A/HRC/RES/15/20 (e) To enhance its efforts to resolve equitably and expeditiously land ownership issues in a fair and open manner, in accordance with relevant laws and regulations, by strengthening the implementation of the 2001 Land Law, the Law on Expropriation, the Circular on Settlement of Illegal Temporary Building in Cities and Urban Areas and the National Housing Policy, as well as by strengthening the capacity and effectiveness of relevant institutions, such as the National Authority for Land Dispute Resolution and cadastral committees at the national, provincial and district levels; (f) To promote an environment conducive to the conduct of legitimate political activity and to support the role of non-governmental organizations and media in order to solidify democratic development in Cambodia; (g) To make continuous efforts to improve human rights, especially those of women and children, and to make additional efforts, in concert with the international community, to combat key problems, such as human trafficking, issues related to poverty, sexual violence, domestic violence and the sexual exploitation of women and children; (h) To take all steps to meet its obligations under international human rights treaties and to strengthen further its cooperation with United Nations agencies, including the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, including through enhanced dialogue and the development of joint activities; (i) To continue to promote the rights and dignity of all Cambodians by protecting civil and political rights, including freedom of opinion and expression, as well as economic, social and cultural rights, in accordance with the rule of law, through the continuous and enhanced implementation of the Rectangular Strategy and various reform programmes; III. Conclusion 6. Invites the Secretary-General, agencies of the United Nations system present in Cambodia and the international community, including non-governmental organizations, to continue to work with the Government of Cambodia in improving democracy as well as ensuring the protection and promotion of the human rights of all people in Cambodia, including by providing assistance in, inter alia, the fields of: (a) Drafting various laws necessary for protecting and promoting human rights and assisting the establishment of an independent national human rights institution; (b) Capacity-building to strengthen legal institutions, including by improving the quality of judges, prosecutors, lawyers and court staff, and drawing on the expertise gained by Cambodian nationals working in the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia; (c) Capacity-building to strengthen national institutions for criminal investigation and law enforcement, as well as providing equipment necessary for these ends; (d) Assisting the assessment of progress in human rights issues; 7. Encourages the Government of Cambodia and the international community to provide all necessary assistance to the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, which would help ensure the non-return to the policies and practices of the past, as envisioned by the 1991 Agreement on a Comprehensive Political Settlement of the Cambodia Conflict; 8. Takes note of the need to continue close consultations between the Government of Cambodia and the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in 4

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