A/HRC/5/9 page 5 I. INTRODUCTION 1. This report has been prepared pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 3/3 of 8 December 2006 and, as stated during the 10th meeting of the fourth session of the Council, this resolution requested the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to consult with the Government of Lebanon on the report and its findings and on the relevant recommendations contained therein, and to report to the Council. 2. The Commission of Inquiry on Lebanon was established by Human Rights Council resolution S-2/1 of 11 August 2006. It presented its report to the Council on 1 December 2006 (A/HRC/3/2). 3. Following the adoption by the Council of resolution 3/3, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights held consultations with the Government of Lebanon and sent letters to a wide range of organizations and agencies whose mandates relate to one or more recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry. The letters sent by the Office of the High Commissioner drew the attention of these organizations and agencies to the report of the Commission of Inquiry, and asked for information on their programmes and activities related to the recommendations of the Commission. 4. This report is based on information received from partner organizations and agencies, and describes the steps taken by the High Commissioner and her Office as well as a wide range of organizations and agencies to implement Human Rights Council resolution 3/3 and the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry as contained in its report. II. HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND RECONSTRUCTION A. Mobilization of the international community 5. Within two weeks of the cessation of hostilities, an international donor conference was held in Stockholm on 31 August 2006, under the patronage of the Prime Minister of Sweden, to support Lebanon’s early recovery and residual humanitarian needs. In line with national leadership and ownership of early-recovery efforts, including priority-setting based on government-led preliminary assessments of war damage, the focus of the Stockholm conference was primarily on early-recovery requirements and on any residual humanitarian needs from the United Nations Flash Appeal. According to the United Nations Resident Coordinator, who chaired the Early Recovery Cluster, the Cluster assisted the Government in the preparation of the donor conference and organized sector working groups in cooperation with the relevant line ministries to identify early-recovery priorities. Inputs from the various United Nations agencies were also solicited and coordinated with the Office of the Prime Minister and the Council of Development and Reconstruction. Based on needs assessments undertaken by the Government in close cooperation with United Nations agencies, donors pledged a total of US$ 940 million towards Lebanon’s national early-recovery efforts. Adding previous pledges and commitments for longer-term reconstruction projects, a total of US$ 1.2 billion was pledged to support Lebanon’s early-recovery efforts in the transition towards long-term reconstruction.