CAT/C/69/3 preventive mechanisms and officials with whom it is working to assist in the implementation of obligations emanating from the Optional Protocol. 7. Lastly, it is essential that this is accompanied by a significant increase in the size of the secretariat (by at least two staff members at the P level and one General Service staff member) to work for the Subcommittee on a permanent basis. The nature of the Subcommittee’s work involves building long-term relationships, which requires a stable, dedicated staff base. 8. The present paper is not intended to define the extent of these needs; rather, it is to ensure that the specific resourcing needs of the Subcommittee are known and taken properly into consideration alongside the needs of other treaty bodies during the 2020 review. 9. The Subcommittee fully supports the importance of the regular and timely monitoring of human rights obligations of States by specialized treaty bodies. Those at risk of torture should not, however, be forgotten, so it is important that the work of this mechanism, which was set up by the United Nations to ensure that those persons are protected, is properly recalled, respected and reflected during the 2020 review. 12