A/HRC/21/61 Special attention must be given in this regard to the needs of vulnerable groups, including minorities, women and internally displaced persons. 116. In areas of South-central Somalia that have gradually come under the control of the Government, there is a need to provide communities with prompt, substantive support. At the same time, opportunities to consolidate development in more stable regions demand additional resources. There is particular need to promote the rule of law, greater access to justice, the accountability of police services and the viability of corrections systems. 117. The international community should support the launching of a national and global awareness-raising campaign on the situation of Somali women and the establishment of specific funding channels to support local women’s organizations for the protection of women’s rights and assistance to victims of sexual and gender-based violence and discrimination in Somalia. 118. The Independent Expert calls upon international donors to support programmes under the protection cluster of the Consolidated Appeals Process. This cluster has in the past been underfunded, which has had a negative effect on human rights-related programmes. 119. The international community must guard against what the Special Rapporteur on violence against women called the “fragmentation of international assistance” to Somalia.7 The Independent Expert would like to draw the attention of the United Nations to this issue as well. 120. The international community should provide financial and technical assistance to Somaliland authorities, who are making progress in the area of democratization, good governance and the rule of law. The strategy for the justice sector was a major achievement that should be implemented in a timely and appropriate fashion. 121. The international community should provide Puntland authorities with support to eradicate piracy. In this regard, an integrated strategy that combines local and international measures aimed at addressing the root causes on land, including livelihood and job opportunities, vocational training and awareness-raising, as well as illegal fishing and the dumping of toxic waste, should be implemented. E. United Nations system 122. The relocation of UNPOS to Mogadishu should lead to an increase in the engagement of its Human Rights Unit in human rights monitoring and public reporting, as well as capacity-building programmes and awareness-raising in Mogadishu and other areas in Somalia. The United Nations must provide the Unit with sufficient capacity, both in human and financial resources, to be able to carry out its mandate effectively. OHCHR should in particular pay more attention and provide additional support to activities in areas highlighted in the present report, in particular regarding the situation in the Sool, Sanaag and Cayn regions. 123. In the light of the recent developments in the implementation of Security Council resolutions 1888 (2009) and 1960 (2010), the United Nations should deploy an adequate number of women’s protection advisers to the UNPOS Human Rights Unit, thus strengthening its capacity to monitor, document, report and respond to sexual violence-related violations and protection concerns. 7 20 Ibid., paras. 76 – 80.

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