A/HRC/6/19 page 48 Assessment of Implementation of Recommendation 1.2.3 According to the Government, only 8 IDP camps benefitted from firewood patrols out of some 81 locations where IDPs had gathered. However, information received from other sources on recommendation 1.2.5 suggests that incidents of sexual and gender based violence have continued as well as other forms of assault and attacks. The recommendation had not been implemented effectively by the time of the writing of the present report. Recommendation 1.2.4 Short-term Make work plans for the State Committees to Combat Violence against Women with clear objectives, targets and time-frames available to the public. Indicators: State committee work plans publicly available. Response of the Government of the Sudan on Recommendation 1.2.4 Written information submitted to the group of experts on Darfur on 21 August 2007 Short-term plans on combating violence in the three states were drawn up and funding was provided for them. A draft reference was prepared for the team assessing the work of the gender violence committees in Darfur. Information orally submitted to the group of experts on 18 September 2007 The Government claimed that all three State Committees had drafted a plan to combat violence against women, but it did not provide copies of the work plan of the Northern and Western Darfur Committees. The Government plans of action have been discussed with the state committees and the state unit to combat violence against women. Information Received from Other Sources on Recommendation 1.2.4 UN agencies, bodies and programmes operational in Darfur reported that the South and North Darfur State Committees had adopted a work plan but that West Darfur State Committee had not. The South Darfur State Committee has been meeting on a regular basis while the other two State committees had not. In West Darfur, the Governor established the West Darfur Higher Committee to Eliminate Violence against Women in late 2005. According to a statement made by the Governor at the opening meeting on 3 December 2005, the Committee’s responsibilities were to supervise implementation of the National Plan of Action, receive complaints and follow up on court proceedings. However, the committee only met sporadically since its inception. On 6 August 2007, the acting Governor of West Darfur issued a decree (No. 88 of 2007) reconstituting the Higher Committee for Combating Violence against Women. The decree changed the composition of the committee, appointing the State Minister of Social Affairs and Mass Communication as the chairperson and the Governor’s Adviser on Women and Children as