A/HRC/RES/24/30 8. Recognizes the importance of international assistance to Somalia, and stresses that the primary responsibility to promote and protect human rights in Somalia rests with the Federal Government of Somalia at the national and subnational levels; 9. Encourages States to provide timely and tangible bilateral assistance and to enhance cooperation with the Federal Government of Somalia at the national and subnational levels; 10. Calls upon the Federal Government of Somalia, with support from the international community: (a) To promote reconciliation and dialogue at both the local and national levels, recognizing the importance of assistance provided by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development; (b) To finalize and adopt a federal Constitution by December 2015; (c) To prepare for and hold credible elections in 2016; (d) To ensure the equitable participation of women, youth, minority groups and other marginalized groups in national political processes; (e) To hold public hearings on the draft law on the establishment of a national human rights commission, with the guiding intention of ensuring an independent institution in accordance with the principles relating to the status of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights (the Paris Principles) with a broad mandate and enforcement capability at the national and subnational levels; (f) To ensure the inclusion of human rights compliance mechanisms in instruments and institutions at both the national and subnational levels, and to recognize the importance of promoting and protecting human rights; (g) To harmonize national and subnational political policies and legal frameworks with applicable human rights obligations and their other commitments, including those referenced in the provisional Constitution and the migration and human rights agenda at the national and subnational levels, in order to achieve effective and consistent application of human rights for all and, in this regard, calls upon States Members of the United Nations to ensure timely and tangible assistance, taking into consideration the potential benefits of a political dividend; (h) To establish independent, accountable and efficient judicial institutions; (i) To seek tangible and timely assistance from, inter alia, regional bodies, to reform the Somali judiciary system, to select and enhance the capacity of Somali judges inside the country, with a particular focus on the promotion and protection of human rights and, in this regard, calls upon Member States to provide timely and tangible assistance; (j) To ensure accountability of State institutions and security forces, and those serving within them; (k) To increase awareness and training among the Somali security forces at the national and subnational levels on human rights, including the protection of civilians, with the timely and tangible support of the international community; (l) To ensure that comprehensive vetting procedures are put in place for personnel in the security forces and security institutions; (m) To issue clear and public orders that the Somali National Armed Forces, Somali National Police Force and allied militias should comply with applicable human rights obligations; 3

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