A/HRC/15/57 United Nations Mission in the Sudan and United Nations agencies, bodies and programmes with operational competence in Darfur. In its resolution 11/10, the Council requested the independent expert to assume the mandate and responsibilities set out by the Council in its resolutions 6/34, 6/35, 7/16 and 9/17, including following up and fostering the implementation of the remaining short- and medium-term recommendations identified by the Group of Experts in its first report (A/HRC/5/6), through an open and constructive dialogue with the Government of the Sudan, taking into account the final report of the Group of Experts (A/HRC/6/19) and the replies of the Government thereon, and to include information in this regard in his report submitted to the Council at its fourteenth session. The independent expert followed up on the effective implementation of the recommendations through dialogue with the Government of the Sudan. In the present report, he assesses the measures taken by the Government to implement the recommendations compiled by the Group of Experts and provides a detailed description and analysis of their status of implementation. On the basis of the information received, the independent expert concludes that the Government has taken significant steps to implement some recommendations, including the adoption of important laws, such as the Child Act and the Press and Printed Materials Act. The Government has also made considerable progress in collaborating with the United Nations and other stakeholders in the implementation of sustainable programmes to disarm, demobilize and reintegrate former child combatants. Nevertheless, a significant number of the recommendations have not been implemented in spite of the fact that the time frame for implementation elapsed more than two years ago. The independent expert also notes that, while initial steps have been taken by the Government with regard to certain recommendations, they have not had a sufficient impact on the ground. He reiterates that the ultimate measure of the Government’s implementation of the recommendations compiled by the Group of Experts has to be concrete improvement in the human rights situation in Darfur. The independent expert encourages the Government of the Sudan to take all necessary measures to implement the recommendations compiled by the Group of Experts on Darfur without further delay, in a more constructive engagement with the Council, the United Nations system in general and the international community. He thanks the Government of Switzerland for its generosity in providing funds for United Nations technical assistance required towards this end. The independent expert recommends that the Council continue its process of review, in accordance with the indicators for assessing implementation developed by the Group of Experts until all recommendations have been fully implemented. Despite the Government’s efforts towards a process of cooperative engagement to foster the effective implementation of recommendations, key recommendations are yet to be implemented. The Council may also wish to consider what further action is required to effectively protect and promote the human rights of people in the Darfur region of the Sudan. 2