A/HRC/RES/42/2 10. Acknowledges the difficulty of the circumstances under which the National Commission of Inquiry operates, and that the continuation of the armed conflict and the continued violations and abuses of international human rights law and violations of international humanitarian law necessitate the continuation of the Commission’s mandate and the intensification of its work according to Presidential Decree No. 30 of 22 August 2019, and urges that its tasks be completed professionally, impartially and comprehensively; 11. Urges all parties to the armed conflict to take all the measures necessary to ensure effective, impartial and independent investigations into all alleged violations and abuses of human rights and alleged violations of international humanitarian law, in accordance with international standards, with a view to ending impunity; 12. Decides to renew the mandate of the Group of Eminent International and Regional Experts for a further period of one year, renewable as authorized by the Human Rights Council, as follows: (a) To monitor and report on the situation of human rights, to carry out comprehensive investigations into all alleged violations and abuses of international human rights law and all alleged violations of international humanitarian law committed by all parties to the conflict since September 2014, including possible gender dimensions of such violations, to establish the facts and circumstances surrounding the alleged violations and abuses and, where possible, to identify those responsible; (b) To make recommendations on improving respect for and protection and fulfilment of international human rights law and international humanitarian law, and to provide guidance on access to justice, accountability, reconciliation and healing, as appropriate; (c) To engage with Yemeni authorities and all stakeholders, in particular relevant United Nations agencies, the field presence of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Yemen, authorities of the Gulf States and the League of Arab States, with a view to exchanging information and providing support for national, regional and international efforts to promote accountability for violations and abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law in Yemen; 13. Requests the Group of Eminent International and Regional Experts to present a comprehensive written report to the Human Rights Council at its forty-fifth session, to be followed by an interactive dialogue; 14. Decides to transmit that comprehensive written report of the Group of Eminent International and Regional Experts to the General Assembly, and recommends that the Assembly transmit the report to all relevant bodies of the United Nations; 15. Encourages all parties to the armed conflict in Yemen to extend full and unfettered access and cooperation to the Group of Eminent International and Regional Experts; 16. Requests the Secretary-General and the High Commissioner to continue to provide the full administrative, technical and logistical support necessary to enable the Group of Eminent International and Regional Experts to carry out its mandate; 17. Requests the High Commissioner to continue to provide substantive capacitybuilding, technical assistance and advice and legal support to enable the National Commission of Inquiry to continue to investigate allegations of violations and abuses committed by all parties to the armed conflict in Yemen, and in line with international standards, and encourages all parties to the armed conflict in Yemen to extend full and transparent access and cooperation to the National Commission and the Office of the High Commissioner; 18. Also requests the High Commissioner to present to the Human Rights Council, at its forty-third session, an oral update on the situation of human rights in Yemen and the development and implementation of the present resolution. 4

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