A/HRC/23/38 81. UNOCI, by virtue of its mandate to build peace and support the judiciary and the security sector, is still a key tool for the rebuilding of Côte d’Ivoire. The Independent Expert notes the felicitous intersection of his mandate with that of UNOCI, which, particularly through its Human Rights Division, continues to work with the United Nations system, the Government and civil society in the area of training and capacity-building. V. Conclusions and recommendations A. Conclusions 82. The growing dangers in the Sahel-Sahara region, especially Mali, and the entrenchment of cultural and religious fragmentation and social division throughout the region should impel political players in Ivorian society to take the urgent steps needed to make democratic reconstruction, national reconciliation and economic and social development the best possible defence against these forces. 83. Côte d’Ivoire can be considered both a country and a region by virtue of its geography, population, economy and history, and serves as a model country not only because of its economic and social prosperity, but also because of its capacity for national reconciliation and for the pluralistic democratic rebuilding of a society deeply fragmented by a protracted crisis. The institutional bases needed to rebuild a collapsed State are in place, and economic and social recovery is on the horizon, but the problems of deep political fragmentation and weakened security remain. The establishment of an inclusive democracy based on a fair justice system, a human rights culture that influences the whole of society and the renewal of peaceful coexistence are the major challenges that must be met to achieve the necessary national catharsis of consciousness. A national vision focusing on the best interests of the Ivorian people and a new political ethic should prevail over party political power struggles. 84. The Independent Expert believes that a political dialogue, which everyone he has consulted considers urgent, could be structured around the following main issues: the legal status of the opposition (financial and material resources, freedom of expression and assembly, etc.), the joint development of a democratic charter, the reform of the Constitutional Court, the reform of the Independent Electoral Commission and the electoral roll and the question of rural landownership. Two major factors give this dialogue particular urgency: the election schedule, and particularly the 2015 presidential elections, and the rising tensions in the SahelSahara region. B. Recommendations 85. The following recommendations made by the Independent Expert are, for the most part, the outcome of the International Conference on Impunity and Equitable Justice in Côte d’Ivoire, held in Yamoussoukro from 21 to 23 February 2013. Recommendations to the Government 86. With regard to national mechanisms on impunity and transitional justice, the Independent Expert recommends that the Government: 16 GE.13-15028