PRST/18/2 Statement by the President

United Nations A/HRC/PRST/18/2*

General Assembly Distr.: General 17 October 2011

Original: English

Human Rights Council Eighteenth session Agenda item 2 Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General

Statement by the President**

PRST 18/2

At the 38th meeting, held on 30 September 2011, the President of the Human Rights Council read out the following statement:

“The Human Rights Council,

Acknowledging the need for constructive dialogue between the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Human Rights Council, and recognizing the progress already made by the High Commissioner in presenting information on sources and allocation of funding to her Office in her annual report,

Emphasizing the importance of further enhancing cooperation of the Office of the High Commissioner with the Human Rights Council in fulfilling its mandate, and noting the need for regular and transparent exchanges of information in this regard,

Reaffirming that the Fifth Committee is the appropriate Main Committee of the General Assembly entrusted with responsibilities for administrative and budgetary matters,

Invites the High Commissioner to include in her annual report detailed information on:

(a) Allocations of the regular budget, according to programme and mandates;

(b) Voluntary contributions received by the Office of the High Commissioner and their specific allocation;

* Reissued for technical reasons on 24 November 2011.

** The present statement will be included in the report of the Human Rights Council on its eighteenth session (A/HRC/18/2), chap. III.

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(c) Allocation of earmarked and unearmarked contributions, according to programmes and mandates;

(d) Allocation of funding for the special procedures;

which would be considered at a mutually agreed forum.”