A/HRC/10/59 page 3 The seven thematic special procedures urge the Council to continue taking a leadership role to ensure that the human rights dimension of the peacebuilding process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is duly addressed. They recommend that the Council establish, based on resolution 9/9, a special procedure mechanism on the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in particular areas affected or threatened by armed conflict. The authors also recommend that benchmarks to measure human rights progress in the Democratic Republic of the Congo be developed by the United Nations, in consultation with the Government, civil society and donors.