban Review Conference. 25. The actual extrabudgetary resources utilized for participation in the Preparatory Committee amounted to $53,100. It is estimated that approximately $1,071,100 of extrabudgetary resources will be required for the participation of non-governmental organizations and national human rights institutions, including programme support requirements, in relation to the Durban Review Conference. To date, the extrabudgetary resources to fund these requirements and to be sufficiently responsive to the terms of operative paragraph 60 of draft resolution A/C.3/63/L.51/Rev.1 relating to participation in the Durban Review Conference have not been received at the level expected. 26. Modifications to the outputs under subprogramme 2, Supporting human rights bodies and organs, of the programme of work under section 23, Human rights, of the programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009 (A/62/6 (Sect. 23)), would be required, as follows: In paragraph 23.66 (a) (iii) a., the words "meetings of the Intergovernmental Working Group to Follow-up the work of the Preparatory Committee (20); and meetings of the Intersessional open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group to continue and finalize the process of negotiations on and drafting of the outcome document of the Durban Review Conference (20)" would be inserted at the end of the paragraph. 12 08-60801 A/C.3/63/L.70 C. Section 28E. Administration, Geneva Additional resource requirements: Nil Table 7 Requirements by component and source of funds (regular budget) (Thousands of United States dollars) Resources Initial appropriation 2008-2009 Section Change Revised 20082009 estimate 28E. Administration, Geneva A. Executive direction and management B. Programme of work 1) Programme, planning budget and accounts 2) Human resources management 3) Support services Subtotal, Programme of work Total 8 276.7 15 711.1 86 563.2 110 551.0 112 185.0 -- -- -- -- -- 8 276.7 15 711.1 86 563.2 110 551.0 112 185.0 1 634.0 -- 1 634.0 27. As indicated in the statement of programme budget implications on draft resolution A/C.3/62/L.65/Rev.1 submitted to the General Assembly in document A/C.5/62/21, the estimated costs under section 28E for the holding of the first and second substantive sessions of the Preparatory Committee and the related openended intergovernmental working group amounted to $13,800. These meetings are included in the calendar of conferences and meetings and the related costs were provided under section 28E of the programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009. However, the actual costs incurred for those meetings amounted to $22,500, exceeding the initial estimates. That fact notwithstanding, the total amount will be absorbed within the resources provided under section 28E of the programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009. 28. As decided by the Preparatory Committee in its decision PC.3/9, the holding of the third substantive session of the Preparatory Committee and the related intersessional open-ended intergovernmental working group would result in estimated cost of $8,900 under section 28E for the provision of support services. Based on a review of appropriations under this section, it is foreseen that this requirement would also be absorbed within the provisions approved under section 28E of the programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009. 29. Estimates of costs under section 28E to provide support services, amounting to $3,400, for the holding of the Durban Review Conference are also required. As the Conference has already been included in the calendar of conferences and meetings, the provision for it has already been covered under section 28E of the programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009. 08-60801 13 A/C.3/63/L.70 V. Contingency fund 30. It will be recalled that, under the procedures established by the General Assembly in its resolutions 41/213 and 42/211, a contingency fund is established for each biennium to accommodate additional expenditure derived from legislative mandates not provided for in the programme budget. Under this procedure, if additional expenditures were proposed that exceeded the resources available from the contingency fund, the activities concerned would be implemented only through the redeployment of resources from low-priority areas or the modification of existing activities. Otherwise, such additional activities would have to be deferred to a later biennium. 31. The Secretariat has reviewed the approved programme of work under sections 2, 23 and 28E of the programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009. It is considered that revised estimated requirements of $3,184,400, reflected in table 1 above, in response to the terms of draft resolution A/C.3/63/L.51/Rev.1, which endorses the decisions taken by the Preparatory Committee at its organizational and first and second substantive sessions, relating to (a) conference services for the holding of the first and second substantive sessions of the Preparatory Committee in April and May 2008, the holding of two sessions of the Intergovernmental Working Group and the requirements for the Durban Conference itself as indicated above, under section 2 ($2,409,000), (b) additional staff travel and other costs as indicated under section 23 ($740,600) and (c) conference servicing support costs as indicated under section 28E ($34,800), can be met within the appropriation of the programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009. 32. Should the General Assembly adopt draft resolution A/C.3/63/L.51/Rev.1, additional resources of up to $570,400 under section 2, General Assembly and Economic and Social Council affairs and conference management, of the programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009 would need to be sought to provide for the holding of the third substantive session of the Preparatory Committee ($382,900) and the intersessional open-ended intergovernmental working group established under the terms of Preparatory Committee decision PC.3/9 ($187,500). 33. It is not possible at this stage to identify activities within section 2 of the programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009 that could be terminated, deferred, curtailed or modified during the biennium in order to meet the additional conference servicing requirements of $570,400 and would thus represent a charge against the contingency fund requiring additional appropriations under the programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009 to be approved by the General Assembly. It will be recalled, however, that a consolidated statement on the use of the contingency fund, reflecting the demand for the additional services, stemming from all statements of programme budget implications and revised estimates for the biennium 2008-2009 will be submitted by the Secretary-General to the Assembly towards the end of the main part of its sixty-third session, together with his proposals on the extent of utilization of the contingency fund for these additional requirements. Any further potential for absorption of these requirements would be presented at that time. 14 08-60801 A/C.3/63/L.70 VI. Actions required of the General Assembly 34. Should draft resolution A/C.3/63/L.51/Rev.1 be adopted, it should be noted that the overall impact of the proposals on the programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009, as indicated in tables 1, 2 and 3 above, amounts to net additional requirements of $570,400 under section 2, General Assembly and Economic and Social Council affairs and conference management. The extent to which these additional requirements would need additional appropriation for the biennium 2008-2009 will be determined in the context of the consolidated statement of all statements of programme budget implications and revised estimates for the biennium 2008-2009 to be submitted to the General Assembly towards the end of the main part of its sixty-third session together with the proposals on utilization of the contingency fund for these additional requirements. 08-60801 15