A/HRC/15/57 Although the Government has facilitated the deployment of UNAMID troops, resulting in more troops on the ground, there are still violations of the SOFA including restrictions on the movement of UNAMID, attacks on UNAMID convoys in Government-controlled areas and restriction on the UNAMID mandate on the use of force to protect civilians. Between June 2009 and March 2010, UNAMID recorded a total of 93 incidents of restrictions in movements and denial of access. Some activities were undertaken but little or no impact has been reported from the ground. Response of the Government of Sudan The Government makes reference to an order issued by the Director General of the Sudanese police force which helps facilitates the work of humanitarians 2.2.2 Ensure that aid workers have access to people not only in camps but in remote villages that have been cut off from aid supplies by fighting. Mid-term • Percentage of areas under Government limit for international humanitarian organizations control being off In West Darfur, UNAMID has not been able to access Initial steps towards the northern corridor of the region since February implementation were undertaken. 2010 Response of the Government of Sudan The Government states that joint mechanisms between the Government and humanitarian organizations have been established at state and local levels to assess the humanitarian situation on the ground 2.2.3 Reform the Organization of Voluntary and Humanitarian Work Act of 2006 so as not to restrict the work of groups through unnecessary procedural requirements or confined definitions of what humanitarian organizations should do, and lack of judicial oversight of decisions by Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and HAC. Mid-term • Reformed in accordance with the Interim Constitution, the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Defenders and other relevant international standards The Organisation of Voluntary and Humanitarian Act of 2006 remains in force and no efforts have been made by the Government to reform it. Nevertheless, the reporting period witnessed a positive example of judicial oversight of a decision made by the Humanitarian Aid Commission, (HAC). On 21 April 2010, a court in Khartoum reversed a HAC decision in 2009 to cancel the registration of and dissolve the Sudan Development Organization (SUDO). The court held that under the Some activities undertaken or reported but little or no tangible impact reported on the ground. 35

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