Human Rights Council Resolution 6/5. Advisory services and technical assistance for Burundi The Human Rights Council, Reaffirming that all Member States have an obligation to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms as stated in the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenants on Human Rights and other applicable human rights instruments, Recalling General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006, Recalling also the resolutions 5/1 “Institution-building of the United Nations Human Rights Council” and 5/2 “Code of Conduct for Special Procedures Mandateholders of the Human Rights Council” of 18 June 2007 and stressing that the mandate-holder shall discharge his/her duties in accordance with these resolutions and their annexes, Bearing in mind Commission on Human Rights resolution 2004/82 of 21 April 2004, Recognizing the efforts by the United Nations, the African Union, the European Union and the countries of the Regional Peace Initiative to help provide Burundi with backing to fully re-establish peace and security in its national territory, Welcoming the efforts of the Burundi Government and the international community to encourage the Parti pour la libération du peuple hutu-Forces nationales de libération (Palipehutu-FNL) and its leader Agathon Rwasa to accede to the Joint Verification and Monitoring Mechanism envisaged in article 3.1 of the Global Ceasefire Agreement of 7 September 2006 and to resume negotiations, Considering the expectations of the Burundi population following the elections of 2005 that led to the establishment of democratic institutions in Burundi,