A/HRC/30/33 V. Gender mainstreaming 62. The Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers of 2006 and 2011-2015 highlighted the negative impact of the socioeconomic situation on gender issues. With the support of the international community, the Government has worked to reduce the vulnerability of women from a legal and institutional standpoint. 63. Implementation of the 2006 Sexual Violence Act has been strengthened by officers in the justice system and the defence and security forces. The National Gender Policy and its plan of action were adopted in 2009 and integrated into the National Strategy to Combat Gender-based Violence. In 2010, the Government adopted a plan to implement Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) on women, peace and security. 64. In accordance with the recommendation of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, advocacy by the international community resulted in 2014 in the appointment of a personal representative of the Head of State with responsibility for combating sexual violence and the recruitment of child soldiers. VI. Conclusion 65. The volatile political, security and economic context in the Democratic Republic of the Congo raises numerous challenges in terms of human rights. 66. The interventions of the international community have been relevant and effective in dealing with these challenges. They have also helped to improve the legal and institutional framework. They have furthermore contributed to capacity-building for many national stakeholders, contributed to greater awareness of obligations on the part of the authorities and greater knowledge of human rights on the part of population groups and civil society. As a result, considerable progress has been achieved in fighting impunity and numerous interventions have led to greater protection of the civilian population in the east of the country. 67. Nevertheless, the majority of technical assistance interventions were carried out in emergency situations and were short-term. Sustainability and ownership of the interventions proved to be a major challenge, both to those exercising their rights and to those whose role it was to protect them. In addition, some interventions by the international community were characterized by duplication and competition and occasionally by a lack of coordination with other actors due to the importance accorded by certain donors to specific issues or places or to the desire for visibility and fund-seeking. 68. There are still significant challenges in promoting and protecting human rights that require sustained and strategic technical assistance from the international community, as well as stronger coordination between international partners and between stakeholders and the Government in identifying, implementing and monitoring interventions — without forgetting to involve the beneficiaries. GE.15-14279 17/19