Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery

A/HRC/RES/6/14View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, published in 2008.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 2008–2010

This is an older version — the most recent is A/HRC/RES/15/2

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2010	A/HRC/RES/15/2	Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery	957	12%Compare
2008	A/HRC/RES/6/14	Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery	725	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

19 subjects

Armed Conflicts Discrimination Experts Fact-Finding Missions Forced Prostitution Human Rights Human Rights Violations Information Exchange International Instruments Non-Governmental Organizations Poverty Regional Organizations Slavery Special Rapporteurs Specialized Agencies Standards Treaties Treaty-Monitoring Bodies Working Groups

What’s in this document?

16 operative paragraphs

Under the terms of paragraphs 1, 7, and 8 of resolution 6/14, the Human Rights Council:

Decided to appoint, for a three-year period, a Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and its consequences, to replace the Working Group on Contemporary Forms of Slavery;

Requested the Special Rapporteur to submit annual reports on the activities of the mandate to the Council together with recommendations on measures that should be taken to combat and eradicate contemporary forms of slavery and protect the human rights of victims of such practices;

Requested the Secretary-General to give the Special Rapporteur all necessary human and financial assistance for the effective fulfilment of his/her mandate.

It is estimated that, pursuant to the resolution adopted by the Council, a total amount of $85,500 per year beginning in 2008 will be required under section 23, Human rights, to implement the activities called for in paragraphs 1 and 7, as follows:

Travel of the Special Rapporteur for consultations and to attend the annual meeting of special procedures and to present a report to the Council, for two field missions per year and one trip to New York each year to present a report to the General Assembly ($48,900/per year);

Travel of one staff and two interpreters to accompany the Special Rapporteur during field missions ($29,400 per year);

Local transportation, security, communication and other miscellaneous expenses during field missions ($7,200 per year).

It is also estimated that adoption of the resolution gives rise to reduced requirements in the biennia 2006-2007 and 2008-2009 related to the discontinuation of the Working Group on Contemporary Forms of Slavery as reflected in (a) and (b) below:

For the biennium 2006-2007, a total amount of $137,700 under the following sections:

United States dollars | Section 2, General Assembly and Economic and Social Council affairs and conference management | 107 900 | Section 23, Human rights | 26 500 | Section 28E, Administration, Geneva | 3 300 | Total | 137 700

For the biennium 2008-2009, a total amount of $301,400 which were included under the following budgetary sections of the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009:

United States dollars | Section 2, General Assembly and Economic and Social Council affairs and conference management | 217 600 | Section 23, Human rights | 77 200 | Section 28E, Administration, Geneva | 6 600 | Total | 301 400

It is anticipated that the unexpended balance arising from the discontinuation of the Working Group on Contemporary Forms of Slavery, in the biennium 2006-2007, will be utilized for the implementation of previously approved decisions of the Council for which it was intended to be implemented within the existing appropriation.

The provision foreseen under section 23, Human rights, of the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009 will be reprogrammed to cover the resource requirements of this resolution, estimated at $85,500 per year under section 23, Human rights. No additional appropriations will be required as a result of the adoption of this resolution.

Regarding the remaining provision of $217,600 under section 2 and $6,600 under section 28 E in the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009, originally foreseen for the Working Group on Contemporary Forms of Slavery, it is anticipated that it will be reprogrammed in the light of the continuing review by the Council of its subsidiary machinery in response to General Assembly resolution 60/251. The consolidated statement of requirements arising from the continuing review by the Council and potential absorptive capacity from reduced requirements arising from the revised programme of work under the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009 will be reported to the General Assembly.

Since the period of the appointment of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery extends into the biennium 2010-2011, the requirements for that period will be considered in the context of the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2010-2011.

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, 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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