A/HRC/11/37 15. Notes that the terms of reference of the Human Rights Forum include: (a) To inform the Government of National Unity in a systematic and timely manner on human rights violations in Darfur identified by the Human Rights Component of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur; (b) To seek the best possible means to end human rights violations in Darfur and to identify ways and means to improve the human rights situation in Darfur; (c) To provide a forum to discuss projects, activities or initiatives undertaken by the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur, the Government of National Unity and other actors which support the Government in addressing human rights concerns; (d) To provide an open and constructive forum for the discussion of the Government’s implementation of the recommendations of the Group of Experts on Darfur; (e) To obtain support for initiatives aimed at addressing human rights concerns; 16. Invites the Office of the High Commissioner to engage itself through the appropriate components of the Forum in following and verifying the human rights situation in Darfur in order to inform the Council on the situation of human rights in the Sudan, as appropriate; 17. Requests the Office of the High Commissioner to identify specific priority areas for technical assistance and to evaluate where the Government of National Unity needs technical and financial assistance; 18. Recognizes the work of the African Union and existing mechanisms, and calls for greater coordination and elimination of duplication; 19. Decides to create the mandate of independent expert on the situation of human rights in the Sudan for a period of one year, who shall assume the mandate and responsibilities set out by the Council in its resolutions 6/34, 6/35, 7/16 and 9/17, requests the independent expert to engage with the newly created human rights forums in the Sudan as well as the human rights sections of the African Union, the United Nations Mission in the Sudan and the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur and to submit a report to the Council for consideration at its fourteenth session, and requests the Secretary-General to provide the independent expert with all necessary assistance to discharge the mandate fully. 20. Expresses its conviction that various human rights mechanisms, by securing the cooperating and fostering dialogue with the Government of National Unity, can effectively and sustainably realize the objective of promotion and protection of human rights in the country, and notes in this context the value of the mechanisms of the universal periodic review. 29th meeting 18 June 2009 [Adopted by a recorded vote of 20 to 18, with 9 abstentions (see part II, chap. IV). The voting was as follows: In favour: Argentina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mauritius, Mexico, Netherlands, Republic of Korea, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Uruguay, Zambia; GE.09-16766 49