A/HRC/21/37 (g) Ensure that women have the right to participate in public life, free of discrimination and intimidation, and ensure that they are represented at all levels of the political process. 68. The High Commissioner recommends that Government forces and armed opposition groups: (a) Take immediate measures to end the use and recruitment of children, and demobilize those who have already been recruited, and cooperate with the United Nations and other qualified groups for their reintegration into their communities, implementing the recommendations made by the Secretary-General in his report on children and armed conflict;18 (b) Refrain from attacking targets that provide essential services to the civilian population, vacate all occupied public buildings and withdraw from public and private properties. 69. The High Commissioner recommends that the international community: (a) Encourage independent and impartial investigations into incidents that have resulted in heavy loss of life and injuries, and once they have been conducted, to extend the necessary and appropriate support to the Government of Yemen; (b) Heed the call for humanitarian assistance and provide financial support to the Yemen humanitarian response plan for 2012 and the urgent appeals for Abyan, as well as the joint United Nations stabilization plan; (c) Provide all necessary financial and technical support for the Government’s transitional plan, in particular with regard to those aspects concerning the restoration of the rule of law, the consolidation of human rights protection mechanisms and programmes, and the promotion of human rights. 18 A/65/820–S/2011/250. 17