A/HRC/RES/33/26 20. Encourages the commitment of the Government of the Sudan to comprehensive national legal reform initiatives to guarantee further full compliance of the State with its constitutional and international human rights obligations, such as the revision of the Press Act, the Community Protection Law at the State level, and the National Security Act, and takes note of the amendments to the provisions of the Criminal Act of 1991, such as those that redefine the offence of rape and dissociate it from adultery, and those that introduce the offence of sexual harassment, and of the promulgation and implementation of the Act on Combating Human Trafficking and the Smuggling of Persons, the Anti-Corruption Act, and the Act on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; 21. Urges Member States, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, relevant United Nations agencies and other stakeholders to support the efforts of the Government of the Sudan in accordance with the present resolution with a view to further improving the human rights situation in the country by responding to the Government’s requests for technical assistance; 22. Requests the Office of the High Commissioner, taking into account the recommendations of the Independent Expert, to provide technical assistance and capacitybuilding in response to the request from the Government of the Sudan for support on ways to improve the human rights situation in the country and with a view to providing support for the country to fulfil its human rights obligations, including specifically assistance with the legal reforms under way in the country as described in paragraph 20 above so as to help to reconcile those laws with the international obligations of the Sudan; 23. Expresses deep concern at the human rights situation and the security situation in conflict-affected areas, particularly in the Darfur region and in the States of Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile, and the profoundly negative impact of this on civilians, in particular women and children, and encourages the Government of the Sudan to continue its cooperation in order to facilitate the visits of the Independent Expert to conflict zones, in fulfilment of his mandate; 24. Decides to renew the mandate of the Independent Expert for a period of one year; 25. Requests the Independent Expert to present a report to the Human Rights Council on the implementation of his mandate, including recommendations on technical assistance and capacity-building, for consideration at its thirty-sixth session; 26. Calls upon the Government of the Sudan to continue its full cooperation with the Independent Expert and to continue to permit effective access to visit all areas of the country, and to meet with all relevant actors; 27. Requests the Office of the High Commissioner to provide all necessary financial and human resources support to the Independent Expert for the implementation of the mandate; 28. Calls upon the Government of the Sudan to continue to cooperate with the Office of the High Commissioner in the implementation of the present resolution; 29. Decides to consider this issue under agenda item 10. 41st meeting 30 September 2016 [Adopted without a vote.] 4