A/HRC/S-8/2 page 4 5. Condemns the acts of violence, human rights violations and abuses committed in Kivu, in particular sexual violence and the recruitment by the militia of child soldiers and stresses the importance of bringing all perpetrators to justice; 6. Underlines that the Government has the primary responsibility to make every effort to strengthen the protection of the civilian population and to investigate and bring to justice perpetrators of violations of human rights and of international humanitarian law, and calls upon the international community to support the endeavours of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in its efforts to stabilize the situation in the country; 7. Expresses its support for the efforts of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, the African Union, the Southern Africa Development Community, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the international community and the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the search for a solution to restore long-term peace and stability to the region, in particular within the Goma process and the Nairobi process, and urges all parties to cooperate with the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General; 8. Emphasizes the importance of strengthening the mandate of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a view to increasing its capacity to protect civilians and to restore peace, security and stability in the region of Kivu of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and calls upon all States to immediately provide assistance to the Mission to increase its ability to address the dire security and humanitarian situation in the region; 9. Calls upon the international community: (a) To seriously address the root causes of the conflict, including the illicit exploitation of natural resources and the establishment of militia, which are the basis of human rights violations and the humanitarian crisis in the region; (b) To continue to contribute to the promotion of peace and stability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and to assist the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the rehabilitation and economic reconstruction of the country; (c) To provide the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo with the various forms of assistance it requests, with a view to improving the humanitarian and human rights situation; 10. Welcomes the cooperation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo with the thematic special procedures of the Council and the invitation it has extended to some individual special procedures, and encourages the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to strengthen its cooperation in this regard;