A/HRC/16/27 international human rights mechanisms — including those reiterated in this report — and voluntarily accepted by it during the universal periodic review. I hope that this commitment will be reflected, in the short term, in practical steps to alleviate the suffering of so many Congolese people and, in the long term, in practical solutions to overcome the obstacles identified in this report. I reiterate my support and the support of the Joint Human Rights Office for the Government, including to help it implement the plan of action called for by the Human Rights Council. I call on the international community to back the Government’s efforts and the work of the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. B. Recommendation to the Human Rights Council 73. The Human Rights Council should continue to be seized of the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and to ensure that the situation is continuously monitored, including by calling on the Government to interact more closely with the various human rights mechanisms and to keep it regularly apprised of progress in formulating and implementing its plan of action. I stand ready to submit a report on the situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Council at its nineteenth session. GE.11-10197 19