49. 本构成部分将根据任务授权，继续开展与计划成果相关的工作。为促进在实现目标方面进一步取得进展，本构成部分将根据最近的事态发展，扩大其工作范围，以应对挑战，适当地支持和保护受 COVID-19 大流行影响的证人，为他们保密并保护其隐私，同时还要管理与他们接触的余留机制工作人员面临的风险。由于 COVID-19 大流行，需要避免非必要的面对面接触，以尽量减少证人和工作人员的感染风险，特别是那些有基础性疾病的人。根据其保护和支持证人的任务，本构成部分在国家和国际旅行受到限制的情况下，以继续为证人提供支助为目标。通过使用创新技术，本构成部分将努力继续履行为证人提供支助的职能。这些努力将使本构成部分能够在大流行病后精简对证人的支持(见表 5)。
49. The component will continue the work related to the planned result, in line with its mandate. To contribute to further progress towards the objective, the component will, in response to recent developments, broaden its work to meet the challenges of appropriately supporting and protecting witnesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in a manner that maintains their confidentiality and privacy, while also managing the risk to staff of the Mechanism who interact with them. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a need to avoid face-to-face contact unless necessary in order to minimize the unnecessary exposure of witnesses and staff, especially those with underlying medical conditions. In line with its protection and witness support mandate, the component aims to continue to support witnesses despite national and international travel restrictions. Through the use of innovative technologies, the component will endeavour to continue to provide the support function to witnesses. These efforts will enable the component to streamline support to witnesses beyond the pandemic (see table 5).