A/HRC/19/2 Recognizing that the promotion and protection of human rights are key factors in ensuring a fair and equitable justice system and, ultimately, reconciliation and stability for the country, Welcoming the process of political transition based on the Gulf Cooperation Council initiative and its implementation mechanism that has started in Yemen, and the commitment of the Government of Yemen to fully promote and protect human rights, 1. Takes note of the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the human rights situation in Yemen39 and of the debate held during the nineteenth session of the Human Rights Council, as well as the statement, formal replies and comments by the Government of Yemen on the report and its willingness to cooperate with the United Nations and Office of the High Commissioner; 2. Takes note with appreciation of the efforts made by the Government of Yemen to implement Human Rights Council resolution 18/19; 3. Welcomes and supports the invitation by the Government of Yemen to establish a country office of the High Commissioner; 4. Looks forward to further progress by the Government of Yemen regarding the implementation of its announcement that it will launch transparent and independent investigations, which will adhere to international standards, into credible documented allegations of human rights violations through an independent national committee and in consultation with political parties, and calls upon all parties to release persons arbitrarily detained by them and to end any practices of unlawful detention of persons; 5. Encourages the Government of Yemen to continue to implement the accepted recommendations contained in the reports of the High Commissioner40 with the support of her Office; 6. Reiterates the commitments and obligations of the Government of Yemen to promote and protect human rights; 7. Invites all bodies of the United Nations system, including the Office of the High Commissioner and Member States, to assist the transitional process in Yemen, including by supporting the mobilization of resources to tackle the economic and social challenges faced by Yemen, in coordination with the international donor community and according to the priorities set by the Yemeni authorities; 8. Calls upon the international community to provide financial support for the Yemen humanitarian response plan of 2012 and the joint United Nations stabilization plan; 9. Requests the High Commissioner to provide technical assistance and to work with the Government of Yemen, as needed, to identify additional areas of assistance to enable Yemen to fulfil its human rights obligations; 10. Requests the Office of the High Commissioner to present to the Human Rights Council, at its twenty-first session, a progress report on the situation of human rights in Yemen and on the follow-up to the present resolution and Council resolution 18/19. 55th meeting 23 March 2012 [Adopted without a vote.] 39 40 82 A/HRC/19/51. A/HRC/18/21 and A/HRC/19/51. GE.13-14768