E/2002/43/Rev.1 E/CN.19/2002/3/Rev.1 Annex I Programme budget implications of the recommendations contained in the report of the Forum on its first session1 Statement submitted by the Secretary-General in accordance with rule 31 of the rules of procedures of the Economic and Social Council Executive summary 1. The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, at its first session, recommended that the Economic and Social Council adopt four decisions, which may be summarized as follows: Draft decision I Establishment of the secretariat of the Forum, to be located in New York, attached to the secretariat of the Council and comprised of five Professional and two administrative staff Draft decision II Provision, on an exceptional basis, of summary records of the public meetings of the Forum Draft decision III Convening of the second session of the Forum in the period April-May 2003 at United Nations Headquarters Draft decision IV Authorization to hold an informal intersessional meeting of Forum members for five working days prior to its second session for the purpose of strategic planning, as well as to hold a meeting of Forum members in the three working days prior to its second session 2. The adoption by the Council of the four draft decisions would entail total net additional resources estimated at $1,340,800 for the following requirements: (a) Establishment of an independent and separate secretariat for the Forum, to be located in New York, comprising six posts instead of the seven recommended by the Forum (one D-1, one P-4, one P-3, one P-2 and two General Service posts). Pending the outcome of the review that the Council may be undertaking pursuant to paragraph 8 of its resolution 2000/22, it is proposed to establish those posts as temporary posts as of 1 January 2003. The net additional requirements entailed by the establishment of the secretariat would consist of $556,700 for posts and non-post requirements of the secretariat and $158,400 for the office space and basic general services expenditures to be provided in New York to that secretariat; 1 See chap. I, sect. A. 21