A/HRC/42/63 VI. Technical assistance and capacity-building 86. The Security Council, in its resolution 2429 (2018), requested the Government of the Sudan to engage in discussions with OHCHR on the establishment of a country office with a full mandate for human rights protection and promotion. The establishment of a country office was one of the benchmarks for the UNAMID exit from Darfur proposed by the Secretary-General to the Security Council. In its resolution 39/22, the Human Rights Council conditioned the termination of the mandate of the Independent Expert on the opening of a country office of OHCHR in the Sudan that was declared operational by both OHCHR and the Government of the Sudan (see paras. 1–2 above). OHCHR informed the Independent Expert that a proposal had been made to establish a fully mandated country office in the Sudan, following a technical mission to the country. However, there had been no subsequent negotiations with the Government due to the developments on the ground, which did not allow for the deployment of an OHCHR negotiating team to the country. 87. UNAMID continued providing support to national institutions, government entities and the army. It established state liaison functions in four Darfur states (East Darfur, West Darfur, North Darfur and South Darfur). Fifty-eight staff, including police advisors of UNAMID, have been co-located with nine United Nations agencies to strengthen the capacities of national partners and national human rights institutions, namely in respect of rule of law (police, justice and corrections), to prevent a relapse into conflict, and to provide durable solutions for the displaced populations and host communities. 88. In the state liaison functions areas, human rights remain a critical tool in the process of improving livelihoods and enhancing stabilization and development through the integration of rights-based approaches, capacity-building education and infrastructure programmes. Since January, human rights staff have been co-located with agencies, in particular the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), working in the areas of operation covered by the state liaison functions, in order to support national partners, including government and justice entities, the national commission of human rights and civil society and community-based organizations. 89. The rolling out of the state liaison functions offers a great opportunity for delivering technical cooperation and capacity enhancement. Through this platform, 120 Government of the Sudan police officers have been trained in compliance with international standards of arrest, use of force, detention and treatment of persons in custody. 120 officers from the Sudanese Armed Forces were trained in international human rights law and international humanitarian law, as well as in the issue of conflict-related sexual violence. The platform has also enabled the training of 240 rural court judges in Darfur on the effective implementation of their mandate, resulting in an increase in the number of disputes adjudicated by rural courts. The Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission and the national commission for human rights have been supported with training on a human rightsbased approach. 90. On 10 December, a framework of cooperation agreement was signed between UNAMID and the national commission for human rights. The framework sets out key areas for support and engagement, including on human rights monitoring and reporting, human rights education, institutional capacity-building, reporting for and follow-up to the universal periodic review, rule of law measures and transitional justice processes. UNAMID donated 12 vehicles to the national commission for human rights to support the commission’s decentralization efforts, ease its mobility challenges and strengthen plans to operationalize its branch offices in Darfur and countrywide. 91. UNAMID established a human rights capacity-building partnership with the Sudanese Armed Forces, providing a series of targeted training sessions for the senior leadership of the Armed Forces. UNAMID further engaged the Darfur Bar Association and several civil society organizations, building their capacity in a bid to strengthen the national protection system and enabling national ownership of human rights protection engagements. 92. UNAMID further established a human rights-mainstreaming partnership with the national commission for disarmament, demobilization and reintegration, aimed at 16