A/HRC/6/19 page 20 V. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 54. The group of experts concludes that the process of review has been facilitated by the very good cooperation of the Government of the Sudan; the Government’s endeavours to address the recommendations made by the group; the timely reporting back to the group; and the open and constructive dialogue with the high-level inter-ministerial delegation of the Government from Khartoum and representatives from its Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Geneva. Thus, in procedural terms, the process of cooperative engagement with the Government of the Sudan has worked increasingly well. 55. As regards activities undertaken by the Government to implement recommendations, the group of experts notes that, in some areas, necessary steps were carried out fully or to a substantial degree, while in other areas, initial steps towards implementation had been taken. The group notes, in particular, efforts made to prepare laws and instructions that, if fully implemented, could be instrumental in improving the human rights situation in Darfur. With regard to other recommendations made by the group of experts, particularly those that the Government did not commit itself to implement, no actions of any significance were reported. 56. With regard to the impact of Government activities on the ground, the group of experts notes the Government’s assertion that clear progress has been made in Darfur as attested, in particular, by the return of 359,000 internally displaced persons to their places of origin, a fall in reported cases of violence against civilians including women, and the massive presence of humanitarian workers in Darfur. It also notes that, according to United Nations figures, more than 248,000 persons had joined the ranks of the more than 2 million internally displaced persons since the beginning of 2007. With few exceptions, UNMIS, United Nations agencies, bodies and programmes with operational competence in Darfur and other relevant sources, with some exceptions, did not report any tangible impact of activities undertaken by the Government on the ground. Taking into account the reliability of the extensive information received from these organizations, based on their first-hand observation, verification, and wherever appropriate, inter-agency corroboration, the group of experts concludes that the information available does not confirm the Government’s positive assessment of the impact on the ground of its activities aimed at implementing recommendations. 57. In particular, the group of experts assesses the status of implementation of the recommendations contained in its first report (A/HRC/5/6, annex) as follows (see annex I): • Full implementation (i.e., all recommended activities have been carried out and, as a result, the situation on the ground has been reported to have improved accordingly): recommendations 2.1.3, 1.2.6 • Significant activities have been undertaken and a tangible impact has been reported: recommendations 2.1.1, 4.6 • Activities have been undertaken, but little or no tangible impact has been reported: recommendations 1.1.1, 1.1.4, 1.1.5, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.4, 1.2.5, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.4.3, 2.1.2, 2.1.4, 2.2.1