A/HRC/RES/30/23 19. Notes the agreement between the ruling and opposition parties on 22 July 2014, which led to the participation of the opposition party in the National Assembly and to their close collaboration in the electoral reform, especially the revision of the legal status of the electoral management body and the composition of its commissioners, as well as the review of the electoral process, including voter registration, through the amendment to the Constitution and the adoption of the Law on the Organization and Functioning of the National Election Committee and the Law on the Election of Members of the National Assembly, as well as the joint announcement between ruling and opposition parties on 16 September concerning the electoral reform, and urges the Government of Cambodia to make continuous efforts to promote an environment conducive to the conduct of legitimate political activities by all political parties, and to make further efforts to improve its electoral system in accordance with international standards so that its election process as a whole will be satisfactory and acceptable to all parties concerned; 20. Stresses the need for further progress and efforts by the Government of Cambodia to promote a pluralistic and democratic process in Cambodia through parliamentary debate according to the Constitution; 21. Urges the Government of Cambodia to take appropriate measures to encourage and enable civil society, including independent trade unions and the media, to play a constructive role in consolidating democratic development in Cambodia, including by ensuring and promoting their activities and in promoting equal access to the media by all parties; 22. Also urges the Government of Cambodia to take account of the interests and concerns of all stakeholders in implementing the Law on Associations and NonGovernmental Organizations in order to nurture the vibrant civil society, as well as to protect and ensure freedom of speech, association and peaceful assembly, in accordance with the Constitution and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; 23. Encourages the Government of Cambodia to continue to take action to promote the rights and dignity of all Cambodians by protecting civil and political rights, including freedom of opinion and expression, and to this end to ensure that relevant laws, inter alia the penal code, are interpreted and applied in a judicious manner so as to promote economic, social and cultural rights, in accordance with the rule of law; 24. Invites the Secretary-General, agencies of the United Nations system present in Cambodia and the international community, including civil society, to continue to work with the Government of Cambodia in strengthening democracy as well as ensuring the protection and promotion of the human rights of all people in Cambodia, including by providing assistance in, inter alia, the fields of: (a) Drafting laws and assisting the establishment of an independent national human rights institution; (b) Capacity-building to strengthen legal institutions, including by improving the quality and independence of judges, prosecutors, lawyers and court staff, and drawing on the expertise gained by Cambodian nationals working in the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia; (c) Capacity-building to strengthen national institutions for criminal investigations and law enforcement, as well as providing the equipment necessary for these ends; 4 (d) Implementation of accepted universal periodic review recommendations; (e) Assisting the assessment of progress in human rights issues;