A/HRC/39/70 96. The Independent Expert recommends that MINUSCA take the following measures: (a) Form a team to strengthen technical and financial support and the coordination of national efforts to promote the development, adoption and implementation of a transitional justice strategy; (b) Encourage greater consideration of civil society in political dialogue and continue to support local peace agreements, and ensure that these initiatives respect human rights in accordance with the decisions of the Bangui Forum on National Reconciliation; (c) Strengthen the action of the civilian components of MINUSCA regarding prevention of violence and protection of civilians, and strengthen documentation of human rights violations and abuses; (d) Strengthen technical and financial assistance in the field of human rights for civil society, especially human rights, women’s and youth organizations; (e) To assist the National Commission on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and the national observatory of equality between women and men in their empowerment work. 97. Addressing the international community, the Independent Expert: (a) Welcomes the efforts already made to protect civilians and encourages it to remain united in its support of the African Initiative for Peace and Reconciliation, congratulates the facilitators of the Initiative and encourages them to remain firm in respecting the achievements of the Bangui Forum on National Reconciliation, in particular regarding armed groups that do not respect their commitments; (b) Invites it to support the implementation of a transitional justice strategy, the strengthening of subregional cooperation and the political decisions made at regional level on peace and security; (c) Calls upon it to act on its promises of financing for the priority programmes of the National Recovery and Peacebuilding Plan and encourages the international private sector with interests in the Central African Republic to take a more active role in carrying out social and economic recovery measures; (d) Encourages it to continue to finance the Special Criminal Court over the long term, at the same time guaranteeing the necessary support to the 28 ordinary courts, and urges it to contribute to the Trust Fund for Victims of the International Criminal Court in the framework of the trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo; (e) Urges it to remain mobilized to tackle the humanitarian crisis and finance the Humanitarian Response Plan 2017–2019; (f) Recommends that it continues to conduct investigations into cases of sexual exploitation and attacks by the international United Nations and non-United Nations forces, to provide judicial assistance measures for victims and to refer perpetrators to the courts within a reasonable time; (g) Encourages it to consider a subregional action plan for the protection of children in Central Africa and a subregional action plan for implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) on women and peace and security; (h) While welcoming the organization of the Joint Summit of ECOWAS and ECCAS Heads of State and Government, calls upon it to intensify its support for ECCAS, to develop its role in settling the Central African conflict, to strengthen South-South cooperation in order to support security and development and to activate bipartite and tripartite commissions on cross-border themes such as the transhumance, trade and regional investment; (i) Recommends that it remains seized of the issue of the human rights situation in the Central African Republic. 18 GE.18-13342