A/HRC/RES/45/34 12. Commends the efforts made by all the parties, including the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the republican opposition and civil society, to open up a political environment free of hindrances; 13. Welcomes the reinvigoration of the Interministerial Committee on Human Rights, tasked with preparing and drafting all reports required under the international and regional human rights treaties and the universal periodic review process and with following up on all recommendations arising therefrom, and at the same time recommends that the authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo make every effort to increase the Committee’s budgetary resources in order to optimize its operations; 14. Commends the establishment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo of the National Committee for the Prevention of Torture to combat violations of the fundamental rights guaranteed and recognized to all persons subjected to any form of detention or imprisonment; 15. Encourages the authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to make every effort to ensure the functional independence of the National Committee for the Prevention of Torture, in accordance with the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the principles relating to the status of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights (the Paris Principles); 16. Welcomes the process to establish the transitional justice mechanism, under way in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, through the setting up of a national commission on transitional justice and reconciliation, along with the creation of a fund for victims of serious crimes and their family members and communities, a mechanism intended to balance efforts to combat impunity and promote reconciliation with the possibility of guaranteeing the non-repetition of those crimes, in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 38/20 of 6 July 2018; 17. Also welcomes the establishment, by the President, of the Agency to Prevent and Combat Trafficking in Persons and the appointment of its leaders, as part of efforts to implement the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, while recalling the need for coordinated action to indict and prosecute perpetrators of that practice and to facilitate judicial assistance with a view to their extradition; 18. Further welcomes the signing of a peace agreement between the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Force de résistance patriotique de l’Ituri, and urges the Government to make every effort to ensure the success of that process in accordance with international law by making the related transitional justice mechanism operational and to give itself the means to implement the same process in all parts of the country where there are hotbeds of tension owing to the presence of local armed groups; 19. Commends the establishment of a ministry of State with responsibility for persons with disabilities and other vulnerable persons, and the adoption, in progress in Parliament, of the law on the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; 20. Welcomes the process of adherence by the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights initiative in the extractive industries, invites all its partners to assist it in implementing those principles nationally and recommends that the Government bring together, in a clear and coherent way, the coordination of all initiatives in this area, irrespective of their origin, with a view to guaranteeing transparency at both the national and multilateral levels; 21. Encourages the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to continue and strengthen the incentives to enhance and increase the presence and participation of women in the political and administrative fields; 22. Notes the willingness shown by the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to combat impunity, reiterates its encouragement to the Government to continue 4 GE.20-13365